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Charles Bronson, actor Born November 3rd, 1921 in Ehrenfeld, PA as Charles Buchinsky Died August 30th, 2003 in Los Angeles, CA of pneumonia and buried in Brownsville Cemetery, Vermont Hollywood's first real tough guy / action hero "I guess I look like a rock quarry that someone has dynamited." "Maybe I'm too masculine. Casting directors cast in their own, or an idealized image. Maybe I don't look like anybody's ideal." http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000314/ http://www.charles-bronson.com/ http://lavender.fortunecity.com/mitchum/513/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1706524.stm http://www.leninimports.com/charles_bronson.html http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/detail/id/199343 http://www.ez-entertainment.net/Bronson_Charles.htm http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/rants/bronsonrip.html Charles Wakefield Cadman, classical music composer Born December 24th, 1881 in Johnstown, PA Died December 30th, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA http://www.sandiegohistory.org/bio/cadman/cadman.htm http://www.usopera.com/composers/cadman.html http://www.netstate.com/states/peop/people/pa_cwc.htm Joey Covington, Musician Born in East Conemaugh, PA Member of Jefferson Airplane / Jefferson Starship http://members.aol.com/bandinusa/j/home.htm Pat Cummings, professional basketball player Born July 11th, 1956 in Johnstown PA http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cummipa01.html Steve Ditko, cartoonist Born November 2nd, 1927 in Johnstown, PA Moved to New York City in 1950 Cartoonist and creator of Spiderman http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/7941/ http://www.comic-art.com/bios-1/ditko001.htm Pete Duranko, professional football player Born December 15th, 1943 in Johnstown, PA Member of 1966 Notre Dame national championship football team DE/DT for the Denver Broncos, 1967 to 1974 Alan Freed, disc jockey Born December 15th, 1921 in Johnstown, PA Credited with coining the phrase "Rock n Roll" http://www.alanfreed.com Jack R. Ham, professional football player Born December 23rd, 1948 in Johnstown, PA Linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1971 to 1982 NFL all-pro from 1973 to 1979 NFL defensive player of the year 1975 http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/hamjack.shtml Carlton L. Haselrig, wrestler and professional football player Born January 22nd, 1966 in Johnstown, PA National NCAA Division I and II heavyweight wrestling champion 1987, 1988, 1989 Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers NFL all-pro in 1992 http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/haselrigc.shtml http://www.wrestlinghalloffame.org/champions/?names&wrestler=1399 Artrell Hawkins, professional football player Born November 24th, 1976 in Johnstown, PA http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/4302/ http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/4302 http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/12430 John Terrance "Terry" McGovern, professional boxer Born March 9th 1880 in Johnstown, PA Died February 26th, 1918 http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/mcgovernterry.shtml http://www.mcgovernonline.com/ttery.htm http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/mgovern.htm Michael Strank Born November 10th 1919 in Czechoslovakia Died March 1, 1945 in Iwo Jima Raised the American flag at Iwo Jima http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6350/strank.htm http://www.iwojima.com/raising/raisingc.htm http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/michaels.htm Pete Vuckovich, professional baseball player Born October 27th 1952 in Johnstown PA http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=vuckope01 http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vuckope01.shtml Boyd David "Buzz" Wagner, 1st Lt. USAAF Born October 31st 1916 near Johnstown PA Died November 29th 1942 near Eglin Field, Florida Buried in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown PA First American Ace of World War II http://www.acepilots.com/pto/wagner.html http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/wwii/lbdw.htm http://www.geocities.com/airboss99.geo/BuzzBio.html http://www.whoa.org/84/pasch/buzz/buzz.htm |