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Tiny Tim, the ukulele-playing singer of 1920s ditties who was a true icon of the 1960s, was born Herbert Khaury on April 12, 1932, in New York City. The son of a Lebanese father and Jewish mother, the young Khaury grew up in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. A high school dropout, his interest in the popular music of the 1890s through the 1930s manifested itself early, and his dream was to become a singer. He learned to play guitar and ukulele and began performing professionally as "Larry Love" in the early 1950s, making his debut at a lesbian cabaret in Greenwich Village called Page 3, where he became a regular. Though his parents tried to discourage him, Khaury continued to publicly perform the early mass culture American music that he so loved and collected on 78 records, at small clubs, parties and talent shows under a variety of names.
Khaury had established himself as a cult performer in the Greenwich Village music scene by the early 1960s, singing under the name that he would become famous for, that of the crippled lad in Charles Dickens' novel "A Christmas Carol" (allegedly the stage name was suggested by a manager who used to work with midgets; Khaury himself stood an inch over six feet, but the name helped to reinforce his bizarre persona). After appearing in You Are What You Eat (1968), he made an appearance on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967), the smash hit series that was as much a part of the 1960s as Tim would come to be. He was an instant sensation and his career was made. His weird appearance and act (he evinced the polite manners of a bygone era, which stood out in stark contrast to the "Let it All Hang Out!" ethos of the time) touched a nerve and he became a cultural specimen that elucidated the zeitgeist of that era.
Tiny Tim appeared several more times on "Laugh-In" but became better known through his frequent guest spots on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), where audiences were bemused by his eccentric personality. He signed with Frank Sinatra's record label Reprise and issued his debut album, "God Bless Tiny Tim," in 1968, featuring what became his signature song, a falsetto cover of "Tip-Toe Through the Tulips." "Tulips" became a hit, reaching the Top 20, and "God Bless Tiny Tim" sold over 200,000 copies. He followed it up before the year was out with the ingeniously entitled "Tiny Tim's Second Album."
Tiny Tim's wave crested in 1969, in terms of cultural recognition and popularity. In August he released his third LP, an album of children's songs called "For All My Little Friends," while on December 17 of that year he married "Miss Vicki," his 17-year-old girlfriend (Vicki Budinger) on "The Tonight Show." The wedding drew the largest rating ever recorded for an evening talk show, enjoying an incredible 85% share of the audience watching TV at that time. The couple mostly lived apart (as Tim did with his two later wives), and while the union produced a daughter, inevitably named Tulip, he and Miss Vicki divorced after eight years of marriage.
Tiny Tim performed around the country in 1970, enjoying some highly lucrative gigs in Las Vegas, but his business associates fleeced him. A one-trick pony, his popularity began to wane in the early 1970s and the lucrative bookings and TV appearances became a thing of the past. A trouper, Tiny Tim kept performing, eventually traveling the country playing community centers, high school theaters and other less-than-prestigious venues as part of Roy Radin's Vaudeville Revue with the likes of The Five Harmonica Rascals. He continued to record throughout the 1970s and 1980s for small labels, but he never again achieved any real success.
After the Roy Radin Revue, Tim kept on performing. He even joined a circus for its 36-week schedule. In the late 1980s he moved to Des Moines, Iowa, and managed a small comeback of sorts in the mid-'90s, when he appeared on Howard Stern's radio show. However, his comeback suffered a setback after he had a heart attack performing at a ukulele festival in September of 1996. After getting out of the hospital, Tiny Tim the trouper resumed his concert schedule. The schedule proved too taxing, and on November 30 he suffered another heart attack while performing "Tip-Toe Through the Tulips" in Minneapolis, and died an hour later. He was 64 years old.- Allen Joseph was born on 29 May 1919 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Eraserhead (1977), Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) and Marathon Man (1976). He died on 30 November 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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One of the great Hispanic wrestlers, Eddie Guerrero grew up part of the famous wrestling family: The Guerreros. His father Gory Guerrero became a star in the U.S., an icon in Texas and a legend in Mexico. Eddie's brothers, Hector, Amadno and Chavo, Sr. also became wrestlers. Both Hector and Amando gain success, but only in the Indie federations, and not much success as their father or other two brothers had gained in the majors. Eddie's nephew, Chavo Guerro, Jr., son of Chavo, Sr., also became a wrestler (Chavo, Jr. was only three years younger than his uncle). Eddie was also uncle of Enrique Llanes and cousin of Javier Llanes, who are popular wrestlers in Mexico.
Eddie had wrestling since the 1989. He really made his name in the now-defunct ECW (Extreme championship Wrestling) by winning the ECW Ecxtreme Championship Wrerstling) TV Title against Dean Simon (aka Dean Malenko). Eddie also made his name later that year in now-defunct WCW (World Championship Wrestling) to win the Cruiserweight Championship by defeating Chris Jericho. Also while in the company, he formed Latino World Order (A playoff to Hulk Hogan's (Hollywood Hogan at the time)stable, New World Order).
The stable included popular Latino wrestler Rey Mysterio, Jr. (Oscar Gutierrez), La Parka (Adolfo Tapia Ibarra), Psychosis (Dionicio Castellanos) and Juventud Guerrera (Eduardo Annibal Gonzalez Hernandez).
When Eddie came to the WWE, he was a heel, and immediately gained fame when he was part of the Radicalz, with Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko and long time friend of fifteen years, Chris Benoit. In recent years, he and and his nephew Chavo, Jr. began a tag team called Los Guerreros and won the WWE Tag Team titles on Smackdown! against Team Angle (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin). After this stint, Eddie Guerrero went on to win the WWE Championhip (His first and only time) at No Way Out in 2004 against Brock Lesnar. He lost the title to John "Bradshaw" Layfield four months later at the Great American Bash in a Texas Bull Rope Match.
Recently, wrestling fans and the people of the WWE mourn of the lost of Eddie when he was found by his nephew, Chavo Jr. (who back then known as Kerwin White) on a Sunday morning in November, 2005. The result of his death was most likely been caused by his problems in the past: Drugs and alcohol.- Actor
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Charles Irving was born on 30 July 1912 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Ben Casey (1961), Perry Mason (1957) and A Face in the Crowd (1957). He was married to Hollis Irving. He died on 15 February 1981 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Actor
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Eugene 'Porky' Lee was born on 25 October 1933 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Awful Tooth (1938), Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937) and Canned Fishing (1938). He died on 16 October 2005 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Actress
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Barbara Bryne was born on 1 April 1929 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Amadeus (1984), American Playhouse (1980) and The Bostonians (1984). She was married to Denny Spence. She died on 2 May 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Scott Doebler was born on 26 April 1960 in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Ordinary People (1980) and The Tragedy of King Lear (1982). He died on 14 July 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Charles Nolte was born on 3 November 1923 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Schlitz Playhouse (1951), Ford Star Jubilee (1955) and Tales of Tomorrow (1951). He died on 14 January 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Samuel Armstrong was born on 5 February 1893 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Dumbo (1941), Bambi (1942) and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). He died on 29 September 1976 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- George Floyd was born on 14 October 1973 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. He died on 25 May 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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John Bottoms was born on 14 September 1939 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for 'Doc' (1971), He Knows You're Alone (1980) and The Long Riders (1980). He was married to Bonnie Anne Zimering, Deborah Rush, Susan Kay Rich and Ahlene Lou Mercer. He died on 22 November 2015 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Actress
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Jane Harker was born on 1 August 1922 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Unfaithful (1947), That Way with Women (1947) and Love and Learn (1947). She was married to Samuel Lefcourt Lanier (born: Lefkovits). She died on 21 July 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Abigail Van Buren was born on 4 July 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. She was a producer, known for Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory (2014), The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956) and Sammy and Company (1975). She was married to Morton Phillips. She died on 16 January 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Delores Evelyn Rosedale was born on March 20, 1928 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During her career she also used the professional name Roxanne Rosedale. She studied fashion design and worked as a a dental assistant. Dolores came in second in the 1949 Miss Minneapolis beauty pageant. Then she moved to New York City to become a model. She made her television debut in 1948 on the game show Winner Take All. It was canceled after two seasons. In 1950 she was offered a job as the assistant on the game show Beat The Clock. Dolores introduced the contestants and took pictures with her trademark Sylvania camera. The show was a huge hit and she became a popular television star. She was named "The Most Glamorous Girl On TV" in 1952. The glamorous blonde was featured on dozens of magazine covers including People Today, Life, and TV Guide. She was five foot, eight inches tall with measurements of 36-23-34. At the height of her career she earned more than $1000 a week. and even had her own doll. There are rumors that Beat The Clock host Bud Collyer was jealous of her popularity.
She wanted to become a serious actress so she began taking acting lessons. Dolores appeared on the TV series Crime Photographer and in the film The Seven Year Itch with Marilyn Monroe. On March 13, 1954 she married Minneapolis businessman Tom Roddy. When she became pregnant in 1955 she decided to leave Beat The Clock. Her daughter, Anne, was born in late 1955. Dolores had a small part in the 1957 crime drama The Young Don't Cry. After retiring from show business she and her family moved back to Minnesota. She and Tom had four more children - Thomas, Benjamin, Michael, and Elizabeth. In an interview she said "When I married and started the family I made the choice I wanted to make. I had lots of successful years in show business but I didn't want to make a life of it." During the 1970s she worked at Schlampp's & Sons Furriers. She divorced her husband Tom in 1979. Today Dolores continues to live in Minneapolis where she is a grandmother. - Music Department
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Walter Schumann was born on 8 October 1913 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Night of the Hunter (1955), Inspector Gadget (1999) and Sixteen Candles (1984). He died on 21 August 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Paul Campbell was born on 27 February 1923 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for Sport of Kings (1947), The Three Musketeers (1956) and Last Days of Boot Hill (1947). He died on 17 March 1999 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- John Keston was born on 5 December 1924 in England, UK. He was an actor, known for Department S (1969), Man of Violence (1970) and Universal Soldier (1971). He died on 13 February 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Hércules Cortés was born on 7 July 1932 in Spain. He was an actor, known for The Pizza Triangle (1970), Kill Them All and Come Back Alone (1968) and Mi marido y sus complejos (1969). He died on 23 July 1971 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Flattus Maximus was born on 25 August 1977 in San Jose, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for GWAR: It's Sleazy! (2000), GWAR: Phallus in Wonderland (1992) and The GWARnage Campaign (2002). He was married to Jamie. He died on 3 November 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Actor
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Tom Carey was born on 15 January 1937 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Spider-Man 2 (2004), A Simple Plan (1998) and Drag Me to Hell (2009). He died on 20 January 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Katharine Irving was born into a theatre family in New York City, New York. Her mother, Mary Katharine Gilman, left Stanford University in 1903 to begin her professional acting career, perhaps most notably as the female lead in George Ade's "Just Out of College," which ran for three years, on through her 1906 performances at New York's Lyceum Theatre. While touring with Ade's production, Gilman met Irving's father, who would become the distinguished character actor George Henry Irving. After high school graduation, Irving followed her family to Los Angeles, where they now worked in the the motion picture industry. In Hollywood, Irving signed a 1929 contract with MGM, where she worked steadily with her sister, Dorothy, and often crossed paths with her father, as in such movies as the Academy Award-winning "The Divoree." She also had a small part in one of Garbo's silent films, "The Single Standard." Katharine Irving ended her contract with MGM to marry and move to Minneapolis, Minnesota with Stanford Business School graduate Clifford H. Anderson, to whom she was happily married until her death in 1994, and with whom she raised three sons.
- Tom Wood was born on 6 May 1894 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for The Old Homestead (1915). He died on 28 December 1932 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Dorothy Lewis was born on 7 July 1914 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Ice-Capades (1941). She died on 3 May 2002 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Clifford D. Simak was born on 3 August 1904 in Millville, Wisconsin, USA. He was a writer, known for The Outer Limits (1963), Way Station and Out of This World (1962). He was married to Agnes Kuchenberg. He died on 24 April 1988 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Walter Mondale is an American politician, diplomat and lawyer who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A United States senator from Minnesota (1964-1976), he was the Democratic Party's nominee in the United States presidential election of 1984, but lost to Ronald Reagan in an Electoral College landslide. Reagan won 49 states while Mondale carried his home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia. He became the oldest-living former U.S. vice president after the death of George Bush in 2018.
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Isadore Klein was born on 12 October 1897 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Popeye the Sailor (1960), Greek Mirthology (1954) and Sleuth But Sure (1956). He was married to Anna Rosenberg. He died in 1986 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Started in radio in 1973 in Vermillion South Dakota, moved to Rapid City (KKLS) then Jacksonville, Florida (WAPE). Emigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1975 to work at 1050CHUM. In 1983 began television career at CFMT as host of the first successful video show in Canada, Video Singles. Moved to CityTV to start a daily live video show in 1984, Toronto Rocks (400 episodes). Did specials for CBC (In Fashion). Migrated to California in 1987 and by 1989 had landed co-host role ( with Heidi Bohay) on After Hours, a Playboy/Worldvision co-production) a nightly half hour variety magazine which lasted 135 episodes. When the series ended he became one of the original anchors on E! Entertainment Television. In 1991 he moved back to Canada and hosted Lunch Television for CityTV (400 episodes), a daily, live hour at noon, where he interviewed everyone from psychics to ethnobotanists to Julia Child. In 1996 he became a Canadian citizen and holds dual citizenship status. Moved back to the States in '99 and continued his radio career as Program Director and Morning host at Q101. In 2002 moved to Charleston, SC as Program Director and Afternoon Host at WCOO.
- Bobby Rivers was born on 20 September 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Sopranos (1999), The Equalizer (1985) and VH1 Music Videos (1985). He died on 26 December 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Charita Alden was born on 26 November 1911 in Manila, Philippines. She was an actress, known for I Cover Chinatown (1936) and Madame Butterfly (1932). She was married to Donald Mccammond and James Herd. She died on 10 August 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Margaret Quimby was born on 6 December 1904 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for The Radio Detective (1926), Lucky Boy (1929) and The Whole Town's Talking (1926). She died on 26 August 1965 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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W. R. Frank was a theatre owner in Minneapolis, who had theatres in Minneapolis, as well as other parts of Minnesota. His partner in the business called Franklin Amusement Company, was Oscar Woempner. Frank died in the 1960s, Woempner around 1970. In the mid-1950s Frank also produced a series of shorts about the Medal of Honor.- Director
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John Clark Donahue was born on 5 June 1938 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Red Shoes (1985), The Marvelous Land of Oz (1981) and Alice in Wonderland (1983). He died on 1 March 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Dora Dean was born on 4 August 1874 in Cloverport, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress, known for Georgia Rose (1930), Time Lock No. 776 (1915) and Silver Threads Among the Gold (1915). She was married to Charles E. Johnson. She died on 12 December 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Pianist and composer Meade (Lux) Lewis was an entertainer in nightclubs and in concerts, at times with Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson, and he made a number of piano rolls and recordings. He is credited with popularizing boogie-woogie. Joining ASCAP in 1942, he composed the instrumentals "Yancey Special", "Honky Tonk Train Blues", "Six Wheel Chaser", "Yancey Goes Honky Tonk", "Bass on Top", "Bearcat Crawl", "Boogie Woogie Prayer", "Glendale Glide", "Boogie Tidal", "Lux Boogie", and "Rockin' the Clock".- Charles Brin was born on 3 February 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Grumpy Old Men (1993), A Serious Man (2009) and The Naked Man (1999). He died on 29 January 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Doug Hart was born on 3 June 1939 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He died on 1 January 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Michael Johnson was born on 8 August 1944 in Alamosa, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Waltz Across Texas (1982), Serial (1980) and Cease Fire (1985). He died on 25 July 2017 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Dale Dunham was born on 17 March 1931. He was an actor, known for Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), The Mighty Ducks (1992) and Feeling Minnesota (1996). He was married to Ann. He died on 29 November 2004 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Lexii Alijai was born on 19 February 1998 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for KayCyy feat. Lexii Alijai: Say You Do (2016), Lexii Alijai: Flip the Script (2014) and Lexii Alijai: Cold Hearted (Remix) (2016). She died on 1 January 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Bill Goldsworthy was born on 24 August 1944 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He died on 29 March 1996 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Bruce C. Allen was born on 7 September 1955 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for The Suburbs: Cows (1980), The Suburbs: Tape Your Wife to the Ceiling (1981) and The Suburbs: Music for Boys (1981). He died on 7 December 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Robert Bly was born on 23 December 1926 in Madison, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer, known for Wanting Sumptuous Heavens (2010), The Watcher of Vowels (2011) and Festival of Bards (1978). He was married to Ruth Ray and Carol Bly. He died on 21 November 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Frank Morgan was born on 23 December 1933 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), Joe Adams Presents (1951) and No Bananas (1996). He was married to Rosalinda Kolb and Sharon Schnittker. He died on 14 December 2007 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Actress
Patricia Ann Harding was born in 1923 in Nashville, Tennessee. She was an actress. She was married to Robert Smiley and Edward Russell Van Krevelen. She died on 5 January 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Mike Dodge was born on 18 July 1937 in Hudson, Wisconsin, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988), The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon (2007) and The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark (2007). He died on 29 October 2015 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Nancy Briggs was born on 11 July 1954 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. She is known for Beautiful Girls (1996), A Simple Plan (1998) and The Straight Story (1999). She died on 1 November 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Actor
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Harrison Matthews was born on 25 May 1952. He was an actor and writer, known for The Hagstone Demon (2011), The Wood Witch (2005) and Chalkboard (2011). He died on 29 July 2018 in Minneapolis Minnesota, USA.- Muriel Buck Humphrey was born on 20 February 1912 in Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA. She was married to Max Brown and Hubert H. Humphrey. She died on 20 September 1998 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Ann Rice Leslie was born on 4 July 1900 in East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA. She was an actress, known for We're Off to See the Munchkins (1993). She died on 27 July 1973 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA.
- Denny Spence was a producer, known for Take Thirty (1962). Denny was married to Barbara Bryne. Denny died on 11 January 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.