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Jesse Louis Lasky

American film producer and co-founder of paramount pictures (1880–1958).

Born September 13th, 1880 in San Francisco.

Died January 13th, 1958 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills.

Sharon Olds

American poet.

Born November 19th, 1942 (age 83 years) in San Francisco.

Ken Venturi

American professional golfer (1931–2013).

Born May 15th, 1931 in San Francisco.

Died May 17th, 2013 at 82 years old in Rancho Mirage (pneumonia).

April March

American singer-songwriter, cartoon animator.

Born April 20th, 1965 (age 61 years) in San Francisco.

Tony Lazzeri

American baseball player and coach (1903-1946).

Born December 6th, 1903 in San Francisco.

Died August 6th, 1946 at 42 years old in San Francisco (falling from height).

Paul Otellini

Former president & ceo of intel (1950–2017).

Born October 12th, 1950 in San Francisco. [ref]

Died October 2nd, 2017 at 66 years old in Kenwood. [ref]

Allen Newell

American cognitive scientist (1927–1992).

Born March 19th, 1927 in San Francisco. [ref]

Died July 19th, 1992 at 65 years old in Pittsburgh (cancer). [ref]

Philip Arthur Fisher

American businessman (1907–2004).

Born September 8th, 1907 in San Francisco.

Died April 11th, 2004 at 96 years old [ref]

Burny Mattinson

American animator (1935–2023).

Born May 13th, 1935 in San Francisco.

Died February 27th, 2023 at 87 years old in Canoga Park. [ref]

Thomas Selfridge

First person ever to die in an airplane crash.

Born February 8th, 1882 in San Francisco.

Died September 17th, 1908 at 26 years old in Fort Myer (aviation accident). [ref]

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