Phil Silvers (May 11, 1911 – November 1, 1985)

Silvers played the role of a military con man Sergeant Bilko on CBS-TV’s
sitcom The Phil Silvers Show (1955-1959). He began his entertainment
career at age eleven, singing in local theaters whenever projectors would
break. Phil Silvers has been called ‘The King of Chutzpah’.

     
       1955

Taylor penned a book about the Little Rascals in 1970 

Jackie Lynn Taylor (June 29, 1925 – May 5, 2014)

Taylor, who starred as one of the "Little Rascals" in five of Hal Roach’s
“Our Gang” comedy shorts in 1934, died Monday of Alzheimer’s disease
in Citrus Heights, Calif., near Sacramento.

The child actress also appeared in two Laurel & Hardy films, “The Devil’s
Brother” (1933) and “Babes in Toyland” (1934), also for Roach.

she was later a host and reporter at KTTV Los Angeles and other stations
around California.

Donald Jay "Don" Rickles is a stand-up comedian and actor who was  
a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

Rickles remains very active on the stand-up comedy scene and has
no plans to retire, as he recently stated in an interview. "I’m in good
health. I’m working better than I ever have. The audiences are great.
Why should I retire?

1970

Gary Cooper (Frank James Cooper) (May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961)

Cooper’s career spanned from 1925 until shortly before his death, and
comprised more than one hundred films. Cooper received five Academy
Award nominations for Best Actor, winning twice for Sergeant York (1941)
and High Noon (1952). He also received an Honorary Award in 1961 from
the Academy. The American Film Institute named Cooper among the their
100 Years…100 Stars, ranking 11th among males.

1936

Sandy Kozel