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Condemns Smith's criticism of Coolidge economy record, s at Chicago; test of s
BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 24.--Governor Smith told his audiences in Boston tonight that he had been in all the big cities of the West and South, but his reception here was "something I'll never forget." He added:
Dems think Sen Norris's announcement for Smith will carry state
Gov Smith refuses to call legis to keep pools open until midnight
Introduces Smith at Boston s in Pres campaign
1928Jeanne Cooper, American actress (died 2013)[â ]
Wilma Jeanne Cooper was an American actress, best known for her role as Katherine Chancellor on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless (1973â2013). At the time of her death, she had played Katherine for nearly 40 years, and her name appears on the list of longest-serving soap opera actors in the United States.
1928Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Brazilian architect (died 2021)[â ]
Paulo Mendes da Rocha was a Brazilian architect.
1928Anthony Franciosa, American actor (died 2006)[â ]
Anthony George Franciosa was an American actor most often billed as Tony Franciosa at the height of his career. He began his career on stage and made a breakthrough portraying the brother of the drug addict in the play A Hatful of Rain, which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He reprised his role in its subsequent film adaptation, for which he won the 1957 Venice Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
1928Adolphe GeschĂ©, Belgian Catholic priest and theologian (died 2003)[â ]
Adolphe Gesché was a Belgian Catholic priest and theologian. He was professor of Dogmatic Theology at the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Louvain and author of several works in the field of Theological studies.
1928Peter Naur, Danish computer scientist, astronomer, and academic (died 2016)[â ]
Peter Naur was a Danish computer science pioneer and 2005 Turing Award winner. He is best remembered as a contributor, with John Backus, to the BackusâNaur form (BNF) notation used in describing the syntax for most programming languages. He also contributed to creating the language ALGOL 60.
1928Marion Ross, American actress[â ]
Marion Ross is an American actress. Her best-known role is that of Marion Cunningham on the ABC television sitcom Happy Days, on which she starred from 1974 to 1984 and for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Before her success on Happy Days, Ross appeared in a variety of film roles, appearing in The Glenn Miller Story (1954), Sabrina (1954), Lust for Life (1956), Teacher's Pet (1958), Some Came Running (1958), Operation Petticoat (1959), and Honky (1971), as well as several minor television roles, one of which was on television's The Lone Ranger (1954). She was also twice nominated successively in 1992 and 1993 for the Primetime Emmy Award for her performance on the CBS television comedy-drama Brooklyn Bridge and later netted another Emmy nomination in 1999 for a two-episode appearance on the CBS drama Touched by an Angel. Ross also starred in the high-profile, long-anticipated sequel to Terms of Endearment (1983), The Evening Star (1996), in a turn for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as both a nomination and win for a Lone Star Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actress.
1928Yakov Rylsky, Soviet sabre fencer (died 1999)[â ]
Yakov Anufrievich Rylsky was an Olympic champion and three-time world champion Russian sabre fencer who competed for the Soviet Union. He took part in three Olympic Games and won two medals in the team events.