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OPA denies controls on materials prices will be removed
Byrnes returns to Washington; conf with Pres Truman; calls conf success; Sen Vandenberg repts on progress toward peace; notes unity of both US parties in peace policies
Duchesses jewel case taken from temporary home, Sunningdale; some jewelry found near house; illus
NYC mansion offered to UN; illus
1946James Robert Baker, American author and screenwriter (died 1997)[†]
James Robert Baker was an American author of sharply satirical, predominantly gay-themed transgressional fiction. A native Californian, his work is set almost entirely in Southern California. After graduating from UCLA, he began his career as a screenwriter, but became disillusioned and started writing novels instead. Though he garnered fame for his books Fuel-Injected Dreams and Boy Wonder, after the controversy surrounding publication of his novel, Tim and Pete, he faced increasing difficulty having his work published. According to his life partner, this was a contributing factor in his suicide.
1946Frank Beamer, American football player and coach[†]
Franklin Mitchell Beamer is an American former college football player and coach, most notably for the Virginia Tech Hokies.
1946Joe Egan, Scottish singer-songwriter (died 2024)[†]
Joseph Egan was a Scottish singer-songwriter. Along with Gerry Rafferty, Egan was one of the two main members of the folk rock band Stealers Wheel, and co-writer of their hit song "Stuck in the Middle with You".
1946Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Welsh academic and politician (died 2025)[†]
Dafydd Elis Elis-Thomas, Baron Elis-Thomas, was a Welsh politician who served as the leader of Plaid Cymru from 1984 to 1991 and represented the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency in the Senedd from 1999 to 2021.
1946Howard Shore, Canadian composer, conductor, and producer[†]
Howard Leslie Shore is a Canadian composer, conductor and orchestrator noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He won three Academy Awards for his work on The Lord of the Rings, with one being for the song "Into the West", an award he shared with Eurythmics lead vocalist Annie Lennox and writer/producer Fran Walsh, who wrote the lyrics. He is a consistent collaborator with director David Cronenberg, having scored all but one of his films since 1979, and collaborated with Martin Scorsese on six of his films.