Brennan, Walter (July 24)
Three-time Oscar-winning western sidekick
Famous People Born in 1894
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Cummings, E. E. (October 14)
The experimental poet who spelled his name without capitals -
Ford, John (February 1)
Director of The Searchers and other Hollywood westerns -
Graham, Martha (May 11)
The modern dance choreographer who did Appalachian Spring -
Hammett, Dashiell (May 27)
The author of "The Maltese Falcon" -
Hecht, Ben (February 28)
The prolific Hollywood screenwriter who did The Front Page -
Huxley, Aldous (July 26)
The author of Brave New World -
Khrushchev, Nikita (April 17)
Leader of the USSR, 1956-64 -
King Edward VIII (June 23)
King of England who abdicated to marry a divorced American -
Kinsey, Alfred (June 23)
Author of The Kinsey Report on sexuality -
Pitts, Zasu (January 3)
Big-eyed actress of early Hollywood -
Rockwell, Norman (February 3)
Cover artist for The Saturday Evening Post -
Smith, Bessie (April 15)
Classic blues singer dubbed "Empress of the Blues" -
Thurber, James (December 8)
Author of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty -
Yellow Kid
Early comic strip star by R.F. Outcault