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Entertainment Industry Politicians in Nebraska

John Bird Finch (1852-1887) — also known as John B. Finch — of Nebraska; Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Lincklaen, Chenango County, N.Y., March 17, 1852. Orator; Chairman of Prohibition National Committee, 1884-87. Member, Good Templars. Died, in the Eastern Railroad Depot, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 3, 1887 (age 35 years, 200 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.   Relatives: Married to Uretta Lemira Coy and Frances E. Manchester.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: American Prohibition Year Book 1910 Harold Clayton Lloyd (1893-1971) — also known as Harold Lloyd — of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Burchard, Pawnee County, Neb., April 20, 1893. Republican. Actor, comedian, film producer; appeared in over 200 motion pictures; one of the founders, in 1927, of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1948, 1952. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Lost two fingers in a 1919 accident. Died, of prostate cancer, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 8, 1971 (age 77 years, 322 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of James Darsie Lloyd and Sarah Elizabeth (Fraser) Lloyd; married 1923 to Mildred Davis.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile   Image source: Time Magazine, July 25, 1949   Angelo Salvatore Rossitto (1908-1991) — also known as Angie Rossitto; "Little Mo"; "Angelino" — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., February 18, 1908. Operated a newspaper stand in Hollywood; film actor active for sixty years; candidate in primary for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1941. Italian ancestry. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 21, 1991 (age 83 years, 215 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.   Epitaph: "Beloved father and grandfather."   See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail Samuel William Yorty (1909-1998) — also known as Samuel W. Yorty; Sam Yorty; "Traveling Sam" — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., October 1, 1909. Democrat. Member of California state assembly, 1936, 1948; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1940 (primary), 1954; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from California, 1951-55 (14th District 1951-53, 26th District 1953-55); mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1961-73; defeated, 1945, 1973, 1981; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972; talk show host. Died of pneumonia, following a stroke, in Studio City, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 5, 1998 (age 88 years, 247 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.   Relatives: Son of Frank Patrick Yorty and Johanna (Egan) Yorty; married, December 1, 1938, to Elizabeth 'Betts' Hasel.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Image source: Time Magazine, March 23, 1962

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