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Doug Sahm
Doug Sahm sang on San Antonio radio at five, fronted the Sir Douglas Quintet, won a Grammy with the Texas Tornados and died in Taos, New Mexico, in 1999.
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Bruce Welch
Bruce Welch of The Shadows co-wrote Summer Holiday, produced Cliff Richard and Olivia Newton-John, and started a publishing company in 1960.
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Pat Murphy
Pat Murphy, a Syracuse native whose Arizona State tenure ended during an NCAA investigation, managed the Milwaukee Brewers to their first World Series title.
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Sunny Ozell
Singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell sang in a Reno opera chorus as a child, moved to New York in 2004, and made the albums Take It With Me and Overnight Lows.
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William Contreras
William Contreras, a catcher from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, was World Series MVP in 2026 as the Milwaukee Brewers won the first title in franchise history.
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Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel, the Simon & Garfunkel singer, turns 85. His Columbia years, the 1970 split, solo hits, the long walks, the 2010 voice loss and the 2026 tour.
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Gadi Eisenkot
Gadi Eisenkot, born in Tiberias in 1960, led the IDF from 2015 to 2019, published its first formal strategy, then founded the Yashar party to run against Netanyahu.
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John Berger
John Berger, born 5 November 1926, made Ways of Seeing, won the 1972 Booker with G. and gave half the money away. His centenary, his books and his years in Quincy.
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Yoshiyuki Tomino
Yoshiyuki Tomino started at Mushi Production in 1964 and directed Mobile Suit Gundam in 1979. His path, his later series, his honors and the franchise's size.
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Alexz Johnson
Instant Star lead Alexz Johnson won a Gemini, saw Epic Records shelve her debut album, and now funds her own records through Kickstarter and Patreon.
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Gary Ross
Gary Ross co-wrote Big, wrote Dave, and directed Pleasantville, Seabiscuit and The Hunger Games. How a Penn dropout earned four Oscar nominations.
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Kevin Murphy
Kevin Murphy voiced Tom Servo on Mystery Science Theater 3000 and riffs with RiffTrax. His Wisconsin start, a year of daily movies, and the live shows.
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