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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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