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Gibson asks word on when Bridgeman and Cecil are to return to Geneva
Marriage; mother throws dishes at moving picture camera men
Says baseball fan lacks mental poise
Rumors as to motive of P S du Pont in increasing holdings of U S Steel Corp stock
Named in contempt proceedings brought by S Untermyer for refusing, at rapid transit readjustment hearings, to answer questions concerning I R T and B M T stock negotiations
1927Guy Carawan, American singer and musicologist (died 2015)[†]
Guy Hughes Carawan Jr. was an American folk musician and musicologist. He served as music director and song leader for the Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market, Tennessee.
1927Pierre Granier-Deferre, French director and screenwriter (died 2007)[†]
Pierre Granier-Deferre was a French film director and screenwriter.
1927Mel Hunter, American illustrator (died 2004)[†]
Milford "Mel" Joseph Hunter was a 20th-century American illustrator. He enjoyed a successful career as a science fiction illustrator, producing illustrations for famous science fiction authors such as Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein, as well as a technical and scientific illustrator for clients such as The Pentagon, Hayden Planetarium, and the Massachusetts Audubon Society.
1927Will Jordan, American comedian and actor (died 2018)[†]
Will Jordan was an American character actor and stand-up comedian best known for his resemblance to, and impressions of, television host and newspaper columnist Ed Sullivan.
1927C. Rajadurai, Sri Lankan journalist and politician, 1st Mayor of Batticaloa[†]
Chelliah Rajadurai is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former government minister, Member of Parliament and Mayor of Batticaloa.
1927John Seigenthaler, American journalist and academic (died 2014)[†]
John Lawrence Seigenthaler was an American journalist, writer, and political figure. He was known as a prominent defender of First Amendment rights.