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Entertainment Industry Politicians in Iowa

Guy Mark Gillette (1879-1973) — also known as Guy M. Gillette — of Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa. Born in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, February 3, 1879. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; farmer; lawyer; Cherokee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-09; member of Iowa state senate, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1922; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1936-45, 1949-55; defeated, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary. Actor in cameo role in the 1962 movie Advise & Consent. Died in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, March 3, 1973 (age 94 years, 28 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Frederick Lawrence Grandy (b. 1948) — also known as Fred Grandy — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. Born in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, June 29, 1948. Republican. Professional actor, 1973-86, best known for his role as "Gopher" in the 1977-86 television series "The Love Boat"; U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1987-95 (6th District 1987-93, 5th District 1993-95); candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1994. Episcopalian. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Married 1969 to Jan Gough; married 1987 to Catherine Mann.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile   Karen Morley (1909-2003) — also known as Mildred Linton — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, December 12, 1909. Actress; her career ended in 1947, when she was blacklisted as a suspected Communist; American Labor candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1954. Female. Died, from pneumonia, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 8, 2003 (age 93 years, 86 days). Cremated; ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.   Relatives: Married, November 5, 1932, to Charles Vidor; married 1943 to Lloyd Gough.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Jeffrey M. Smith (b. 1958) — of Iowa. Born in New York, 1958. Natural Law candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1998; film producer and director. Still living as of 2021.   See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Encyclopedia of American Loons

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