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Dovima MP (1927 - 1990)

"Dovima"

Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba (December 11, 1927 – May 3, 1990), known professionally as Dovima, was an American supermodel during the 1950s.

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Dovima MP (1927 - 1990)

"Dovima"

Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba (December 11, 1927 – May 3, 1990), known professionally as Dovima, was an American supermodel during the 1950s.

5/6/2024

Kathy Acker MP (1947 - 1997)

"Karen Alexander"

The New York Times once called her books "a rock 'n' roll version of the Critique of Pure Reason by the Marquis de Sade as performed by the Three Stooges". Biographical note NYU Special Collections S...

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Kathy Acker MP (1947 - 1997)

"Karen Alexander"

The New York Times once called her books "a rock 'n' roll version of the Critique of Pure Reason by the Marquis de Sade as performed by the Three Stooges". Biographical note NYU Special Collections S...

5/4/2024

Marina Elizabeth Habe (1951 - 1968)

EXCERPT: Elizabeth Habe (1951 — Decem­ber 29, 1968) was the daugh­ter of Hans Habe and a stu­dent at the Uni­ver­sity of Hawaii. She was mur­dered while return­ing home from a date.[1] She may have bee...

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Marina Elizabeth Habe (1951 - 1968)

EXCERPT: Elizabeth Habe (1951 — Decem­ber 29, 1968) was the daugh­ter of Hans Habe and a stu­dent at the Uni­ver­sity of Hawaii. She was mur­dered while return­ing home from a date.[1] She may have bee...

4/14/2024

Hans Habe (1911 - 1977)

"Hans Habe"

Hans Habe (12 February 1911, Budapest – 29 September 1977, Locarno) was an Austrian writer and newspaper publisher. Since 1941, he held U.S. citizenship. Habe used also the pseudonyms Antonio Corte, ...

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Hans Habe (1911 - 1977)

"Hans Habe"

Hans Habe (12 February 1911, Budapest – 29 September 1977, Locarno) was an Austrian writer and newspaper publisher. Since 1941, he held U.S. citizenship. Habe used also the pseudonyms Antonio Corte, ...

4/14/2024

Felix Raphael Jackson (1902 - 1992)

Felix Jackson was born on June 5, 1902 in Hamburg, Germany. He was a producer and writer, known for Bachelor Mother (1939), I'll Be Yours (1947) and Destry Rides Again (1939). He was married to Ilka Wi...

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Felix Raphael Jackson (1902 - 1992)

Felix Jackson was born on June 5, 1902 in Hamburg, Germany. He was a producer and writer, known for Bachelor Mother (1939), I'll Be Yours (1947) and Destry Rides Again (1939). He was married to Ilka Wi...

4/14/2024
High school yearbook photo, from https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/sid_13795_1985_0058 Original file: https://ibb.co/M7nnBGz or https://imgbox.com/49fPfY3q or https://pixhost.to/show/1077/460624996_sid_13795_1985_0058.jpg Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ron_Goldman_1985.jpg This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1978 and March 1, 1989 without a copyright notice, and its copyright was not subsequently registered with the U.S. Copyright Office within 5 years. Unless its author has been dead for several years, it is copyrighted in the countries or areas that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works, such as Canada (50 pma), Mainland China (50 pma, not Hong Kong or Macau), Germany (70 pma), Mexico (100 pma), Switzerland (70 pma), and other countries with individual treaties. See this page for further explanation.

Ron Goldman MP (1968 - 1994)

"Ron"

Ron Goldman was an American restaurant waiter and a friend of Nicole Brown Simpson, the ex-wife of the American football player O. J. Simpson. He was murdered, along with Brown, at her home in Los Ange...

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Ron Goldman MP (1968 - 1994)

"Ron"

Ron Goldman was an American restaurant waiter and a friend of Nicole Brown Simpson, the ex-wife of the American football player O. J. Simpson. He was murdered, along with Brown, at her home in Los Ange...

4/11/2024

Alec Musser MP (1973 - 2024)

"Alec Musser"

Alec Musser (April 11, 1973 – January 12, 2024) was an American actor and fitness model. Musser was best known for appearances in the shows I Wanna Be a Soap Star and All My Children. Early life and ...

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Alec Musser MP (1973 - 2024)

"Alec Musser"

Alec Musser (April 11, 1973 – January 12, 2024) was an American actor and fitness model. Musser was best known for appearances in the shows I Wanna Be a Soap Star and All My Children. Early life and ...

3/19/2024

Lotfi Aliasker Zadeh MP (1921 - 2017)

Lotfi Aliasker Zadeh[5] (/ˈzɑːdeɪ/; Azerbaijani: Lütfi Rəhim oğlu Ələsgərzadə;[6] Persian: لطفی علی‌عسکرزاده;[2] 4 February 1921 – 6 September 2017)[1][3] was a mathematician, computer scientist, ele...

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Lotfi Aliasker Zadeh MP (1921 - 2017)

Lotfi Aliasker Zadeh[5] (/ˈzɑːdeɪ/; Azerbaijani: Lütfi Rəhim oğlu Ələsgərzadə;[6] Persian: لطفی علی‌عسکرزاده;[2] 4 February 1921 – 6 September 2017)[1][3] was a mathematician, computer scientist, ele...

3/3/2024

Charles David Breitel (1908 - 1991)

"David Breitel"

GEDCOM Note ===Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals In office January 1, 1974 – December 31, 1978 Full bio:

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Charles David Breitel (1908 - 1991)

"David Breitel"

GEDCOM Note ===Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals In office January 1, 1974 – December 31, 1978 Full bio:

2/11/2024

Jordan Belfort MP

"The Wolf of Wall Street"

Jordan Ross Belfort (/ˈbɛlfɔːrt/; born July 9, 1962) is an American author, motivational speaker, and former stockbroker who pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes in connection with stock mark...

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Jordan Belfort MP

"The Wolf of Wall Street"

Jordan Ross Belfort (/ˈbɛlfɔːrt/; born July 9, 1962) is an American author, motivational speaker, and former stockbroker who pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes in connection with stock mark...

2/6/2024

Nicole Ross is an American foil fencer. Fencing for the Columbia Lions fencing team, she won the 2010 NCAA individual women's foil title, and was a three time All-American. At the 2012 Summer Olympics ...

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Nicole Ross is an American foil fencer. Fencing for the Columbia Lions fencing team, she won the 2010 NCAA individual women's foil title, and was a three time All-American. At the 2012 Summer Olympics ...

2/4/2024

Beth Manoff (born January 25, 1958)[2] is an American stage, film and television actress and television director best known for her roles as Elaine Lefkowitz on Soap, Marty Maraschino in the film Greas...

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Beth Manoff (born January 25, 1958)[2] is an American stage, film and television actress and television director best known for her roles as Elaine Lefkowitz on Soap, Marty Maraschino in the film Greas...

1/21/2024

Warren Zevon MP (1947 - 2003)

Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician. —— Warren Zevon, who died this week of lung cancer, received a warmhearted and poig...

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Warren Zevon MP (1947 - 2003)

Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician. —— Warren Zevon, who died this week of lung cancer, received a warmhearted and poig...

1/19/2024

Leon Kirchner MP (1919 - 2009)

Leon Kirchner (January 24, 1919 – September 17, 2009) was an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of...

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Leon Kirchner MP (1919 - 2009)

Leon Kirchner (January 24, 1919 – September 17, 2009) was an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of...

1/19/2024

Myron Sidney Cope MP (1929 - 2008)

Myron Sidney Kopelman (January 23, 1929 – February 27, 2008), known professionally as Myron Cope, was an American sports journalist, radio personality, and sportscaster. He is best known for being "the...

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Myron Sidney Cope MP (1929 - 2008)

Myron Sidney Kopelman (January 23, 1929 – February 27, 2008), known professionally as Myron Cope, was an American sports journalist, radio personality, and sportscaster. He is best known for being "the...

1/13/2024

Larry Boardman MP

"Larry"

Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, United States

Larry Boardman is an American former lightweight boxer, rated the second-best lightweight in the world in 1956. Boardman, who is Jewish, was managed by his father, Sam Boardman. He lived in Connecticu...

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Larry Boardman MP

"Larry"

Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, United States

Larry Boardman is an American former lightweight boxer, rated the second-best lightweight in the world in 1956. Boardman, who is Jewish, was managed by his father, Sam Boardman. He lived in Connecticu...

1/12/2024

Josh Evans MP

"Skipper"

Josh Evans is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, author, and actor best known for his role in Born on the Fourth of July (1989). Evans was born in New York City to actor Ali MacGraw and producer Rob...

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Josh Evans MP

"Skipper"

Josh Evans is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, author, and actor best known for his role in Born on the Fourth of July (1989). Evans was born in New York City to actor Ali MacGraw and producer Rob...

1/10/2024

Steven Adler MP

"Michael Coletti"

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Adler (born Michael Coletti; January 22, 1965) is an American musician. He is best known as the former drummer and co-songwriter of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide suc...

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Steven Adler MP

"Michael Coletti"

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Adler (born Michael Coletti; January 22, 1965) is an American musician. He is best known as the former drummer and co-songwriter of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide suc...

1/10/2024

Radley Metzger MP (1929 - 2017)

Radley Metzger was an American pioneering filmmaker and film distributor, most noted for popular artistic, adult-oriented films, including Thérèse and Isabelle (1968), Camille 2000 (1969), The Lickeris...

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Radley Metzger MP (1929 - 2017)

Radley Metzger was an American pioneering filmmaker and film distributor, most noted for popular artistic, adult-oriented films, including Thérèse and Isabelle (1968), Camille 2000 (1969), The Lickeris...

1/10/2024

Michael Showalter is an American comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer. He first came to recognition as a cast member on MTV's The State , which aired from 1993 to 1995. He and David Wain cre...

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Michael Showalter is an American comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer. He first came to recognition as a cast member on MTV's The State , which aired from 1993 to 1995. He and David Wain cre...

1/10/2024