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Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-1999) —
also known as Harry A. Blackmun; "Hip Pocket
Harry"; "Minnesota Twin" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Nashville, Washington
County, Ill., November
12, 1908.
Lawyer;
law clerk for U.S. Appeals Court Judge John
B. Sanborn, 1932-33; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1959-70; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1970-94; took senior status 1994;
actor in the 1997 movie Amistad, as Justice Joseph
Story.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., March 4,
1999 (age 90 years, 112
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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.
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 in primary 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
(Republican), 1996, 1998, 2004; candidate in Republican primary for
U.S.
Senator from California, 1982; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1996;
American Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for
California, 2016
(on behalf of Donald
Trump and Mike
Pence).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2016.
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Ben L. Jones (b. 1941) —
also known as Ben Jones;
"Cooter" —
of Georgia.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., August
30, 1941.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1989-93; defeated, 1986
(4th District), 1992 (10th District), 1994 (6th District); candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 7th District, 2002.
Professional actor, best known for his role as "Cooter
Davenport" in the 1979-85 television series "Dukes of
Hazzard".
Still living as of 2014.
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Shirley MacLaine (b. 1934) —
also known as Shirley MacLean Beaty —
of Encino, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Richmond,
Va., April
24, 1934.
Democrat. Actress; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960 ; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968,
1972.
Female.
English,
Irish,
and Scottish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Christian Paul Schweiger (b. 1960) —
also known as Christian P. Schweiger —
of Winchester,
Va.
Born in a hospital
at Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan., October
5, 1960.
Democrat. Concert promoter; minor league baseball
promoter; chair of
Frederick County Democratic Party, 1998-2000; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2000.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2000.
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