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CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAYS

Departed Individuals of Note Who Would Have Turned 100

~ November & December 2023 ~

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Howie Meeker
Canadian hockey player, sports announcer, and politician
11/04/1923 – 11/08/2020
Elizabeth Hawley
American journalist and chronicler of Himalayan expeditions
11/09/1923 – 01/26/2018
Linda Christian
Mexican-born actress, Tarzan and the Mermaids, The V.I.P.s
11/13/1923 – 07/22/2011
Alan Shepard
American astronaut
11/18/1923 – 07/21/1998
Ted Stevens
American politician, Alaska senator (1968–2009)
11/18/1923 – 08/09/2010
Nadine Gordimer
South African Nobel Prize-winning writer, The Pickup
11/20/1923 – 07/13/2014
Arthur Hiller
Canadian/American motion picture director, The Americanization of Emily, Love Story
11/22/1923 – 08/17/2016
Gloria Grahame
American Oscar-winning actress, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Bad and the Beautiful
11/28/1923 – 10/05/1981
James Karen
American actor, Poltergeist, The Return of the Living Dead
11/28/1923 – 10/23/2018
Frank Reynolds
American broadcast journalist
11/29/1923 – 07/20/1983
Dick Shawn
American comedian and actor, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Producers
12/01/1923 – 04/17/1987
Maria Callas
American-born Greek operatic soprano
12/02/1923 – 09/16/1977
Ted Knight
American actor, TV’s The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Too Close for Comfort
12/07/1923 – 08/26/1986
Dewey Martin
American actor, The Big Sky, Land of the Pharaohs
12/08/1923 – 03/11/2018 (Some sources cite a 04/09/2018 death date)
Harold Gould
American actor, The Sting, TV’s Rhoda
12/10/1923 – 09/11/2010
Betsy Blair
American actress, Marty
12/11/1923 – 03/13/2009
Freeman Dyson
English-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician
12/15/1923 – 02/28/2020
Gordon Jackson
Scottish actor, The Great Escape, TV’s Upstairs, Downstairs
12/19/1923 – 01/15/1990
Andrew Duggan
American actor, In Like Flint, TV’s Lancer
12/28/1923 – 05/15/1988
Dina Merrill
American actress, Operation Petticoat, The Player
12/29/1923 – 05/22/2017

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		Howie Meeker Canadian hockey player, sports announcer, and politician 11/04/1923 – 11/08/2020
		Elizabeth Hawley American journalist and chronicler of Himalayan expeditions 11/09/1923 – 01/26/2018
		Linda Christian Mexican-born actress, Tarzan and the Mermaids, The V.I.P.s 11/13/1923 – 07/22/2011
		Alan Shepard American astronaut 11/18/1923 – 07/21/1998
		Ted Stevens American politician, Alaska senator (1968–2009) 11/18/1923 – 08/09/2010
		Nadine Gordimer South African Nobel Prize-winning writer, The Pickup 11/20/1923 – 07/13/2014
		Arthur Hiller Canadian/American motion picture director, The Americanization of Emily, Love Story 11/22/1923 – 08/17/2016
		Gloria Grahame American Oscar-winning actress, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Bad and the Beautiful 11/28/1923 – 10/05/1981
		James Karen American actor, Poltergeist, The Return of the Living Dead 11/28/1923 – 10/23/2018
		Frank Reynolds American broadcast journalist 11/29/1923 – 07/20/1983
		Dick Shawn American comedian and actor, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Producers 12/01/1923 – 04/17/1987
		Maria Callas American-born Greek operatic soprano 12/02/1923 – 09/16/1977
		Ted Knight American actor, TV’s The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Too Close for Comfort 12/07/1923 – 08/26/1986
		Dewey Martin American actor, The Big Sky, Land of the Pharaohs 12/08/1923 – 03/11/2018 (Some sources cite a 04/09/2018 death date)
		Harold Gould American actor, The Sting, TV’s Rhoda 12/10/1923 – 09/11/2010
		Betsy Blair American actress, Marty 12/11/1923 – 03/13/2009
		Freeman Dyson English-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician 12/15/1923 – 02/28/2020
		Gordon Jackson Scottish actor, The Great Escape, TV’s Upstairs, Downstairs 12/19/1923 – 01/15/1990
		Andrew Duggan American actor, In Like Flint, TV’s Lancer 12/28/1923 – 05/15/1988
		Dina Merrill American actress, Operation Petticoat, The Player 12/29/1923 – 05/22/2017