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- Anne Ives was born on 30 November 1886 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. She was an actress, known for The Producers (1967), The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975) and Ryan's Hope (1975). She died on 15 May 1979 in New York City, New York, USA.
- John Laing was born on 14 July 1914 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940), Those Were the Days! (1940) and Queen of the Mob (1940). He died on 15 May 1979 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
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Dr. Roger M. Latham was a pioneering advocate for ecosystem management before the term was created. In a lifetime of speaking and writing about his love of nature and the sport of hunting, he educated the public about the need for a scientific basis for managing wildlife, without sidestepping controversy.
Latham grew up in Western Pennsylvania in the 1920s and 30s "on the edge of poverty." With his dad Ernest "Red" Latham, he hunted and fished for food as well as fun. During World War II, he was stationed at Cornell University where he worked for the Office of Scientific Research and Development (part of the War Department) in a project that researched and discovered the proper food and clothing for arctic troops.
Perhaps it was at Cornell where Latham learned the benefits of higher education. Not long after returning to the Game Commission, post-WW II, Latham took a leave of absence and worked on his bachelor's degree at Pennsylvania State University. He breezed through his undergraduate degree in zoology, then very rapidly progressed through a master's in wildlife management, soon followed by a doctorate in zoology. During this time, he was made chief of the Wildlife Research Division of the Game Commission.
Latham spearheaded the task of saving Pennsylvania's Clarion River. Once polluted severely, the Clarion was adopted by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy because of Latham's suggestion. Today the saving of the Clarion River is heralded by anglers and other conservationists as a model conservation effort. This river not only holds fish, mostly smallmouth and trout, but, more importantly, the Clarion flows through majestic and wild country that can be enjoyed by untold numbers of people.
At the height of his career, which had already spanned five decades of conservation and writing, he lost his life photographing chamois in the Swiss Alps.- Ziri-Gun Eriksson was born on 6 March 1914. She was an actress, known for I dag börjar livet (1939) and Ett brott (1940). She died on 15 May 1979 in Handen, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Jean Perraud was an actor, known for Les smattes (1972), Cordélia (1980) and Astataïon ou Le festin des morts (1965). He died on 15 May 1979.