CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAYS
Departed Individuals of Note Who Would Have Turned 100
~ February & March 2023 ~

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James Dickey
American poet and novelist, Deliverance
02/02/1923 – 01/19/1997 |
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Bonita Granville
American actress, These Three, the Nancy Drew film series
02/02/1923 – 10/11/1988 |
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Liz Smith
American gossip columnist
02/02/1923 – 11/12/2017 |
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Conrad Bain
Canadian-born American actor, TV’s Maude, Diff'rent Strokes
02/04/1923 – 01/14/2013 |
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Brendan Behan
Irish poet, novelist, Borstal Boy and playwright, The Hostage
02/09/1923 – 03/20/1964 |
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Franco Zeffirelli
Italian motion picture director, Romeo and Juliet, Jesus of Nazareth
02/12/1923 – 06/15/2019 |
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Chuck Yeager
American test pilot, first person to exceed the speed of sound in flight
02/13/1923 – 12/07/2020 |
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Kathleen Freeman
American actress, Singin' in the Rain, The Blues Brothers
02/17/1923 – 08/23/2001
(Some sources cite a 1919 birth year) |
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Dexter Gordon
American bop tenor saxophonist and actor, Round Midnight
02/27/1923 – 04/25/1990 |
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Charles Durning
American actor, Tootsie, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
02/28/1923 – 12/24/2012 |
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Barney Martin
American actor, Arthur, TV’s Seinfeld
03/03/1923 – 03/21/2005 |
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Ed McMahon
American announcer, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and actor
03/06/1923 – 06/23/2009 |
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Wes Montgomery
American jazz guitarist
03/06/1923 – 06/15/1968 |
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André Courrèges
French fashion designer
03/09/1923 – 01/07/2016 |
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Wally Schirra
American astronaut
03/12/1923 – 05/03/2007 |
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Diane Arbus
American photographer
03/14/1923 – 07/26/1971 |
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Pamela Britton
American actress, D.O.A., TV’s My Favorite Martian
03/19/1923 – 06/17/1974 |
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Marcel Marceau
French mime
03/22/1923 – 09/22/2007 |
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Murray Hamilton
American actor, The Graduate, Jaws
03/24/1923 – 09/01/1986 |
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Bob Elliott
American comedian, half of the "Bob and Ray" duo
03/26/1923 – 02/02/2016 |
