Agee, James (November 27)
The author of 'A Death in the Family'
Famous People Born in 1909
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Alinsky, Saul (January 30)
The father of community organizing -
Barrow, Clyde (March 24)
Half of the Depression-era crime duo Bonnie and Clyde -
Borge, Victor (January 3)
The witty pianist who created Comedy in Music -
Flynn, Errol (June 20)
The swashbuckling star of Captain Blood and Robin Hood -
Goldwater, Barry (January 1)
Conservative icon -
Goodman, Benny (May 30)
Clarinetist nicknamed "The King of Swing" -
Land, Edwin (May 7)
The inventor of the Polaroid camera -
Lim Bo Seng (April 27)
Patriotic WWII hero of Singapore -
Lowry, Malcolm (July 28)
The author of Under the Volcano -
Mason, James (May 15)
The smooth English villain from North by Northwest -
Niven, David (March 1)
Dapper British star of Around the World in 80 Days -
Tatum, Art (October 13)
Jazz's too-many-notes piano wizard of the 1930s and '40s -
Welty, Eudora (April 13)
Author of Delta Wedding -
Young, Lester (August 27)
The jazz saxophonist called "The Prez"