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In Requiem

In honor of the dearly departed.

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William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
41st United States Secretary of State

Politics

William Jennings Bryan was an American orator and politician from Nebraska, and a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party, standing three times as the Party's nominee for President of the United States (1896, 1900, and 1908).

Collections: In Requiem

Tags: Lawyer · Orator · Politician · The Boy Orator · The Great Commoner · Nebraska · Illinois College · Northwestern University · Progressive Era · Darwinism

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Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Academy Award Winner and Grammy Award Winner

Film

Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, and ambassador. In 1964, he was the first African-American and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He also received two competitive Golden Globe Awards.

Collections: In Requiem · Black History Month

Tags: Academy Award Winner · Queen Elizabeth II · Diahann Carroll · Grammy Award Winner · Actor · Ambassador · British Academy of Film and Television Arts · American Negro Theater · Golden Globe Award Nominee · The Walt Disney Company

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Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
64th United States Attorney General

Politics

Robert F. Kennedy, commonly known by his initials RFK, was an American politician from Massachusetts. He served as the United States junior senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968.

Collections: In Requiem

Tags: Assassination · Conspiracy Theories · Brookline, Massachusetts · Civil Rights · Death Penalty Issues · Cuba · Japan · RFK · Bobby · United States Naval Reserve

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Martin Landau
Martin Landau
Academy Award Winner and Golden Globe Award Winner

Film

Martin Landau was an American film and television actor. His performance in the supporting role of Bela Lugosi in "Ed Wood" (1994) earned him an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

Collections: In Requiem

Tags: Academy Award Winner · Pratt Institute · Brooklyn, New York · Crimes and Misdemeanors · Tucker: The Man and His Dream · Golden Globe Award Winner · North by Northwest · Alfred Hitchcock · Ed Wood · Screen Actors Guild Award Winner

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John Heard
John Heard
Emmy Award Nominee

Film

John Heard was probably best known for his lead roles in several films, including "Chilly Scenes of Winter", "Heart Beat", "Cutter's Way", "Cat People", and "C.H.U.D.". He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for guest starring on "The Sopranos".

Collections: In Requiem

Tags: Actor · Emmy Award Nominee · The Sopranos · Margot Kidder · Theatre World Award Winner · Obie Award Winner · Gonzaga College High School Theatre Hall of Fame · Heart Beat · Cutter's Way · Beaches

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Etta Jones
Etta Jones
3-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Etta Jones was an American jazz singer. Her best-known recordings were "Don't Go to Strangers" and "Save Your Love for Me". She worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Kenny Burrell, Milt Jackson, and Cedar Walton.

Collections: In Requiem

Tags: Jazz · Buddy Johnson · Oliver Nelson · Earl Hines · Barney Bigard · Kenny Burrell · Milt Jackson · Cedar Walton · Grammy Award Nominee · Muse Records

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Erin Moran
Erin Moran
TV Land Award Winner

Television

Erin Moran was an American actress, best known for playing Joanie Cunningham on the sitcom "Happy Days" and its spin-off "Joanie Loves Chachi".

Collections: In Requiem

Tags: Joanie Loves Chachi · Happy Days · Joanie Cunningham · Burbank, California · Tony Moran · CBS · Rocky Ferguson · Steven Fleischmann · Celebrity Ghost Stories · Scott Baio

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Bob Saget
Bob Saget
Grammy Award Nominee and Actor

Television

Bob Saget was a comedian, actor, and television host. His acting roles included Danny Tanner on the sitcom "Full House" (1987–1995), its sequel "Fuller House" (2016–2020), and the voice of Ted Mosby on the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" (2005–2014).

Collections: In Requiem

Tags: America's Funniest Home Videos · Full House · Comedian · How I Met Your Mother · Fuller House · Grammy Award Nominee · Actor · Netflix · ABC · Temple University

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There are 8 total persons in this view.