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Her real name was Frances "Fanny" Rose Shore, and she was born in Winchester, Tennessee. Stricken with polio at 18 months of age, she recovered after receiving the Sister Kenny treatment. She became a cheerleader at Hume-Fogg High School in Nashville and went on to graduate from Vanderbilt University in 1938, where she majored in sociology. She took voice and acting lessons on the side and sang on radio station WSM in Nashville. In 1938 she left Tennessee for New York City and began singing on radio station WNCW in New York. Her first recordings were with bandleader Xavier Cugat, and she later changed her named to Dinah after her success with the song of the same name. She received numerous Emmy awards for television specials and productions and appeared in many films. She was married to actor George Montgomery, with whom she had one daughter and adopted a son.- Actor
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Daniel Chapman was born on 20 August 1952. He was an actor and composer, known for Mississippi Burning (1988), Philadelphia (1993) and Death Collector (1988). He died on 24 February 1994.- Kay Young was born on 31 August 1915 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for In Which We Serve (1942), Woman to Woman (1947) and Hitchhike to Hell (1941). She was married to Douglass Montgomery and Michael Wilding. She died on 24 February 1994 in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA.
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An internationally known French singer Jean Sablon was a throwback to the days of music hall and vaudeville. Despite being openly gay he was a housewife's pin-up and especially famous for songs such as "Aimer je t'aime", "Sur le Pont d'Avignon" and "Les Arbres de Paris". He topped bills in London and on Broadway and throughout the 1960s and 70s made several television specials in Britain.
Born in Nogent-sur-Marne near Paris he was the son of a popular songwriter. He began his career in musical comedy but shot to fame when he was spotted by the legendary performer Mistinguett who chose him as her partner at the Casino de Paris.
He moved to the USA in 1933 where he became a hit on many radio shows. George Gershwin and Cole Porter wrote songs for him and he appeared in the Broadway musical Streets of Paris with screen comics Abbott and Costello and the singing star Carmen Miranda.
His biggest song success was "Vous qui passez sans me voir" written for him by Charles Trenet. He helped to popularize swing music in France by teaming up on several occasions with Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. He gave one of many farewell concerts at the age of 75 at the Lincoln Center in New York and another two years later in Rio de Janerio.- Frank Geraci was born on 8 September 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Hard Way (1991), The Dismembered (1962) and Confessions of a Psycho Cat (1968). He died on 24 February 1994 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Ladislav Mnacko was born on 29 January 1919 in Valasske Klobouky, Moravia, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Smrt si ríká Engelchen (1963), Rochade (1991) and Jak chutná smrt (1995). He died on 24 February 1994 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Mária Bilicsi was born on 22 June 1943 in Budapest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Harlekin és szerelmese (1967), Világos feladja (1964) and Emberrablás magyar módra (1972). She died on 24 February 1994 in Budapest, Hungary.- Dimitar Griva was born on 30 November 1914 in Nova Zagora, Bulgaria. Dimitar was a composer, known for Hitar Petar (1960), Vinata (1976) and Badi blagoslovena (1978). Dimitar died on 24 February 1994 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Rufus Hussey was born on 12 March 1919 in Moore County, North Carolina, USA. He was married to Geneva. He died on 24 February 1994 in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA.