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in Philadelphia
Sam Wood
Director, producer, actor (1883-1949).
Born July 10th, 1883 in Philadelphia.
Died September 22nd, 1949 at 66 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jack McDevitt
American novelist, short story writer.
Born April 14th, 1935 (age 90 years) in Philadelphia.
Helene Hanff
Screenwriter, writer (1916-1997).
Born April 15th, 1916 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1997 at 80 years old in New York City (diabetes). [ref]
Walt Kelly
American cartoonist (1913-1973).
Born August 25th, 1913 in Philadelphia.
Died October 18th, 1973 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
Mike Fitzpatrick
American politician.
Born June 28th, 1963 in Philadelphia.
Died January 6th, 2020 at 56 years old in Levittown (melanoma). [ref]
Bobby Timmons
American pianist (1935-1974).
Born December 19th, 1935 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1974 at 38 years old in New York City (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Jessie Willcox Smith
American illustrator (1863-1935).
Born September 6th, 1863 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1935 at 71 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Marshall Herskovitz
Screen director, producer and writer.
Born February 23rd, 1952 (age 73 years) in Philadelphia.
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