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RIP OTD in 1979 burlesque dancer, vidette, actress, noted for her ostrich-feather fan dance & balloon bubble dance, Sally Rand died at Foothill Presbyterian Hospital, Glendora, California; congestive heart failure aged 75 Oakdale Memorial Park, Glendora https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/08/31/day-in-history-31-august/
RIP OTD in 2013 David Frost died (aged 74), of a heart attack, while on board a cruise ship. He rose to fame in 1962 on the satire show, That Was The Week That Was. He was the most popular chat show host in the 1960s and held a series of TV interviews with Richard Nixon in 1977.
RIP OTD in 1945 female Cairn Terrier performer (Toto in The Wizard of Oz) Terry died at age 11 in Hollywood. Interred; her owner Carl Spitz's ranch in Studio City, Los Angeles, now under the Ventura Freeway. Memorial at Hollywood Forever Cemetery https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/09/02/day-in-history-2-september/
Born OTD 1964. Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon, but brought up in Toronto, Canada. His breakthrough film acting role was in science fiction comedy, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Other films include: Speed, Chain Reaction, The Devil’s Advocate, and The Matrix.
RIP OTD in 2013 DJ and TV presenter David Jacobs died (aged 87). He was best known as the presenter of the BBC1 1960s TV show, Juke Box Jury, and as the chairman of Radio 4’s Any Questions. He was also a popular Radio 2 DJ.
RIP OTD in 1991, film director (It Happened One Night, You Can't Take It with You, It's a Wonderful Life), Frank Capra died in La Quinta, California, of a heart attack in his sleep aged 94. Coachella Valley Public Cemetery in Coachella, California https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/09/
RIP OTD n 2012, actor (The Green Mile, Armageddon, The Whole Nine Yards, The Island) Michael Clarke Duncan died at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from a heart attack at the age of 54. Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/09/
RIP OTD 2015 actress perhaps best remembered for the phrase "Sock it to me!" on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Judy Carne died from pneumonia at a hospital in Northampton, England at the age of 76. Cremation https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/09/
