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Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1885-1936) —
also known as Alexander Gale Bainbridge;
"Buzz" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; advertising
agent with Barnum & Bailey and other circuses; manager of
Shubert Theater in Minneapolis, and of traveling road
shows; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from heart
disease, in Veterans Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
14, 1936 (age 50 years, 192
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Thomas Abthorpe Cooper (1776-1849) —
also known as Thomas A. Cooper —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in London, England,
1776.
Actor; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1844-45.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bristol, Bucks
County, Pa., April
21, 1849 (age about 72
years).
Interment at St.
James Burying Ground, Bristol, Pa.
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Daniel Dougherty (b. 1826) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
15, 1826.
Democrat. Lawyer;
orator; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1880
(speaker).
Burial location unknown.
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William Goetz (1903-1969) —
of Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
24, 1903.
Democrat. Hollywood movie producer and studio executive;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956,
1960.
Jewish.
Died, of cancer,
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
15, 1969 (age 66 years, 144
days).
Interment at Hillside
Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.
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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.
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Nancy Jane Kulp (1921-1991) —
also known as Nancy Kulp; "Slim" —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., August
28, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy WAVES during World War II;
professional actress, best known for her role as "Jane
Hathaway"in the 1962-71 television comedy series
"The Beverly Hillbillies".; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1984.
Female.
Bisexual.
Died, of cancer,
in Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., February
3, 1991 (age 69 years, 159
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Mifflintown, Pa.
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Andronic Pappas (d. 2000) —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.
Talk show host; mayor
of Altoona, Pa., 1971.
Died of cancer,
February
11, 2000.
Burial location unknown.
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George Wharton Pepper (1867-1961) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Devon, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
16, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; orator; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-27; defeated in primary, 1926;
member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1922-24; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928,
1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Philosophical Society.
Died May 24,
1961 (age 94 years, 69
days).
Interment at Old
St. David's Church Cemetery, Radnor, Pa.
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Robert A. Rovner (b. 1943) —
also known as Bob Rovner —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Feasterville, Bucks
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1943.
Lawyer;
talk show host; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1971-74; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1986; candidate in
Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2008.
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David Oliver Selznick (1902-1965) —
also known as David O. Selznick; Oliver
Jeffries —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 10,
1902.
Republican. Movie producer and Hollywood studio head;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944.
Jewish.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 22,
1965 (age 63 years, 43
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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James Maitland Stewart (1908-1997) —
also known as Jimmy Stewart —
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., May 20,
1908.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; one of
America's most famous film actors; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Moose.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom, 1985.
Died, from pulmonary
embolism and cardiac
arrest, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 2,
1997 (age 89 years, 43
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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