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Johnny Weissmuller (/ ˈ w aɪ s m ʌ l ər / WYSSE-mul-ər; born Johann Peter Weißmüller, German: [ˈjoːhan ˈpeːtɐ ˈvaɪsmʏlɐ]; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was a Hungarian-born ethnic German American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for having one of the best competitive-swimming records of the 20th ...
János "Johnny" Weissmüller Jr. (September 23, 1940 – July 27, 2006) was an American actor and longshoreman. He also authored a book about his father, the five-time Olympic Games gold medalist Johnny Weissmuller .
In the 2002 book Tarzan, My Father, Johnny Weissmuller, Jr., recounted the events surrounding Vélez's death as a mystery caused by an attempt to "put a lid" on what happened. It states her housekeeper discovered her body and called Bo Roos, Vélez's business manager, who called his friend and Beverly Hills Police Chief Anderson to the scene.
His death sparked an upsurge of activism and resistance during the Civil Rights Movement. A bout with polio at age five had left him with a persistent stutter. [229] Paul Winchell: 1922–2005 Ventriloquist and inventor, whose work includes voicing Tigger. He caught polio, aged six, which affected his legs for a while. [230] Roger Youderian ...
Exiled due to the Russian Revolution, as a young man Huene bounced between England and the South of France before settling in Paris, where he soon found his rhythm as a photographer for Vogue.
The photo shows Christian leaning in to kiss Fon before he drove off and crashed his Ferrari, killing himself, his navigator Ed Nelson, and nine spectators in the process. The press labeled the photo "The Kiss of Death". De Portago was 28 years old. Her ex-husband, Tyrone Power, died the following year of a heart attack at the age of 44.
Gaudreau, nicknamed "Johnny Hockey" because of his skills on the ice, leaves behind his wife, Meredith, and two young children, a daughter, Noa, and son, Johnny, who both were born in Columbus ...
New details have emerged in the death of drag star The Vivienne.. The RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner, whose real name is James Lee Williams, died at age 32 on Jan. 5.Initially, no details regarding ...