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Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1885-1936) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 1885.
Son of Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge and Ida Prescott (Stewart)
Bainbridge.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; advertising
agent with Barnum & Bailey and other circuses; manager of
Shubert Theater in Minneapolis, and of traveling road
shows; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 14,
1936 (age 50 years, 192
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-1999) —
also known as Harry A. Blackmun; "Hip Pocket
Harry"; "Minnesota Twin" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Nashville, Washington
County, Ill., November
12, 1908.
Son of Corwin Manning Blackmun and Theo H. (Reuter) Blackmun.
Lawyer;
law clerk for U.S. Appeals Court Judge John
B. Sanborn, 1932-33; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1959-70; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1970-94; took senior status 1994;
actor in the 1997 movie Amistad, as Justice Joseph
Story.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., March 4,
1999 (age 90 years, 112
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Al Franken (b. 1951) —
also known as Alan Stuart Franken; "Stuart
Smalley" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 21,
1951.
Son of Joseph P. Franken and Phoebe (Kunst) Franken.
Comedian; author; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 2009-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Garrison Keillor (b. 1942) —
also known as Gary Edward Keillor —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Anoka, Anoka
County, Minn., August 7,
1942.
Son of John Philip Keillor and Grace Ruth (Denham) Keillor.
Democrat. Writer; radio show
host; comedian; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ;
inducted into the Radio Hall of
Fame in 1994.
Scottish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Victor Aloysius Meyers (c.1898-1991) —
also known as Victor A. Meyers; Vic Meyers;
"The Clown Prince of Politics"; "The
Pagliacci of Politics" —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn., about 1898.
Musician and
bandleader; comedian; candidate for mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1932, 1938, 1946; Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1933-52; secretary of
state of Washington, 1957-64.
Died May 27,
1991 (age about 93
years).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Renton, Wash.
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Kay Nee (1919-2010) —
also known as Kay Evangeline Bonner —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Fridley, Anoka
County, Minn.
Born in Plummer, Red Lake
County, Minn., October
26, 1919.
Daughter of David Thomas Bonner and Helena (Franken) Bonner.
Democrat. Radio and
television writer and
producer; actress; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1964.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Died August 2,
2010 (age 90 years, 280
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Jesse Ventura (b. 1951) —
also known as James George Janos; "The Body";
"Governor Body" —
of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 15,
1951.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; mayor
of Brooklyn Park, Minn., 1991-95; Governor of
Minnesota, 1999-2003.
Professional wrestler;
actor, notably in film Predator.
Still living as of 2009.
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