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Entertainment Industry Politicians in Pennsylvania

  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.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1852-1925) and Ida Prescott (Stewart) Bainbridge; married, August 27, 1917, to Marie Gale.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
Daniel Dougherty 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.
  Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Goetz and Fanny Goetz; married, March 19, 1930, to Edith 'Edi' Mayer (daughter of Margaret Mayer and Louis Burt Mayer).
  Political family: Mayer family of Los Angeles, California.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  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
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1951 to Charles Dacus.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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.
George Wharton Pepper 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.
  Relatives: Son of George Pepper and Hitty Markoe (Wharton) Pepper; married, November 25, 1890, to Charlotte Root Fisher (daughter of George Park Fisher).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: American Review of Reviews, February 1922
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis J. Selznick and Florence A. (Sachs) Selznick; married, April 29, 1930, to Irene Gladys Mayer (daughter of Margaret Mayer and Louis Burt Mayer); married, July 13, 1949, to Jennifer Jones (who later married Norton Winfred Simon).
  Political family: Mayer family of Los Angeles, California.
  Cross-reference: Cornelius V. Whitney — Motley H. Flint
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Maitland Stewart and Ruth (Jackson) Stewart; married 1949 to Gloria (Hatrick) McLean; adoptive father of Ronald McLean.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
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