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Larry Collins (1954 - 2006)

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7/12/2007
10/5/2019
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7/12/2007
10/5/2019

Red Buttons MP (1919 - 2006)

"Red Buttons"

Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt; February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006) was an American comedian and Academy Award winning actor.

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12/15/2007
9/16/2019
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12/15/2007

Red Buttons MP (1919 - 2006)

"Red Buttons"

Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt; February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006) was an American comedian and Academy Award winning actor.

9/16/2019

Sid James MP (1913 - 1976)

Sid James was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1913. Both of his parents were in show business and much of his early life was spent on or backstage - he made his first appearance onstage aged 10....

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7/26/2008
8/22/2019
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7/26/2008

Sid James MP (1913 - 1976)

Sid James was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1913. Both of his parents were in show business and much of his early life was spent on or backstage - he made his first appearance onstage aged 10....

8/22/2019

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5/3/2016
8/13/2019

Brendan Francis Behan MP (1923 - 1964)

Source: Find A Grave memorial #2007. . He wrote in both Irish and English, was a poet, short story writer, novelist, and one of the most successful Irish dramatists of the 20th century. He was also a c...

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8/13/2012
7/11/2019
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8/13/2012

Brendan Francis Behan MP (1923 - 1964)

Source: Find A Grave memorial #2007. . He wrote in both Irish and English, was a poet, short story writer, novelist, and one of the most successful Irish dramatists of the 20th century. He was also a c...

7/11/2019

Dion Boucicault MP (1820 - 1890)

"Dion Boucicault"

Lardner Boursiquot (26 December c. 1820 – 18 September 1890), commonly known as Dion Boucicault, was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Bouci...

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12/31/2012
7/11/2019
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12/31/2012

Dion Boucicault MP (1820 - 1890)

"Dion Boucicault"

Lardner Boursiquot (26 December c. 1820 – 18 September 1890), commonly known as Dion Boucicault, was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Bouci...

7/11/2019

Padraic Colum MP (1881 - 1972)

Padraig Colum=Padraic Colum (8 December 1881 – 11 January 1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's author and collector of folklore. He was one of the leading fi...

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1/13/2015
7/11/2019
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1/13/2015

Padraic Colum MP (1881 - 1972)

Padraig Colum=Padraic Colum (8 December 1881 – 11 January 1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's author and collector of folklore. He was one of the leading fi...

7/11/2019

Austin Clarke MP (1896 - 1974)

Austin Clarke - Poet=Austin Clarke (9 May 1896 – 19 March 1974) was one of the leading Irish poets of the generation after W. B. Yeats. He also wrote plays, novels and memoirs. Clarke's main contributi...

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1/9/2015
7/11/2019
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1/9/2015

Austin Clarke MP (1896 - 1974)

Austin Clarke - Poet=Austin Clarke (9 May 1896 – 19 March 1974) was one of the leading Irish poets of the generation after W. B. Yeats. He also wrote plays, novels and memoirs. Clarke's main contributi...

7/11/2019

James Henry Cousins MP (1873 - 1956)

James Cousins=James Henry Cousins (22 July 1873 – 20 February 1956) was an Irish writer, playwright, actor, critic, editor, teacher and poet. He used several pseudonyms including Mac Oisín and the Hind...

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6/2/2015
7/11/2019
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6/2/2015

James Henry Cousins MP (1873 - 1956)

James Cousins=James Henry Cousins (22 July 1873 – 20 February 1956) was an Irish writer, playwright, actor, critic, editor, teacher and poet. He used several pseudonyms including Mac Oisín and the Hind...

7/11/2019

Oliver Goldsmith MP (1728 - 1774)

Oliver Goldsmith=The son of an Irish protestant clergyman, he graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1749. He studied medicine at Edinburgh and Leiden, but he was unsuccessful as a Doctor. In 1756 ...

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9/29/2007
7/11/2019
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9/29/2007

Oliver Goldsmith MP (1728 - 1774)

Oliver Goldsmith=The son of an Irish protestant clergyman, he graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1749. He studied medicine at Edinburgh and Leiden, but he was unsuccessful as a Doctor. In 1756 ...

7/11/2019

Patrick Joseph Kavanagh MP (1904 - 1967)

Patrick Kavanagh= Irish poet and novelist. Patrick Kavanagh (21 October 1904 – 30 November 1967) was an Irish poet and novelist. Regarded as one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, his best know...

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4/2/2015
7/11/2019
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4/2/2015

Patrick Joseph Kavanagh MP (1904 - 1967)

Patrick Kavanagh= Irish poet and novelist. Patrick Kavanagh (21 October 1904 – 30 November 1967) was an Irish poet and novelist. Regarded as one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, his best know...

7/11/2019

Robert Owenson (1744 - 1812)

"alias Macowen"

Robert Owenson (Robert MacOwen) (1744–1812) was an Irish actor, author and father of Lady Olivia Clark and novelist Sydney, Lady Morgan.

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2/5/2012
7/11/2019
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2/5/2012

Robert Owenson (1744 - 1812)

"alias Macowen"

Robert Owenson (Robert MacOwen) (1744–1812) was an Irish actor, author and father of Lady Olivia Clark and novelist Sydney, Lady Morgan.

7/11/2019

Robert Zemeckis. Robert Lee Zemeckis (/zəˈmɛkɪs/; born May 14, 1952) is an American director, film producer and screenwriter frequently credited as an innovator in visual effects. He first came to pu...

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5/1/2019
6/25/2019
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5/1/2019

Robert Zemeckis. Robert Lee Zemeckis (/zəˈmɛkɪs/; born May 14, 1952) is an American director, film producer and screenwriter frequently credited as an innovator in visual effects. He first came to pu...

6/25/2019

Jennifer Johnston (deceased)

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6/3/2015
6/6/2019

Gerald Griffin MP (1803 - 1840)

Marcus Hartog Franken Gerald Griffin (Irish: Gearóid Ó Gríofa; 12 December 1803 – 12 June 1840) was an Irish-born novelist, poet and playwright. His novel The Collegians was the basis of Dion Boucica...

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4/21/2015
5/24/2019
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4/21/2015

Gerald Griffin MP (1803 - 1840)

Marcus Hartog Franken Gerald Griffin (Irish: Gearóid Ó Gríofa; 12 December 1803 – 12 June 1840) was an Irish-born novelist, poet and playwright. His novel The Collegians was the basis of Dion Boucica...

5/24/2019

Jack Douglas Shearer MP (1896 - 1963)

All Blacks ID: #228 Jack Shearer was a hard nosed forward who was an All Black on a tour of Australia in 1920 and was the only All Black selected from the now long defunct Wellington Club - Selwyn.That...

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3/20/2018
5/24/2019
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3/20/2018

Jack Douglas Shearer MP (1896 - 1963)

All Blacks ID: #228 Jack Shearer was a hard nosed forward who was an All Black on a tour of Australia in 1920 and was the only All Black selected from the now long defunct Wellington Club - Selwyn.That...

5/24/2019

Marcus Hartog Franken (1851 - 1925)

"Frank"

Bruidegom: Marcus Hartog Franken Relatiesoort: Bruidegom Geslacht: Man Geboorteplaats: Amsterdam Leeftijd: 25 Beroep: Werkman Vader bruidegom: Hartog Marcus Franken Geslacht: Man Beroep: diamantverstel...

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1/18/2014
5/24/2019
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1/18/2014

Marcus Hartog Franken (1851 - 1925)

"Frank"

Bruidegom: Marcus Hartog Franken Relatiesoort: Bruidegom Geslacht: Man Geboorteplaats: Amsterdam Leeftijd: 25 Beroep: Werkman Vader bruidegom: Hartog Marcus Franken Geslacht: Man Beroep: diamantverstel...

5/24/2019

Paddy Ward (1918 - 1999)

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8/6/2014
5/23/2019
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8/6/2014
5/23/2019

Carlo Collodi MP (1826 - 1890)

Lorenzini, better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), was an Italian author, humorist,[1] and journalist,[2] widely known for his fairy tale novel The Adventures o...

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4/13/2019
5/23/2019
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4/13/2019

Carlo Collodi MP (1826 - 1890)

Lorenzini, better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), was an Italian author, humorist,[1] and journalist,[2] widely known for his fairy tale novel The Adventures o...

5/23/2019

Michael Arlen MP (1895 - 1956)

"Dikran Kouyoumdjian"

Arlen (November 16, 1895 in Ruse, Bulgaria – June 23, 1956), born Dikran Kouyoumdjian (Armenian: Տիգրան Գույումճյան), was a British essayist, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and scriptwriter ...

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4/29/2017
5/22/2019
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4/29/2017

Michael Arlen MP (1895 - 1956)

"Dikran Kouyoumdjian"

Arlen (November 16, 1895 in Ruse, Bulgaria – June 23, 1956), born Dikran Kouyoumdjian (Armenian: Տիգրան Գույումճյան), was a British essayist, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and scriptwriter ...

5/22/2019