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People Whose Last Names Start With G
Clark Gable (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died November 16, 1960. Born February 1, 1901. Gone with the Wind, Mutiny on the Bounty, was a bomber pilot in Europe during WWII. IBDB IMDb FindAGrave
Eva Gabor (actress) -- Dead. Respiratory distress and other infections. Died July 4, 1995. Born February 11, 1920. Oliver outlived her by nearly ten years. IMDb
Jolie Gabor (businesswoman) -- Dead. Old age. Died April 1, 1997. Born September 29, 1899. Her taste for jewelry ran in her family.
Zsa Zsa Gabor (actress?) -- Alive. Born February 6, 1917. A former Miss Hungary, always played glamour girls, married many times but has been married to the same person since 1986, reported to be in poor health after a series of strokes. IMDb
William Gaines
(publisher) -- Dead. Died June 3, 1992.
Born March 1, 1922. Mad.
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John Kenneth Galbraith
(professor/economist/writer) -- Dead. Died April 29, 2006.
Born October 15, 1908. The Affluent Society.
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Lorena Gale (actress/playwright) -- Dead. Stomach cancer. Died June 21, 2009. Born May 9, 1958. Many TV bit parts (especially on Canadian TV), probably best-known as Elosha on Battlestar Galactica. Make memorial contributions to: Vancouver General Hospital Palliative Care Center IMDb Obituary
Ernest Gallo
(businessman) -- Dead. Strokes. Died March 6, 2007.
Born March 18, 1909. Started making wine with his brother Julio, became the biggest winemaker in the U. S.
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Joseph Gallo
(businessman) -- Dead. Strokes. Died February 17, 2007.
Born September 11, 1919. Started making wine with his older brothers, but later founded Joseph Farms cheeses after a protracted legal battle with his brothers.
Julio Gallo (businessman) -- Dead. Jeep accident. Died May 2, 1993. Born March 21, 1910. Started making wine with his brother Ernest became the biggest winemaker in the U. S. Obituary FindAGrave
Don Galloway (actor) -- Dead. Stroke. Died January 8, 2009. Born July 27, 1937. Ironside, The Big Chill. IMDb Obituary
Michael Gambon (actor) -- Alive. Born October 19, 1940. The second Albus Dumbledore, the murder victim in Gosford Park. IMDb
Indira Gandhi (Indian prime minister) -- Dead. Murdered. Died October 31, 1984. Born November 19, 1917.
Rajiv Gandhi (Indian prime minister) -- Dead. Murdered. Died May 21, 1991. Born August 20, 1944.
Danny Gans
(comic/impersonator) -- Dead. Heart disease/accidental prescription drug overdose. Died May 1, 2009.
Born October 25, 1956. One of the mainstays of Vegas, he had a bit part in Bull Durham.
Make memorial contributions to: Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation.
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Matthew Garber (kid actor) -- Dead. Died June 13, 1977. Born March 25, 1956. Cute kid in Disney movies like Mary Poppins and The Three Lives of Thomasina, Elizabeth at Reelclassics.com has done some amazing research on his death. IMDb
Greta Garbo (actress) -- Dead. Died April 15, 1990. Born September 18, 1905. IMDb
Jerry Garcia
(musician) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died August 9, 1995.
Born August 1, 1942. What a long, strange trip it was...
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Vincent Gardenia (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died December 9, 1992. Born January 7, 1922. Cher's father in Moonstruck, Frank on All in the Family. IMDb
Ava Gardner
(actress) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died January 25, 1990.
Born December 24, 1922. The Barefoot Contessa, an ex-wife of Frank Sinatra and Mickey Rooney.
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Herb Gardner (writer) -- Dead. Lung disease. Died September 24, 2003. Born December 28, 1934. A Thousand Clowns. IBDB IMDb
Martin Gardner
(writer/puzzle-maker) -- Alive.
Born October 21, 1914. Author of Scientific American's "Mathematical Games" for over 25 years, still writing books
Beverly Garland
(actress) -- Dead. Died December 5, 2008.
Born October 17, 1926. It Conquered the World, Barbara on My Three Sons,
died on the same day as Nina Foch.
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Judy Garland
(actress/singer) -- Dead. Overdose. Died June 22, 1969.
Born June 10, 1922. Created iconic roles like the leads in The Wizard of Oz and A Star Is Born, married to Vincent Minnelli and Sid Luft, mother of Liza Minnelli.
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James Garner
(actor) -- Alive.
Born April 7, 1928. Eight Simple Rules, Maverick, two of the great double-takes of all time in
Victor, Victoria, lots of TV.
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Teri Garr (actress) -- Alive. Born December 11, 1946. Been in many more movies than you might think, but particularly remembered for Close Encounters and Mr. Mom (Birth year variously listed as 1944, 1946 and 1949). IMDb
Betty Garrett (actress) -- Alive. Born May 23, 1919. My Sister Eileen, Irene on All in the Family. IMDb
Greg Garrison (director) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died March 25, 2005. Born circa 1923. Directed many old TV shows, particularly The Dean Martin Show, died on the same day as Paul Henning. IMDb
Greer Garson (actress) -- Dead. Heart failure. Died April 6, 1996. Born September 29, 1903. Mrs. Miniver. IMDb
Kathy Garver (teen star) -- Alive. Born December 13, 1948. Cissy on Family Affair. IMDb
Lorraine Gary (actress) -- Alive. Born August 16, 1937. Ellen in the Jaws movies. IMDb
Vittorio Gassman (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died June 29, 2000. Born September 1, 1922. Made many Italian movies, briefly married to Shelley Winters. IMDb
Bill Gates
(Retired CEO/geek/philanthropist) -- Alive.
Born October 28, 1955. College drop-out who co-founded Microsoft and retired to give away his vast fortune focusing on distributing vaccines worldwide.
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Rob Gauntlett
(adventurer) -- Dead. Mountain climbing accident. Died January 10, 2009.
Born May 10, 1987. Climbed Mt. Everest when he was 19, traveled pole-to-pole when he was 21, named National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Award for 2008 with his travel partner James Hooper.
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John Gavin (actor/ambassador) -- Alive. Born April 8, 1928. Very busy film career in the '60s, Reagan named him Mexican ambassador in the '80s. IMDb
Marvin Gaye
(singer) -- Dead. Shot. Died April 1, 1984.
Born April 2, 1939. Murdered by his father during a family argument.
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Crystal Gayle (singer) -- Alive. Born January 9, 1951. "Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue" younger sister of Loretta Lynn
Janet Gaynor (actress) -- Dead. Died September 14, 1984. Born October 6, 1906. Won the first Best Actress Oscar (for Seventh Heaven and Sunrise. IMDb
Mitzi Gaynor (actress) -- Alive. Born September 4, 1930. IMDb
Ben Gazzara (actor) -- Alive. Born August 28, 1930. Combat and more movies than you'd imagine. IMDb
Michael V. Gazzo (actor) -- Dead. Stroke. Died February 14, 1995. Born April 5, 1923. Gangsters in many movies, Frankie Pentangeli in The Godfather II. IMDb
Gunther Gebel-Williams
(lion tamer) -- Dead. Brain cancer. Died July 19, 2001.
Born September 12, 1934. Main headliner for Ringling Brothers in the '70s and '80s.
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Will Geer (actor) -- Dead. Died April 22, 1978. Born March 9, 1902. Many movies, probably best-known as Grandpa on The Waltons. IMDb
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"Dr. Seuss" Geisel
(author) -- Dead. Cancer. Died September 24, 1991.
Born March 2, 1904. Wacky kids' books.
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Larry Gelbart
(writer) -- Dead. Cancer. Died September 11, 2009.
Born February 25, 1928. Main writer for M*A*S*H, wrote Tootsie and the book for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
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Martha Gellhorn (journalist) -- Dead. Died February 15, 1998. Born circa 1908. One of the first female war correspondents, one of Hemingway's wives.
David Gemmell
(writer) -- Dead. Following heart surgery. Died July 28, 2006. Born circa 1948. Many books including Legend and several about the seige of Troy.
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Jean Genet (playwright) -- Dead. Died April 15, 1986. Born December 19, 1910.
Bobbie Gentry (singer/songwriter) -- Alive. Born July 27, 1944. One-hit wonder: "Ode to Billie Joe"
Boy George (singer) -- Alive. Born June 14, 1961.
Christopher George (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died November 28, 1983. Born February 25, 1931. Married to Lynda Day George. IMDb
Chief Dan George
(actor) -- Dead. Died September 23, 1981.
Born July 24, 1899. Played Old Lodge Skins in Little Big Man.
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Lynda Day George (actress/pitchwoman) -- Alive. Born December 11, 1944. Married to Christopher George. born on the same day as Brenda Lee. IMDb
Gil Gerard
(actor) -- Alive.
Born January 23, 1943. TV's Buck Rogers, appeared in Airport 1977.
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Ira Gershwin
(lyricist) -- Dead. Died August 17, 1983.
Born December 6, 1896. Wrote the words for Porgy & Bess and A Star Is Born.
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Betty Lou Gerson (voice) -- Dead. After-effects of a stroke. Died January 12, 1999. Born April 20, 1914. Cruella De Vil in the original 101 Dalmations. IMDb
Vitas Gerulaitis (athlete) -- Dead. Co (carbon monoxide) poisoning. Died September 18, 1994. Born July 26, 1954.
Estelle Getty
(actress) -- Dead. Lewy Body Dementia. Died July 22, 2008.
Born July 25, 1923. Tended to play much older characters, especially Sophia in The Golden Girls.
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Ileen Getz (actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died August 4, 2005. Born August 7, 1961. Best-known playing Dr. Allbright's co-worker Judith on Third Rock from the Sun. IMDb Obituary
Alice Ghostley (actress) -- Dead. Colon cancer/strokes. Died September 21, 2007. Born August 14, 1924. Lots of comic parts on TV (particularly Bewitched and Designing Women) and in the movies, named a "New Face of 1952." IBDB IMDb Obituary
Andy Gibb
(singer) -- Dead. Heart virus/drug use. Died March 10, 1988.
Born March 5, 1958.
"I Just Want To Be Your Everything"
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"I Cant Help It"
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Barry Gibb
(singer/songwriter) -- Alive.
Born September 1, 1946. Part of the Bee Gees (the tall one), he helped to create the Saturday Night Fever album which was a huge craze in the late '70s.
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Maurice Gibb (singer/songwriter) -- Dead. Heart attack/intestinal blockage. Died January 12, 2003. Born December 22, 1949. Part of the Bee Gees (the one with the hat), briefly married to Lulu in the early '70s, Saturday Night Fever. IBDB IMDb Obituary FindAGrave
Robin Gibb
(singer/songwriter) -- Alive.
Born December 22, 1949. Part of the Bee Gees (the thin one), Saturday Night Fever.
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Euell Gibbons
(naturalist/writer) -- Dead. Natural causes. Died December 29, 1975.
Born September 8, 1911. Did a series of memorable commercials for Post Grape Nuts in the early '70s, one of which started
"Did you know most parts of a pine tree are edible?"
, wrote Stalking the Wild Asparagus.
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Marla Gibbs (actress) -- Alive. Born June 14, 1931. Florence on The Jeffersons, 227. IMDb
Althea Gibson
(tennis/golf great) -- Dead. Died September 28, 2003.
Born August 25, 1927. First black woman to win Wimbledon,
died on the same day as Elia Kazan
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Don Gibson (songwriter/singer) -- Dead. Died November 17, 2003. Born April 3, 1928. Wrote songs like "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Oh Lonesome Me" . IMDb
Henry Gibson (comic) -- Dead. Cancer. Died September 14, 2009. Born September 21, 1935. Part of the original Laugh-In cast, and many movie bit parts, including Nashville and the neo-Nazi in The Blues Brothers died on the same day as Jody Powell and Patrick Swayze. IMDb Obituary FindAGrave
Mel Gibson (actor/director) -- Alive. Born January 3, 1956. Actor (Mad Max, Leathal Weapon) who branched out into directing movies (Braveheart, for which he won an Oscar and The Passion of the Christ), a college roommate of Geoffrey Rush. IMDb
Virginia Gibson (actress/dancer) -- Alive. Born April 9, 1928. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, co-host of the '60s kid's science show Discovery with Frank Buxton. IMDb
William Gibson (playwright) -- Dead. Died November 25, 2008. Born September 13, 1914. Best-known for The Miracle Worker and Golda's Balcony. IBDB IMDb Obituary FindAGrave
Sir John Gielgud (British actor) -- Dead. Old age. Died May 21, 2000. Born April 14, 1904. Gave a last performance just a month before he died. IMDb
Lillian Gilbreth
(Industrial engineer/writer) -- Dead. Died January 2, 1972.
Born May 24, 1878. Studied and wrote about time management and was the first woman engineering professor at Purdue. Her children wrote Cheaper by the Dozen and Bells on Their Toes that popularized her large family.
John Gilchrist ("Mikey") -- Alive. Born circa 1968. Famous for one Life cereal commercial, grew up to be an account executive at CBS.
Michael Gilden (actor) -- Dead. Suicide. Died December 5, 2006. Born September 22, 1962. Bit part player on NCIS, Charmed and CSI. IMDb FindAGrave
Jack Gilford (actor) -- Dead. Stomach cancer. Died June 2, 1990. Born July 25, 1907. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and famous Cracker Jack commericals in the '60s, died on the same day as Rex Harrison. IBDB IMDb FindAGrave
.Dizzy Gillespie
(jazz trumpeter) -- Dead. Pancreatic cancer. Died January 6, 1993.
Born October 21, 1917. In Cab Calloway's band, introduced more Afro-Cuban music into jazz, a musical ambassador for the U. S.,
died on the same day as Rudolph Nureyev.
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Anita Gillette (actress/dancer) -- Alive. Born August 16, 1936. Starred in Caberet on Broadway in the late '60s, starred in a few Love, American Style episodes, appeared in Shall We Dance? IBDB IMDb
Terry Gilliam (animator/director) -- Alive. Born November 22, 1940. Python, director of many movies, including Brazil and The Fisher King. IMDb
Steve Gilliard
(writer) -- Dead. Heart disease. Died June 2, 2007. Born circa 1966. Political blogger who wrote for The Daily Kos started The News Blog.
Hermione Gingold (actress) -- Dead. Old age. Died May 24, 1987. Born December 9, 1897. IMDb
Allen Ginsberg
(Beat poet) -- Dead. Liver cancer. Died April 5, 1997.
Born June 3, 1926. Wrote (and often performed) "Howl."
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Alexander Ginzburg
(writer, Soviet dissident) -- Dead. Cancer. Died 07/19/2002.
Born . Was deported after being jailed for
writing in favor of human rights.
Lillian Gish (actress) -- Dead. Natural causes. Died February 27, 1993. Born October 14, 1893. IMDb
Elizabeth Glaser (activist) -- Dead. AIDS. Died December 3, 1994. Born circa 1946. Became an AIDS activist after her daughter's death from the disease.
H. Bentley Glass (geneticist) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died January 16, 2005. Born January 17, 1906. Pioneering geneticist whose controversial theories spurred many debates on ethical issues; promoted the theory that only the cockroach would survive total nuclear war. Obituary
Ned Glass (actor) -- Dead. Old age. Died June 15, 1984. Born April 1, 1906. Character actor in dozens of movies and TV shows. IMDb
Philip Glass (composer) -- Alive. Born January 31, 1937. Cousin of This American Life's Ira Glass. IMDb
Jackie Gleason (comedian) -- Dead. Colon cancer. Died June 24, 1987. Born February 26, 1916. IMDb
Joanna Gleason (actress) -- Alive. Born June 2, 1950. Several Woody Allen movies, daughter of Monty Hall. IMDb
Paul Gleason (actor) -- Dead. Mesothelioma. Died May 27, 2006. Born May 4, 1944. The principal in The Breakfast Club, and "caged" trader in Trading Places. IMDb FindAGrave
John Glenn
(senator, astronaut) -- Alive.
Born July 18, 1921. The oldest person to have traveled in space.
Danny Glover (actor) -- Alive. Born July 22, 1947. Very versatile actor, may be best-known as Mel Gibson's partner in the Lethal Weapon flicks. IMDb
Harry Goaz
(obscure actor) -- Not dead yet. Born circa 1960. Played Andy Brennan on Twin Peaks.
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George Gobel (comedian) -- Dead. Complications after surgery. Died February 24, 1991. Born May 20, 1919. IMDb
Mark Goddard (actor/educator) -- Alive. Born July 24, 1936. Don West on Lost in Space, helped to develop educational programs for children. IBDB IMDb
Paulette Goddard (actress) -- Dead. Heart failure, complicated by emphysema. Died April 23, 1990. Born June 3, 1905. Modern Times, married to interesting men including Charlie Chaplin, Burgess Meredith and Erich Maria Remarque. IMDb
Trevor Goddard (actor/boxer) -- Dead. Multiple drug intoxication. Died June 7, 2003. Born October 14, 1962. JAG, many bit parts including Pirates of the Caribbean. IMDb
Arthur Godfrey (TV host) -- Dead. Died March 16, 1983. Born August 31, 1903. IMDb
Alexander Godunov (dancer/actor) -- Dead. Alcoholism. Died May 18, 1995. Born November 28, 1949. Witnews, Die Hard. IMDb
Whoopi Goldberg
(actress/comic) -- Alive.
Born November 13, 1955. The Color Purple, won an Oscar for Ghost, Guinan on Star Trek: The Next Generation, one of the promoters of Comic Relief in the US, the referree...errr...moderator of The View (and the main reason to watch the show!).
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Leonard Goldenson (TV executive) -- Dead. Natural causes. Died December 27, 1999. Born February 7, 1905. Worked for ABC-TV and promoted shows like Happy Days and Roots. IMDb
Jerry Goldsmith (composer) -- Dead. Cancer. Died July 21, 2004. Born February 10, 1929. Wrote the score for Planet of the Apes, won an Oscar for The Omen. IMDb
Olivia Goldsmith (writer) -- Dead. Heart attack during cosmetic surgery. Died January 15, 2004. Born circa 1949. Wrote The First Wives Club. IMDb
Barry Goldwater
(politician) -- Dead. Stroke. Died May 29, 1998.
Born January 1, 1909. Ran for president in 1964, longtime Arizona senator.
Arlene Golonka (TV actress) -- Alive. Born January 23, 1933. Millie on Mayberry RFD
Pancho Gonzales (athlete) -- Dead. Cancer. Died July 3, 1995. Born May 9, 1928.
Jane Goodall
(anthropologist) -- Alive.
Born April 3, 1934. A woman who runs with the chimps...
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Dody Goodman
(comic) -- Dead.
Born October 28, 1915. Died June 22, 2008. Bit parts in movies including Grease, frequent '60s talk show guest, the mother on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,
died on the same day as George Carlin.
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John Goodman (actor) -- Alive. Born June 20, 1952. Dan Conner on Roseanne, bit parts in many movies including O Brother, Where Art Thou, played a memorable Linda Tripp several times on Saturday Night Live. IBDB IMDb
Mikhail Gorbachev (politician) -- Alive. Born March 2, 1931.
Dexter Gordon (musician) -- Dead. Kidney failure. Died April 25, 1990. Born February 27, 1923. He starred as Dale Turner in Round Midnight. IMDb
Gale Gordon (actor) -- Dead. Died June 30, 1995. Born February 2, 1906. Lucy's frequent boss in the '60s and '70s, the second Mr. Wilson on Dennis the Menace. IMDb
Leo Gordon (actor/writer) -- Dead. Died December 26, 2000. Born December 2, 1922. Played Omar Bradley in War and Remembrance. IMDb
Ruth Gordon (writer/actress) -- Dead. Stroke. Died August 28, 1985. Born October 30, 1896. Though she won a supporting Oscar for Rosemary's Baby, she was the co-writer of Pat and Mike with husband Garson Kanin. IMDb
Al Gore
(former VP, senator) -- Alive.
Born March 31, 1948. Received the most popular votes in the 2000 presidential election.
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Tipper Gore (volunteer/photgrapher) -- Alive. Born August 19, 1948.
Edward Gorey
(author) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died April 15, 2000.
Born February 22, 1925. Amphigorey.
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Cliff Gorman (actor) -- Dead. Leukemia. Died September 5, 2002. Born October 13, 1936. Gave a memorable stand-up routine ("Death is in, death is in...") in the "movie-within-a-movie" in All That Jazz. IMDb
Eydie Gorme (singer/actress) -- Alive. Born August 16, 1932. Mostly sings with her husband, Steve Lawrence, Best of Steve and Eydie. IMDb
Frank Gorshin
(mimic/actor) -- Dead. Pneumonia/lung cancer. Died May 17, 2005.
Born April 5, 1934. Played the Riddler in the Batman TV series, toured as George Burns in the one-man show Say Goodnight Gracie.
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Marjoe Gortner (actor) -- Alive. Born January 14, 1944. IMDb
Louis Gossett, Jr. (actor) -- Alive. Born May 27, 1936. Won a Best Supporting Oscar Award for An Officer and a Gentleman, memorable in Roots. IMDb
Phyllis Gotlieb
(writer) -- Dead. Died July 14, 2009.
Born May 26, 1926. Author of poetry and science fiction, including Sunburst, and A Judgment of Dragons which won the first Aurora Award.
Make memorial contributions to: The Benjamin Foundation.
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Theodore Gottlieb
"Brother Theodore"
(comic/holder of odd jobs/chess hustler) -- Dead. Died April 6, 2001.
Born November 11, 1906. Dark comic who frequented various talk shows and performed with Billy Crystal in the '80s.
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Michael Gough (actor) -- Alive. Born November 23, 1913. Alfred in the Batman movies of the '80s and '90s, many bit parts on British TV. IBDB IMDb Obituary
Elliott Gould (actor) -- Alive. Born August 29, 1938. Once married to Barbra Streisand. IMDb
Glenn Gould
(musician) -- Dead. Died October 4, 1982.
Born September 25, 1932.
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Gordon Gould
(inventor) -- Dead. Died September 16, 2005.
Born July 17, 1920. Another American who independently developed the laser (and invented its name) in 1957, sparking a long legal battle over patents,
died on the same day as Constance Moore.
Harold Gould (actor) -- Alive. Born December 10, 1923. The Sting, Rhoda, and The Golden Girls, along with Bill Cosby, one of the few folks in the entertainment industry to earn a Ph.d. (in theatre). IMDb
Morton Gould (composer) -- Dead. Died February 21, 1996. Born December 10, 1913. IMDb
Sandra Gould
(actress) -- Dead. Stroke following bypass surgery. Died July 20, 1999.
Born July 25, 1925. The manic Mrs. Kravitz (the second one) on Bewitched, on Veronica's Closet in early 1999.
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Stephen Jay Gould
(educator, writer) -- Dead. Cancer. Died May 20, 2002.
Born September 10, 1941. Harvard professor who championed evolution and baseball in dozens of books, finished and published his magnum opus The Structure of Evolutionary Theory before he lost a 20-year-long battle against cancer.
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Ray Goulding (comic) -- Dead. Died March 24, 1990. Born March 20, 1922. Bob and Ray. IMDb
Nicolette Goulet
(actress) -- Dead. Breast cancer. Died April 17, 2008.
Born June 5, 1956. Soap opera actress (Ryan's Hope); daughter of Robert Goulet,
died on the same day as Danny Federici.
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Robert Goulet
(singer/actor) -- Dead. Pulmonary fibrosis (died awaiting a lung transplant). Died October 30, 2007.
Born November 26, 1933. His magnificent voice led to being cast as Lancelot in the original Broadway Camelot; married to Carol Lawrence during the '60s and '70s, did some funny commercials for Emerald Nuts in the months before he died.
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Curt Gowdy
(sportscaster) -- Dead. Leukemia. Died February 20, 2006.
Born July 31, 1919. NBC sportscaster for baseball and football.
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Betty Grable (actress) -- Dead. Lung cancer. Died July 2, 1973. Born December 18, 1916. Pin-up girl during WW2. IMDb
Lord Lew Grade (producer) -- Dead. Old age. Died December 12, 1998. Born December 25, 1906. Produced a wide range of entertainment, from The Saint to The Muppet Show to Raise the Titanic. IMDb
Don Grady
(composer/actor) -- Alive.
Born June 8, 1944. Robbie on My Three Sons, a Mouseketeer, older brother of Eight is Enough's Lani O'Grady, composed music for the Discovery Channel.
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David Graf (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died April 7, 2001. Born April 16, 1950. Many bit parts, probably best-known as Tackleberry in the Police Academy movies. IMDb
Katharine Graham (publisher) -- Dead. Injuries from a fall. Died July 17, 2001. Born June 16, 1917. Ran The Washington Post for many years, including during Watergate.
Virginia Graham (talk show host/writer) -- Dead. Heart disease. Died December 22, 1998. Born July 4, 1912. A talk show trail-blazer and a founder of the Cerebral Palsy Association. IMDb
Gloria Grahame (actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died October 5, 1981. Born November 28, 1923. Ado Annie in Oaklahoma. IMDb
Kelsey Grammer (actor) -- Alive. Born February 21, 1955. Both he and Frasier are still alive, though Kelsey is missing an appendix these days. IMDb
Fred Grandy (former actor) -- Alive. Born June 29, 1948. Gopher on Love Boat, then a Congressional representative, later president of Goodwill Industries. IMDb
Farley Granger
(actor) -- Alive.
Born July 1, 1925. Extremely good-looking actor, probably best-known for the Hitchcock movies Rope and Strangers on a Train.
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Stewart Granger (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died August 16, 1993. Born May 6, 1913. King Solomon's Mines, co-starred with his then-wife Jean Simmons in Young Bess. IBDB IMDb FindAGrave
Cary Grant (actor) -- Dead. Died November 29, 1986. Born January 18, 1904. Once married to Dyan Cannon. What did he have in common with Tony Randall and James Doohan?. IMDb
Charles L. Grant
(writer) -- Dead. Cardio-pulmonary disease/emphysema. Died September 15, 2006. Born circa 1942. Wrote over thirty novels, including the Black Oak series and the Millennium Quartet series.
Kirby Grant (actor) -- Dead. Car crash. Died October 30, 1985. Born November 24, 1911. Sky King. IMDb
Stephane Grappelli (jazz violinist) -- Dead. Post-operative complications. Died December 1, 1997. Born January 26, 1908.
Gunter Grass
(writer) -- Alive.
Born October 16, 1927. Tin Drum, Nobel Prize winner for literature for 1999.
Peter Graves (actor) -- Alive. Born March 18, 1926. The main voice behind AandE's Biography, brother of James Arness. IMDb
Teresa Graves (actress) -- Dead. Apartment fire. Died October 10, 2002. Born January 10, 1949. Laugh-in and Get Christie Love. IMDb Obituary
Charles Gray (actor) -- Dead. Died March 7, 2000. Born August 29, 1928. Best-known as the narrator of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and as Blofeld in a James Bond movie. IMDb
Erin Gray
(actress/Tai Chi instructor) -- Alive.
Born January 7, 1950. Wilma Deering on Buck Rogers, Baywatch and plenty of movies.
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L. Patrick Gray
(FBI director) -- Dead. Pancreatic cancer. Died July 5, 2005.
Born July 18, 1916. Ran the FBI under Nixon,
died on the same day as James Stockdale.
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Spalding Gray (actor/writer) -- Dead. Suicide (drowning). Died January 10, 2004. Born June 5, 1941. Wrote and starred in Swimming to Cambodia, played bit parts in many movies and on TV; disappeared on January 10, and likely died the same day, though his body wasn't found for nearly two months. IMDb
Kathryn Grayson (actress) -- Alive. Born February 9, 1922. Starred in Kiss Me Kate. IMDb
Jose Greco (flamenco dancer) -- Dead. Heart failure. Died December 31, 2000. Born December 23, 1918. Ship of Fools. IMDb
Adolph Green
(lyricist, screenwriter) -- Dead. Died October 23, 2002.
Born December 2, 1915. Wrote the script for Singin' in the Rain and Auntie Mame, longtime writing partner of Betty Comden, married to Phyllis Newman for over 40 years,
died on the same day as Nathan Juran.
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Gerald Green (writer/producer) -- Dead. Died August 29, 2006. Born circa 1922. Wrote The Last Angry Mann and Holocaust. IMDb Obituary
Lorne Greene (actor) -- Dead. Respiratory and cardiac arrest. Died September 11, 1987. Born February 12, 1915. Bonanza to Battlestar Galactica. IMDb
Shecky Greene
(comic) -- Alive.
Born April 8, 1926. Vegas comic.
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Meg Greenfield (journalist) -- Dead. Cancer. Died May 13, 1999. Born December 27, 1930. Editorial editor of the Washington Post for 20 years.
Ellie Greenwich
(songwriter) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died August 26, 2009.
Born October 23, 1940. With her ex-husband Jeff Barry, she co-wrote classic songs like
"Leader of the Pack"
,
"Da Doo Ron Ron"
and
"Chapel of Love"
,
died on the same day as Dominick Dunne.
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Dabbs Greer
(actor) -- Dead. Kidney/heart disease. Died April 28, 2007.
Born April 2, 1917. Played ministers in Little House on the Prairie, The Brady Bunch and Picket Fences, first person rescued by Superman in the Superman TV series,
died on the same day as Tommy Newsom.
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Dick Gregory (comedian/activist) -- Alive. Born October 12, 1932.
James Gregory (actor) -- Dead. Died September 16, 2002. Born December 23, 1911. Lots of TV appearance, Inspector Luger on Barney Miller, died on the same day as Tony Martinez. IMDb
Pam Grier (actress) -- Alive. Born May 26, 1949. Iconic blaxploitation actress of the '70s (Foxy Brown) who made a great film in the '90s, Jackie Brown. IMDb
Jimmy Griffin (singer/songwriter) -- Dead. Cancer. Died January 11, 2005. Born August 10, 1943. A founder of Bread, he wrote the Oscar award-winning "For All We Know" , died on the same day as Thelma White. IMDb Obituary
Merv Griffin (singer/producer) -- Dead. Prostate cancer. Died August 12, 2007. Born July 5, 1925. Talk show host and singer who also created game shows like Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. IMDb Obituary FindAGrave
Andy Griffith (actor/singer) -- Alive. Born June 1, 1926. Opie's dad in the '60s. IMDb
Kenneth Griffith (actor) -- Alive. Born October 12, 1921. British character actor who may be best-known for playing the pastor in The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain. IMDb
Prince Rainier Grimaldi
(prince) -- Dead. Died April 6, 2005.
Born May 31, 1923. Ruler of Monaco since 1949, his marriage to Grace Kelly made him a household name.
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Sergei Grinkov (Olympic skater) -- Dead. Heart attack while skating. Died November 20, 1995. Born February 4, 1967.
Gus Grissom
(astronaut) -- Dead. Apollo One fire. Died January 27, 1967.
Born April 3, 1926. An early Mercury astronaut, he was the first man to fly twice in space.
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George Grizzard (actor) -- Dead. Lung cancer. Died October 2, 2007. Born April 1, 1928. Star of stage (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, A Delicate Balance), screen (Advise and Consent, Flags of Our Fathers) and TV (The Adams Chronicles, Law and Order). IBDB IMDb Obituary
David Groh (actor) -- Dead. Kidney cancer. Died February 12, 2008. Born May 21, 1939. Best-known in Rhoda as her husband. IBDB IMDb
Vince Guaraldi
(jazz pianist) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died February 6, 1976.
Born July 17, 1928. Composed and performed all piano music for Peanuts specials until 1976.
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Dave Guard
(teacher, singer) -- Dead. Died March 22, 1991.
Born October 19, 1934. Kingston Trio -
"Tom Dooley"
, first one to leave the group.
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Kathy Keeton Guccione (publisher) -- Dead. Cancer. Died September 19, 1997. Born circa 1939. A founder of Omni
Ann Morgan Guilbert (actress) -- Alive. Born October 16, 1928. Millie on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Fran's grandmother on The Nanny. IMDb
Sir Alec Guinness (actor) -- Dead. Liver cancer. Died August 5, 2000. Born April 2, 1914. Won an Oscar for Bridge on the River Kwai, played Obi-Wan in the first three Star Wars movies. IMDb
Clu Gulager (actor) -- Alive. Born November 16, 1928. Western and horror actor. IMDb
David B. Guralnik (Webster's lexicographer) -- Dead. Colon cancer. Died May 12, 2000. Born circa 1920. Chief wordmeister for Websters for almost 40 years, introduced "ain't" to the dictionary .
Rachel Gurney (actress) -- Dead. Died November 24, 2001. Born March 5, 1920. Lady Marjorie on Upstairs, Downstairs. IMDb
Arlo Guthrie
(folk singer) -- Alive.
Born July 10, 1947. You can get anything you want...
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Fred Gwynne (actor) -- Dead. Pancreatic cancer. Died July 2, 1993. Born July 10, 1926. IMDb
Gary Gygax
(author/game creator) -- Dead. Abdominal aortic aneurysm. Died March 4, 2008.
Born July 27, 1938. Co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons with Dave Arneson and writer of many game-related books.
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