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Actors and Actresses - Stage and Real Names

January 14 - Teddy Pendergrass, R&B Singer - ("Turn Off the Lights" and "Love TKO,") age 59

January 22 - James Mitchell, Actor, dancer - Palmer Cortlandt on "All My Children" for 30 years - age 89

January 22 - Jean Simmons, Actress, starred in The Robe, Spartacus, Guys and Dolls and others - age 80

January 24 - Pernell Roberts Actor - Adam Cartwright on "Bonanza" '59 - '65 and Dr John McIntyre on "Trapper John"

January 27 - JD Salinger, Writer & recluse - wrote "Catcher In The Rye" in 1951 - age 91

February 3 - Francis Reid, Actress - was Alice Horton on "The Days Of Our Lives" from 1965 to 2007 - age 95

February 8 - Robert Hoy, Actor / stuntman - appeared in High Chaparral and numerous other TV shows - age 82

February 9 - Walter Fredrick Morrison, Inventor - was responsible for the greatest recreational item ever - THE FRISBEE - age 90

February 10 - Charles Wilson, Politician - 12 term Congressman who led a behind the scenes war in Afghanistan against the Soviets - age 76

February 17 - Kathryn Grayson, Actress / Operatic Singer - starred in musicals like Anchors Aweigh, Showboat, Kiss Me Kate and others- age 88

February 20 - Alexander Haig, Career Military - retired as Four Star General, then served in several assignments for President's Reagan, Ford and Nixon

March 3 - Nan Martin, Actress, known for strong roles, recurring part on the Drew Carey Show

March 10 - Corey Haim Actor, roles in the '80's in Lucas, Lost Boys and others

March 11 - Merlin Olsen NFL Player/ actor/ broadcaster, 15 years with the LA Rams, acted in Little House on the Prairie and NBC Sports

March 14 - Peter Graves Actor, Mission Impossible, Airplane's I & II, brother of James Arness (Gunsmoke)










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