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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