- Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson is a radio talk show host based in the Los Angeles area. Jackson is best known for his radio show which covered the arts, politics and human interest subjects, particularly in the Los Angeles and greater Southern California area. The show originally aired on L.A. radio station KABC. He was born in England, experiencing the The Blitz (German bombing) of London during World War Two. After the war, in which his father served in the RAF as a navigator trainer, …
- Samuel Fuller
Samuel Michael Fuller (August 12 1912 - October 30 1997) was an American film director.
- James Bacque
James Bacque is a Canadian novelist, publisher and book editor. Bacque was a mainstream fiction writer and essayist before turning his attention, in 1989, to the controversial fate of German soldiers held as POWs by the Allies after World War II. His recent works have also dealt with the French resistance. Bacque was educated at Upper Canada College in Toronto, where he was a member of Seaton's House, one of the school's boarding houses.
- Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton (born July 14, 1926) is an American character actor. Stanton was born in West Irvine, Kentucky to Ersel and Sheridan Harry Stanton, who divorced when Stanton was in high school; they later re-married. He had two younger brothers, Archie and Ralph. Stanton attended the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, where he studied journalism and radio arts. He also studied at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California.
- Fritz Bayerlein
Fritz Bayerlein was a German panzer general during the Second World War. Fritz Bayerlein was born in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. During the First World War, Bayerlein was drafted into the 9th Bavarian Infantry in 1917 and fought on the Western front. He was wounded and received an Iron Cross when he was in the 4th infantry regiment. After the war Bayerlein was briefly a member of a volunteer battalion but was transferred to Regiment 45 in May 1919.
- William Guy Carr
William James Guy Carr (R.D. Commander R.C.N. (R)) (born June 2, 1895, died October 2, 1959) was a Canadian naval officer and an author born in England. Though his accounts of wartime naval experiences found a general audience, he is best remembered today as a conspiracy theorist, "the most influential source in creating the American "Illuminati" demonology", according to the American folklorist Bill Ellis.
- Will Elder
William Elder (aka Bill Elder) (born September 22, 1921 in the Bronx, New York) is an American illustrator and comic book artist who worked in numerous areas of commercial art yet is best known for a zany cartoon style that helped launch Harvey Kurtzman's "Mad" comic book in 1952. He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2003.
- Richard Tesařík
Richard Tesařík was a Czechoslovakian general and war hero. Holder of the Hero of the Soviet Union medal. Czech athlete Štěpán Tesařík is his grandson.
- Nick Knight
Nicholas Verity Knight (born Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 28 November 1969) is a former England cricketer. Knight's middle name was in honour of the 1930s English Test bowler Hedley Verity who tragically was killed in World War Two. A left handed opening batsman and a fine fielder, Knight played in 17 Test Matches and 100 One Day Internationals before announcing his retirement from international cricket after the 2003 World Cup.
- Felix de Weldon
Felix Weihs de Weldon was an American sculptor. His most famous piece is the Marine Corps War Memorial of five U.S. Marines and one sailor raising the flag of the United States on Iwo Jima during World War Two.
- Charles Turner
Charles Turner (born 1907 - died 1977) was an English composer and part-time spy, who took the last recorded British pre-World War Two photographs of Adolf Hitler. Born in the early 1900s, Turner life changed when his father died and his mother became a good friend of the Duke of Newcastle, who took care of the young boy. Turner resultantly attended public school, and latterly the University of Cambridge, where he became a noted composer and fluent German speaker.
- Joe Colquhoun
Joe Colquhoun (1926-1987) was a British comics artist best known for his work on "Charley's War" in "Battle Picture Weekly". He was also the first artist to draw Roy of the Rovers. Born in Harrow, Middlesex, Joe Colquhoun served in the Royal Navy during World War Two, and won a place at Kingston upon Thames School of Art on his return. His career in comics began in 1951 in Jungle Trails, and he went on to work for IPC Media on titles such as "Lion", …
- Adrian Weale
Adrian Weale, born 9 February 1964 in Knightsbridge, London, is a British writer, journalist, illustrator and photographer of Welsh origin. He was educated at the Latymer Upper School, University of York and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Prior to becoming a professional author, he served as an officer in the British Army Intelligence Corps.
- Emilie Schindler
Emilie Schindler (October 22, 1907 - October 5, 2001) was a humanitarian who worked together with her husband, Oskar Schindler, to save 1,200 Jews during World War II. Their efforts were the inspiration for the 1982 book "Schindler's Ark", and the 1993 movie based on it, "Schindler's List", from director and producer Steven Spielberg. She was born Emilie Pelzl in the village of Alt Moletein, Austria-Hungary, (now in the Czech Republic).
- Carl Clauberg
Dr Carl Clauberg (September 28, 1898-August 9, 1957) was a German medical doctor who conducted medical experiments on human beings in Nazi concentration camps during World War Two. He worked with Horst Schumann in X-ray sterilization experiments at Auschwitz. Carl Clauberg was born in 1898 in "Wupperhof" near Solingen, Germany, into a family of craftsmen. During the First World War he served as an infantryman.
- Anna Kavan
Anna Kavan (born April 10, 1901 as Helen Emily Woods, died 1968) was a British author and painter, born in Cannes. As the only child of cold, wealthy parents, she grew up emotionally rootless, leading to lifelong depression and bouts of mental illness. She married and divorced twice. She had one son who died in World War Two. Her initial works were published under the name Helen Ferguson, her first married name.
- Hal Porter
Hal (Harold) Porter (February 16 1911-September 29 1984) was a notable Australian novelist and playwright. He published short stories and poems in many publications throughout his life. Hal Porter grew up in Bairnsdale, Victoria, and worked as a journalist, teacher and librarian. A car accident just before the outbreak of war prevented him from serving in World War Two. His first stories were published in 1942 and by the 1960s he was writing full time.
- A. A. Allen
A. A. Allen was born Asa A. Allen at Sulphur Rock, Arkansas into the Methodist church. His middle name, given only as "A." on his birth certificate, was changed to "Alonso" at around age four. A later Pentecostal convert, Allen’s life and methods were not without controversy and as with many of the other tent evangelists, he was the recipient of much criticism and personal scrutiny. Allen died in June of 1970 in San Francisco, …
- Monty Banks
Montague (Monty) Banks (born July 18 1897 as Mario Bianchi in Nice, France - died January 7 1950 in Arona, Italy) was a comedian and film director. In the 1920s, he worked in Hollywood, starring in many silent short comedies and in the feature-length action thriller "Play Safe" (1927). A large excerpt from this movie is included in the compilation film "Days of Thrills and Laughter".
- Herbert von Dirksen
Herbert von Dirksen (April 2, 1882 in Berlin - December 19,1955 in Munich) was the last German Ambassador to Britain before World War Two. Dirksen was born to a recently ennobled family. In 1905, he graduated with a "Referendar" (junior barrister) legal degree and in 1907, he went on a tour around the world. After working as assistant judge, in 1910 Dirksen went on a four month trip to Rhodesia, South Africa and German East Africa.
- Henri Rol-Tanguy
Henri Rol-Tanguy (1908-2002) was a French communist and leader in the French Resistance.
- Elizabeth Riddell
Elizabeth Riddell (21 March 1910-3 July 1998) was an Australian poet and journalist. Born in Napier, New Zealand Elizabeth Riddell came to Australia in 1928 where she worked at "Smith's Weekly" and won a Walkley Award. In 1935 she moved to England and during World War Two worked for the "The Daily Mirror", chiefly in New York. Her first short book of poems, "The Untrammelled", was published in 1940.
- John Glad
John Glad is an academic who specializes in translating Russian literature and in eugenics. Glad, who is not Jewish, has written extensively on how Judaism is a eugenics movement and on how it is practiced by Zionists and in Israel. He has written on Nazi Germany, World War Two and the Holocaust. Glad says that before World War Two, eugenics was popular among humanitarians of both the right and left and that now it has become nearly taboo.
- Adam Kraft
Adam Kraft or Krafft (c. 1455 - January 1509) was a German sculptor and master builder of the late Gothic period. Published dates of his life span also are given as, 1441-1507. Kraft was born and raised in Nuremberg. It is known that in his youth, he visited Ulm and Strasbourg. Kraft is believed to have married twice, but is not known to have produced any children. Many of his pieces are exhibited at the Nuremberg museum, the Germanisches Nationalmuseum.
- Bob Gregory
Robert James 'Bob' Gregory (born 26th August, 1902 at Selsdon, Surrey; died 6th October, 1973 at Wandsworth, London) was an English cricketer. He was an all-rounder who played for Surrey from 1925 to 1947. He was an attractive right-handed batsman, a leg-break bowler and a fine fielder in the deep. He toured India in 1933-34, but was not selected for any of the Tests. Despite losing six seasons to World War Two, he made 19,495 runs in first-class cricket, …
- M. G. Sheftall
Mordecai George Sheftall is an American author and scholar living in Japan since 1987. He is currently an associate professor of communication studies in the Faculty of Informatics at Shizuoka University, a branch campus of the Japanese national university system. Sheftall's writing and research activities focus on the modern evolution of Japanese national identity, …
- Harvey Possinger
Harvey Possinger is one of the most highly decorated veterans of World War II. He received every medal for valor in combat except for the Medal of Honor which was promised to him by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Unfortunately, his paperwork was lost and he never received the medal. Drafted in April 1942, he was able to skip basic training due to civilian military training and left CONUS in May. Possinger was assigned to B Company, 35th Infantry Regiment, …
- Parker Hall
Linus Parker "Bulett" Hall (December 10, 1916 - February 8, 2005) was a professional football player for the Cleveland Rams and San Francisco 49ers. In his rookie season, Hall led the league in passing, was second in pasing yardage, and fifth in rushing yards. He was named the league's Most Valuable Player in 1939 and was the first professional player to complete over 100 passes in a single season.
- Leonard Webb
Leonard Webb (born April 1921) is a British World War Two veteran who was present at the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. The driver to Brigadier H. L. Glyn-Hughes, the Deputy Director of Medical Services for the British Second Army, who was in charge of relief operations in Bergen-Belsen. Webb witnessed some of the horrors of which the Holocaust is remembered for.
- Jean Tardieu
Jean Tardieu was a French artist, musician, poet and dramatic author. He earned a degree in literature and worked for a publishing house. He published several poetry collections in the 1930s before starting to write for the stage. After World War Two, Tardieu entered the world of radio and worked his way to head of dramatic programming and then director of programs at France-Music.
- Franz Augsberger
Franz Augsberger was a German general of World War Two, who was commander of the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian, SS-Brigadeführer, 20 August 1942 - 19 March 1945).
- Edmund Hitler
Edmund Hitler (1894 - 1900) was the younger brother of German dictator, Adolf Hitler. Edmund was the fourth child of Alois Hitler and Klara Polzl. Of the couple's six children, only two would survive infancy. Edmund's older brother and sister, Gustav Hitler and Ida Hitler, died in 1886 of diphtheria. Otto Hitler, the couple's third child, died in 1887 shortly after birth. Edmund Hitler, one of only three surviving children by 1900, died of measles on 2 February 1900.
- Heinrich Prinz Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
Prince Heinrich Alexander Ludwig Peter zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (Copenhagen, August 14, 1916 - KIA January 21, 1944) was the third highest scoring ace of night-fighters in the Luftwaffe during World War Two. Sayn-Wittgenstein was originally denied entrance in the Luftwaffe because of being partly of Danish descent. Because he wanted to fly, his father bought him an airplane. With the battle of Britain having caused a shortage of pilots, …
- Ernst Fraenkel
Ernst Fraenkel (26 December, 1898 - 28 March, 1975) was a German-American political scientist. He was one of the founding fathers of German political science after World War II. During the Weimar Republic Fraenkel was a member of the social democrats and one of the few jurists who held socialist opinions. According to some historians in the 1930s he was designated to be Attorney General of a possible social-democratic German government.
- James Blades
James Blades OBE (September 9, 1901 - May 19, 1999) was an English percussionist. He was one of the most celebrated percussionists, having had a long and varied career. He also wrote "Percussion Instruments and their History" (Kahn & Averill) ISBN-10: 0-933224-61-3, one of the standard works on percussion instruments. Jimmy, as he was known to all, was born in Peterborough in 1901. He was a long-time associate of Benjamin Britten, …
- George L. Fox
George L. Fox (15 March 1900 - 3 February 1943) was one of the Four Chaplains who gave their lives when the troopship USAT "Dorchester" was hit by a torpedo and sank on February 3, 1943 during the battle of the Atlantic during World War Two.
- Dagenham Girl Pipers
The Dagenham Girl Pipers are a female bagpipe marching band based in Dagenham, London, UK. The band was formed in by a Congregational minister in 1930, turning professional three years later, and have toured internationally. During World War Two, the pipers were members of ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association) and entertained the troops.
- Jerome Hines
The American basso Jerome A. Hines was a well-known basso opera singer who was associated with the Metropolitan Opera for many years. His height (6ft 6 inches, or 2m), stage presence and stentorian voice made him ideal for such roles as Sarastro in "The Magic Flute", Gounod's "Mephistopheles", Ramfis in "Aida", the Grand Inquisitor in "Don Carlos", the title role of "Boris Godunov" and King Mark in "Tristan und Isolde".
- Reinhardt J. Keppler
Reinhardt John Keppler was an American navy serviceman who was killed during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in World War Two. He is known to have performed valiantly during this battle, during which he lost his life. In recognition of his actions at Guadalcanal, he was posthumously awarded the United States Medal of Honor. The US naval vessel USS "Keppler" was named in his honor in 1946. Keppler was born in Ralston, Washington.
- Elspet Gray
Elspet Gray, The Lady Rix, (born 12 April 1929 in Inverness, Scotland) is a Scottish actress who is known for playing The Queen in the first series of the BBC sitcom "Blackadder". Elspet Gray has appeared in many television programmes, her first appearance being in "Love in Waiting" in 1948. She has also appeared in "Fawlty Towers", a 1983 "Doctor Who" story, "dinnerladies", "Catweazle", …