111105-0906VictoriaDraves
Victoria Draves won 5 US diving championships, and gold medals in both platform and springboard diving in the 1948 Olympics.
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111105-0912JaneWyman
Jane Wyman was a singer, dancer, and character actress, and was nominated for the Best Actress oscar for Johnny Belinda (1948). She later had a leading role in the TV series Falcon Crest. She was the first wife of Ronald Reagan.
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111105-0916GuyMadison
Actor Guy Madison worked as a telephone lineman before joining the Coast Guard in 1942. In the mid-late 40's he began appearing in romantic comedies and dramas, then was cast in The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, which ran for seven years.
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111105-0920JohnPhillips
John Phillips was a singer, guitarist, songwriter and promoter. Known as Papa John, Phillips was a member and leader of The Mamas & The Papas. Father of Mackenzie, Chynna, and Bijou.
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111105-0926IrvRobbins
Irv Robbins was one-half of Baskin-Robbins 31 Flavors ice cream.
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130525-1142RockHudsonEtAl
Rock Hudson was an actor in Giant, Ice Station Zebra, The Martian Chronicles and TVs Dynasty. He was the first big name to die from AIDS. Actor George Nader appeared in Carnival Story, Sins of Jezebel and Away All Boats in the '50's. His longtime partner, Mark Lincoln Miller, became Hudson's personal secretary.
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130525-1146DinahShore
Dinah Shore was a singer, and the first female talk-show host. She took her first name form her favorite song. She also has a marker at Hillside cemetery in Culver City.
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130525-1150CharlesRogers
Buddy Rogers acted in Wings, My Best Girl, River of Romance, Along Came Youth, Working Girls, This Reckless Age, Best of Enemies, This Way Please, Sing for Your Supper, and An Innocent Affair. He was actress Mary Pickford's third husband, until her death. He was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1986 at the Academy Awards, and founded a children's symphony orchestra in nearby Coachella CA.
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130525-1155MichaelRizzitello
Michael Rizzitello worked in the mafia, first for the Colombo family in New York, then in California. He was convicted of armed robbery in 1962, and convicted of fraud in 1976. Three other criminal trials ended with acquittals. His last conviction was in 1988 for attempted murder. He died of cancer while serving 33 years.
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130525-1157DorothyKamenshek
Dotty Kamenshek was considered by some to be the best player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). A seven-time All Star, she led the league twice in batting, hitting .316 in 1946 and .306 in 1947, while stealing 109 bases in 1946. She later earned a degree in physical therapy, and retired as chief of physical therapy for Los Angeles County Children's Services in 1980.
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130525-1169GeorgeMontgomery
George Montgomery was a college boxing champion, then acted in a series of B-western films. He later became an artist, sculptor and interior designer. He was married to Dinah Shore.
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130525-1172PhilHarrisAliceFaye
Phil Harris was a bandleader and singer, and appeared on the Phil Silvers show. He married actress Alice Faye, and they performed the Phil Harris-Alice Faye show on the radio, playing themselves. Harris later provided voices in some Disney movies. They were, at one time, honorary Mayor and Mayoress of Palm Springs.
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130525-1187HaroldRobbins
Harold Robbins wrote over 25 best-sellers, selling over 750 million copies in 32 languages. A Stone For Danny Fisher was adapted into the Elvis Presley movie, King Creole. In March 1965, he had three novels on the British paperback bestseller list - Where Love Has Gone at No.1, The Carpetbaggers at No.3 and The Dream Merchants at 6th.
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