Palm Springs, CA
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.palmsprings-ca.gov/
Population:
42807 (2000 census)
County:
Riverside County
NEWSPAPERS
| Newspaper |
|---|
| The Desert Sun |
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alana Austin | Actor | 6-Apr-1982 | Abby Logan on Ink | |
| Keith Coogan | Actor | 13-Jan-1970 | Cheetah | |
| Cameron Crowe | Film Director | 13-Jul-1957 | Almost Famous | |
| Tyler Hilton | Singer | 22-Nov-1983 | When It Comes | |
| Michael Irby | Actor | 16-Nov-1972 | Charles Grey on The Unit | |
| Alison Lohman | Actor | 18-Sep-1979 | Matchstick Men |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Alcaide | Actor | 22-Oct-1922 | 30-Jun-2004 | Gunslinger |
| Herbert Anderson | Actor | 30-Mar-1917 | 11-Jun-1994 | Henry Mitchell on Dennis the Menace |
| Gene Austin | Singer/Songwriter | 24-Jun-1900 | 24-Jan-1972 | Vaudeviller crooner and songwriter |
| Busby Berkeley | Film Director | 29-Nov-1895 | 14-Mar-1976 | Strike Up the Band |
| Tom Bosley | Actor | 1-Oct-1927 | 19-Oct-2010 | Dad on Happy Days |
| Paul Burke | Actor | 21-Jul-1926 | 13-Sep-2009 | Det. Adam Flint on Naked City |
| Joan Davis | Actor | 29-Jun-1907 | 22-May-1961 | I Married Joan |
| William Demarest | Actor | 27-Feb-1892 | 28-Dec-1983 | The Great McGinty |
| Donald W. Douglas | Business | 6-Apr-1892 | 1-Feb-1981 | Founder of Douglas Aircraft Co. |
| Leo Durocher | Baseball | 27-Jul-1905 | 7-Oct-1991 | Leo the Lip |
| Charles Farrell | Actor | 9-Aug-1901 | 6-May-1990 | Seventh Heaven |
| Magda Gabor | Actor | 11-Jun-1914 | 6-Jun-1997 | The least-known Gabor |
| Janet Gaynor | Actor | 6-Oct-1906 | 14-Sep-1984 | A Star Is Born |
| Max Geldray | Jazz Musician | 12-Feb-1916 | 2-Oct-2004 | Conks of The Goon Show |
| George Givot | Actor | 18-Feb-1903 | 7-Jun-1984 | Greek Ambassador of Good Will |
| Shauna Grant | Pornstar | 30-May-1963 | 21-Mar-1984 | Killed herself with a .22 rifle |
| Harry Guardino | Actor | 23-Dec-1925 | 17-Jul-1995 | Houseboat |
| Val Guest | Film Director | 11-Dec-1911 | 10-May-2006 | The Day the Earth Caught Fire |
| Moss Hart | Playwright | 24-Oct-1904 | 20-Dec-1961 | You Can't Take It With You |
| Howard Hawks | Film Director | 30-May-1896 | 26-Dec-1977 | Rio Bravo |
| Louis Hayward | Actor | 19-Mar-1909 | 21-Feb-1985 | The Man in the Iron Mask |
| Emmaline Henry | Actor | 1-Nov-1928 | 8-Oct-1979 | Amanda Bellows on I Dream of Jeannie |
| Kenneth C. Hogate | Publisher | 27-Jul-1897 | 11-Feb-1947 | President of Dow Jones, 1931-45 |
| William Hopper | Actor | 26-Jan-1915 | 6-Mar-1970 | Paul Drake on Perry Mason |
| Huell Howser | TV Personality | 18-Oct-1945 | 6-Jan-2013 | California's Gold |
| Kay Hughes | Actor | 16-Jan-1914 | 4-Apr-1998 | Dick Tracy |
| Betty Hutton | Actor | 26-Feb-1921 | 11-Mar-2007 | Incendiary Blonde |
| Art James | Game Show Host | 15-Oct-1929 | 28-Mar-2004 | Announcer for Concentration |
| Dennis James | Game Show Host | 24-Aug-1917 | 3-Jun-1997 | Early TV game show pioneer |
| Ish Kabibble | Musician | 19-Jan-1908 | 5-Jun-1994 | Trumpeter and novelty singer |
| Samuel H. Kauffmann | Business | 17-Jan-1924 | 4-Apr-2002 | California tract housing developer |
| Nancy Kulp | Actor | 28-Aug-1921 | 3-Feb-1991 | Miss Jane Hathaway on Beverly Hillbillies |
| Alan Ladd | Actor | 3-Sep-1913 | 29-Jan-1964 | Shane |
| Walter Lang | Film Director | 10-Aug-1896 | 7-Feb-1972 | There's No Business Like Show Business |
| Marc Lawrence | Actor | 17-Feb-1910 | 28-Nov-2005 | Prolific character actor |
| Francis Lederer | Actor | 6-Nov-1899 | 25-May-2000 | Pandora's Box |
| Andrea Leeds | Actor | 14-Aug-1914 | 21-May-1984 | Stage Door |
| Liberace | Pianist | 16-May-1919 | 4-Feb-1987 | Rhinestoned pianist |
| Frederick Loewe | Composer | 10-Jun-1901 | 14-Feb-1988 | My Fair Lady |
| Richard Lynch | Actor | 12-Feb-1936 | 19-Jun-2012 | The Sword and the Sorcerer |
| Guy Madison | Actor | 19-Jan-1922 | 6-Feb-1996 | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok |
| Alice Marble | Tennis | 28-Sep-1913 | 13-Dec-1990 | Winner of 18 Grand Slam titles |
| Brenda Marshall | Actor | 29-Sep-1915 | 30-Jul-1992 | Footsteps in the Dark |
| Gummo Marx | Actor | 23-Oct-1892 | 21-Apr-1977 | Left the Marx Brothers troupe early |
| Zeppo Marx | Actor | 25-Feb-1901 | 30-Nov-1979 | Straight man of the Marx Brothers |
| Dick Mayer | Golf | 28-Aug-1924 | 2-Jun-1989 | Winner, 1957 US Open |
| John Blood McNally | Football | 27-Nov-1903 | 28-Nov-1985 | The Vagabond Halfback |
| Irving Mills | Musician | 16-Jan-1894 | 21-Apr-1985 | Songwriter, music scout, raconteur |
| Eleanor Parker | Actor | 26-Jun-1922 | 9-Dec-2013 | Interrupted Melody |
| William Powell | Actor | 29-Jul-1892 | 5-Mar-1984 | My Man Godfrey |
| Ralph Rainger | Composer | 7-Oct-1901 | 23-Oct-1942 | Thanks For The Memory |
| Marjorie Rambeau | Actor | 15-Jul-1889 | 6-Jul-1970 | The Primrose Path |
| Johnny Revolta | Golf | 5-Apr-1911 | 3-Mar-1991 | Winner, 1935 PGA Championship |
| Harold Robbins | Novelist | 21-May-1916 | 14-Oct-1997 | The Carpetbaggers |
| Winthrop Rockefeller | Business | 1-May-1912 | 22-Feb-1973 | Governor of Arkansas, 1967-71 |
| Paul Runyan | Golf | 12-Jul-1908 | 17-Mar-2002 | Winner, 1934 and 1938 PGA Championships |
| John Schlesinger | Film Director | 16-Feb-1926 | 25-Jul-2003 | Marathon Man |
| Richard Stapley | Actor | 20-Jun-1923 | 5-Mar-2010 | Man from Interpol |
| A. Edward Sutherland | Film Director | 5-Jan-1895 | 31-Dec-1973 | The Flying Deuces |
| Akim Tamiroff | Actor | 29-Oct-1899 | 17-Sep-1972 | For Whom the Bell Tolls |
| Richard Thorpe | Film Director | 24-Feb-1896 | 1-May-1991 | Jailhouse Rock |
| Burr Tillstrom | Performance Artist | 13-Oct-1917 | 6-Dec-1985 | Puppeteer, Kukla, Fran and Ollie |
| Jerry Weintraub | Film/TV Producer | 29-Sep-1937 | 6-Jul-2015 | Hollywood producer |
| Noble Willingham | Actor | 31-Aug-1931 | 17-Jan-2004 | Hard-working supporting actor |
| Charles Winninger | Actor | 26-May-1884 | 27-Jan-1969 | Show Boat |
| Donald Woods | Actor | 2-Dec-1906 | 5-Mar-1998 | The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms |
| Jane Wyman | Actor | 5-Jan-1917 | 10-Sep-2007 | Falcon Crest |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Film/TV Producer | 5-Sep-1902 | 22-Dec-1979 | Ran 20th Century Fox, 1935-71 |
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