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Leonore Annenberg —
also known as Lee Annenberg; Leonore Cohn; Leonore
Cohn Rosentiel —
Republican. Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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Thomas Abthorpe Cooper (1776-1849) —
also known as Thomas A. Cooper —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in London, England,
1776.
Actor; U.S. Surveyor
of Customs, 1844-45.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bristol, Bucks
County, Pa., April 21,
1849 (age about 72
years).
Interment at St.
James Burying Ground, Bristol, Pa.
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Daniel Dougherty (b. 1826) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
15, 1826.
Democrat. Lawyer;
orator; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1880.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884) |
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William Goetz (1903-1969) —
of Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 24,
1903.
Son of Theodore Goetz and Fanny Goetz.
Democrat. Hollywood movie producer and studio executive;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956,
1960.
Jewish.
Died, of cancer, in
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
15, 1969 (age 66 years, 144
days).
Interment at Hillside
Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.
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Nancy Jane Kulp (1921-1991) —
also known as Nancy Kulp; "Slim" —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., August
28, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy WAVES during World War II;
professional actress, best known for her role as "Jane
Hathaway"in the 1962-71 television comedy series
"The Beverly Hillbillies".; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1984.
Female.
Bisexual.
Died, of cancer, in
Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., February
3, 1991 (age 69 years, 159
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Mifflintown, Pa.
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Andronic Pappas (d. 2000) —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.
Talk show host; mayor of
Altoona, Pa., 1971.
Died of cancer, February
11, 2000.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert A. Rovner (b. 1943) —
also known as Bob Rovner —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Feasterville, Bucks
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1943.
Lawyer;
talk show host; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1971-74; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1986; candidate in
Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2008.
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David Oliver Selznick (1902-1965) —
also known as David O. Selznick; Oliver
Jeffries —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 10,
1902.
Son of Lewis J. Selznick (1870-1933; movie producer) and Florence A.
(Sachs) Selznick.
Republican. Movie producer and Hollywood studio head;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944.
Jewish.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 22,
1965 (age 63 years, 43
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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James Maitland Stewart (1908-1997) —
also known as Jimmy Stewart —
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., May 20,
1908.
Son of Alexander Maitland Stewart and Ruth (Jackson) Stewart.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; one of
America's most famous film actors; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Moose.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom, 1985.
Died, from pulmonary
embolism and cardiac
arrest, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 2,
1997 (age 89 years, 43
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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