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Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 - August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer, and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor.
Armstrong was born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio. A graduate of Purdue University, he studied aeronautical engineering; his college tuition was paid for by the U.S. Navy under the Holloway Plan. He became a midshipman in 1949 and a naval aviator the following year. He saw action in the Korean War, flying the Grumman F9F Panther from the aircraft carrier USS Essex. In September 1951, while making a low bombing run, Armstrong's aircraft was damaged when it collided with an anti-aircraft cable, strung across a valley, which cut off a large portion of one wing. Armstrong was forced to bail out. After the war, he completed his bachelor's degree at Purdue and became a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) High-Speed Flight Station at Edwards Air Force Base in California. He was the project pilot on Century Series fighters and flew the North American X-15 seven times. He was also a participant in the U.S. Air Force's Man in Space Soonest and X-20 Dyna-Soar human spaceflight programs.
Armstrong joined the NASA Astronaut Corps in the second group, which was selected in 1962. He made his first spaceflight as command pilot of Gemini 8 in March 1966, becoming NASA's first civilian astronaut to fly in space. During this mission with pilot David Scott, he performed the first docking of two spacecraft; the mission was aborted after Armstrong used some of his re-entry control fuel to stabilize a dangerous roll caused by a stuck thrust. During training for Armstrong's second and last spaceflight as commander of Apollo 11, he had to eject from the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle moments before a crash. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong and Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) pilot Buzz Aldrin became the first people to land on the Moon, and the next day they spent two and a half hours outside the Lunar Module Eagle spacecraft while Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit in the Apollo Command Module Columbia. When Armstrong first stepped onto the lunar surface, he famously said: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." It was broadcast live to an estimated 530 million viewers worldwide. Apollo 11 effectively proved US victory in the Space Race, by fulfilling a national goal proposed in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy "of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" before the end of the decade. Along with Collins and Aldrin, Armstrong was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard Nixon and received the 1969 Collier Trophy. President Jimmy Carter presented him with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978, he was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1979, and with his former crew-mates received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009.
After he resigned from NASA in 1971, Armstrong taught in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati until 1979. He served on the Apollo 13 accident investigation and on the Rogers Commission, which investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. In 2012, Armstrong died due to complications resulting from coronary bypass surgery, at the age of 82.- Actor
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Fritz Ford was born on 12 November 1927 in Reading, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Damien: Omen II (1978), Vacation (1983) and Mister Roberts (1955). He died on 25 August 2006 in Amberley Village, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Actor
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Danny Scholl was born on 2 July 1921 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Musical Comedy Time (1950), Nancy Goes to Rio (1950) and Top Banana (1954). He was married to Corinne Griffith. He died on 21 June 1983 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Austin Wright was born on 6 September 1922 in Yonkers, New York, USA. Austin was a writer, known for Nocturnal Animals (2016). Austin was married to Sara Hull. Austin died on 23 April 2003 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Ida Waterman was born on 10 March 1852 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918), The Swan (1925) and The Enchanted Cottage (1924). She was married to Joseph Francoeur and Fred Waterman. She died on 22 May 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- James R. Hoskins was born on 7 April 1939. He died on 15 October 1980 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Otto Warmbier was born on 12 December 1994 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He died on 19 June 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Kathleen Myers was born on 16 April 1899 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress, known for Babbitt (1924), Midnight Secrets (1924) and Go West (1925). She was married to Andrew H Nordheim and Harold Gowdy Ohnstein. She died on 27 September 1959 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Bob Braun was born on 20 April 1929 in Ludlow, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Die Hard 2 (1990), Defending Your Life (1991) and Christmas in Connecticut (1992). He was married to Wray Jean Wilkinson. He died on 15 January 2001 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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- Composer
Jack Rollins was born on 15 September 1906 in Keyser, West Virginia, USA. Jack was a writer and composer, known for Goodfellas (1990), 28 Days Later (2002) and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005). Jack died on 1 January 1973 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- James Hagan was born on 25 June 1889 in San Diego, California, USA. He was a writer, known for The Strawberry Blonde (1941), One Sunday Afternoon (1933) and One Sunday Afternoon (1948). He was married to Sadie M.. He died on 1 September 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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- Director
John C. Guntzelman was born on 12 April 1945. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Legacy of the Stars (1980), Just the Ten of Us (1987) and Madison (2001). He died on 14 July 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Actor
- Writer
Templar Saxe was born on 22 August 1865 in Redhill, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for How Women Love (1922), Captain Blood (1924) and A Case of Eugenics (1915). He died on 17 April 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Jason Scott Campbell was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 23, 1976. A bicentennial baby, his father served in the Vietnam Conflict and works for the United States Postal Service while his mother works for the Food and Drug Administration. He is the youngest of three, and began acting in elementary school. He is a graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Radio and Television focusing in Media Sales and Management.
- Katelyn Nevin was an actress, known for Leave This House, Just the Two of Us (2015) and Free to a Bad Home (2023). She died on 12 October 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Aaron Pryor was born on 20 October 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was married to Frankie Banks. He died on 9 October 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Henry Heimlich was born on 3 February 1920 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. He is known for H.E.L.P! - Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People (1979), The John Davidson Show (1980) and The Heimlich Maneuver: How to Save a Choking Victim: 2nd Edition (1983). He was married to Jane Murray. He died on 17 December 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Composer, author, pianist and organist Ruth Lyons is a Cincinnati institution, known for her work as one of the nation's premier broadcasters in the 1940s, '50s and '60s, and for her charity, the Ruth Lyons Children's Fund. Ruth was educated at the University of Cincinnati, where she wrote musical productions, and the Conservatory of Music. In 1929, she began her career in radio at Cincinnati's WKRC as a pianist, organist and music librarian, eventually becoming the station's music director. She moved to WLW and WSAI in 1942 to host "Petticoat Partyline", an afternoon show for women. Next came "The WLW Consumer's Foundation", featuring Ruth, Frazier Thomas and organist Arthur Chandler. (The show was later renamed "Morning Matinee.") In 1949, while continuing her duties on "Morning Matinee," Ruth debuted the "50 Club" on WLW, the show for which she is best remembered. Named for the number of people in the studio audience each day, the 90-minute weekday show soon became the "50-50 Club" when it began simulcasting on WLW and WLWT television. By 1951, Ruth Lyons was a household name outside of Cincinnati. NBC aired the "50-50 Club" nationwide for eleven months that year, one of several programs produced in Cincinnati by WLWT and broadcast by every station in the network. The show marked another milestone in 1957 by becoming the first color TV broadcast in Cincinnati. Ruth had a number of co-hosts during her years on the "50-50 Club," including Paul Jones, Willie Thall, Peter Grant and Bob Braun, and the latter stepped in when Ruth retired in 1967. Joining ASCAP in 1957, her popular-song compositions include "Wasn't the Summer Short?", "The Ten Tunes of Christmas", "Let's Light the Christmas Tree", "This Is Christmas", and "Christmas Is a Birthday Time".
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Mark Burchett was born on 20 April 1960 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Evil Ambitions (1996), Hell-O-Ween (2011) and Star Trek Phase II (2004). He died on 12 July 2014 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Justin Ashcraft was born on 17 November 1978 in Kenton County, Kentucky USA. He died on 13 February 1999 in Cincinnati, Ohio USA.
- Thomas Durkin was born on 18 September 1948 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) and Mighty Aphrodite (1995). He died on 20 August 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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Producers didn't think the name Mary Jo was country enough and asked her to change her name. She had two top 10 Country hits in 1953; "Seven Lonely Days" and "Tennessee Wig Walk" as well as a pop hit in 1955, "Daddy-O". She also recorded several Christmas albums with her TV associates. Worked on KMBC radio in Kansas City and WLW radio in Cincinnati including its TV affiliates WLWT in Cincinnati, WLWD in Dayton and WLWI in Indianapolis. Was a regular on three local shows in Cincinnati;The Paul Dixon Show, Midwestern Hayride and the Ruth Lyons 50-50 Club over a 30-year period. When live local TV became almost extinct in the 80s she returned to radio including WPFB in Middletown, Ohio. Her husband was proprietor of Okums Furniture.- Actor
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William Brisbane was born on 12 October 1905 in Hamilton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for There Goes the Groom (1937), Shall We Dance (1937) and Meet the Missus (1937). He died on 7 April 1966 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Bill Nimmo was born on 18 June 1917 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Shadow of the Cloak (1951), Who Do You Trust? (1956) and Keep It in the Family (1957). He died on 22 February 2011 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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- Writer
Albert Ottenheimer was born on 6 September 1904 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Annie Hall (1977), Man Against Crime (1949) and Desert Death (1935). He died on 25 January 1980 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Lil Corn was born on 5 June 2005. He was an actor, known for Lil Corn feat. T3ehr: Pain (2020), Lil Corn feat. Roadrunner TB: Play Me (2021) and Lil Corn & Roadrunner Pistol: EHR Flow (2021). He died on 4 September 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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Phelps 'Catfish' Collins was born on 17 October 1944 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He is known for Superbad (2007) and Soundstage (2003). He died on 6 August 2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Lee May was born on 23 March 1943 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He was married to Terrye Perdue. He died on 29 July 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Larry Kinley died on 25 May 2011 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Roger Grooms was born on 16 June 1936 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Milk Money (1994) and Just Another Stupid Kid (1984). He died on 27 April 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- William E. Cassidy was born in 1876. He was an actor. He died on 6 April 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Jim O'Toole was born on 10 January 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was married to Betty Wall. He died on 26 December 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Leonard H. Stringfield was born on 17 December 1920 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He died on 18 December 1994 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Ted Kluszewski was born on 10 September 1924 in Argo, Illinois, USA. He was married to Eleanor Rita Guckel. He died on 29 March 1988 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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John's first break came while he was having lunch with a friend in Wilmington, NC. John overheard an assistant producer discussing the need for more extras on a film being done there, Simple Justice, starring Andre Braugher, Samuel L. Jackson and James Avery. Interrupting their conversation John talked his way into a featured extra role playing a court reporter, photographer and spectator. He was also a casting assistant for the independent movie This Train. John has gone on to write numerous screenplays (To No Avail, The True Life Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Fish, The Last Time I Saw Eve, Christmas on Jane Street) and radio dramas, and eventually formed the American Screenwriters Association(ASA). Leading the charge for emerging screenwriters, John built the ASA into a 1,300 plus member organization with members in thirty-two countries on four continents in 939 cities. ASA now runs the longest running and premier screenwriting conference in the world, the ASA International Screenwriters Conference, offers an industry-leading International Screenplay Competition with more than 1,200 entries a year, and initiated the Screenwriting Hall of Fame Awards honoring individuals who have made contributions to the art of screenwriting. He was invited by the International Bar Association to be a panelist at the 57th Festival de Cannes discussing adapting literary works into screenplay, and was a featured speaker at the Les Journées du scénario à Marseille ("Days of the Scenario in Marseilles")in Marseille, France. John has also taught at the Austin Film Festival, the Marco Island Film Festival, Baltimore Writer's Conference, the Midwest Music and Film Conference and the Waterfront Film Festival, and is a Second Decade Council member of the American Film Institute (AFI). He has appeared on CNN International as a speaker on Racism in Hollywood, and has been featured in various trade publications and newspapers such as Screenwriting Secrets (Writers Digest), Script, Honolulu Star Bulletin and Creative Screenwriting.- William Shakespeare was born on 27 September 1912 in Staten Island, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Big Game (1936). He died on 17 January 1974 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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Frederick W. Ziv was born on 17 August 1905 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a producer, known for Highway Patrol (1955), Boston Blackie (1951) and The Man Called X (1956). He died on 13 October 2001 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Music Department
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Composer, songwriter ("The Huckle Buck", "Geechy Joe"), musician and arranger, educated in local public schools and then a member of dance bands and later an arranger for Duke Ellington, Charlie Barnet, Harry James and Count Basie. He served in the US Army overseas during World War II. Joining ASCAP in 1949, his chief musical collaborators included Billy Hays, Morty Berk, Cab Calloway, James Rushing, Roy Alfred, Count Basie and Harry James. His other popular-song and instrumental compositions include "The Great Lie", "I Left My Baby", "From the Bottom of My Heart", and "Shorty George".- Soundtrack
Ruby Wright-Rapp was a singer and songwriter. Born in Anderson, Indiana, she began singing in a trio at Lake Manitou in Indiana until she moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. Wright was featured as a vocalist with the Barney Rapp Orchestra and with his band, Barney Rapp and His New Englanders in the 1930s. She and Barney Rapp would later marry.
Wright also sang on the radio on WLW, and for twenty years, appeared on the Ruth Lyons show, "50-50 Club." Wright recorded several tracks for King Records in the 1940s and 1950s. Her single, "Bimbo" reached the charts in the United Kingdom in 1954. Her most popular recording was a Christmas single, "Let's Light the Christmas Tree" that sold 250,000 copies in 1958. She charted again in 1959 with "Three Stars", a tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper. Also in 1959, she was featured on the Kathy Linden hit "Good-bye Jimmy Good-Bye." A compilation of her singles was released on an album entitled "Ruby Wright- Regular Gal: The King Recordings, 1949-1959" which consisted of 27 tracks.
Wright died in Cincinnati in 2004 when she was 90 years old.- Hyman Ullman was born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA. He was the founder of Rink's Bargain City, a local discount department store, and acted as host as well as sponsor for several local TV shows in the early 1960's. As co-host of Shock Theatre on Channel 9 on Fridays at 11:30pm.
He passed away on 3 January 2007 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.
Ullner was the beloved husband of the late Geraldine Ullner, devoted father of Donna Ullner and Richard Ullner, dear brother of Sarah Schwartz, Barbara Baral, Ruth Sacolick and the late Dorothy Moss, Meyer Ullner and Coleman Ullner, loving grandfather of David and Karen Swolsky, Jason and Danielle Ullner, Jamie Ullner, Amy Lewis and Juli and Adam Swolsky, great grandfather of Jessica, Ryan, Morgan, Ben, Jacob, Caroline, Elizabeth and Katherine Swolsky and Walker Lewis, also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. - Actress
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Sheila Mudd Baker was an actress and producer, known for Clever Girl (2015), The Ladies Next Door (2016) and A Cold Day in Hell (2014). She died on 8 January 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Actress
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Gerri Sutyak was born on 12 September 1964 in the USA. She was an actress and composer, known for Dead Man's Curve (1998), Autumn Moon and She's the One (1996). She died on 28 June 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- From Find A Grave website: "Dick Von Hoene graduated from the University of Cincinnati, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in theater; and while attending the University of Cincinnati, he acted in college productions, as well as summer stock and community theater productions; and Dick Von Hoene's professional career began as a copywriter for WCPO radio; he was employed by WXIX-TV, and he was most widely acclaimed as the creator of the very popular "Cool Ghoul" character that became a regular weekend feature hosting horror movies from the fall of 1969 until the spring of 1972; he became a reporter for WUBE 105 in 1973, and in 1979, he became a disc jockey; and in 1983, he became a news announcer for WFKB in Florence. In 1987, Dick Von Hoene was hired by Insight Communications, first as a News Director, and for the last 12 years as host of Northern Kentucky Magazine, a daily talk-variety program, where he promoted the community by welcoming representatives of counties, cities, schools, and charitable organizations to discuss their missions and activities; and he also welcomed authors and celebrities to Northern Kentucky Magazine, such as singers Chubby Checker and Judy Collins, Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton, and stage stars Cloris Leachman and Dean Jones were among those guests visiting Northern Kentucky to appear on his program; and he and Northern Kentucky Magazine received numerous awards from tri-state organizations recognizing service in enhancing coverage of the region; and In 1999, Dick Von Hoene was inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Legends of Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame, along with other former standout deejays Steve Palmer, Shad O'Shea, and Steve Kirk.
- Donna Lucas was born on 7 November 1955. Donna was a producer, known for Video Watchdog Digital (2015). Donna was married to Tim Lucas. Donna died on 10 October 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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Chuck Connors was born on 18 August 1930 in Maysville, Kentucky, USA. He is known for Omnibus (1967), Memories of Duke (1980) and Duke Ellington: Live in Montreal (1964). He died on 11 December 1994 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Director
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- Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Gebhardt was born on 6 January 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Escalator Over the Hill (1999), Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally (1972) and Up Your Legs Forever (1971). He died on 15 October 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Actor
- Special Effects
Larry Smith was born on 23 June 1938 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Scream-In (1969), The Uncle Al Show (1950) and Larry Smith Puppets (1968). He died on 19 February 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Eppa Rixey was born on 3 May 1891 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA. He died on 28 February 1963 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Gordon Scherer was born on 26 December 1906 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He died on 13 August 1988 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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Italo Tajo was born on 25 April 1915 in Pinerolo, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor, known for A Star Is Born (2018), Faust and the Devil (1949) and Elixir of Love (1947). He died on 29 March 1993 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.