CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAYS
Departed Individuals of Note Who Would Have Turned 100
~ March & April 2024 ~
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Deke Slayton
American astronaut
03/01/1924 – 06/13/1993 |
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Sarah Caldwell
American opera conductor and producer
03/06/1924 – 03/23/2006 |
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Anthony Caro
English sculptor
03/08/1924 – 10/23/2013 |
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Jin Yong
Chinese-born Hong Kong writer, The Book and the Sword
03/10/1924 – 10/30/2018 |
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Bette Nesmith Graham
American businesswoman, inventor of Liquid Paper correction fluid
03/23/1924 – 05/12/1980 |
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Norman Fell
American actor, The Graduate, TV's Three's Company
03/24/1924 – 12/14/1998 |
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Sarah Vaughan
American singer and pianist
03/27/1924 – 04/03/1990 |
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Freddie Bartholomew
English-born American actor, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Captains Courageous
03/28/1924 – 01/23/1992 |
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Jackie Vernon
American comedian and actor, Frosty the Snowman
03/29/1924 – 11/10/1987 |
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Leo Buscaglia
American self-help writer and motivational speaker
03/31/1924 – 06/12/1998 |
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Marlon Brando
American Oscar-winning actor, On the Waterfront, The Godfather
04/03/1924 – 07/01/2004 |
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Gil Hodges
American baseball player and manager
04/04/1924 – 04/02/1972 |
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Stanley Donen
American choreographer and motion picture director, Singin' in the Rain, Charade
04/13/1924 – 02/21/2019 |
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Neville Marriner
English conductor
04/15/1924 – 10/02/2016 |
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Henry Mancini
American composer, Moon River, The Pink Panther Theme, arranger, and conductor
04/16/1924 – 06/14/1994 |
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Nina Foch
Dutch-born American actress, An American in Paris, Executive Suite
04/20/1924 – 12/05/2008 |
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Leslie Phillips
English actor, Venus, the Harry Potter film series
04/20/1924 – 11/07/2022 |
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Blossom Dearie
American singer and pianist
04/28/1924 – 02/07/2009 |
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Zizi Jeanmaire
French ballerina, cabaret singer, and actress
04/29/1924 – 07/17/2020 |
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Sheldon Harnick
American lyricist, Broadway's Fiorello!, Fiddler on the Roof
04/30/1924 – 06/23/2023 |