Karen Carpenter in 1953 

Richard and Karen Carpenter during their ’70s heyday

Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983)

Singer Karen Carpenter was one-half of The Carpenters, a duo formed
along with her brother Richard in the 1970s. They are best known for the
song "We’ve Only Just Begun”. Her early death led to increased visibility
and awareness of eating disorders.

 
Karen Carpenter was also an exceptional drummer

George Burns and Gracie Allen

Burns and Allen debuted as regulars on The Guy Lombardo Show on CBS
radio. When Lombardo switched to NBC, they took over his CBS spot with 
The Adventures of Gracie beginning September 19, 1934. Two years later
it evolved into the “Burns & Allen Show”. George and Gracie continued on
radio for 14 more years before making the switch to television.

      Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008)

Newman appeared in 67 films, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
Kid, (1969) and Hud (1963). He made his acting debut at age seven in a
school production of Robin Hood. After a single appearance on Broadway,
he was offered a movie contract with Warner Brothers. He won numerous
awards, including an Academy Award for best actor for his performance
in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money and eight other
nominations.

Newman was also a professional race car driver/team owner, winning
several national championships. He also co-founded Newman’s Own,
a food company from which he donated all post-tax profits and royalties
to charity.

Danish immigrant Christian Nelson, a schoolteacher and candy store owner,
began experimenting in 1921 with different ways to adhere melted chocolate
to bricks of ice cream in Onawa, Iowa. He began selling his invention under
the name "I-Scream Bars." In 1921, he filed for a patent, and secured an
agreement with local chocolate producer Russell C. Stover to mass-produce
them under the new trademarked name "Eskimo Pie", a name suggested by
Mrs.. Stover, and to create the Eskimo Pie Corporation. After the patent 
was issued on January 24, 1922, Nelson franchised the product, allowing
ice cream manufacturers to produce them under that name.

Christian Kent Nelson (1922)

Early ad for Eskimo Pies, November 3, 1921