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People Whose Last Names Start With E
Thomas Eagleton
(senator) -- Dead. Heart/respiratory ailments. Died March 4, 2007.
Born September 4, 1929. Longtime Missouri senator who was briefly a vice presidential candidate for George McGovern in 1972. He was forced to resign after it was revealed he'd been successfully treated for depression a few years before and a media firestorm ensued.
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Robert Easton
(actor/dialect coach) -- Dead. [rumors] Died December 16, 2011
Born November 23, 1930. He had over a 50 year acting career,
starred in Stingray and may be remembered as Sparks in the
movie Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
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Roger Easton
(engineer) -- Dead. Died May 8, 2014. Born April 30, 1921.
A lead developer of Global Poisitioning System (GPS) while working for
the Naval Research Laboratory, was awarded a National Medeal of
Technology and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of
Fame, died same day as Nancy Malone.
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Clint Eastwood
(director/actor) -- Alive. Born May 31, 1930. Acted in many Westerns before focusing
on directing (he won the Best Director Oscar for
Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby), directed the
controversial American Sniper, mayor of Carmel
in the late '80s, became a father again after turning 65, and
famously spoke to an empty chair at the Republican National
Convention in 2012.
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Fred Ebb (lyricist) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died September 11, 2004. Born April 8, 1933. Professional partner of composer John Kander, he wrote the words for musicals like Cabaret and Chicago. IBDB IMDb
Roger Ebert
(critic) -- Dead. Cancer. Died April 4, 2013.
Born June 18, 1942. With longtime movie debator Gene Siskel, invented the tagline "Two Thumbs Up," voiceless but eloquent online,
born on the same day as Sir Paul McCartney, wrote a great rumination on life and death published in 2009.
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Buddy Ebsen (actor/dancer) -- Dead. Died July 6, 2003. Born April 2, 1908. Well-known as Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies, but was first-cast as the Tin Woodsman in The Wizard of Oz before a make-up allergy forced him out. IMDb
Umberto Eco
(writer/professor) -- Dead. Died February 19,
2016. Born January 5, 1932. The Name of the Rose,
Foucault's Pendulum, semiotics scholar, died same day as Harper Lee.
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David Eddings
(writer) -- Dead. Died June 2, 2009.
Born July 7, 1931. Co-wrote large fantasy series including the Belgariad and the Malloreon.
Leigh Eddings
(writer) -- Dead. Stroke. Died February 28, 2007. Born circa 1937. Co-wrote large fantasy series including the Belgariad and the Malloreon,
died on the same day as Arthur Schlesinger.
Nelson Eddy
(actor/singer) -- Dead. Stroke (while performing). Died March 6, 1967. Born June 29, 1901.
Sang in many light operas (Naughty Marietta) and was frequently paired with Jeanette MacDonald.
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Herb Edelman (actor) -- Dead. Emphysema. Died July 21, 1996. Born November 5, 1933. Dozens of TV roles, probably best-known as Dorothy's ex on The Golden Girls. IMDb
Barbara Eden (actress) -- Alive. Born August 23, 1934. Best-known for I Dream of Jeannie, once married to Michael Ansara. IMDb
Gertrude Ederle (swimming celebrity/teacher) -- Dead. Died November 30, 2003. Born October 23, 1906. First woman (and fifth person) to swim the English Channel (on August 6, 1926), her record-breaking time stood for 24 years. IMDb Obituary
Walker Edmiston (cartoon voice) -- Dead. Cancer. Died February 15, 2007. Born February 6, 1925. Heard in H.R. Pufnstuf, voiced Inferno on Transformers; also voiced Ernie on the Keebler cookie elf commercials. IMDb Obituary
Louis Edmonds (actor) -- Dead. Cancer/respiratory failure. Died March 3, 2001. Born September 24, 1923. Roger Collins on Dark Shadows, Langley Wallingford on All My Children. IMDb
Walter Edmonds (writer) -- Dead. Died January 26, 1998. Born July 15, 1903. Most famous work: Drums Along the Mohawk
Blake Edwards (director) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died December 16, 2010. Born July 26, 1922. Directed classic flicks like Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Great Race, the early Pink Panther movies, Victor/Victoria, married to Julie Andrews for over 40 years. IBDB IMDb Obituary
Cliff Edwards (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died July 17, 1971. Born June 14, 1895. Voice of Jiminy Cricket. IMDb
Elizabeth Edwards (writer/advisor/activist) -- Dead. Breast cancer. Died December 7, 2010. Born July 3, 1949. Wrote a number of books after her cancer diagnosis and husband's famous infidelity, including Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities, an inspiration for many for her straight-talking attitude. Make memorial contribution to the Wade Edwards Learning Lab. IMDb Obituary FindAGrave
Geoff Edwards
(game show host/TV host/actor) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died March 5, 2014. Born February 13, 1931. Hosted many different game shows in the '80s (like Chain Reaction and Starcade) in the US and Canada.
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Ronnie Claire Edwards
(actress) -- Dead. Died June 14, 2016.
February 9, 1933. Busy in TV for decades, best-known as Corabeth
in The Waltons, died same day as Ann Morgan Guilbert.
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Ralph Edwards
(TV host) -- Dead. Heart failure. Died November 16, 2005.
Born June 13, 1913. This Is Your Life and the first show on commercial TV, Truth or Consequences.
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Robert Edwards
(physiologist) -- Dead. Died April 10, 2013. Born September 27, 1925. Developed in vitro fertilization with Patrick Steptoe and they successfully impregnated Lesley Brown with the first test tube baby.
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Vince Edwards (actor) --Dead. Pancreatic cancer. Died March 11, 1996. Born July 7, 1928. Ben Casey. IMDb
George Alec Effinger
(writer) -- Dead. Bleeding ulcers. Died April 27, 2002.
Born January 10, 1947. Amusing SF writer, Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson: The Complete Stories.
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Richard Egan (actor) -- Dead. Died July 20, 1987. Born July 29, 1923. IMDb
Dwight Eisenhower
(president/general) -- Dead. Congestive heart failure. Died March 28, 1969.
Born October 14, 1890. Helped lead the American army in WWII, later served as US president in the '50s.
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Will Eisner
(artist/author) -- Dead. Following heart surgery. Died January 3, 2005.
Born March 6, 1917. Created The Spirit, wrote extensively about creating comics in Graphic Storytelling.
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Anita Ekberg
(actress) -- Dead. Died January 11, 2015.
Born September 29, 1931. La Dolce Vita.
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Jack Elam (actor) -- Dead. Died October 20, 2003. Born November 13, 1918. Mostly played villanous cowboys in movies like Rawhide. IMDb
Dana Elcar (actor) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died June 6, 2005. Born October 10, 1927. Pete Thornton on McGyver, Agent Polk in The Sting, a founder of the L.A. Actor's Theater, died on the same day as Anne Bancroft. IBDB IMDb FindAGrave
Suzette Haden Elgin
(writer, linguist, poet) -- Dead. Died
January 27, 2015. Born November 18, 1936. Wrote science
fiction, poetry and the classic non-fiction work The Gentle
Art of Verbal Self-Defense, died same day as Charles Townes
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Queen Elizabeth, II
(queen) -- Alive. Monarch of England, celebrated her jubilee in 2002.
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Queen Elizabeth
(Queen Mum) -- Dead. [rumors] Old age. Died March 30, 2002.
Born August 4, 1900.
Queen Elizabeth II's mother was hale and hardy throughout most of her life, with two replacement hips and an indomitable spirit.
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Peter Ellenshaw
(visual effects whiz) -- Dead. Died February 12, 2007.
Born May 24, 1913. The Black Hole, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
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Duke Ellington
(jazz great) -- Dead. Cancer. Died May 24, 1974.
Born April 29, 1899.
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Cass Elliot
(singer) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died July 29, 1974.
Born September 19, 1941.
"Dream a Little Dream of Me," part of the Mamas and the Papas, evocative singer of the '60s and early '70s (personal aside - being an East coaster and longtime M+P fan, I had an amazing moment driving down out of the mountains near San Jose when
"California Dreaming"
suddenly played on the radio...).
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Bob Elliott
(comic) -- Dead. Died February 2, 2016.
Born March 26, 1923. Bob and Ray, Chris Elliott's dad,
Abby Elliott's grandfather.
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Denholm Elliott (actor) -- Dead. AIDS. Died October 6, 1992. Born May 31, 1922. IMDb
Sam Elliott (actor) -- Alive. Born August 9, 1944. Married to Katharine Ross. IMDb
Stephen Elliott (actor) -- Dead. Congestive heart failure. Died May 21, 2005. Born November 27, 1918. Arthur's potential fiancee's father in Arthur movies, Tony-nominated actor. IBDB IMDb Obituary FindAGrave
Albert Ellis
(psychiatrist/writer) -- Dead. Heart/kidney failure. Died July 24, 2007.
Born September 27, 1913. Influential psychiatrist who developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, an early sex therapist, wrote many books including Guide to Rational Living.
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Harlan Ellison
(writer) -- Alive.
Born May 27, 1934. Still kvetching after all these years (Dreams with Sharp Teeth), was a consultant on Babylon 5, wrote many short stories and edited the influential Dangerous Visions anthology series, did not die at Madcon in 2010 despite his "prediction."
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Elvira
(TV fixture) -- Alive.
Born September 17, 1951. Horror movie, wrestling, Halloween and commercial host, real name: Casandra Peterson.
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Douglas Engelbart
(engineer) -- Dead. Kidney disease. Died July 2, 2013. Born January 25, 1925. He presented the famous "mother of all demos" in 1968 where he demonstrated a number of his ideas, including the mouse, multiple computer windows, hypertext and teleconferencing, later won the Turing prize.
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John Entwistle
(bass player) -- Dead. Cocaine-induced heart attack. Died June 27, 2002.
Born October 9, 1944. Member of The Who, died just before launching a major tour.
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Delia Ephron
(writer) -- Alive. Born July 12, 1944. Wrote Hanging Up,
You've Got Mail.
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Nora Ephron
(director/writer) -- Dead. Cancer. Died June
26, 2012.
Born May 19, 1941. Wrote Heartburn, a thinly-veiled account of her marriage to Carl Bernstein, went on to direct movies like Sleepless in Seattle, died same day as Doris Singleton.
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Paul Erdman (economist, writer) -- Dead. Cancer. Died April 23, 2007. Born May 19, 1932. Commentator on Marketwatch, wrote novels such as The Crash of '79 (published in '76), died on the same day as David Halberstam and Boris Yeltsin. IMDb
Paul Erdos
(mathematician) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died September 20, 1996.
Born March 26, 1913. Almost-ceaseless traveler and lecturer.
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"Chef Tell" Erhardt
(chef/writer) -- Dead. Heart failure/diabetes. Died October 26, 2007.
Born November 5, 1943. Philadelphia-based chef whose short cooking clips were syndicated across America during the '80s and '90s.
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Jenifer Estess (activist/producer) -- Dead. A.L.S.. Died December 16, 2003. Born February 17, 1963. Theater producer who founded Project A.L.S with her sisters after she was diagnosed with the illness, died on the same day as Madlyn Rhue. IMDb
Erik Estrada (actor) -- Alive. Born March 16, 1949. CHips. IMDb
Bob Evans
(entreprenuer/farmer) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died June 21, 2007.
Born 1918. Made sausage and started a restaurant chain (that makes great biscuits!).
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Dale Evans
(actress) -- Dead. Heart failure. Died February 7, 2001.
Born October 31, 1912. Co-wrote "Happy Trails to You," with her husband, Roy Rogers, wrote a number of books on her own,
died on the same day as Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
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Damon Evans (singer/actor) -- Alive. Born November 24, 1950. The second Lionel on The Jeffersons, later sang Sportin' Life in a Porgy and Bess remake. IMDb
Estelle Evans
(teacher/actress) -- Dead. Died July 20, 1985. Born October 1, 1906. Calpurnia in To Kill a Mockingbird, Sarah in The Learning Tree, taught acting for many years, eldest sister of Esther Rolle and Rosanna Carter.
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Josh Ryan Evans (actor) -- Dead. Heart disease/achondroplasia. Died August 5, 2002. Born January 10, 1982. Very short actor who played a doll (really!) on Passions, died during surgery, ironically just after his soap character was killed off. IMDb Obituary
Linda Evans (actress) -- Alive. Born November 18, 1942. Dynasty, married to John Derek before Bo, dated Yanni for years. IMDb
Mike Evans (actor/writer) -- Dead. Throat cancer. Died December 14, 2006. Born November 3, 1949. The original Lionel on All in the Family and on The Jeffersons, wrote episodes of Good Times. IMDb FindAGrave
Robert Evans
(producer/gadfly) -- Alive.
Born June 29, 1930. Produced Chinatown, acted in a few late '50s movies, wrote and "starred" in The Kid Stays in the Picture.
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Chad Everett
(actor) -- Dead. Lung cancer. Died July 24,
2012. Born June 11, 1936. Starred in Medical Center,
died same day as Sherman
Hemsley.
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Don Everly
(singer/guitarist) -- Alive. Born February 1, 1937. The elder Everly Brother, they were
very influential over Linda Ronstadt and the Beach Boys, Don sang baritone and wrote "Cathy's Clown."
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Phil Everly
(singer/songwriter) -- Dead. Chronic
obstructive pulmonary disorder. Died
January 3, 2014. Born January 19, 1939. The younger Everly
Brother, Phil wrote "When Will I Be Loved?" and "Cathy's Clown;"
very influential over the Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel. Died
same day as Alicia Rhett and Saul Zaentz.
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Tom Ewell (actor) -- Dead. Died September 12, 1994. Born April 29, 1909. Marilyn Monroe's neighbor in The Seven Year Itch. IMDb