American actor and screenwriter (born 1915)

Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams was an American actor and screenwriter. He appeared in several films, including Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and Lilies of the Field (1963). On television, he is probably best known for his guest appearance in the 1967 Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" and the 1973 Star Trek: The Animated Series episode "More Tribbles, More Troubles" in which he portrayed outer space peddler Cyrano Jones, purveyor of tribbles. Concurrent with his acting career, Adams also maintained a career as a freelance television scriptwriter from the mid-1950s through the early 70s, writing for shows such as It's Always Jan, Mister Ed, Dr.

Born

1915

April 7

Died

1977

Era

1910s

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1977 Died

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451 Attila the Hun captures Metz in France, killing most of its inhabitants and burning the town.
529 First Corpus Juris Civilis, a fundamental work in jurisprudence, is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I.
1141 Empress Matilda becomes the first female ruler of England, adopting the title "Lady of the English".
1348 Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV charters Prague University.

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The world in 1915

When Stanley arrived

april 18 World War I: French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines.
april 22 World War I: The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
april 24 The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian genocide.
april 25 World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.

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Alan J. Pakula 1928–1998 American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1998) Allen Dulles 1893–1969 American lawyer and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (died 1969) Anne-Marie 1991– English singer-songwriter Bob Denard 1929–2007 French soldier (died 2007) Brooke Brodack 1986– American comedian David Frost 1939–2013 English journalist and game show host (died 2013) Domenico Dragonetti 1763–1846 Italian bassist and composer (born 1763) Douglas Kell 1953– English biochemist and academic Ecaterina Andronescu 1948– Romanian politician

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Claudia Jones 1915–1964 Trinidad-British journalist and activist (born 1915) Ethel Rosenberg 1915–1953 American spy (born 1915) Germán Valdés 1915– Mexican actor, singer, and producer (died 1973) Jon Hall 1915–1979 American actor and director (born 1915) Joseph Ransohoff 1915–2001 American surgeon and educator (born 1915) Kiyosi Itô 1915–2008 Japanese mathematician and academic (born 1915) Leonard Goodwin 1915–2008 British protozoologist (died 2008) Les Paul 1915–2009 American guitarist, songwriter, and inventor (born 1915) M. F. Husain 1915–2011 Indian painter and director (born 1915)

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