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Earl Hammond, a thespian who acted in radio, movies, television, and on Broadway in a career that spanned a remarkable 70 years, was born Erwin Saul Hamburger on June 17, 1921 in New York City. He became a professional actor on radio at the age of seven and continued working in that venue for over 50 years. As a radio actor, he had a recurring part on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives" in the 1940s and appeared on the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater" from 1979 to 1982.
His family moved to Buffalo, where he began appearing on radio station WGR in 1938, after he graduated from high school. He eventually moved to California, where he studied drama at Los Angeles City College. After graduating in 1941, he was drafted and served in the Army during WWII. Hammond returned to New York City after being demobilized and appeared in theater and on the radio.
Hammond made his TV debut on the Kraft Theatre (1947) episode "Ladies in Retirement" (1950), then had a recurring role as Sergent Lane on the TV Series Rocky King, Detective (1950) (syndicated as "Rocky King, Detective") in 1953. He appeared regularly in TV during the 1950s and '60s (his TV work slackening off in the '70s), but did not make his movie debut until 1962, in the B-movie Satan in High Heels (1962).
He appeared in three Broadway plays from 1957 to 1959. He was in the short-lived musical "Livin' The Life' in the spring of 1957 and played Roddy McDowall''s father in Compulsion (1959) in the 1957-58 season. He last trod the boards on the Great White Way in the unsuccessful musical "Juno" in the spring of 1959.
Late in his career, he became a voice actor, supplying voice-overs for the TV series Star Blazers (1979), The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (1986), Silverhawks (1986), and _"Thundercats" (1985). He also did voice work on audiotapes. _Pope John Paul II_ personally selected him to be his "voice" on the audio book made from the Pope's book "Crossing the Threshold of Hope".
Earl Hammond died of heart failure on May 17, 2002 in New York City. He was 80 years old.- Writer
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Norman Vaughan was born on 10 April 1923 in West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [now in Merseyside], England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for London Affair (1970), Bullseye (1981) and Come Play with Me (1977). He was married to Bernice. He died on 17 May 2002 in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK.- Suzi Bass was born on 29 December 1946. She was an actress, known for Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), My Cousin Vinny (1992) and Sweet Home Alabama (2002). She died on 17 May 2002.
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Sharon Sheeley holds the distinction of being one of the first and most successful female songwriters to hit the rock'n'roll scene during its burgeoning years in the late 50's. Sharon was born into an Irish family on April 4, 1940 in Los Angeles, California. Sheeley attended Harbor High School in Newport Beach, California and briefly worked as a teen model before becoming a songwriter. She was still a teenager when she penned "Poor Little Fool", which was a #1 smash for Ricky Nelson in 1958. This, in turn, made Sheeley the youngest woman to have ever written a major hit song at that time. Moreover, Sharon was the girlfriend of rockabilly singer Eddie Cochran, whom she was first introduced to by Don Everly of The Everly Brothers. She co-wrote Cochran's 1959 Top 30 hit "Somethin' Else". Other songs Sheeley either wrote or co-wrote for Cochran are "Love Again", "Think of Me", "Cherished Memories" and "Lonely". Among the songs she wrote for other artists are "Hurry Up" for Ritchie Valens and "Runnin' on Back" for Del Shannon. In 1960, Sharon and fellow rockabilly singer Gene Vincent survived the unfortunate automobile accident in England which killed Cochran. After returning to the United States, Sheeley formed a partnership with singer/songwriter Jackie DeShannon; the distaff duo collaborated on such songs as the Brenda Lee hits "Dum Dum" and "Heart in Hand", Irma Thomas's "Breakaway", 'the Fleetwoods'' "(He's) The Great Imposter", "The Kalin Twins"' "Trouble", DeShannon's "You Won't Forget Me" and "Can't Help Forgiving You", "Each Time", and "Till You Say You'll Be Mine" for The Searchers. In 1961, Sharon married Los Angeles disc jockey and Shindig! (1964) TV series emcee Jimmy O'Neill; the couple divorced five years later, but remained friends. She was also a mentor to singer P.J. Proby. Sheeley largely retired from the music business in the mid 60's. Sharon Sheeley died at age 62 from complications following a cerebral hemorrhage on May 17, 2002 in Los Angeles, California.- Joe Black was born on 8 February 1924 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Cosby Show (1984), 1953 World Series (1953) and 1952 World Series (1952). He died on 17 May 2002 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
- Yevgeniy Lysenko was born on 1 September 1933 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Platon meni drug (1980), Utro vechera mudreneye (1981) and Vtoroye dykhaniye (1972). He died on 17 May 2002 in Kharkov, Ukraine.
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Marie Kenney was born on 5 October 1923 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Andromeda Strain (1971), The Towering Inferno (1974) and 1941 (1979). She died on 17 May 2002 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Dave Berg was born on 12 June 1920 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Dave was a writer, known for The Mad Magazine TV Special (1974). Dave died on 17 May 2002 in Marina del Rey, California, USA.
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Asik Mahzuni Serif was born on 17 November 1940 in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. He was a writer, known for The Bad Penny (2021), The Pit (2016) and Eskiya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz (2015). He died on 17 May 2002 in Cologne, Germany.- Actor
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Ladislao Kubala was a Hungarian, Czechoslovak and Spanish professional footballer.
Regarded as one of the best players in history, he is considered a hero of FC Barcelona. He played as a forward for, among other clubs, Ferencváros, Slovan Bratislava, and R.C.D. Espanyol. A Hungarian national by birth, he also held Czechoslovak and Spanish citizenship, and in fact played for the national teams of all three countries.
Kubala was noted for his quick and skillful dribbling, composed and powerful finishing, and accuracy from free kicks. During the 1950s, he was a leading member of the successful Barcelona team, scoring 280 goals in 345 appearances. During the club's 1999 centenary celebrations, a fan's poll declared Kubala the best player ever to play for the Spanish club. After retiring as a player, he had two spells as coach of Barcelona and also coached both Spain's senior national team and Olympic team.