• Elliot McKay See, Jr

    1927 - 1966

    Elliot McKay See, Jr (1927 - 1966)

    Astronaut. Born in Dallas, Texas, he was a former US Navy Commander Aviator and a experimental test pilot for the General Electric Company. From 1956 to 1962, he served as project pilot of J79-8 engine development program in connection with F4H aircraft. In September 1962, he was selected by NASA as an Astronaut pilot of […]

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  • David Mathieson Walker

    1944 - 2001

    David Mathieson Walker (1944 - 2001)

    Astronaut. He graduated from Annapolis in 1966, received flight training as a Naval aviator and served as a fighter pilot in Vietnam. In the 1970s, he was engineering test pilot in the flight test division at the Naval Air Test Center and became an NASA Astronaut in August 1979. He was a veteran of four […]

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  • John Barron McKay

    1922 - 1975

    John Barron McKay (1922 - 1975)

    Pioneer Astronaut. During World War II, he served as a US Navy pilot in the Pacific Theater, earning the Air Medal with two Clusters and a Presidential Unit Citation. After the war, he joined Edwards Air Force Base, California in 1951, as a D-558 and X-1 test pilot. As a project pilot, he flew on […]

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  • Judith A. Resnik

    1949 - 1986

    Judith A. Resnik (1949 - 1986)

    Astronaut. Born in Akron, Ohio, she was as a RCA design engineer when recruited into the NASA Astronaut program January 1978. She was the first American Jewish woman to go into space flight was as a mission specialist on the maiden voyage of the Space Shuttle Discovery August to September 1984. On January 28, 1986, […]

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  • Donald Kent “Deke” Slayton

    1924 - 1993

    Donald Kent “Deke” Slayton (1924 - 1993)

    American Astronaut. One of the “Original Seven” Mercury astronauts, he was grounded in 1962 due to a minor heart fibrillation. He was later named Director of Flight Crew Operations (otherwise known as “Chief Astronaut”), selecting all astronauts for crews until 1973, when he was restored to flight status. He flew 1 mission, the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz […]

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  • Stanley David “David” Griggs

    1939 - 1989

    Stanley David “David” Griggs (1939 - 1989)

    Astronaut. Born in Portland, Oregon, he graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1962 and was a decorated combat Naval Aviator during the Vietnam War. In July 1970, he was assigned to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center as a Naval Reservist, Rear Admiral in charge of various flight test and research projects in support […]

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  • Robert Franklyn Overmyer

    1936 - 1996

    Robert Franklyn Overmyer (1936 - 1996)

    Astronaut. He entered active duty with the US Marine Corps in 1958 and after completing Navy flight training, he was assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 214 in 1959. After various assignments at Edwards Air Force Base, California, he was chosen as an astronaut for the USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program in 1966. He was selected […]

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  • Ronald Erwin McNair

    1950 - 1986

    Ronald Erwin McNair (1950 - 1986)

    US Astronaut. Born in Lake City, South Carolina, he was a Doctor of Physics when selected as astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978. After he completed a one year training and evaluation period, he was placed for assignment as mission specialist astronaut on Space Shuttle flight crews. He flew as mission specialist on STS […]

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  • Clifton Curtis Williams, Jr

    1932 - 1967

    Clifton Curtis Williams, Jr (1932 - 1967)

    Astronaut. Born in Mobile, Alabama, he was a US Marine Corps Major, graduated from the Navy Test Pilot School and accumulated 2,500 hours flying time in jet aircraft. In October 1963, he was selected by NASA as an Astronaut serving as backup pilot for the Gemini 10 mission and worked in the areas of launch […]

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  • Dr Patricia Hilliard Robertson

    1963 - 2001

    Dr Patricia Hilliard Robertson (1963 - 2001)

    Astronaut. Selected by NASA in June 1998, Dr. Robertson reported for training in August 1998. Astronaut Candidate Training included orientation briefings and tours, numerous scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction in Shuttle and International Space Station systems, physiological training and ground school to prepare for T-38 flight training, as well as learning water and wilderness […]

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  • Ellison Shoji Onizuka

    1946 - 1986

    Ellison Shoji Onizuka (1946 - 1986)

    Astronaut. Born in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force and served as a NASA Mission Specialist Astronaut. At Kennedy Space Center, Florida, January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after the launch taking the life of Onizuka and six other crew members. (bio by: John […]

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  • Herb Edelman

    1933 - 1996

    Herb Edelman (1933 - 1996)

    Herb Edelman was born in Brooklyn, New York. Before becoming an actor, Edelman studied to become a veterinarian at Cornell University, but left during his first year. After serving in the US Army as an announcer for Armed Forces Radio, he enrolled in Brooklyn College as a Theater student, but eventually dropped out. He later […]

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  • John Dye

    1963 - 2011

    John Dye (1963 - 2011)

    John Dye was born in Amory, Mississippi, one of three sons, to James and Lynn Dye, a furniture manufacturer and homemaker. He was introduced to acting by playing the role of the youngest von Trapp child in a school production of The Sound of Music at Cleveland High School (CHS) in Cleveland, Tennessee. He performed […]

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  • Jimmy Durante

    1893 - 1980

    Jimmy Durante (1893 - 1980)

    By the mid-1920s, Jimmy Durante had become a vaudeville star and radio personality in a trio called Clayton, Jackson and Durante. Lou Clayton and Eddie Jackson, Durante’s closest friends, often reunited with Durante in subsequent years. Jackson and Durante appeared in the Cole Porter musical The New Yorkers, which opened on Broadway on December 8, […]

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  • Don Durant

    1932 - 2005

    Don Durant (1932 - 2005)

    Don Durant then began touring the American West as a singer/actor. He opened at many prestigious nightclubs, such as The Sands and The Sahara in Las Vegas. He garnered a small role in the 1955 Van Heflin film Battle Cry. To supplement his income, Durant taught actors how to ride horses and shoot guns, and […]

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  • George Fischbeck

    1922 - 2015

    George Fischbeck (1922 - 2015)

    George Fischbeck was born in Wallington, New Jersey and grew up in Farmingdale, New Jersey, the son of Johanna (Mohlenhoff), a teacher, and George Stelling Fischbeck, a farmer. Fischbeck was stationed in Hawaii and worked as a tank mechanic. He worked with the Air National Guard during the Korean War, and began learning basic meteorology. […]

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  • Jerry Dunphy

    1921 - 2002

    Jerry Dunphy (1921 - 2002)

    After serving as a pilot in World War II, Jerry Dunphy began his broadcast television career in 1953. He was the news director/anchor at then-CBS owned-and-operated (O&O) WXIX (now CW affiliated WVTV) in Milwaukee. Dunphy also was a sports reporter at another CBS O&O, WBBM-TV, in Chicago. Dunphy also served as a color commentator for […]

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  • James Dunn

    1901 - 1967

    James Dunn (1901 - 1967)

    Born in New York City, James Dunn was the son of a Wall Street stockbroker. He joined his father in his business for three years. Dunn started his entertainment career in vaudeville before progressing to films at Paramount’s Astoria studios in the late 1920s starting as an extra. After a gap where he appeared in […]

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  • Michael Duncan

    1957 - 2012

    Michael Duncan (1957 - 2012)

    Michael Duncan took security jobs while in Los Angeles while trying to get some acting work in commercials. During this time, he worked as a bodyguard for celebrities like Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J, and The Notorious B.I.G., all the while doing bit parts in television and films. When rapper Notorious […]

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  • David Dukes

    1945 - 2000

    David Dukes (1945 - 2000)

    David Dukes’ film career encompassed 35 movies. Throughout his career (1970s – 1990s), he was a television guest star, notably as the man who attempted to rape Edith Bunker on All in the Family, and as a blind bully on Three’s Company. During the 1980s, Dukes appeared in the dual miniseries The Winds of War […]

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  • Pete Duel

    1940 - 1971

    Pete Duel (1940 - 1971)

    In Hollywood, Pete Duel found work in television, making small guest appearances in comedies like Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. and dramas, such as ABC’s Channing with Jason Evers and Combat! with Rick Jason and Vic Morrow. In 1965, he was cast in the comedy series Gidget. Duel played Gidget’s brother-in-law, John Cooper, on the series, and […]

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  • Eddy Duchin

    1909 - 1951

    Eddy Duchin (1909 - 1951)

    Eddy Duchin was born on April 1, 1909 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Bessarabian Jewish immigrants, Tillie (née Baron) (1885–March 21, 1962) and Frank Duchin (June 2, 1885–?). He was originally a pharmacist before turning full-time to music and beginning his new career with Leo Reisman’s orchestra at the Central Park Casino in New York, an […]

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  • Larry Drake

    1949 - 2016

    Larry Drake (1949 - 2016)

    Larry Drake was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 21, 1949, the son of Raymond John Drake, a drafting engineer for an oil company, and Lorraine Ruth (née Burns), a homemaker. He graduated from Tulsa Edison High School and the University of Oklahoma. Larry Drake is mostly remembered for his portrayal of developmentally disabled Benny Stulwicz […]

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  • David Doyle

    1929 - 1997

    David Doyle (1929 - 1997)

    David Doyle was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Mary Ruth (née Fitzgerald) and Lewis Raymond Doyle, an attorney. His maternal grandfather, John Fitzgerald, was a prominent railroad builder and banker in Nebraska. He graduated from Campion High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, in 1947. He is best remembered for his role as detective […]

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  • Ollie C. Vanek

    1908 - 2000

    Ollie C. Vanek (1908 - 2000)

    Baseball Figure. He was a former major league baseball player (he played outfield for the 1936 Union City Greyhounds and Dodgers), who discovered the St. Louis Cardinal’s Stan Musial. He was a member of the St. Louis Baseball Hall of Fame, the National Baseball Scouting Hall of Fame and the Professional Baseball Scouting Association. (bio […]

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  • Al “Crown Prince of Baseball” Schacht

    1892 - 1984

    Al “Crown Prince of Baseball” Schacht (1892 - 1984)

    Schacht was a journeyman pitcher for the Washington Senators for 3 seasons. After his retirement as a player he barnstormed doing a comic act at ballparks and was the first “Clown Prince of Baseball.” In the 1940-50s he owned a popular restaurant that bore his name in New York City.

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  • Max “Clown Prince of Baseball” Patkin

    1920 - 1999

    Max “Clown Prince of Baseball” Patkin (1920 - 1999)

    Baseball Entertainer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was best known as the Clown Prince of Baseball. Cavorting in a baggy baseball uniform, Patkin made more than 4,000 appearances as a comedy attraction at minor league and Major League ball parks, (1944-93). Prior to serving on the US Navy baseball team during World War II, he […]

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  • Adolfo Alfredo Pedernera

    1918 - 1995

    Adolfo Alfredo Pedernera (1918 - 1995)

    Famed soccer player. Also a coach. During his 20 years career as a soccer player he won 12 championships. (bio by: 380W)

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  • Arsenio Pastor Erico

    1915 - 1977

    Arsenio Pastor Erico (1915 - 1977)

    Soccer player (center-forward).  Born in Paraguay, still is the top scorer in Argentine soccer history (293 goals in 330 matches.) (bio by: 380W)

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  • Kazimierz Gorski

    2024 - 1970

    Kazimierz Gorski (2024 - 1970)

    Olympic Soccer Coach. He was the head coach of the Polish national soccer team from 1971 to 1976 and chairman of the Polish Soccer Federation from 1991 to 1995. He led Poland to a gold and silver medal in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics and a third place finish in the 1974 World Cup. […]

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