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circus wild animal trainer  Gunther Gebel-Williams ¤ real name: Gunther Gebel  born on 9-12-1934 in Schweidnitz, Germany expired 7-19-2001 in Venice, Florida   age 66   cause: cancer    Contest Selectors 2001 ROTS 12½%    Scored 8.4000 solo points

actor  Will Auge Geer   played the sheriff in the only blacklisted U.S. movie Salt of the Earth (1954); also played Grandpa Zebulon Walton; married to Herta Ware in the 1930s; was also Harry Hay's lover born on 3-9-1902 in Frankfort, Indiana expired 4-22-1978 in Los Angeles, California   age 76   cause: respiratory ailment    Contest Selectors 1979 MM

baseball iron man  Lou Gehrig   held record for consecutive games played (2,130) until 1997; batted fourth in Murderers' Row ¤ full name: Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig nickname: "The Ironman"  born on 6-19-1903 in New York, New York expired 6-2-1941 in New York, New York   age 37   cause: ALS

baseball great  Charles Leonard "Charlie" Gehringer   Detroit Tigers second baseman (1924-42) born on 5-11-1903 in Fowlerville, Michigan expired 1-21-1993 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan   age 89

Hall-of-Fame former RAMS halfback (1940-49)  Clarence Fred Gehrke   came up with idea of painted ram horns on helmets (1947); later managed Denver Broncos born on 4-24-1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah expired 2-12-2002 in Palm Springs, California   age 83

criminally insane grave robber/murderer  Edward Theodore "Ed" Gein   made clothing & lampshades from human body parts; gutted & dressed his murder victims; urban legend has it that Ed was the inspiration for Norman Bates (Psycho; 1959) born on 8-27-1906 in La Crosse, Wisconsin expired 7-26-1984 in Madison, Wisconsin   age 77   cause: renal failure; cancer

book publisher  Bernard J. Geis   published Valley of the Dolls (1966) & Sex and the Single Girl born on 8-30-1909 in Chicago, Illinois expired 1-8-2001 in New York, New York   age 91

former Brazilian military dictator (1974-79)  Ernesto Geisel born on 8-3-1908 in Bento Goncalves, Brazil expired 9-12-1996 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   age 88

children's book author  Theodor Seuss Geisel   suggested idea for Gerald McBoing-Boing; wrote The Five Thousand Fingers of Dr. T movie & How the Grinch Stole Christmas animated tv special (1966) ¤ better known as Dr. Seuss  born on 3-2-1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts expired 9-24-1991 in La Jolla, California   age 87    Contest Selectors 1980 BD 6.3%

chemist & Clairol co-founder  Lawrence M. Gelb   during a 1931 visit to Paris discovered the hair coloring formula (owned by company called Mury) that became the company's first product born on 1-8-1898 in New York, New York expired 9-27-1980 in New York, New York   age 82

screenwriter & tv producer  Larry Simon Gelbart   co-wrote Tootsie & The Wrong Box (1966); co-produced M*A*S*H tv series born on 2-25-1928 in Chicago, Illinois expired 9-11-2009 in Beverly Hills, California   age 81   cause: cancer

tv writer/producer  Bruce Geller   created Mission Impossible & Mannix tv series born on 10-13-1930 in New York, New York expired 5-21-1978 in Santa Barbara, California   age 47   cause: private plane crash

war correspondent  Martha Gellhorn   third wife of Ernest Hemingway (1940-45) born on 11-8-1908 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 2-15-1998 in London, England   age 89 AKS: Gelhorn Gellhorne

Lebanese president Sheikh  Pierre Gemayel born on 11-1-1905 in Lebanon expired 8-30-1984 in Bikfaya, Lebanon   age 78

art critic  Emily Genauer   won 1974 Pulitzer prize for art criticism ¤ Mrs. Frederick Gash  born on 7-19-1911 in New York, New York expired 8-23-2002 in New York, New York   age 91

former International Telephone & Telegraph president (1959-77)  Harold S. Geneen born on 1-22-1910 in Bournemouth, Dorcester, England expired 11-21-1997 in New York, New York   age 87   cause: heart attack

writer/dramatist/burglar  Jean Genét born on 12-19-1910 in Paris, France expired 4-15-1986 in Paris, France   age 75   cause: throat cancer AKS: Genet

chanteuse  Geneviève   a regular guest on the Tonight Show when Jack Paar was hosting ¤ real name: Ginette Marguérite Auger  born on 4-17-1920 in Paris, France expired 3-14-2004 in Los Angeles, California   age 83   cause: complications from stroke

Mongol conquerer  Genghis Khan   grandfather of Kublai Khan; his tomb may have been discovered near Batshireet, Hentii Province, Mongolia ¤ aka: Temujin  born on --1162 in Mongolia expired 8-18-1227 in Kharakhoto, Mongolia   age 65   cause: fall from horse and/or battle wounds

former Yamaha president (1950-92)  Genichi Kawakami   son of company founder born on 1-30-1912 in Hama Kita, Japan expired 5-25-2002 in Hamamatsu, Japan   age 90

lawyer turned stage and movie actor  Leo Genn   played first mate Starbuck in Moby Dick (1956) born on 8-9-1905 in London, England expired 1-26-1978 in London, England   age 72   cause: heart attack

choreographer  Peter Gennaro   1977 Tony for choreography of Annie born on 11-23-1919 in Metairie, Louisiana expired 9-28-2000 in New York, New York   age 80

murder victim  Kitty Genovese   her screams for help were ignored born on --1935 expired 3-13-1964 in New York, New York   age 28   cause: stabbed to death

John Anthony Genzale   member of the New York Dolls rock band ¤ aka: "Johnny Thunder"  born on 7-15-1952 expired 4-22-1991   age 38

former Montreal hockey player (1950-68)  Bernard André Joseph "Bernie" Geoffrion   original slap shot specialist ¤ aka: "Boom Boom"  born on 2-14-1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada expired 3-11-2006 in Atlanta, Georgia   age 75   cause: stomach cancer AKS: Andre Geoffrian

defrocked pedophile priest  John J. Geoghan   accused of having molested over 100 boys born on 6-4-1935 expired 8-23-2003 in Shirley, Massachusetts   age 68   cause: murdered ;strangled

English King (1714-1727)  George I   great-grandson of James I; first monarch of the House of Hannover born on 5-28-1660 in Hannover, Prussia expired 6-12-1727 in Osnabrück, Hannover, Prussia   age 67

English King (1727-1760)  George II   son of George I ¤ born: George Augustus Hannover  born on 11-10-1683 in Herrenhausen Palace, Prussia expired 10-25-1760 in London, England   age 76

mentally ill British king (1760-1820)  George III   grandson of George II; his repressive policies lost the American colonies ¤ George William Frederick Hanover  born on 6-4-1738 in London, England expired 1-29-1820 in Windsor, England   age 81

British king (1820-1830)  George IV   son of George III born on 8-12-1762 in London, England expired 6-25-1830 in Windsor, England   age 67

British King (1910-36)  George V   son of Edward VII; grandson of Queen Victoria; father of Edward VIII and George VI; name of house changed during World War I (1917) to disassociate the British monarchy from the German monarchy ¤ full name: George Frederick Ernest Albert Saxe-Coburg/Windsor  born on 6-3-1865 in London, England expired 1-20-1936 in Sandringham, Norfolk, England   age 70

British monarch (1936-52)  King George VI   son of George V; husband of Elizabeth; father of Queen Elizabeth II ¤ full name: Albert Frederick George Arthur Windsor  born on 12-14-1895 in Sandringham, Norfolk, England expired 2-6-1952 in Sandringham, Norfolk, England   age 56

actor  Anthony George   played Agent Cam Allison on The Untouchables (1960) & Don Corey on Checkmate (1960-62) ¤ born: Octavio Gabriel George  born on 1-29-1921 in Endicott, New York expired 3-16-2005 in Los Angeles, California   age 84   cause: complications from lung disease

character actor Chief  Dan George   was chief of the Burrard tribe (1951-63); appeared in Little Big Man as Old Lodge Skins born on 6-24-1899 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada expired 9-23-1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   age 82

film actor  Heinrich George   played worker foreman Grot in Metropolis (1927), Franz Biberkopf in Berlin Alexanderplatz (1931) & Bürgemeister Nettelbeck in Kolberg (1945); too chummy with Nazi filmmakers, arrest by Soviets after the war and interned in Sachsenhausen concentration camp ¤ born: Georg August Friedrich Hermann Schulz  born on 10-9-1893 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany expired 9-26-1946 in Oranienburg, Germany   age 52   cause: starvation; complications from appendicitis surgery

Little Feat founder/leader  Lowell George born on 4-13-1945 in Hollywood, California expired 6-29-1979 in Arlington, Virginia   age 34   cause: heart attack

writer  Peter Bryan George   wrote Two Hours to Doom (1958; U.S. title: Red Alert); it was the basis for Dr. Strangelove (1964; he co-authored the screenplay); received a 1966 Hugo Award ¤ pen name: Peter Bryant  born on 3-26-1924 in Treorchy, Wales expired 6-1-1966 in Hastings, East Sussex, England   age 42   cause: suicide

insult tv talk show host  Wally George   put his guests in the "Hot Seat"; father of Debecca DeMornay ¤ born: George Walter Pearch  born on 12-4-1931 in Oakland, California expired 10-5-2003 in Fountain Valley, California   age 71   cause: pneumonia; cancer

Grand Duchess  Georgievna Leonida Bagration-Moukhranskaya   widow of Grand Duke Vladimir Cyrillovich (titular Czar of Russia) born on 10-6-1914 expired 5-23-2010 in Madrid, Spain   age 95    Contest Selectors 2007 KLS 3.2% 2008 KLS 3.1% 2009 KLS 3.3% 2010 KLS 3.7%    Scored 5.5000 solo points AKS: b.9/23/1914 old style

pro baseball's first female umpire  Bernice Gera born on 6-15-1931 in Ernest, Pennsylvania expired 9-23-1992   age 61

(briefly) Albanian  Queen Geraldine I   wife of Zog I; mother of Leka I ¤ title: Countess Apponyi von Nagy-Appony  born on 8-6-1915 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary expired 10-22-2002 in Tirana, Albania   age 87 AKS: Geraldina

Playboy March 1967 Playmate of Month  Fran Gerard ¤ born: Frances Anna Camuglia  born on 3-23-1948 in Staten Island, New York, New York expired 5-30-1985 in Fountain Valley, California   age 37

company heir  Daniel F. Gerber   joined Freemont Canning Company (1912); started making baby food in 1920s; changed company name to Gerber Products Company (1943) born on 5-6-1898 expired 3-16-1974 in Fremont, Michigan   age 75

tv producer  David Gerber   was executive producer of programs such as Nanny and the Professor, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Police Story and it's spinoff Police Woman born on 7-25-1923 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 1-2-2010 in Los Angeles, California   age 86   cause: heart failure

Freemont Canning Company founder  Frank Daniel Gerber born on 5-6-1873 in Freemont, Michigan expired 10-7-1952 in Fremont, Michigan   age 79

former Marvel cartoonist  Stephen Ross "Steve" Gerber   created Howard the Duck; wrote script for Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Contagion" (1989; the Ikonian computer virus nearly blows-up the Enterprise); died awaiting lung transplant born on 9-20-1947 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 2-10-2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 60   cause: pneumonia; pulmonary fibrosis

conductor & classical record producer  Charles Allan Gerhardt   conducted the definitive recording of Howard Hanson's Symphony No. 2 ("Romantic") born on 2-6-1927 in Detroit, Michigan expired 2-22-1999 in Redding, California   age 72   cause: complications from surgery; brain cancer

politician  Manfred Gerlach   was the last head-of-state for East Germany (1989-90) born on 5-8-1928 in Leipzig, Germany expired 10-17-2011 in Berlin, Germany   age 83

topless/thong bathing suit designer (1964)  Rudolfi "Rudi" Gernreich born on 8-8-1922 in Vienna, Austria expired 4-21-1985 in Los Angeles, California   age 62   cause: lung cancer

author, editor, publisher  Hugo Gernsback   created the pulp magazine Amazing Stories (1926); coined the term "science fiction" (1929); described radar 35 years before its invention; namesake of the science fiction Hugo Awards born on 8-16-1884 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg expired 8-19-1967 in New York, New York   age 83

Chiricahua Apache  Chief Geronimo   son of Chal-o-Row; surrendered in 1888 born on 6-??-1829 in Arizona expired 2-17-1909 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma   age 79   cause: pneumonia

Baylor U plastic surgery resident Dr.  Frank J. Gerow   co-inventor of the silicone gel breast implant; had a drinking problem; a highly fictionalized account of the implant story was told in the HBO movie Breast Men (1998) born on 11-5-1929 in Canada expired 7-15-1993   age 63   cause: cerebral hemorrhage

Massachusetts political hack, Declaration of Independence signer & Madison 2nd term vice president (1813-14)  Elbridge Gerry   notorious for eponymous convoluted district boundary constructions --- when one particularly familiarly-shaped district was compared to a salamander a respondent said "That's not a salamander, its a Gerry-mander," and the term stuck born on 7-17-1744 in Marblehead, Massachusetts expired 11-23-1814 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 70

lyricist/playwright  Leonard Gershe   wrote screenplays for Funny Face (1957) & Silk Stockings (1957); wrote Butterflies Are Free play & screenplay (1968/72) based upon the experiences of Harold Krents born on 6-10-1922 in New York, New York expired 3-9-2002 in Beverly Hills, California   age 79   cause: complications from stroke

composer  Arthur Gershwin   brother of George, Ira & Frances born on 3-14-1900 in New York, New York expired 11-19-1981 in New York, New York   age 81

famed Broadway and classical composer  George Gershwin   wrote Porgy and Bess (1935), Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris; received first Pulitzer prize in music for Of Thee I Sing (1931); brother of Arthur, Ira & Frances ¤ born: Jacob Gershovitz  born on 9-26-1898 in New York, New York expired 7-11-1937 in Hollywood, California   age 38   cause: brain tumor

composer  Ira Gershwin   brother of Arthur, George & Frances ¤ born: Israel Gershovitz  born on 12-6-1896 in New York, New York expired 8-17-1983 in Beverly Hills, California   age 86    Contest Selectors 1979 DO, JW 15.4% 1980 DO, JW, RR 18.8%

Ira's widow  Leonore S. Gershwin born on 10-3-1900 expired 8-20-1991   age 90

actress  Betty Lou Gerson   narrated Cinderella (1961); voiced Cruella DeVil in 101 Dalmatians (1961) ¤ Mrs. Lou Lauria  born on 4-19-1914 in Chattanooga, Tennessee expired 1-12-1999 in Los Angeles, California   age 84   cause: stroke

oscar-winning film editor  Harry W. Gerstad   won two Academy Awards for Champion (1949) & High Noon (1952; shared); also edited The Five Thousand Fingers of Dr. T (1953), Adventures of Superman tv series (1953-54; also directed 1955-57), Highway Patrol (1955; also directing) & Batman tv series ¤ born: Harry Donald Gerstad  born on 6-11-1909 expired 7-17-2002 in Palm Springs, California   age 93

Dr.  Charles W. Gerstenberg   co-founded Prentice-Hall publishing house expired 9-15-1948 in Setauket, New York   age 66

former GM chairman/CEO (1972-74)  Richard C. Gerstenberg born on 11-24-1909 in Little Falls, New York expired 7-11-2002 in Paradise Valley, Arizona   age 92

attorney  Elmer H. Gertz   got Nathan Leopold parole; sucessssfully defended Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer against obscenity charges born on 9-14-1906 expired 4-27-2000 in Chicago, Illinois   age 93

retired "composer"  Irving Gertz   scored such cinematic opuses as It Came From Outer Space (1953), The Creature Walks Among Us (1956), The Monolith Monsters (1957), The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), The Deadly Mantis (1957), The Alligator People (1959), and tv episodes of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) & Land of the Giants (1968) born on 5-19-1915 in Providence, Rhode Island expired 11-14-2008 in Los Angeles, California   age 93

1970's tennis star  Vitas Gerulaitis born on 7-26-1954 in New York, New York expired 9-18-1994   age 40

U.S. District judge  Gerhard Alden Gesell   issued several key Watergate rulings, tried the burglars of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office & the issued original Pentagon Papers ruling (affirmed by appeals court judge Gurfein) born on 6-16-1910 in Los Angeles, California expired 2-19-1993   age 82

composer/lyracist  Clark Gesner   wrote music for You're A Good Man Charlie Brown off-broadway show (opened 3/7/1967); also wrote music for Captain Kangaroo show born on 3-27-1938 in Augusta, Maine expired 7-23-2002 in New York, New York   age 64   cause: heart attack

Aerospace Corp. inventor Dr.  Ivan Alexander Getting   conceived of the Global Positioning System (GPS) born on 1-18-1912 in New York, New York expired 10-11-2003 in Coronado, California   age 91

Golden Girls actress  Estelle Getty   widow of Arthur Gettleman ¤ née: Scher  born on 7-25-1923 in Manhattan, New York, New York expired 7-22-2008 in Hollywood, California   age 84   cause: Lewy body disease    Contest Selectors 2002 JEDS 9.1% 2003 DTM 5.6% 2004 DTM, LMLD 11.1% 2005 DTM, FA, MOT, PCD, WORM 21.7% 2006 DTM, HH, LMLD, MOT, PCD, RIE, RR, TFM, WEP 30.0% 2007 ABRA, DTM, LMLD, MOT, PCD, PUD, RIE, RPRM, RR, TFM, WEP, 4GUE 38.7% 2008 BYE, DTM, GAS, KLS, MORB, NFG, OED, OIE, PCD, RIE, RR, SBAP, TFM, WEP, 4GUE 46.9%    Scored 4.1002 points AKS: Estell Estele Estel

oil billionaire  Jean Paul Getty Sr.   at one time considered the world's richest individual; wrote a series of articles for Playboy magazine (1961-63) born on 12-15-1892 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 6-6-1976 in Sutton Place, Surrey, England   age 83   cause: heart attack

John Paul Getty Jr. born on 9-7-1932 expired 4-17-2003 in London, England   age 70   cause: chest infection

John Paul (Jean) Getty III   was kidnapped back in 1973 & held for ransom (lost an ear); father of Bathazar Getty; suffered stroke that left him paralyzed & blind (1981) born on 11-4-1956 expired 2-6-2011 in Buckinghamshire, England   age 54    Contest Selectors 2008 KLS 3.1% 2009 KLS 3.3% 2010 KLS 3.7%

saxophone artist  Stan Getz ¤ real name: Stanley Gayetzby  born on 2-2-1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 6-6-1991   age 64

Carrozzeria Ghia founder  Giacinto Ghia born on 9-18-1887 in Turin, Italy expired 2-21-1944 in Turin, Italy   age 56

operatic bass  Nicolai Ghiarov born on 9-13-1929 in Velingrad, Bulgaria expired 6-2-2004 in Modena, Italy   age 74   cause: heart attack; kidney disease

Sainted Catholic Church leader (1566-1572)  Michele Ghisleri   elected 226th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church January 7, 1566 ¤ Pope Pius V  born on 1-17-1504 in Bosco, Lombardi expired 5-1-1572 in Rome, Italy   age 68

character actress  Alice Margaret Ghostley   won Tony Award as Best Feature Actress in The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window; played bumbling housekeeper Esmeralda on Bewitched (1966-72) & Bernice on Designing Women (1987-93) ¤ Mrs. Felice Orlandi  born on 8-14-1923 in Eve, Misouri expired 9-21-2007 in Studio City, California   age 84   cause: colon cancer; strokes    Contest Selectors 2002 CMH 9.1% AKS: Ghostly Ghostlie

ex-Iranian foreign minister (1979-82)  Sadegh Ghotbzadeh   allegedly plotted to overthrow the Ayatollah born on --1935 in Tehran, Iran expired 9-15-1982 in Tehran, Iran   age 47   cause: executed    Contest Selectors 1980 DW, EK, HA 18.8%

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