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CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAYS
Noted Individuals Who Would Have Turned 100
~ May & June 2020 ~
Webmaster's Notes:
~ Living individuals turning 100 this year can be found on the "Born 1920" pages. ~
~ Click on each picture below for photo credit information. ~
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John Lewis American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, co-founded the Modern Jazz Quartet 05/03/1920 – 03/29/2001 |
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Tom of Finland Finnish homoerotic illustrator 05/08/1920 – 11/07/1991 |
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Richard Adams English writer, Watership Down 05/09/1920 – 12/24/2016 |
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William Tenn English-born American science fiction writer, Brooklyn Project 05/09/1920 – 02/07/2010 |
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Denver Pyle American actor, Bonnie and Clyde, TV's The Dukes of Hazzard 05/11/1920 – 12/25/1997 |
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Pope John Paul II Polish pope (1978-2005) 05/18/1920 – 04/02/2005 |
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Helen O’Connell American singer, "Green Eyes", and television host 05/23/1920 – 09/09/1993 |
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John Dall American actor, The Corn Is Green, Rope, Gun Crazy 05/26/1920 – 01/15/1971 |
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Peggy Lee American singer, "Is That All There Is?", songwriter, and actress, Pete Kelly's Blues 05/26/1920 – 01/21/2002 |
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Clifton James American actor, Live and Let Die, The Untouchables 05/29/1920 – 04/15/2017 |
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Franklin J. Schaffner American motion picture director, Planet of the Apes, Patton 05/30/1920 – 07/02/1989 |
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Marcel Reich-Ranicki Polish-born German literary critic 06/02/1920 – 09/18/2013 |
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Marion Motley American football player 06/05/1920 – 06/27/1999 |
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Cornelius Ryan Irish journalist and historical writer, The Longest Day, A Bridge Too Far 06/05/1920 – 11/23/1974 |
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Hazel Scott Trinidadian-born American singer and pianist 06/11/1920 – 10/02/1981 |
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José López Portillo Mexican president (1976-1982) 06/16/1920 – 01/17/2004 |
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Setsuko Hara Japanese actress, Late Spring, Early Summer 06/17/1920 – 09/05/2015 |
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Ian Carmichael English actor, the Lord Peter Wimsey television franchise 06/18/1920 – 02/05/2010 |
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Paul Frees American voice artist, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Frosty the Snowman 06/22/1920 – 11/02/1986 |
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Lester Wunderman American advertising executive, known as the father of direct marketing 06/22/1920 – 01/09/2019 |
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June Preisser American actress, Babes in Arms, Strike Up the Band 06/26/1920 – 09/19/1984 |
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Ray Harryhausen American stop-motion animator, Jason and the Argonauts 06/29/1920 – 05/07/2013 |