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Kerry Butler is an American actress and singer known primarily for her work in theater. She is best known for originating the roles of Barbara Maitland in Beetlejuice, Penny Pingleton in Hairspray, and...

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10/3/2020
1/4/2024
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10/3/2020

Kerry Butler is an American actress and singer known primarily for her work in theater. She is best known for originating the roles of Barbara Maitland in Beetlejuice, Penny Pingleton in Hairspray, and...

1/4/2024

John Travolta MP

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States

He first tasted stardom after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter. Then Saturday Night Fever and Grease made him a 70s icon, but John Travolta’s career suddenly stopped dead until a...

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7/14/2010
12/25/2023
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7/14/2010

John Travolta MP

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States

He first tasted stardom after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter. Then Saturday Night Fever and Grease made him a 70s icon, but John Travolta’s career suddenly stopped dead until a...

12/25/2023

Jack Catran MP (1918 - 2001)

Jack Catran (January 22, 1918 - January 18, 2001) was an American industrial designer, behavioral psychologist, scientist, and linguist. He was a NASA human factors engineer on the first Apollo mission...

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2/6/2019
12/24/2023
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Jack Catran MP (1918 - 2001)

Jack Catran (January 22, 1918 - January 18, 2001) was an American industrial designer, behavioral psychologist, scientist, and linguist. He was a NASA human factors engineer on the first Apollo mission...

12/24/2023

Gregory Scarpa MP (1928 - 1994)

Gregory Scarpa (May 8, 1928 – June 4, 1994), nicknamed the Grim Reaper and also the Mad Hatter, was an American caporegime and hitman for the Colombo crime family, as well as an informant for the FBI...

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9/25/2023
12/23/2023
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Gregory Scarpa MP (1928 - 1994)

Gregory Scarpa (May 8, 1928 – June 4, 1994), nicknamed the Grim Reaper and also the Mad Hatter, was an American caporegime and hitman for the Colombo crime family, as well as an informant for the FBI...

12/23/2023

"Sammy the Bull" Gravano (born March 12, 1945) is an American gangster who became underboss of the Gambino crime family. Gravano played a major role in helping the prosecution sentence John Gotti, the ...

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11/16/2020
12/23/2023
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11/16/2020

"Sammy the Bull" Gravano (born March 12, 1945) is an American gangster who became underboss of the Gambino crime family. Gravano played a major role in helping the prosecution sentence John Gotti, the ...

12/23/2023

John Gambino MP (1940 - 2017)

Giovanni (John) Gambino (August 22, 1940 - November 16, 2017) was an Italian-born American mobster. Born in Palermo, Sicily, he became a made member of the Gambino crime family in 1975 and a capodecina...

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1/17/2023
12/23/2023
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1/17/2023

John Gambino MP (1940 - 2017)

Giovanni (John) Gambino (August 22, 1940 - November 16, 2017) was an Italian-born American mobster. Born in Palermo, Sicily, he became a made member of the Gambino crime family in 1975 and a capodecina...

12/23/2023

Charles Gambino MP (1902 - 1975)

Overview=Carlo Gambino was an Italian-born American gangster, notable for being boss of the Gambino crime family , which is still named after him. After the 1957 Apalachin Convention he unexpectedly se...

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9/28/2014
12/23/2023
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9/28/2014

Charles Gambino MP (1902 - 1975)

Overview=Carlo Gambino was an Italian-born American gangster, notable for being boss of the Gambino crime family , which is still named after him. After the 1957 Apalachin Convention he unexpectedly se...

12/23/2023

Anthony Frank "Nino" Gaggi MP (1925 - 1988)

Frank Gaggi (born Antonino Frank Gaggi; August 7, 1925 – April 17, 1988), also known as Nino Gaggi, was a capo in the New York Gambino crime family who supervised the infamous DeMeo crew, headed by Roy...

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6/18/2008
12/23/2023
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6/18/2008

Anthony Frank "Nino" Gaggi MP (1925 - 1988)

Frank Gaggi (born Antonino Frank Gaggi; August 7, 1925 – April 17, 1988), also known as Nino Gaggi, was a capo in the New York Gambino crime family who supervised the infamous DeMeo crew, headed by Roy...

12/23/2023

Paul Castellano MP (1915 - 1985)

Paul Castellano (June 26, 1915 – December 16, 1985), also known as "The Howard Hughes of the Mob" and "Big Paulie" (or "PC" to his family), was an American crime boss who succeeded Carlo Gambino as hea...

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11/15/2020
12/23/2023
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11/15/2020

Paul Castellano MP (1915 - 1985)

Paul Castellano (June 26, 1915 – December 16, 1985), also known as "The Howard Hughes of the Mob" and "Big Paulie" (or "PC" to his family), was an American crime boss who succeeded Carlo Gambino as hea...

12/23/2023

Salvatore Casso (born May 21, 1942), nicknamed Gaspipe, is an American mobster and former underboss of the Lucchese crime family. During his career in organized crime, Casso was regarded as a "homicida...

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11/16/2020
12/23/2023
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11/16/2020

Salvatore Casso (born May 21, 1942), nicknamed Gaspipe, is an American mobster and former underboss of the Lucchese crime family. During his career in organized crime, Casso was regarded as a "homicida...

12/23/2023

Frankie Yale MP (1893 - 1928)

Ioele (January 22, 1893 – July 1, 1928), known as Frankie Yale or Frankie Uale, was an Italian-American gangster based in Brooklyn and second employer of Al Capone.

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11/15/2020
12/23/2023
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11/15/2020

Frankie Yale MP (1893 - 1928)

Ioele (January 22, 1893 – July 1, 1928), known as Frankie Yale or Frankie Uale, was an Italian-American gangster based in Brooklyn and second employer of Al Capone.

12/23/2023

Alan Vega MP (1938 - 2016)

"Boruch"

Boruch Alan Bermowitz, known professionally as Alan Vega, was an American vocalist and visual artist, primarily known for his work with the electronic protopunk duo Suicide. Vega Ignored the Art World....

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7/19/2016
12/23/2023
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7/19/2016

Alan Vega MP (1938 - 2016)

"Boruch"

Boruch Alan Bermowitz, known professionally as Alan Vega, was an American vocalist and visual artist, primarily known for his work with the electronic protopunk duo Suicide. Vega Ignored the Art World....

12/23/2023

Peter Steele MP (1962 - 2010)

"Peter Steele"

Extracts from Wikipedia: Thomas Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 – April 14, 2010), known professionally as Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative. ...

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7/1/2019
12/23/2023
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7/1/2019

Peter Steele MP (1962 - 2010)

"Peter Steele"

Extracts from Wikipedia: Thomas Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 – April 14, 2010), known professionally as Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative. ...

12/23/2023

Tony Sirico MP (1942 - 2022)

Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr. (/sɪˈriːkoʊ/; July 29, 1942 – July 8, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri in The Sopranos. He also made numerous ...

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7/8/2022
12/23/2023
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Tony Sirico MP (1942 - 2022)

Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr. (/sɪˈriːkoʊ/; July 29, 1942 – July 8, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri in The Sopranos. He also made numerous ...

12/23/2023

John Serrapica MP (1915 - 2003)

. John Serry Sr. (born John Serrapica; January 29, 1915 – September 14, 2003) was an American concert accordionist, arranger, composer, organist, and educator. He performed on the CBS Radio and Televi...

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9/30/2023
12/23/2023
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John Serrapica MP (1915 - 2003)

. John Serry Sr. (born John Serrapica; January 29, 1915 – September 14, 2003) was an American concert accordionist, arranger, composer, organist, and educator. He performed on the CBS Radio and Televi...

12/23/2023

Steven Ralph Schirripa (/ʃɪˈrɪpə/ shirr-IP-ə; born September 3, 1957)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos and Detective Anthony Abetemarco on Blu...

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4/21/2022
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Steven Ralph Schirripa (/ʃɪˈrɪpə/ shirr-IP-ə; born September 3, 1957)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos and Detective Anthony Abetemarco on Blu...

12/23/2023

Maurice Sapolsky (born 1957) is an American neuroendocrinologist, professor of biology, neuroscience, and neurosurgery at Stanford University, researcher and author. He is currently a Professor of Biol...

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9/12/2008
12/23/2023
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Maurice Sapolsky (born 1957) is an American neuroendocrinologist, professor of biology, neuroscience, and neurosurgery at Stanford University, researcher and author. He is currently a Professor of Biol...

12/23/2023

Carl Sagan MP (1934 - 1996)

Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in the space and natural sciences...

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5/23/2011
12/23/2023
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Carl Sagan MP (1934 - 1996)

Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in the space and natural sciences...

12/23/2023

Subway Sam Nahem, Major League Baseball pitcher 1939-48. Ralph "Subway Sam" Nahem (October 19, 1915 – April 19, 2004), born in New York, New York, was a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1938), St. Lou...

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12/13/2013
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Subway Sam Nahem, Major League Baseball pitcher 1939-48. Ralph "Subway Sam" Nahem (October 19, 1915 – April 19, 2004), born in New York, New York, was a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1938), St. Lou...

12/23/2023

Lewis Nadler, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, June 13, 1947; graduated from Stuyvesant High School, New York, N.Y., 1965; B.A., Columbia University, New York, ...

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5/14/2016
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Lewis Nadler, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, June 13, 1947; graduated from Stuyvesant High School, New York, N.Y., 1965; B.A., Columbia University, New York, ...

12/23/2023