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Burns, Sete, France
RR-union com selected in Sept to meet to consider rehabilitation program
Visit to France; invitation accepted
14 killed, Jersey, Channel Islands
Ferguson, in lr to Stoebling, charges Hudson Co registration frauds;cites Osborne; Hague replies to Osborne
1938Joe Dassin, American-French singer-songwriter (died 1980)[†]
Joseph Ira Dassin was an American–French singer-songwriter. In his career spanning sixteen years (1964–1980), he enjoyed numerous successes in France and the French-speaking world, as well as singing in languages other than French. He had a career in Finland, Greece, and Germany. In total, he sold nearly 25 million records worldwide. He was the son of film director Jules Dassin.
1938Jim Steranko, American author and illustrator[†]
James F. Steranko is an American graphic artist, comic book writer/artist, comics historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator.
1938Thomas Dewing, American painter and educator (born 1851)[†]
Thomas Wilmer Dewing was an American painter working at the turn of the 20th century. Schooled in Paris, Dewing was noted for his figure paintings of aristocratic women. He was a founding member of the Ten American Painters and taught at the Art Students League of New York. The Freer Gallery of Art at the Smithsonian Institution has a collection of his works. He was the husband of fellow artist Maria Oakey Dewing.