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<html> <head> <title>Died in 1977</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> Died in 1977 LISTS <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_grunk"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/937/000127556/">Edgar Adrian</a></td> <td><center>Scientist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Nov-1889</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>Electricity within nerve cells</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/241/000173719/">Eddie Anderson</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Sep-1905</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Feb-1977</tt></td> <td>Rochester on The Jack Benny Show</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/261/000173739/">Gertrude Astor</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Nov-1887</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Nov-1977</tt></td> <td>The Cat and the Canary</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/148/000174623/">Michael Balcon</a></td> <td><center>Film/TV Producer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-May-1896</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Oct-1977</tt></td> <td>Eealing Studios</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/839/000349789/">Walter Baldwin</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Jan-1889</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Jan-1977</tt></td> <td>The Best Years of Our Lives</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/946/000279109/">Abner Biberman</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Apr-1909</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Jun-1977</tt></td> <td>Knock on Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/654/000206036/">E. Power Biggs</a></td> <td><center>Organist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Mar-1906</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Mar-1977</tt></td> <td>Anglo-American organist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/226/000101920/">Steve Biko</a></td> <td><center>Activist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Dec-1946</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Sep-1977</tt></td> <td>Father of Black Consciousness</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/638/000165143/">Ernst Bloch</a></td> <td><center>Philosopher</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Jul-1885</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>Principle of Hope</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/356/000024284/">Marc Bolan</a></td> <td><center>Singer/Songwriter</center></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Sep-1947</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Sep-1977</tt></td> <td>T-Rex</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/113/000029026/">Charles H. Bonesteel III</a></td> <td><center>Military</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Sep-1909</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Oct-1977</tt></td> <td>Commander, U.S. Forces, Korea</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/728/000277894/">Willis Bouchey</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-May-1907</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Sep-1977</tt></td> <td>The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/688/000086430/">Stephen Boyd</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Jul-1931</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Jun-1977</tt></td> <td>Ben-Hur</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/156/000140733/">Geraldine Brooks</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Oct-1925</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Jun-1977</tt></td> <td>The Reckless Moment</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/115/000057941/">David K. E. Bruce</a></td> <td><center>Diplomat</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Feb-1898</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Dec-1977</tt></td> <td>US Ambassador to England, France, Germany</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/331/000044199/">Sebastian Cabot</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Jul-1918</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>The Family Jewels</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/543/000104231/">James M. Cain</a></td> <td><center>Novelist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Jul-1892</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Oct-1977</tt></td> <td>The Postman Always Rings Twice</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/747/000082501/">Maria Callas</a></td> <td><center>Singer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Dec-1923</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Sep-1977</tt></td> <td>Operatic Soprano</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/994/000120634/">Richard Carlson</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Apr-1912</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Nov-1977</tt></td> <td>The Creature from the Black Lagoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/907/000091634/">William Castle</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Apr-1914</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>31-May-1977</tt></td> <td>House on Haunted Hill</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/876/000023807/">Charlie Chaplin</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Apr-1889</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Dec-1977</tt></td> <td>Silent film comedian</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/220/000128833/">Bob Chester</a></td> <td><center>Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Mar-1904</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1977</tt></td> <td>Big band leader, Sunburst</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/337/000167833/">Tom C. Clark</a></td> <td><center>Judge</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Sep-1899</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Jun-1977</tt></td> <td>US Supreme Court Justice, 1949-67</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/074/000174549/">Henri-Georges Clouzot</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Nov-1907</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Jan-1977</tt></td> <td>The Wages of Fear</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/907/000121544/">Ricardo Cortez</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Sep-1899</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Apr-1977</tt></td> <td>The Torrent</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/837/000031744/">Joan Crawford</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Mar-1905</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>10-May-1977</tt></td> <td>What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/651/000026573/">Bing Crosby</a></td> <td><center>Singer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-May-1903</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Oct-1977</tt></td> <td>White Christmas</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/863/000164371/">Anthony Crosland</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Aug-1918</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Feb-1977</tt></td> <td>UK Foreign Secretary, 1976-77</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/879/000115534/">Edward Dahlberg</a></td> <td><center>Novelist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Jul-1900</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Feb-1977</tt></td> <td>Because I Was Flesh</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/755/000043626/">Delmer Daves</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Jul-1904</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>Destination Tokyo</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/301/000205683/">Paul Desmond</a></td> <td><center>Jazz Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Nov-1924</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>30-May-1977</tt></td> <td>Jazz alto saxophonist, Dave Brubeck Quartet</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/894/000093615/">Andy Devine</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Oct-1905</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Feb-1977</tt></td> <td>Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/635/000121272/">Walter C. Dowling</a></td> <td><center>Diplomat</center></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Aug-1905</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1977</tt></td> <td>US Ambassador to Germany, 1959-63</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/817/000088553/">Anthony Eden</a></td> <td><center>Head of State</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Jun-1897</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Jan-1977</tt></td> <td>UK Prime Minister, 1955-57</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/668/000206050/">André Eglevsky</a></td> <td><center>Dancer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Dec-1917</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Dec-1977</tt></td> <td>Preeminent ballet dancer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/438/000048294/">Loren Eiseley</a></td> <td><center>Anthropologist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Sep-1907</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Jul-1977</tt></td> <td>The Firmament of Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/678/000089411/">Ludwig Erhard</a></td> <td><center>Head of State</center></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Feb-1897</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>5-May-1977</tt></td> <td>German Chancellor, 1963-66</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/745/000063556/">Peter Finch</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Sep-1916</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Jan-1977</tt></td> <td>Network</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/267/000159787/">Mary Ford</a></td> <td><center>Singer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Jul-1924</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Sep-1977</tt></td> <td>Les Paul & Mary Ford</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/495/000092219/">Victor Francen</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Aug-1888</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Nov-1977</tt></td> <td>Confidential Agent</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/926/000084674/">Naum Gabo</a></td> <td><center>Sculptor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Aug-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>Constructivist, Realistic Manifesto</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/306/000205688/">Erroll Garner</a></td> <td><center>Jazz Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Jun-1921</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Jan-1977</tt></td> <td>Misty</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/961/000041838/">Tay Garnett</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Jun-1894</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Oct-1977</tt></td> <td>The Postman Always Rings Twice</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/930/000180390/">Roswell Garst</a></td> <td><center>Agriculturalist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Jun-1898</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Nov-1977</tt></td> <td>Hybrid corn farmer, amateur diplomat</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/502/000347458/">Marjorie Gateson</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Jan-1891</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Apr-1977</tt></td> <td>Goin' to Town</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/209/000022143/">Gary Gilmore</a></td> <td><center>Criminal</center></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Dec-1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Jan-1977</tt></td> <td>Executed by firing squad in Utah</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/264/000136853/">Charlotte Greenwood</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Jun-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Dec-1977</tt></td> <td>Aunt Eller in Oklahoma!</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/027/000205409/">Tom Gries</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Dec-1922</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Jan-1977</tt></td> <td>Breakheart Pass</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/332/000044200/">Jean Hagen</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Aug-1923</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>Singin' in the Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/901/000177370/">Fannie Lou Hamer</a></td> <td><center>Activist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Oct-1917</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Mar-1977</tt></td> <td>Organizer, Mississippi Freedom Summer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/670/000032574/">Howard Hawks</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>30-May-1896</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Dec-1977</tt></td> <td>Rio Bravo</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/248/000280405/">Allison Hayes</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Mar-1930</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Feb-1977</tt></td> <td>Attack of the 50 Foot Woman</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/869/000050719/">Margaret Hayes</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Dec-1916</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Jan-1977</tt></td> <td>Blackboard Jungle</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/994/000028910/">Lewis B. Hershey</a></td> <td><center>Military</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Sep-1893</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>20-May-1977</tt></td> <td>Director of Selective Service System</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/668/000126290/">Archibald V. Hill</a></td> <td><center>Scientist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Sep-1886</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Jun-1977</tt></td> <td>Studied muscles and nerves</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/148/000166647/">Cal Hubbard</a></td> <td><center>Football</center></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Oct-1900</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Oct-1977</tt></td> <td>NFL Hall of Famer, Baseball umpire</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/050/000132651/">Henry Hull</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Mar-1977</tt></td> <td>Werewolf of London</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/235/000130842/">William R. Hull, Jr.</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Apr-1906</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>Congressman from Missouri, 1955-73</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/727/000167226/">Robert M. Hutchins</a></td> <td><center>Educator</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Jan-1899</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-May-1977</tt></td> <td>President, University of Chicago, 1929-51</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/070/000173548/">Jock Hutchison</a></td> <td><center>Golf</center></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Jun-1884</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Sep-1977</tt></td> <td>Winner of 2 Majors</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/559/000278722/">Leila Hyams</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-May-1905</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Dec-1977</tt></td> <td>Freaks</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/107/000109777/">Diana Hyland</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Jan-1936</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Mar-1977</tt></td> <td>Susan Winter on Peyton Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/740/000043611/">Nunnally Johnson</a></td> <td><center>Screenwriter</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Dec-1897</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Mar-1977</tt></td> <td>The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/837/000101534/">James Jones</a></td> <td><center>Author</center></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Nov-1921</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-May-1977</tt></td> <td>From Here to Eternity</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/605/000101302/">Kamal Jumblatt</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Dec-1917</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Mar-1977</tt></td> <td>Former Leader of the Druze</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/403/000073184/">MacKinlay Kantor</a></td> <td><center>Author</center></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Feb-1904</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Oct-1977</tt></td> <td>Andersonville</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/719/000167218/">Lawrence A. Kimpton</a></td> <td><center>Educator</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Oct-1910</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Nov-1977</tt></td> <td>Chancellor, University of Chicago, 1951-60</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/301/000206680/">Benjamin Travis Laney</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Nov-1896</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Jan-1977</tt></td> <td>Governor of Arkansas, 1945-49</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/809/000113470/">William Leonard Langer</a></td> <td><center>Historian</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Mar-1896</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Dec-1977</tt></td> <td>Our Vichy Gamble</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/466/000115121/">John Howard Lawson</a></td> <td><center>Playwright</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Sep-1894</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>One of the Hollywood Ten</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/282/000349232/">Forrest Lewis</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Nov-1899</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Jun-1977</tt></td> <td>Character actor</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/996/000163507/">Danny Lockin</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Jul-1943</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>Stage actor, murdered in 1977</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/789/000108465/">Guy Lombardo</a></td> <td><center>Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Jun-1902</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Nov-1977</tt></td> <td>The Royal Canadians</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/432/000048288/">Robert Lowell</a></td> <td><center>Poet</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Mar-1917</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Sep-1977</tt></td> <td>Lord Weary's Castle</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/661/000107340/">Alfred Lunt</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Aug-1892</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>American stage actor</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/689/000113350/">Alexander Luria</a></td> <td><center>Psychologist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Jul-1902</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>Pioneer of neuropsychology</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/805/000277971/">Niall MacGinnis</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Mar-1913</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Jan-1977</tt></td> <td>49th Parallel</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/855/000031762/">Groucho Marx</a></td> <td><center>Comic</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Oct-1890</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>You Bet Your Life</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/872/000043743/">Gummo Marx</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Oct-1892</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Apr-1977</tt></td> <td>Left the Marx Brothers troupe early</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/550/000135145/">John L. McClellan</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Feb-1896</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Nov-1977</tt></td> <td>US Senator from Arkansas, 1943-77</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/019/000206398/">Charles Merz</a></td> <td><center>Journalist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Feb-1893</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>Editor of the New York Times, 1938-61</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/403/000118049/">Eddie Miller</a></td> <td><center>Country Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Dec-1919</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Apr-1977</tt></td> <td>Release Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/790/000119433/">Oskar Morgenstern</a></td> <td><center>Economist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Jan-1902</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Jul-1977</tt></td> <td>Game theorist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/022/000043890/">Zero Mostel</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Feb-1915</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Sep-1977</tt></td> <td>A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/262/000130869/">Burt Mustin</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Feb-1884</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Jan-1977</tt></td> <td>Character actor, 1950s to 1970s</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/764/000027683/">Vladimir Nabokov</a></td> <td><center>Novelist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Apr-1899</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Jul-1977</tt></td> <td>Lolita</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/337/000087076/">Anaïs Nin</a></td> <td><center>Author</center></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Feb-1903</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Jan-1977</tt></td> <td>Diary of Anaïs Nin</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/788/000107467/">Alice Paul</a></td> <td><center>Activist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Jan-1885</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Jul-1977</tt></td> <td>Suffragette</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/086/000205468/">Arthur Perdue</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1886</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Jun-1977</tt></td> <td>Founder of Perdue Farms</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/356/000094074/">Wilton B. Persons</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Jan-1896</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>Sep-1977</tt></td> <td>Eisenhower's Chief of Staff</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/459/000136051/">H. C. Potter</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Nov-1904</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/105/000057931/">Francis Gary Powers</a></td> <td><center>Military</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Aug-1929</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>U2 shot down over the Soviet Union</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/363/000024291/">Elvis Presley</a></td> <td><center>Singer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Jan-1935</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Aug-1977</tt></td> <td>Rock and roll icon</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/213/000022147/">Freddie Prinze</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Jun-1954</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Jan-1977</tt></td> <td>Chico of Chico and the Man</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/005/000159525/">Carroll Quigley</a></td> <td><center>Educator</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Nov-1910</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Jan-1977</tt></td> <td>Harvard professor, mentor to Bill Clinton</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/167/000088900/">Terence Rattigan</a></td> <td><center>Playwright</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Jun-1911</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Nov-1977</tt></td> <td>Separate Tables</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/042/000108715/">Alan Reed</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Aug-1907</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Jun-1977</tt></td> <td>Voice of Fred Flintstone</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/194/000205576/">Cyril Ritchard</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Dec-1897</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Dec-1977</tt></td> <td>Stage actor, Capt. Hook in Peter Pan</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/717/000162231/">Nellie Ross</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Nov-1876</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Dec-1977</tt></td> <td>First woman elected Governor in America</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/745/000113406/">Roberto Rossellini</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-May-1906</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Jun-1977</tt></td> <td>Stromboli</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/819/000166321/">Adolph Rupp</a></td> <td><center>Basketball</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Sep-1901</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Dec-1977</tt></td> <td>Kentucky Head Coach, 1930-72</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/713/000206095/">Thomas Schippers</a></td> <td><center>Conductor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Mar-1930</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Dec-1977</tt></td> <td>Music Director, Cinncinati Symphony, 1970-77</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/525/000209895/">Wilbert Snow</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Apr-1884</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Sep-1977</tt></td> <td>Governor of Connecticut, 1946-47</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/331/000130938/">Philip D. Sprouse</a></td> <td><center>Diplomat</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Sep-1906</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Apr-1977</tt></td> <td>US Ambassador to Cambodia, 1962-64</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/964/000196376/">Leopold Stokowski</a></td> <td><center>Conductor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Apr-1882</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Sep-1977</tt></td> <td>American Symphony Orchestra</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/197/000113855/">Jim Thompson</a></td> <td><center>Novelist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Sep-1906</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Apr-1977</tt></td> <td>Heed the Thunder</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/302/000044170/">Jacques Tourneur</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Nov-1904</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Dec-1977</tt></td> <td>Original 1942 Cat People</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/323/000279483/">Ralph Truman</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-May-1900</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Oct-1977</tt></td> <td>Quo Vadis</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/081/000117727/">Louis Untermeyer</a></td> <td><center>Poet</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Oct-1885</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Dec-1977</tt></td> <td>Anthologist of poetry</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/862/000109535/">Ronnie Van Zant</a></td> <td><center>Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Jan-1948</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Oct-1977</tt></td> <td>Frontman of Lynyrd Skynyrd</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/686/000055521/">Wernher von Braun</a></td> <td><center>Scientist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Mar-1912</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Jun-1977</tt></td> <td>German-American rocket scientist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/700/000089433/">Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk</a></td> <td><center>Head of State</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Aug-1887</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Mar-1977</tt></td> <td>German Chancellor, 1945</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/010/000206389/">Ruth Graves Wakefield</a></td> <td><center>Chef</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Jun-1903</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Jan-1977</tt></td> <td>Accidental inventor of chocolate chip cookies</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/096/000023027/">Ethel Waters</a></td> <td><center>Singer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Oct-1896</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Sep-1977</tt></td> <td>Sweet Mama Stringbean</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/699/000174177/">Herbert Wilcox</a></td> <td><center>Film/TV Producer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Apr-1892</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>15-May-1977</tt></td> <td>Forever and a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/149/000179609/">Bertram D. 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