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Was an American producer-director, best known as the creator and host of Candid Camera from the 1940

Was an American producer-director, best known as the creator and host of Candid Camera from the 1940s to 1980s, as either a regular show or a series of specials. Its most notable run was from 1960 to 1967 on CBS.

Is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player, professional billiards color commentator

Is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player, professional billiards color commentator and BCA Hall of Fame inductee. He promotes multiple annual pool events and still competes as a professional contender. By the age of 17, he went professio

Was an American professional wrestler with the WWF and Stampede Wrestling among many other companies

Was an American professional wrestler with the WWF and Stampede Wrestling among many other companies, better known by his ring names Bad News Brown and Bad News Allen. He was also the 1976 Olympic bronze medal winner in judo, in the heavyweight division.

Grammer was born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, the son of Sally (née Cranmer), a singer,

Grammer was born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, the son of Sally (née Cranmer), a singer, and Frank Allen Grammer, Jr., a musician and owner of a coffee shop and a bar and grill. He is descended from Massachussets Governor Thomas Dudley. His parents' marriage ended when he was young; his mother took him to live with her, and he was partly raised in New Jersey by his maternal grandparents, Evangeline Dimmock and Gordon Cranmer.

(born May 10, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball center fielder.

(born May 10, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball center fielder.

Is an American professional golfer who has won numerous golf tournaments.On June 10, 1977, in the se

Is an American professional golfer who has won numerous golf tournaments.On June 10, 1977, in the second round of the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic played at the Colonial Country Club in Memphis, Tennessee, he became the first person in history to post a s

Is an American professional golfer who has won numerous golf tournaments.Geiberger won eleven times

Is an American professional golfer who has won numerous golf tournaments.Geiberger won eleven times on the PGA Tour, with victories that included one major championship, the 1966 PGA Championship, and the "near-major" 1975 Tournament Players Championship.

(June 23, 1907 - November 21, 1987) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played f

(June 23, 1907 - November 21, 1987) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between 1930 and 1938.

Was a American backstroke swimmer.

Was a American backstroke swimmer.

Born on July 26, 1948) is an American golfer

Born on July 26, 1948) is an American golfer

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.

Is a retired American former basketball player. Murphy played shooting guard for the University of L

Is a retired American former basketball player. Murphy played shooting guard for the University of Louisville Cardinals and had a short stint with the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. He was part of the 1975 Louisville Final Four team. His jersey number has been retired by the Cardinals. Murphy is 6'4½" 190 lbs.

Was a researcher in computer science and cognitive psychology at the RAND corporation and at Carnegi

Was a researcher in computer science and cognitive psychology at the RAND corporation and at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, Tepper School of Business, and Department of Psychology. He contributed to the Information Processing Language (1956) and two of the earliest AI programs, the Logic Theory Machine (1956) and the General Problem Solver (1957) (with Herbert Simon).

Was an American surgeon who is known for the pancreatic cancer operation which bears his name (the W

Was an American surgeon who is known for the pancreatic cancer operation which bears his name (the Whipple procedure) as well as Whipple's triad.Whipple was born in Urmia, Iran (then called Persia). He received his M.D. from the Columbia University Colleg

Is a retired Canadian basketball referee. He refereed in the 1964 Olympics, 1968 Olympics, 1972 Olym

Is a retired Canadian basketball referee. He refereed in the 1964 Olympics, 1968 Olympics, 1972 Olympics (including a semi-final game in each of those) and 1976 Olympics. He also refereed the final of the 1975 European Championship. He was the Technical C

(born September 6, 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The

(born September 6, 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-hander was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft, and he appeared in two games for the Rangers during the last three weeks of the 1983 season.

One of the first generation of American Conceptual artists that changed the way art was thought abou

One of the first generation of American Conceptual artists that changed the way art was thought about and made. His work includes paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, installations, and books.Ruppersberg graduated with a BFA from the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles (now California Institute of the Arts) in 1967. During his early years in Los Angeles, he began significant relationships with John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, William Wegman, and Allan McCollum. He participated in the groundbreaking 1969 exhibition When Attitudes Become Form,[1] and is recognized as a seminal practitioner of installation art, having produced such influential works as Al's Cafe (1969), Al’s Grand Hotel (1971) and The Novel that Writes Itself (1978). Since the late 1960s,

Is a Asian American author and illustrator best known for his book Grandfather's Journey, a picture

Is a Asian American author and illustrator best known for his book Grandfather's Journey, a picture book detailing his grandfather's voyage from Japan to the United States and back again, which won the 1994 Caldecott Medal. A quote from this story is, "Th

An amateur and semi-professional American race driver. Skillicorn has won two National Auto Sport As

An amateur and semi-professional American race driver. Skillicorn has won two National Auto Sport Association National Championships.SkillicornÆs racing career began in 1990's, driving a Ford Mustang in SCCA autocross, and then to road racing, track days, time trials, motorcycles, and instructing at HPDEÆs.

Is an American politician. Evans is the West Virginia House of Delegates Member from the 48th Distri

Is an American politician. Evans is the West Virginia House of Delegates Member from the 48th District which represents Mineral County and Grant County. He also serves as the Minority Chair of the Agriculture committee.

Was an American etymologist and lexicographer, best known for his studies into the words "okay" and

Was an American etymologist and lexicographer, best known for his studies into the words "okay" and "fuck."Read was born in Winnebago, Minnesota, earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Iowa (then called Iowa State Teachers College) in 1925, a master's degree from the University of Iowa in 1926, and studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar from 1928-1931. He was a chaired professor at Columbia University in New York City from 1945 until 1975.[2] He is a past president of the Semiotic Society of America (1980).He was a repeated contributor to American Speech by 1931; his first extended work, Lexical Evidence from Folk Epigraphy in Western North America: A Glossarial Study of the Low Element in the English Vocabulary, was privately published in Paris in 1935 since its description of bathroom graffiti was considered too racy for American publishers.[citation needed] It was eventually published in the United States in 1977, under the title Classic American Graffiti, ISBN 0916500063.

Is an American actor.Brimley became famous later in life for appearing in such films as The Hotel Ne

Is an American actor.Brimley became famous later in life for appearing in such films as The Hotel New Hampshire, John Carpenter's The Thing, and Cocoon. In 2001 he starred in the Turner Network Television film Crossfire Trail with Tom Selleck. He had an important role in The China Syndrome. He often plays a gruff or stodgy old man, notably on the 1980s drama series Our House. His first characterization was in Absence of Malice, in which he played a small but key role as a curmudgeonly, outspoken James A. Wells, Assistant U.S. Attorney General. He expanded on this characterization in The Natural, as the world-weary manager of a hapless baseball team. He is known to Star Wars fans as Noa Briqualon in George Lucas' 1985 made-for-TV movie Ewoks: The Battle for Endor.

An American actress who has had a brief but rising career in film and television. After originally g

An American actress who has had a brief but rising career in film and television. After originally getting stints in the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and That's So Raven, Grant got her big break on Weeds in 2005. Although taking a recurring role originally, Grant's role grew and by season 3 she became a main part of the cast. Her role as the down-to-Earth lesbian Isabelle Hodes earned her an SAG nomination as part of the Weeds cast.

Is a Canadian ice dancer. She partners Michael Coreno.

Is a Canadian ice dancer. She partners Michael Coreno.

Was an American wrestler World and Olympic champion. Morrison competed at the 1928 Olympic Games in

Was an American wrestler World and Olympic champion. Morrison competed at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where he received a gold medal in freestyle featherweight.[1] Morrison's two victories over Kustaa Pihlajamaki,of a total of 6 straight at the g