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James Lawrence Brooks is an American director, producer and screenwriter, and the founder of Gracie Films. He co-created the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, and The Simpso…
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The 1940s
Explore 4728 historical events from 1940–1949.
1940
Arthur Alexander, American country-soul singer-songwriter (died 1993)
Arthur Alexander was an American country-soul songwriter and singer. Jason Ankeny, music critic for AllMusic, said Alexander was a "country-soul pioneer" and that, though largely u…
Arthur Alexander, American country-soul singer-songwriter (died 1993)
1940
Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer (died 2008)
Norman Jesse Whitfield was an American songwriter, composer, and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s. He has been credited as one of the creators…
Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer (died 2008)
1940
Joseph L
Joseph Leonard Goldstein ForMemRS is an American biochemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1985, along with fellow University of Texas Southwestern resea…
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1940
Jacques Caron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Jacques Joseph Caron is a Canadian former ice hockey player and coach. He played 72 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and Vancouver C…
Jacques Caron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1940
Michael Copps, American academic and politician
Michael Joseph Copps is a former commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an independent agency of the United States government. He was sworn in on May 31,…
Michael Copps, American academic and politician
1940
Al Pacino, American actor and director
Alfredo James Pacino is an American actor. Known for his intense performances on stage and screen, Pacino is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. His career s…
Al Pacino, American actor and director
1940
Peter Diamond, American economist
Peter Arthur Diamond is an American economist known for his analysis of U.S. Social Security policy and his work as an advisor to the Advisory Council on Social Security in the lat…
Peter Diamond, American economist
1940
Angela Carter, English novelist and short story writer (died 1992)
Angela Olive Pearce, who published under the name Angela Carter, was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist, known for her feminist, magical realist, and pic…
Angela Carter, English novelist and short story writer (died 1992)
1940
Bruce Chatwin, English author (died 1989)
Charles Bruce Chatwin was an English travel writer, novelist and journalist. His first book, In Patagonia (1977), established Chatwin as a travel writer, although he considered him…
Bruce Chatwin, English author (died 1989)
1940
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Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones,, known as H. Jones, was a British Army officer and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC). He was awarded the VC after being killed in ac…
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1940
Lainie Kazan, American actress and singer
Lainie Kazan is an American actress, singer and classical composer. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for St. Elsewhere…
Lainie Kazan, American actress and singer
1940
Reynato Puno, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 22nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Reynato Serrano Puno, KGCR is a Filipino jurist. He served as the 22nd chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from December 8, 2006, by President Gloria Macapagal Ar…
Reynato Puno, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 22nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
1940
Roger Ailes, American businessman (died 2017)
Roger Eugene Ailes was an American television executive and media consultant. He was the chairman and CEO of Fox News, Fox Television Stations and 20th Television. Ailes was a medi…
Roger Ailes, American businessman (died 2017)
1940
Don Nelson, American basketball player and coach
Donald Arvid Nelson is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. Nelson is second all-time in regular season wins of any coach in NBA history, with 1,335. H…
Don Nelson, American basketball player and coach
1940
Alan Kay, American computer scientist and academic
Alan Curtis Kay is an American computer scientist who pioneered work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface (GUI) design. At Xerox PARC he led the de…
Alan Kay, American computer scientist and academic
1940
Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 2012)
Erico Boyles Aumentado was a former governor, vice governor, and senior provincial board member of Bohol, and congressman and deputy speaker of the Philippine House of Representati…
Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 2012)
1940
Jan Janssen, Dutch cyclist
Johannes Adrianus "Jan" Janssen is a Dutch former professional cyclist. He was world champion and winner of the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, the first Dutch rider to win…
Jan Janssen, Dutch cyclist
1940
Mickey Newbury, American country/pop singer-songwriter (died 2002)
Milton Sims "Mickey" Newbury Jr. was an American singer-songwriter. He is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Mickey Newbury, American country/pop singer-songwriter (died 2002)
1940
Shorty Long, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1969)
Frederick Earl "Shorty" Long was an American soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer for Motown's Soul Records imprint. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of…
Shorty Long, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1969)
1940
Stan Mikita, Slovak-Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2018)
Stanley Mikita was a Slovak-born Canadian ice hockey player for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League, generally regarded as the best centre of the 1960s. In 2017, …
Stan Mikita, Slovak-Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2018)
1940
Sadaharu Oh, Japanese-Taiwanese baseball player and manager
Sadaharu Oh, also known as Wang Chen-chih, is a Chinese-Japanese former professional baseball player and manager who is currently the chairman of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nipp…
Sadaharu Oh, Japanese-Taiwanese baseball player and manager
1940
Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)
Anthony Esmond Sheridan McGinnity, known professionally as Tony Sheridan, was an English rock and roll guitarist who spent much of his adult life in Germany. He was best known as a…
Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)
1940
Kieth Merrill, American filmmaker
Kieth W. Merrill is an American filmmaker who has worked as a writer, director, and producer in the film industry since 1967. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts a…
Kieth Merrill, American filmmaker