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Writers from Illinois
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The list Writers from Illinois includes
Tina Turner, Susan Dey, Emilie Autumn, Melissa McCarthy and Sam Shepard.
The list consists of 473 members
and 20 sublists.
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Illinois
State in the midwestern United States
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Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer (1939–2023)
Overview: Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was an American-born Swiss singer. Known as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina ...Date of birth: 26 November 1939Date of death: 24 May 2023Age: 83 (age at death)Nationality: SwissOccupation: SingerGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 4" (163 cm)
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Susan Dey
American actress
Overview: Susan Hallock Dey (born December 10, 1952) is a retired American actress, known for her television roles as Laurie Partridge on the sitcom The Partridge Family from 1970 to 1974, and as Grace Van Owen ...Date of birth: 10 December 1952Age: 72Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActressGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 7" (170 cm)Partner: Bernard Sofronski (Married) 0
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Emilie Autumn
American musician
Overview: Emilie Autumn Liddell (born September 22, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, author and violinist. Autumn's musical style is described by her as "Fairy Pop", "Fantasy Rock" or "Victoriandus ...Date of birth: 22 September 1979Age: 45Nationality: AmericanOccupation: SingerGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 4" (163 cm) 0
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Lillian Gish
American actress (1893–1993)
Overview: Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American pioneering actress of the screen and stage, and a director and writer. Her film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 ...Date of birth: 14 October 1893Date of death: 27 February 1993Age: 99 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActressGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 6" (168 cm) 0
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Nichelle Nichols
American actress (1932–2022)
Overview: Nichelle Nichols ( born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) was an American actress, singer and dancer best known for her portrayal of Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series ...Date of birth: 28 December 1932Date of death: 30 July 2022Age: 89 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActressGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 5" (165 cm) 0
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Melissa McCarthy
American actor and comedian
Overview: Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, screenwriter, producer, and fashion designer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and n ...Date of birth: 26 August 1970Age: 54Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActressGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 2" (157 cm)Partner: Ben Falcone (Married) 0
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Dick Van Dyke
American, Actor
Overview: Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, entertainer and comedian. His work spans screen and stage, and his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award ...Date of birth: 13 December 1925Age: 99Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 6' 1" (185 cm)Partner: Arlene Silver (Married) 0
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Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor (1943–2017)
Overview: Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American actor, playwright, author, screenwriter, and director whose career spanned half a century. He won ten Obie Awards for writing ...Date of birth: 5 November 1943Date of death: 27 July 2017Age: 73 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 6' 2" (188 cm) 0
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Ronald Reagan
President of the United States from 1981 to 1989
Overview: Ronald Wilson Reagan ( RAY-gən; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influential ...Date of birth: 6 February 1911Date of death: 5 June 2004Age: 93 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Head of StateGender: MaleHeight: 6' 1" (185 cm) 0
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Seth Meyers
American writer and actor
Overview: Seth Adam Meyers (born December 28, 1973) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, and television host. He hosts Late Night with Seth Meyers, a late-night talk show on NBC. Prior to that, he was ...Date of birth: 28 December 1973Age: 51Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 6' (183 cm)Partner: Alexi Ashe Meyers (Married) 0
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Charlton Heston
American, Actor
Overview: Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist.Date of birth: 4 October 1923Date of death: 5 April 2008Age: 84 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 6' 3" (190 cm) 0
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John Francis Daley
American filmmaker and actor (born 1985)
Overview: John Francis Daley (July 20, 1985) is an American actor, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for playing high school freshman Sam Weir on the NBC comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks and FBI criminal ...Date of birth: 20 July 1985Age: 39Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 6' (183 cm) 0
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Ben Falcone
American actor and director
Overview: Benjamin Scott Falcone (born August 25, 1973) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is married to actress Melissa McCarthy, with whom he has two children. He had co-starring roles in What to ...Date of birth: 25 August 1973Age: 51Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: MalePartner: Melissa McCarthy (Married) 0
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Gary Coleman
American actor and comedian (1968–2010)
Overview: Gary Wayne Coleman (February 8, 1968 – May 28, 2010) was an American actor and comedian. Coleman was the highest-paid child actor on television throughout the late 1970s and 1980s. He was rated first on ...Date of birth: 8 February 1968Date of death: 28 May 2010Age: 42 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 4' 8" (142 cm) 0
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Linda Wallem
American actress, writer, and producer
Overview: Linda Wallem (born May 29, 1961) is an American actress, writer, and producer.Date of birth: 29 May 1961Age: 63Nationality: AmericanOccupation: WriterGender: FemalePartner: Melissa Etheridge (Married) 0
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Roger Ebert
American film critic
Overview: Roger Joseph Ebert (EE-burt; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter and author. He was the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times ...Date of birth: 18 June 1942Date of death: 4 April 2013Age: 70 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: CriticGender: MaleHeight: 5' 8" (173 cm) 0
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Jean Yoon
Canadian poet and actor
Overview: Jean Yoon (born May 4, 1962) is an American-born Korean-Canadian actress, writer, playwright and poet. Yoon is best known for originating the role of family matriarch Umma in the 2011 play Kim's Convenience ... 0
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Bob McGrath
American singer and actor
Overview: Robert Emmett McGrath (June 13, 1932 – December 4, 2022) was an American actor, singer, musician, and children's author best known for playing original human character Bob Johnson on the long running ...Date of birth: 13 June 1932Date of death: 4 December 2022Age: 90 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: Male 0
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Mark Schwahn
American film director
Overview: Mark Schwahn (born July 5, 1966) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known as creator, head writer and executive producer of the WB/CW drama series One Tree Hill. 0
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Jackie Moran
American actor
Overview: Jackie Moran (January 26, 1923 – September 20, 1990) was an American movie actor who, between 1936 and 1946, appeared in over thirty films, primarily in teenage roles.Date of birth: 26 January 1923Date of death: 20 September 1990Age: 67 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: Male 0
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