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  Bert Leigh Acker (1882-1960) — also known as Bert L. Acker; Adelbert Leigh Acker — of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 21, 1882. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida; candidate for U.S. Representative from Florida 4th District, 1940, 1942; candidate for Governor of Florida, 1944, 1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1948, 1952. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose. Actor in two silent movies, 1919-20. Died, from heart disease, in a hospital at Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., March 7, 1960 (age 77 years, 168 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Oscar J. Acker and Sarah E. Acker; married to Virginia E. Sistrunk.
  See also Internet Movie Database profile
  George W. Alger (1872-1967) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., November 12, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930 (Republican), 1932 (Independent); labor arbitrator; impartial chairman of garment industry labor relations, 1931-35; state commissioner to investigate mortgage guarantee companies in 1930s; special master directing reorganization of the R.K.O. movie company, 1937 member and chair of Motion Picture Appeal Board, 1941 member, President's Loyalty Review Board after World War II. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 19, 1967 (age 94 years, 158 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles J. Alger and Harriot (Murdoch) Alger; married, August 20, 1903, to Grace E. Drew.
  Edward Arnold (1890-1956) — also known as Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider — of Encino, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 18, 1890. Republican. Actor; appeared in more than 150 movies, most during 1932-56; president, Screen Actors Guild, 1940-42; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. German ancestry. Member, Screen Actors Guild. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Encino, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 26, 1956 (age 66 years, 68 days). Interment at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, San Fernando, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Carl Schneider and Elizabeth (Ohse) Schneider; married 1917 to Harriet Marshall; married 1929 to Olive Emerson; married 1951 to Cleo McLain.
  Epitaph: "He is not dead - He is just away."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Elmer Austin (1877-1942) — also known as Albert E. Austin — of Sound Beach, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn.; Old Greenwich, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Medway, Norfolk County, Mass., November 15, 1877. Republican. Physician; orator; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Greenwich, 1917-18, 1921-22; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1939-41; defeated, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons. Died in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn., January 26, 1942 (age 64 years, 72 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Anne Tyrell Christy; married, May 17, 1919, to Anne Clara Snyder; married, September 3, 1939, to Lillian V. Lounsbury; step-father of Clare Boothe Luce.
  Cross-reference: Albert P. Morano
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn., June 24, 1813. Republican. Minister; orator; abolitionist; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1867; in 1872, he was accused of an adulterous affair with Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton, the wife of a friend of his; Beecher's church conducted an investigation and declared him innocent; in 1874, Elizabeth Tilton's husband Theodore sued Beecher; a highly-publicized months-long trial took place in 1875; the jury was unable to reach a verdit. Presbyterian; later Congregationalist. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 8, 1887 (age 73 years, 257 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; memorial monument at Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Lyman Beecher and Roxana Ward (Foote) Beecher; brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe; married, August 3, 1837, to Eunice White Bullard; uncle of George Buckingham Beecher; second cousin twice removed of Jonathan Elmer, Ebenezer Elmer and Eli Elmer; second cousin thrice removed of Erastus Wolcott and Oliver Wolcott Sr.; third cousin of Leveret Brainard; third cousin once removed of Amaziah Brainard and Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer; third cousin twice removed of Oliver Wolcott Jr., Roger Griswold, John Allen, Frederick Wolcott, Walter Keene Linscott, Sidney Smythe Linscott and Frances Payne Bolton; third cousin thrice removed of Aaron Kellogg, Daniel Chapin and Oliver Payne Bolton; fourth cousin of Ambrose Tuttle, Joseph H. Elmer and George Frederick Stone; fourth cousin once removed of Gaylord Griswold, Luther Walter Badger, Daniel Kellogg, Gideon Hotchkiss, Asahel Augustus Hotchkiss, John William Allen, Julius Hotchkiss, Giles Waldo Hotchkiss, Charles Francis Chidsey, Ernest Harvey Woodford and Samuel Russell Chidsey.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Eastman family; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Henry W. Beecher
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Ward Beecher (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sol Bloom (1870-1949) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., March 9, 1870. Democrat. Play producer; entertainment manager; songwriter; furniture business; real estate business; U.S. Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45, 20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Redmen. Died, from a heart attack, in the U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 7, 1949 (age 78 years, 363 days). Interment at Mt. Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom; married 1897 to Evelyn Hechheimer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Bessie Allison Buchanan (1902-1980) — also known as Bessie A. Buchanan — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 7, 1902. Democrat. Actress; member of New York state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1955-62; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956. Female. Episcopalian. African ancestry. Member, Screen Actors Guild; Urban League. First Black woman member of the New York legislature. Died in September, 1980 (age 78 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Charles P. Buchanan.
Peggy Cass Peggy Cass (1924-1999) — also known as Margaret Mary Cass — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 21, 1924. Democrat. Actor; comedian; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972. Female. Died, from heart failure, in Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 8, 1999 (age 74 years, 291 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Church of the Ascension, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Daughter of Raymond James Cass and Margaret Gertrude (McLaughlin) Cass; married 1979 to Eugene Michael Feeney.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Playbill, March 10, 1999
  Randolph A. Credico (b. 1954) — also known as Randy Credico — Born in Pomona, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 5, 1954. Comedian; Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 2010; candidate in Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 2013; candidate in Democratic primary for Governor of New York, 2014. Still living as of 2014.
  See also Wikipedia article
George W. Curtis George William Curtis (b. 1824) — also known as George W. Curtis — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., February 24, 1824. Republican. Author; orator; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1860, 1884; principal editor, Harper's Weekly; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of James Burrill Jr..
  Political family: Arnold family of Providence, Rhode Island (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)
  Tony Curtis (1925-2010) — also known as Bernard Herschel Schwartz — of Henderson, Clark County, Nev. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 3, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; actor; honored guest, Democratic National Convention, 1960. Jewish. Hungarian ancestry. Died, from cardiac arrest while suffering from COPD and asthma, in Henderson, Clark County, Nev., September 29, 2010 (age 85 years, 118 days). Interment at Palm Memorial Park - Green Valley, Las Vegas, Nev.
  Relatives: Son of Emanuel Curtis and Helen (Klein) Curtis; married, February 8, 1963, to Christine Kaufmann; married, April 20, 1968, to Leslie Allen; married 1984 to Andrea Savio; married, February 28, 1993, to Lisa Deutsch; married, November 6, 1998, to Jill Vandenberg; married, June 4, 1951, to Janet Leigh.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990) — also known as Samuel George Davis — Born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 8, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; singer; dancer; actor; injured in an automobile accident in 1954, and lost his left eye; honored guest, Democratic National Convention, 1960. Jewish. African and Cuban ancestry. Received the Spingarn Medal in 1968. Died, from complications of throat cancer, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 16, 1990 (age 64 years, 159 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel George Davis and Elvera (Sanchez) Davis; married, January 10, 1958, to Loray White; married, November 13, 1960, to May Britt; married, May 11, 1970, to Altovise Gore.
  Epitaph: "The Entertainer -- He Did It All"
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Kenneth Dornan (b. 1933) — also known as Bob Dornan; "B-1 Bob" — of Garden Grove, Orange County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 3, 1933. Republican. Broadcaster, journalist, television producer; won two Emmy awards for his television show; appeared in several movies including The Starfighters, To The Shores of Hell, and Hell on Wheels; candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1976, 1992; U.S. Representative from California, 1977-83, 1985-97 (27th District 1977-83, 38th District 1985-93, 46th District 1993-97); defeated, 1996, 1998; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1982; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1996. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married 1955 to Sallie Hansen; father of Mark Dornan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) — also known as Helen Gahagan; "The Pink Lady" — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Boonton, Morris County, N.J., November 25, 1900. Actress and opera singer, 1922-38; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (speaker), 1948; vice-chair of California Democratic Party, 1941-42; U.S. Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent). Female. Scottish and Irish ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died, of cancer, in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 28, 1980 (age 79 years, 216 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Walter Hamer Gahagan and Lillian Rose (Mussen) Gahagan; married, April 5, 1931, to Melvyn Douglas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) — also known as Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., April 5, 1901. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Actor, producer, director of many motion pictures; worked in radio, television, and Broadway. Jewish and Scottish ancestry. Member, Screen Actors Guild; Americans for Democratic Action; American Civil Liberties Union. Died, of pneumonia and cardiac complications, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 4, 1981 (age 80 years, 121 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Edouard G. Hesselberg and Lena (Shackelford) Hesselberg; married, April 5, 1931, to Helen Gahagan.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Gerard T. Doyle (b. 1956) — also known as Jerry Doyle — of California. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 16, 1956. Republican. Corporate jet pilot; actor in films and television series; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 24th District, 2000. Still living as of 2014.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Robin Chandler Duke (1923-2016) — also known as Grace Esther Tippett; Robin Chandler — of New York. Born in Baltimore, Md., October 13, 1923. Democrat. Model; journalist; stockbroker; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 2000-01. Female. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., February 6, 2016 (age 92 years, 116 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Carolina Memorial Park, North Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Daughter of Richard Edgar Tippett and Esther (Chandler) Tippett; married 1962 to Angier Biddle Duke; married 1946 to Jeffrey Lynn.
  Political families: Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Umstead-Grimmet-Byrd family of Durham, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mitchell L. Erlanger (c.1857-1940) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., about 1857. Democrat. Lawyer; New York County Sheriff, 1904; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-27; president, A. L. Erlanger Amusement Enterprises, and stage producer. Jewish. Member, Freemasons. Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 30, 1940 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Leopold Erlanger and Regina Erlanger; married 1932 to Janet Nordenshield.
  Barry M. Farber (b. 1930) — also known as Barry Farber — of New York. Born in Baltimore, Md., 1930. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1970; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1977; writer; talk show host. Jewish. Still living as of 2012.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Millicent Hammond Fenwick (1910-1992) — also known as Millicent Fenwick — of Bernardsville, Somerset County, N.J. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., February 25, 1910. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1960; member of New Jersey state house of assembly District 8, 1970-72; resigned 1972; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1975-83; member of New Jersey Republican State Committee, 1976; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1982. Female. Model for Lacey Davenport in the Doonesbury comic strip. Died in Bernardsville, Somerset County, N.J., September 16, 1992 (age 82 years, 204 days). Interment at St. Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
  Relatives: Daughter of Ogden Haggerty Hammond and Mary Picton Stevens Hammond; sister of Ogden H. Hammond Jr.; great-granddaughter of Nathaniel Wolfe; third great-granddaughter of John Stevens; fourth great-granddaughter of John Bubenheim Bayard; second cousin of Archibald Stevens Alexander.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Roosevelt family of New York; Hammond-Stevens family of Bernardsville, New Jersey (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
John B. Finch 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
  Anthony Franciosa (1928-2006) — also known as Tony Franciosa; Anthony George Papaleo — of Brentwood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 25, 1928. Democrat. Actor; hit and kicked a press photographer at the Los Angeles Civic Center on April 19, 1957; arrested for assault, pleaded guilty, served to ten days in jail, and fined $250; honored guest, Democratic National Convention, 1960. Italian ancestry. Suffered a stroke, and died a few days later, in UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 19, 2006 (age 77 years, 86 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, May 4, 1957, to Shelley Winters; married 1952 to Beatrice Bakalyar; married, December 31, 1961, to Judith (Balaban) Kanter; married, November 29, 1970, to Rita Theil.
  See also NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alan Stuart Franken (b. 1951) — also known as Al Franken; "Stuart Smalley" — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 21, 1951. Democrat. Comedian; author; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 2009-18; resigned 2018; in November 2017, Leeann Tweeden alleged that Franken had forcibly kissed her on a 2006 USO tour; Franken was also photographed appearing to place his hands on or near her breasts; other women made similar allegations; resigned from the Senate in January. Jewish. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph P. Franken and Phoebe (Kunst) Franken; married, October 2, 1975, to Franni Bryson.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Dorothy Frooks (1896-1997) — of New York. Born February 12, 1896. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1920 (Prohibition, 27th District), 1934 (Law Preservation, at-large); Conservative candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1966. Female. Suffragette; appeared in the movie Reds (1981). Died April 13, 1997 (age 101 years, 60 days). Interment at Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, Long Island, N.Y.
  Vincent Gallo (b. 1962) — Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., April 11, 1962. Republican. Rock musician; movie actor/director; artist; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2004. Italian ancestry. Still living as of 2006.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Marilyn Hare (1923-1981) — Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., October 13, 1923. Democrat. Singer; actress; honored guest, Democratic National Convention, 1960. Female. Died, from cancer, in a hospital at Encino, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 9, 1981 (age 57 years, 361 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Daughter of Thomas Ernest 'Ernie' Hare.
  See also Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) — also known as "The Chief" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., April 29, 1863. Newspaper publishing magnate; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1903-07; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1904; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1905 (Municipal Ownership), 1909; Democratic candidate for Governor of New York, 1906; Independence League candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1910; movie producer in 1915-21; the film Citizen Kane is based on his life. Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 14, 1951 (age 88 years, 107 days). Entombed at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of George Hearst and Phoebe (Apperson) Hearst; married, April 28, 1903, to Millicent Veronica Willson.
  Cross-reference: John F. Neylan — Clarence J. Shearn
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about William Randolph Hearst: David Nasaw, The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
  Image source: Time Magazine, August 15, 1927
  George Albert Jessel (1898-1981) — also known as George Jessel; "Toastmaster General of the United States" — Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx County), N.Y., April 3, 1898. Democrat. Actor; songwriter; movie producer; honored guest, Democratic National Convention, 1960. Jewish. Died, from a heart attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 23, 1981 (age 83 years, 50 days). Entombed at Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, May 22, 1923, to Florence Courtney; married, April 23, 1934, to Norma Talmadge; married, April 13, 1940, to Lois Andrews.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Allan Jones (1907-1992) — also known as Theodore Allen Jones — Born in Moosic, Lackawanna County, Pa., October 14, 1907. Republican. Actor; singer; performed, Republican National Convention, 1952. Died, from lung cancer, in Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 27, 1992 (age 84 years, 257 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Henry Jones and Elizabeth (Allen) Jones; married, April 27, 1929, to Marjorie Annette Bull; married, June 26, 1936, to Irene Hervey; married, December 27, 1957, to Mary (Florsheim) Picking; married 1967 to Esther Marie Villavicienzio.
  See also NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) — also known as Joseph P. Kennedy; Joe Kennedy — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass.; Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 6, 1888. Supervisor of the shipyard at Quincy, Mass.; banker; stockbroker; owner and financier of movie studios in the 1920s; organized the merger that created Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) in 1928; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1934-35; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1938-40. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, of complications from a stroke, in Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., November 18, 1969 (age 81 years, 73 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929); married, October 7, 1914, to Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (daughter of John Francis Fitzgerald); father of Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy (who married Jaqueline Lee Bouvier), Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia Kennedy Lawford (who married Peter Lawford), Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; grandfather of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (born 1967).
  Political family: Kennedy family.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Richard J. Whalen, The Founding Father : The Story of Joseph P. Kennedy, A Study in Power, Wealth, and Family Ambition
  Critical books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Ronald Kessler, The Sins of the Father : Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded — Ted Schwarz, Joseph P. Kennedy : The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman, and the Making of an American Myth
  Phyllis Kirk (1927-2006) — also known as Phyllis Kirkegaard — Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 18, 1927. Democrat. Actress; honored guest, Democratic National Convention, 1960. Female. Danish ancestry. Died, from a cerebral aneurysm, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 19, 2006 (age 79 years, 31 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Warren Vollman Bush.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Orin Lehman (1920-2008) — also known as "Father Nature" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born January 14, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; injured during the Battle of the Bulge and lost a leg; newspaper publisher; chairman, Colgreen Broadcasting Group, owner of radio stations; founder, Just One Break, Inc., not-for-profit employment service for people with disabilities; campaign manager, John J. Burns for Lieutenant Governor, 1962; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1966; producer of several popular off-Broadway plays; New York State Commissioner of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, 1975-93. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee; Council on Foreign Relations; Urban League; NAACP. Died, of pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 22, 2008 (age 88 years, 39 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Allan Sigmund Lehman and Evelyn 'Eve' (Schiffer) Lehman; married, July 23, 1962, to Jane (Bagley) Long; married, October 24, 1970, to Wendy Vanderbilt (niece of William Henry Vanderbilt III); grandnephew of Herbert Henry Lehman.
  Political families: Whitney-Nye-Lincoln-Hay family of Massachusetts; Vanderbilt-Tuck-Pickering-Webster family; Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina; Morgenthau-Lehman family of New York City, New York; Vanderbilt-Colby-Burden-French family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Albert Lewis (1923-2006) — also known as Al Lewis; Albert Meister; "Grampa"; "Grandpa" — of Roosevelt Island, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 30, 1923. Green. Worked as a circus performer and later as an actor; most famous role was as "Grandpa Munster" on the television comedy series The Munsters, 1964-66; owned an Italian restaurant in New York; candidate for Governor of New York, 1998; radio talk show host on WBAI-FM. Jewish. Died, in a hospital in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., February 3, 2006 (age 82 years, 279 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, November 1, 1956, to Marge Domowitz; married 1984 to Karen Ingenthron.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Tom Liddy (b. 1962) — of Chandler, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., July 20, 1962. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arizona 1st District, 2000; chair of Maricopa County Republican Party, 2003-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 2004; talk show host. Still living as of 2012.
  Relatives: Son of George Gordon Battle Liddy and Frances (Purcell) Liddy; married to Stacy Gretkowski.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
John Davis Lodge John Davis Lodge (1903-1985) — of Westport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Washington, D.C., October 20, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; professional actor in 1933-40, appearing in movies such as Little Women, The Scarlet Empress, The Little Colonel, and In Like Flint; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1947-51; Governor of Connecticut, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1952 (speaker), 1960; U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1955-61; Argentina, 1969-73; Switzerland, 1983-85; candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1964; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 4th District, 1965. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Beta Kappa. Collapsed while finishing a speech to the Women's National Republican Club, and died less than an hour later at St. Clare's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 29, 1985 (age 82 years, 9 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of George Cabot 'Bay' Lodge and Mathilda Elizabeth Frelinghuysen (Davis) Lodge; brother of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.; married, July 6, 1929, to Francesca Braggiotti (brother of Dorilio Chadwick Braggiotti); aunt of Constance Lodge (who married Augustus Peabody Gardner); uncle of George Cabot Lodge; grandson of Henry Cabot Lodge and John Davis (1851-1902); grandnephew of Frederick Frelinghuysen (1848-1924); great-grandson of Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen; great-grandnephew of John Chandler Bancroft Davis and Horace Davis; second great-grandson of Elijah Hunt Mills and John Davis (1787-1854); second great-grandnephew of Theodore Frelinghuysen and George Bancroft; third great-grandson of George Cabot and Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753-1804); first cousin once removed of Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen and William Amory Gardner Minot; first cousin thrice removed of Isaac Davis; second cousin of Henry Osborne Havemeyer Frelinghuysen and Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen Jr.; second cousin once removed of Josiah Quincy and Rodney P. Frelinghuysen; second cousin twice removed of Edward Livingston Davis and Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen; third cousin once removed of Livingston Davis; third cousin thrice removed of Elisha Hunt Allen and Gouverneur Morris; fourth cousin once removed of John Lee Saltonstall.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Davis family of Massachusetts; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Campaign slogan (1950): "The Man You Can Believe."
  Campaign slogan (1954): "The Man Who Gets Things Done."
  Epitaph: "To be useful to our fellow man is a noble aspiration. A life of service is still a life well spent."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Connecticut Register and Manual 1950
  Norman Kingsley Mailer (1923-2007) — also known as Norman Mailer — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J., January 31, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; novelist, essayist, magazine editor, Hollywood screenwriter, director, and actor; among the founders of the Village Voice newspaper newspaper in New York City; in November, 1960, while drunk at a party, he stabbed and wounded his wife, Adele; he was arrested and held for psychiatric evaluation, and eventually pleaded guilty to third-degree assault; arrested and jailed in 1967 in connection with an antiwar protest; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1969. Jewish ancestry. Won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction in 1969 and for fiction in 1980. Died, from acute renal failure, in Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 10, 2007 (age 84 years, 283 days). Interment at Provincetown Cemetery, Provincetown, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Barnett 'Barney' Mailer and Fanny (Schneider) Mailer; married 1944 to Beatrice 'Bea' Silverman; married 1954 to Adele Morales; married 1962 to Jeanne Campbell; married 1963 to Beverly Bentley; married 1980 to Carol Stevens; married 1981 to Norris Church; father of Michael Mailer.
  See also NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Norman Mailer: The Executioner's Song — The Fight
  Fiction by Norman Mailer: The Deer Park — The Naked and the Dead — An American Dream — The Gospel According to the Son
  Books about Norman Mailer: Mary V. Dearborn, Mailer : A Biography — Barry H. Leeds, The Enduring Vision of Norman Mailer — Carl Rollyson, The Lives of Norman Mailer : A Biography — Jennifer Bailey, Norman Mailer: Quick Change Artist
  Critical books about Norman Mailer: Bernard Goldberg, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37)
Dudley Field Malone Dudley Field Malone (1882-1950) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Westwood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 3, 1882. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1913-17; resigned 1917; resigned to protest Wilson Administration's failure to advocate Woman Suffrage Amendment; Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of New York, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932; legal counsel for Twentieth Century-Fox movie studio; played Winston Churchill in the 1943 movie Mission to Moscow. Catholic. Famed for saying, in a speech at the Scopes trial in 1925, "I have never learned anything from any man who agreed with me." Toward the end of his life, he appeared in movies as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who he resembled. Died, from a heart attack, in Culver City Hospital, Culver City, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 5, 1950 (age 68 years, 124 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William C. Malone and Rose (McKenny) Malone; married 1908 to May O'Gorman (daughter of James Aloysius O'Gorman); married, December 14, 1921, to Doris Stevens; married, January 29, 1930, to Edna Louise Johnson.
  Political family: O'Gorman-Malone family of New York City, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Don Martin Mankiewicz (1922-2015) — also known as Don M. Mankiewicz — of East Norwich, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y.; Long Beach, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Berlin, Germany, January 30, 1922. Democrat. Novelist; screenwriter for dozens of television shows; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960 (alternate), 1972; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967. Jewish. Died, from congestive heart failure, in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 25, 2015 (age 93 years, 85 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Herman J. Mankiewicz and Sara Sulamith (Aaronson) Mankiewicz; brother of Frank Fabian Mankiewicz; married, March 26, 1946, to Ilene Thelma Korsen; married, July 1, 1972, to Carol Bell Guidi.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Anthony Dryden Marshall (1924-2014) — also known as Anthony D. Marshall; Tony Marshall; Anthony Dryden Kuser — of Providence, Providence County, R.I.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 30, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. Consul in Istanbul, as of 1958-59; U.S. Ambassador to Malagasy Republic, 1969-71; Trinidad and Tobago, 1972-73; Kenya, 1973-77; Seychelles, 1976-77; in 1971, he was accused in press reports of involvement in a supposed plot to overthrow the President, Philibert Tsiranana; the Malagasy government declared him persona non grata, and expelled him fron the country; theatrical producer; guardian of his ailing mother, Brooke Astor; alleged to have diverted millions of dollars to his own theatrical productions, and removed works of art from her apartment; his son Philip sued, alleging abuse and demanding his removal as guardian; an independent investigation found no evidence for abuse, but revealed financial misconduct; indicted in 2007, and tried on 16 charges in 2009; the trial lasted six months; ultimately convicted and sentenced to one to three years in prison; served eight weeks and was released on medical parole. Member, Rotary. Died, at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 30, 2014 (age 90 years, 184 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Step-son of Charles H. Marshall and Vincent Astor; son of John Dryden Kuser and Brooke (Russell) Marshall; married, July 26, 1947, to Elizabeth Cynthia Cryan; married, December 29, 1962, to Thelma Hoegnell; married 1992 to Charlene (Tyler) Gilbert; great-grandson of John Fairfield Dryden.
  Political family: Dryden-Marshall family of New York City, New York.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Anthony D. Marshall: Meryl Gordon, Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach
  Lee Marvin (1924-1987) — of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 19, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; actor; honored guest, Democratic National Convention, 1960. Died, from a heart attack, in Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., August 29, 1987 (age 63 years, 191 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Presumably named for: Robert E. Lee
  Relatives: Son of Lamont Waltman 'Monty' Marvin and Courtenay (Davidge) Marvin; third great-grandson of Richard Bland Lee; second cousin thrice removed of Walker Peyton Conway; fourth cousin once removed of William de Bruyn=Kops.
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; DeBruyn-Washington family of Savannah, Georgia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
Bill Mauldin William Henry Mauldin (1921-2003) — also known as Bill Mauldin — of New York. Born in Mountain Park, Otero County, N.M., October 29, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Cartoonist, starting in the Army during World War II; worked as an editorial cartoonist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Chicago Sun-Times newspapers, winning the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1945 and 1959; appeared as an actor in two 1951 movies: Teresa and The Red Badge of Courage; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1956. Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease and pneumonia, in a nursing home at Newport Beach, Orange County, Calif., January 22, 2003 (age 81 years, 85 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, February 28, 1942, to Norma Jean Humphries; married, June 27, 1947, to Natalie Sarah Evans.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Bill Mauldin campaign (1956) via Library of Congress
  Malachy Gerard McCourt (b. 1931) — also known as Malachy McCourt — Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 20, 1931. Green. Actor; writer; candidate for Governor of New York, 2006. Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married to Louise Wachsman; married 1965 to Diana Huchthausen.
  Campaign slogan: "Don't waste your vote, give it to me."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  James Melton (1904-1961) — of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Moultrie, Colquitt County, Ga., January 2, 1904. Republican. Professional singer; actor; performed, Republican National Convention, 1952. Died, from lobar pneumonia, in Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 21, 1961 (age 57 years, 109 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Ocala, Fla.
  Relatives: Married, June 29, 1929, to Marjorie Louise McClure.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank A. Miller (b. 1888) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 9, 1888. Democrat. Musical and sound effects director for silent movies and movie theaters; in 1915, he founded a theatrical booking agency; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 20th District, 1922-31. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 1, 1907, to Agnes C. Baumann.
  George John Mitchell (b. 1933) — also known as George J. Mitchell — of South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine; Washington, D.C.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, August 20, 1933. Democrat. Lawyer; aide to U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie, 1962-65; also deputy director of Muskie's vice-presidential campaign in 1968, and presidential campaign in 1972; Maine Democratic state chair, 1966-68; member of Democratic National Committee from Maine, 1969-77; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1974; U.S. Attorney for Maine, 1977-79; U.S. District Judge for Maine, 1979-80; resigned 1980; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1980-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004; chairman, Walt Disney Company (major movie studio, operator of theme parks, and owner of the ABC television network), 2004-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2008. Catholic. Lebanese and Irish ancestry. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of George John Mitchell and Mary (Saad) Mitchell; married 1959 to Sally L. Heath; married 1994 to Heather MacLaclan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Mason Mitchell (b. 1859) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y., February 26, 1859. Actor; theatrical manager; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Theodore Roosevelt's "Rough Rider" regiment; U.S. Consul in Zanzibar, 1902-05; Chungking, 1905-08; Apia, 1908-19; Malta, 1922-24; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Campbellton, 1905. Burial location unknown.
  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
  Robert Hector O'Brien (1904-1997) — also known as Robert H. O'Brien — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., September 15, 1904. Mining engineer; lawyer; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1942-44; special assistant to Barney Balaban, president of Paramount Pictures, and director, Paramount International Films; when the companies split in 1949, he became secretary-treasurer of the movie theater chain, United Paramount Theaters; following a merger with American Broadcasting Company, he became financial vice-president of the ABC television network; in 1957, he joined the Loew's movie theater chain as vice-president and treasurer; president of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio, 1963-69. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Died, of a stroke, in Seattle, King County, Wash., October 6, 1997 (age 93 years, 21 days). Interment somewhere in Butte, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Grant O'Brien and Margaret (Flanagan) O'Brien; married, August 27, 1927, to Ellen Ford.
  Arthur O'Connell (1908-1981) — Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 29, 1908. Democrat. Actor; honored guest, Democratic National Convention, 1960. Died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 18, 1981 (age 73 years, 50 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1940 to Ann Hall Dunlop.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Edwin Ogden (1859-1934) — also known as Charles E. Ogden — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Penn Yan, Yates County, N.Y., July 31, 1859. Newspaper reporter; orator; member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1904-05. Member, Freemasons. Died in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., November 6, 1934 (age 75 years, 98 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Darius Adams Ogden and Judith Anna (Lawrence) Ogden; brother of Darius Adams Ogden Jr.; married 1890 to Emily Williams; married 1896 to Anna Hageman Foote.
  Political family: Ogden family of Penn Yan, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Howard Payne (1791-1852) — also known as John H. Payne — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 9, 1791. Actor; playwright; author of the lines which were later adapted as the song "Home Sweet Home"; U.S. Consul in Tunis, 1842-45, 1851-52, died in office 1852. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, 1970. Died in Tunis, Tunisia, April 10, 1852 (age 60 years, 306 days). Original interment at St. George's Protestant Cemetery, Tunis, Tunisia; reinterment in 1883 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Howard Payne (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Christopher D'Olier Reeve (1952-2004) — also known as Christopher Reeve — Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., September 25, 1952. Democrat. Actor; paralyzed in a horseback-riding accident in 1995; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1996. Died, from heart failure while being treated for an infection, in Northern Westchester Hospital, Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, N.Y., October 10, 2004 (age 52 years, 15 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin D'Olier Reeve and Barbara Pitney (Lamb) Reeve; married, April 11, 1992, to Dana Morosini; great-grandson of Mahlon Pitney.
  Political family: Pitney family of New Jersey.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward G. Robinson (1893-1973) — also known as Emanuel Goldenberg — Born in Bucharest, Romania, December 12, 1893. Democrat. Actor; honored guest, Democratic National Convention, 1960. Jewish. Romanian ancestry. Died, from bladder cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 26, 1973 (age 79 years, 45 days). Entombed at Beth El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married, January 21, 1927, to Gladys (Cassell) Lloyd; married, January 16, 1958, to Jane (Bodenheimer) Arden.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Wayne Allyn Root (b. 1961) — also known as Wayne A. Root — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester County, N.Y., July 20, 1961. Libertarian. Sports reporter and handicapper; radio and television host and anchorman; television producer; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2008. Jewish. Still living as of 2008.
  Relatives: Son of David Root and Stella Root.
  See also Wikipedia article — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  Alexander I. Rorke (d. 1967) — of New York. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Lawyer; orator; as assistant district attorney for New York County, 1916-21, he prosecuted many cases against left wing political and labor union leaders; Judiciary candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Died, in French Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 27, 1967. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
  Ally Sheedy (b. 1962) — also known as Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy — Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., June 13, 1962. Democrat. Actress; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988. Female. Jewish, Irish, and German ancestry. Still living as of 2022.
  Relatives: Daughter of John J. Sheedy, Jr. and Charlotte (Baum) Sheedy; married, October 10, 1992, to David Lansbury.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  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
  Henry Brewster Stanton (1805-1887) — also known as Henry B. Stanton — of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y. Born in Griswold, New London County, Conn., June 27, 1805. Journalist; orator; lawyer; member of New York state senate 25th District, 1850-51, 1851; resigned 1851. Died, of pneumonia, in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 14, 1887 (age 81 years, 201 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Susan M. (Brewster) Stanton and Joseph Stanton; married, May 1, 1840, to Elizabeth Smith Cady; fifth great-grandnephew of Robert Treat; first cousin once removed of Nathan Belcher; second cousin once removed of Erskine Mason Phelps; second cousin four times removed of Waightstill Avery; third cousin of Enoch C. Chapman; third cousin once removed of Jeremiah Mason, Edward Wheeler Pendleton and Giles Russell Taggart; third cousin twice removed of John Adams, George Champlin and John Baldwin; fourth cousin of Albert Gallup; fourth cousin once removed of David Hough, John Taintor, Roger Taintor, John Quincy Adams, Christopher Grant Champlin, Solomon Taintor, Daniel Cady, Daniel Packer, Jabez Williams Huntington, Lorenzo Burrows, Asa Packer, Albert Smith Gallup and Abial T. Browning.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fairbanks-Adams family; Lenoir family of North Carolina; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jan Sterling (1921-2004) — also known as Jane Sterling Adriance — Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 3, 1921. Democrat. Actress; honored guest, Democratic National Convention, 1960. Female. Died, following a series of strokes, while suffering from diabetes, in the Motion Picture and Television Hospital, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 26, 2004 (age 82 years, 358 days). Interment at St. Pauls Churchyard, Covent Garden, London, England.
  Relatives: Daughter of William Allen Adriance and Eleanor Ward (Deans) Adriance; married, May 3, 1941, to John Merivale; married, May 12, 1950, to Paul Douglas.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marlo Thomas (b. 1937) — also known as Margaret Julia Thomas — of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Deerfield, Lenawee County, Mich., November 21, 1937. Democrat. Actress in television shows and movies; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972. Female. Catholic. Lebanese and Italian ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Daughter of Danny Thomas and Rosa Maria (Cassaniti) Mantell Thomas; married, May 21, 1980, to Phil Donahue.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  James Ernest Truex (1913-1999) — also known as James E. Truex — of Sea Cliff, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Great Neck, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., August 30, 1913. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; fluent in Japanese, he served as interpreter in surrender negotiations in 1945; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1960. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Actor in many Broadway plays; wrote screenplay early television shows such as the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" and "You Are There". Died, probably from Alzheimer's disease, January 12, 1999 (age 85 years, 135 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest Truex.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Cicely Tyson (b. 1924) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 19, 1924. Democrat. Model; actress; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1984. Female. African ancestry. Member, Delta Sigma Theta. Recipient of the Spingarn Medal in 2010, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016. Still living as of 2019.
  Relatives: Daughter of William Tyson and Theodesia Tyson; married, November 26, 1981, to Miles Davis.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Eugene Luther Gore Vidal Jr. (1925-2012) — also known as Gore Vidal; Edgar Box; Cameron Kay; Katherine Everard — of Barrytown, Dutchess County, N.Y.; Ravello, Italy; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born, in the Cadet Hospital, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, Orange County, N.Y., October 3, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1982. Atheist. Bisexual. Novelist, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, appeared as an actor in several films. Not actually related to Al Gore, who he refers to as "Cousin Al". Died, from complications of pneumonia, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 31, 2012 (age 86 years, 302 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Eugene Luther Vidal and Nina Gore Auchincloss (1903-1978); half-brother of Nina Gore Auchincloss (who married Newton Ivan Steers Jr.); step-brother of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III and Jaqueline Lee Bouvier (who married John Fitzgerald Kennedy); grandson of Thomas Pryor Gore.
  Political family: Kennedy family.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Gore Vidal: Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got To Be So Hated (2002) — Dreaming War : Blood for Oil and the Cheney-Bush Junta (2002) — The Last Empire: Essays 1992-2000 (2002) — Palimpsest: A Memoir (1996) — Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson (2003)
  Fiction by Gore Vidal: Live from Golgotha — Julian — Creation: A Novel — Lincoln: A Novel — Burr — 1876: A Novel — Empire: A Novel — Hollywood — Washington, D.C.: A Novel — The Golden Age: A Novel — Myra Breckinridge — Two Sisters — Kalki — Duluth — The Smithsonian Institution: A Novel — The City and the Pillar — Williwaw: A Novel
  Ralph Waite (b. 1928) — of California. Born in White Plains, Westchester County, N.Y., June 22, 1928. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from California, 1990 (37th District), 1998 (44th District), 1998 (44th District). Professional actor, best known for his role as the father in the 1972-81 television series "The Waltons"; also appeared in movies such as Cool Hand Luke and Five Easy Pieces. Still living as of 2014.
  See also NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  James John Joseph Walker (1881-1946) — also known as James J. Walker; Jimmy Walker; "Beau James"; "The Night Mayor" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 19, 1881. Democrat. Lawyer; songwriter; member of New York state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1910-14; member of New York state senate, 1915-25 (13th District 1915-18, 12th District 1919-25); resigned 1925; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924, 1928 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1932; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1926-32; resigned 1932. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Elks. Resigned as mayor during an investigation of corruption in his administration. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 18, 1946 (age 65 years, 152 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Walker; married to Janet Allen; married, April 18, 1933, to Betty Compton.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about Jimmy Walker: Gerald Leinwand, Mackerels in the Moonlight : Four Corrupt American Mayors
  William Caesar Warfield (1920-2002) — also known as William Warfield — Born in West Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips County, Ark., January 22, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professional singer; actor; performed, Republican National Convention, 1952 ; university professor. Baptist. African ancestry. Broke his neck in an accidental fall, and died a few weeks later, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 25, 2002 (age 82 years, 215 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married, August 31, 1952, to Leontyne Price.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (1899-1992) — also known as Cornelius V. Whitney; "Sonny" — of Westbury, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Roslyn, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., February 20, 1899. Democrat. Co-founder and chairman of Pam American Airways; chairman, Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company; horse breeder; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1932; along with David O. Selznick, he helped to finance and produce Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s. Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y., December 13, 1992 (age 93 years, 297 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Payne Whitney and Gertrude (Vanderbilt) Whitney; married, March 5, 1923, to Marie Norton (who later married William Averell Harriman); married, September 29, 1931, to Gladys Crosby Hopkins; married, June 18, 1941, to Eleanor Searle; married, January 24, 1958, to Mary Lou (Schroeder) Hosford; grandson of William Collins Whitney; grandnephew of Henry Melville Whitney; great-grandson of Henry B. Payne and James Scollay Whitney; second great-grandson of Henry Collins Flagg; first cousin of William Henry Vanderbilt III and John Hay Whitney; first cousin once removed of Frances Payne Bolton; second cousin of William Armistead Moale Burden and Oliver Payne Bolton; second cousin once removed of Shirley Carter Burden Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas Mackie Burgess.
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Morton family; Bolton-Whitney-Brainard-Wolcott family of Ohio and New York; Whitney-Nye-Lincoln-Hay family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
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