American actress (born 1920)

Laraine Day

Laraine Day was an American actress, radio and television commentator, and former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) contract star. As a leading lady, she was paired opposite major film stars, including Robert Mitchum, Lana Turner, Cary Grant, Ronald Reagan, Kirk Douglas, and John Wayne. In addition to her numerous film and television roles, she acted on stage, conducted her own radio and television shows, and wrote two books. Because of her marriage to Leo Durocher and her involvement with his baseball career, she was known as the "First Lady of Baseball".

Born

1920

October 13

Died

2007

Era

1920s

Country

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Laraine, in brief

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1920 Born
2007 Died

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54 Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adopted son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina.
409 Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania.
1269 The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
1307 Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy.

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The world in 1920

When Laraine arrived

april 15 Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
april 23 The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
april 25 At the San Remo conference, the principal Allied Powers of World War I adopt a resolution to determine the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East.
april 26 Ice hockey makes its Olympic debut at the Antwerp Games with center Frank Fredrickson scoring seven goals in Canada's 12–1 drubbing of Sweden in the gold medal match.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Conrad Richter 1890–1968 American journalist and novelist (died 1968) Jerry Rice 1962– American football player Joshua Wong 1996– Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Justin Peroff 1977– Canadian drummer and actor Kelly Preston 1962–2020 American actress and model (born 1962) Marco Travaglio 1964– Italian journalist and author Margaret Thatcher 1925–2013 English politician, first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1925) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 1948–1997 Pakistani musician and Qawwali singer (born 1948) Pharoah Sanders 1940–2022 American saxophonist and bandleader (died 2022)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1920

Abe Lenstra 1920–1985 Dutch footballer (died 1985) Alf Ramsey 1920–1999 English footballer and manager (born 1920) Baidyanath Misra 1920– Indian economist (died 2019) Barbara Howard 1920–2017 Canadian sprinter and educator (born 1920) Christy Ring 1920–1979 Irish hurler (born 1920) Daniel Petrie 1920–2004 Canadian director and producer (born 1920) Eileen Farrell 1920–2002 American soprano and educator (died 2002) Elaine Morgan 1920–2013 Welsh writer (born 1920) Elliot Richardson 1920–1999 American lawyer and politician, 69th United States Attorney General (born 1920)

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