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CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAYS

Departed Individuals of Note Who Would Have Turned 100

~ September & October 2024 ~

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Grace Metalious
American writer, Peyton Place
09/08/1924 – 02/25/1964
Jane Greer
American actress, Out of the Past, The Big Steal
09/09/1924 – 08/24/2001
Sylvia Miles
American actress, Midnight Cowboy, Farewell, My Lovely
09/09/1924 – 06/12/2019
Tom Landry
American football player and coach
09/11/1924 – 02/12/2000
Maurice Jarre
French film composer, Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago, A Passage to India
09/13/1924 – 03/28/2009
Bobby Short
American cabaret singer and pianist
09/15/1924 – 03/21/2005
Lauren Bacall
American actress, To Have and Have Not, Key Largo, Written on the Wind
09/16/1924 – 08/12/2014
Gail Russell
American actress, The Uninvited, Angel and the Badman
09/21/1924 – 08/26/1961
Marcello Mastroianni
Italian actor, La Dolce Vita, 8½, A Special Day
09/28/1924 – 12/19/1996
Truman Capote
American writer, Breakfast at Tiffany's, In Cold Blood
09/30/1924 – 08/25/1984
William Rehnquist
American Supreme Court associate justice (1972–1986) and chief justice (1986–2005)
10/01/1924 – 09/03/2005
Roger Williams
American pianist and recording artist, "Autumn Leaves", "Born Free"
10/01/1924 – 10/08/2011
Bill Dana
American actor and comedian, The Steve Allen Show
10/05/1924 – 06/15/2017
Ed Wood
American motion picture director and screenwriter, Glen or Glenda
10/10/1924 – 12/10/1978
Robert Webber
American actor, 12 Angry Men, 10
10/14/1924 – 05/19/1989
Lee Iacocca
American automobile executive, leader of the Chrysler Corporation (1978–1992)
10/15/1924 – 07/02/2019
José Quintero
Panamanian-born American stage director, A Moon for the Misbegotten
10/15/1924 – 02/26/1999
Joyce Randolph
American actress, TV's The Honeymooners
10/21/1924 – 01/13/2024
Billy Barty
American actor, Foul Play, and activist, founder of Little People of America
10/25/1924 – 12/23/2000
Earl Palmer
American drummer
10/25/1924 – 09/19/2008

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		Grace Metalious American writer, Peyton Place 09/08/1924 – 02/25/1964
		Jane Greer American actress, Out of the Past, The Big Steal 09/09/1924 – 08/24/2001
		Sylvia Miles American actress, Midnight Cowboy, Farewell, My Lovely 09/09/1924 – 06/12/2019
		Tom Landry American football player and coach 09/11/1924 – 02/12/2000
		Maurice Jarre French film composer, Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago, A Passage to India 09/13/1924 – 03/28/2009
		Bobby Short American cabaret singer and pianist 09/15/1924 – 03/21/2005
		Lauren Bacall American actress, To Have and Have Not, Key Largo, Written on the Wind 09/16/1924 – 08/12/2014
		Gail Russell American actress, The Uninvited, Angel and the Badman 09/21/1924 – 08/26/1961
		Marcello Mastroianni Italian actor, La Dolce Vita, 8½, A Special Day 09/28/1924 – 12/19/1996
		Truman Capote American writer, Breakfast at Tiffany's, In Cold Blood 09/30/1924 – 08/25/1984
		William Rehnquist American Supreme Court associate justice (1972–1986) and chief justice (1986–2005) 10/01/1924 – 09/03/2005
		Roger Williams American pianist and recording artist, "Autumn Leaves", "Born Free" 10/01/1924 – 10/08/2011
		Bill Dana American actor and comedian, The Steve Allen Show 10/05/1924 – 06/15/2017
		Ed Wood American motion picture director and screenwriter, Glen or Glenda 10/10/1924 – 12/10/1978
		Robert Webber American actor, 12 Angry Men, 10 10/14/1924 – 05/19/1989
		Lee Iacocca American automobile executive, leader of the Chrysler Corporation (1978–1992) 10/15/1924 – 07/02/2019
		José Quintero Panamanian-born American stage director, A Moon for the Misbegotten 10/15/1924 – 02/26/1999
		Joyce Randolph American actress, TV's The Honeymooners 10/21/1924 – 01/13/2024
		Billy Barty American actor, Foul Play, and activist, founder of Little People of America 10/25/1924 – 12/23/2000
		Earl Palmer American drummer 10/25/1924 – 09/19/2008