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Gene Rayburn Biography

Gene RayburnAge: 81 television personality best known as the irreverent host of The Match Game, for which he earned five Daytime Emmy nominations. He died of congestive heart failure.Died:…

V. Gene Robinson

Name at birth: Vicky Imogene RobinsonV. Gene Robinson is the first openly gay man ever consecrated as a bishop in the Anglican branch of Christianity. He was elected by the New Hampshire Diocese and…

Gene Autry Biography

Gene Autrysinger, actorBorn: 9/29/1907Birthplace: Tioga, Texas Singer and actor best known as the “Singing Cowboy.” Autry was a popular radio figure in the early 1930s, performing at the…

Gene Hackman Biography

Gene HackmanactorBorn: 1/30/1930Birthplace: San Bernardino, California Academy Award-winning film actor known for his gritty performances in dramatic roles. His films include The French Connection (…

Gene Kelly Biography

Gene Kellydancer, actorBorn: 8/23/1912Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Dancer and film and stage actor who was an innovator in musical films, bringing the exuberance and athleticism of…

Gene Simmons Biography

Gene Simmons(Eugene Klein, born Chaim Witz)musicianBorn: 8/25/1949Birthplace: Haifa, Israel A founding member of the rock group Kiss (1973–present), a band noteworthy as much for its members…

Gene Siskel Biography

Gene Siskel (Eugene Kal Siskel)movie criticBorn: 1/26/1946Birthplace: Chicago Siskel was hired by the Chicago Tribune in 1968 and soon became the paper's film critic, a role he filled for 19…

Lon Chaney, Jr.

Name at birth: Creighton Tull ChaneyLon Chaney, Jr. was a movie and television actor from the 1930s to the 1970s, most closely associated with his starring role in the 1941 horror classic The Wolf…

Kesey, Ken Elton

(Encyclopedia) Kesey, Ken Elton, 1935–2001, American novelist and counterculture figure, b. La Junta, Colo.; grad. Univ. of Oregon (1957), Stanford Univ. (1960). While a student he volunteered for a…