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F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896 -1940
American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, enjoyed long vacations at The Cavalier. This photo of the "The Great Gatsby" author, his daughter Scottie, and Zelda was taken by the Tidewater photo service at the hotel's swimming pool and published in the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch on July 18, 1927.
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Will Rogers 1879 - 1935
Rogers was a stage and motion picture actor, vaudeville performer, American cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator.
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Fatty Arbuckle 1887 -1933
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope.
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Frank Sinatra 1915 - 1998
American singer, actor, and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide.
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Bob Hope 1903 - 2003
Bob Hope was an American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author with a career spanning nearly 80 years.
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Bing Crosby 1903 - 1977
American singer and actor, Crosby's trademark warm bass-baritone voice made him the best-selling recording artist of the 20th century, having sold over one billion records, tapes, compact discs and digital downloads around the world.
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Calvin Coolidge
30th President (1923-1929)
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Herbert Hoover
31st President (1929-1933)
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd President (1933-1945)
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Harry Truman
33rd President (1945-1953)
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th President (1953-1961)
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John F. Kennedy
35th President (1961-1963)
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Lyndon B. Johnson
36th President (1963-1969)
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Richard M. Nixon
37th President (1969-1974)
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Gerald Ford
38th President (1974-1977)
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Jimmy Carter
39th President (1977-1981)
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Muhammad Ali 1942 -2016
Widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century, Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist.
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Bette Davis 1908 - 1989
Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, Bette Davis stared in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies - although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.
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Judy Garland 1922 - 1969
American singer, actress, and vaudevillian who was renowned for her contralto vocals and attained international stardom that continued throughout a career spanning more than 40 years as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on concert stages.
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Elizabeth Taylor 1932 - 2011
British-American actress, businesswoman and humanitarian, Elizabeth Taylor began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s, and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. Her career continued into the 1960s and she remained a well-known figure for the rest of her life.
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Benny Goodman 1909 -1986
Benny Goodman was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing." In the mid-1930s, Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America which played at The Cavalier's Beach Club.
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Doris Day 1924 -
American actress and singer, Day began her career as a big band singer in 1939. Her recording contract spanned 20 years and included more than 650 recordings, making Day one of the most popular and acclaimed singers of the 20th century. As an actress, she became one of the top-ranking female box-office stars of all time.