| 1883 | Mamie Smith, blues singer. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809197/ |
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| 1886 | Al Jolson, jazz singer and film actor. http://www.biography.com/people/al-jolson-9356888 |
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| 1907 | John Wayne [Marion Michael Morrison], American actor and film icon. | |
1919 |
https://www.nytimes.com/books/97/03/23/reviews/970323.23haskelt.html Jay Silverheels, actor (The Lone Ranger). http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798855/ http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2009/03/tonto-via-toronto-the-rise-and-fall-of-jay-silverheels.html |
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| 1920 | Peggy Lee, jazz singer. | |
| 1923 | James Arness, actor (Gunsmoke). | |
| 1951 | Sally Ride, astronaut, the first American woman in space. |
Thursday 26 May 2016
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