December 26 – Remembering Vincent Schiavelli, Nigel Hawthorne, Jason Robards, Curtis Mayfield, Elsa Lanchester, Dian Fossey, Jack Benny, Melvil Dewey

Vincent Schiavelli died 4 years ago

Vincent Andrew Schiavelli was born on November 11, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. He acted in the 1990 movie Ghost and in many more. Mr. Schiavelli died on December 26, 2005 in Polizzi Generosa, Italy.




Nigel Hawthorne died 8 years ago

Nigel Barnard Hawthorne was born on April 5, 1929 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. He acted in the 1999 movie The Winslow Boy and in many more. Mr. Hawthorne died on December 26, 2001 in Hertfordshire, England.






Jason Robards died 9 years ago

Jason Nelson Robards, Jr. was born on July 26, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois. He acted in the 1976 movie Raise the Titanic! and in many more. Mr. Robards died on December 26, 2000 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.






Curtis Mayfield died 10 years ago

Curtis Lee Mayfield was born on June 3, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. He wrote the song Let’s Do It Again and co-wrote the song He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You). Mr. Mayfield died on December 26, 1999 in Roswell, Georgia.








Elsa Lanchester died 23 years ago

Elsa Sullivan Lanchester was born on October 28, 1902 in Lewisham, London, England. She acted in the 1942 movie Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake and in many, many more. Ms. Lanchester died on December 26, 1986 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.






Dian Fossey died 24 years ago

Dian Fossey was born on January 16, 1932 in San Francisco, California. She was a zoologist. Ms. Fossey died on December 26, 1985 in Volcanoes NP, Rwanda.




Jack Benny died 35 years ago

Jack Benny was born on February 14, 1894 as Benjamin Kubelsky in Chicago, Illinois. He was a comedian. Mr. Benny died on December 26, 1974 in Beverly Hills, California.




Melvil Dewey died 78 years ago

Melvil Louis Kossuth Dewey was born on December 10, 1851 in Adams Center, New York. He invented the Dewey Decimal Classification system. Mr. Dewey died on December 26, 1931 in Lake Placid, Florida.