# Another installment of: Who Is/Was That Person? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 23, 2014, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341 "2014-03-23T05:32:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/121 "2014-04-12T17:13:47Z")
Never mind ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/122 "2014-04-12T22:00:29Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > 1. Herman Talmadge > > Governor of Georgia. > > 1. Scatman Crothers > > Actor, _The Shining_ is his most famous role. > > 1. Robert Schuller > > Wrote religious books - Christian Cathedral guy? > > (Yes, to all three.) Crystal Cathedral ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/123 "2014-04-12T22:43:05Z")
> [@AppallingGael](#): > > 1. Earl Derr Biggers Mystery writer, creator of Charlie Chan. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/124 "2014-04-13T01:42:32Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > 1. Rusty Burrell > 2. Ogden Edsl > 3. Fritz Kreisler > 4. John Fitch 1. Bailiff on “The People’s Court” 2. Band known for the novelty song “Dead Puppies” 3. Violinist 4. Invented the steamboat before Fulton invented it [QUOTE=AppallingGael] 1. Sylvia Beach [/QUOTE] 1. Bookstore owner; published James Joyce’s “Ulysses” Some new ones: 147. G. Harold Carswell 148. Rose Mary Woods 149. Larry Doby 150. Harry von Zell ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/125 "2014-04-13T01:46:50Z")
1. 1st African-American to play in the American League. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/126 "2014-04-13T01:49:16Z")
1. G. Harold Carswell One of two Supreme Court Justice nominees rejected by the Senate during Richard Nixon’s presidency. The other was Clement Haynsworth. 2. Rose Mary Woods Person secretary to Richard Nixon, and took the fall for theinfamous 18.5 minute gap in Watergate coverup tapes. 3. Larry Doby as **etv78** says, came up the same year as Jackie Robinson, but never got the credit. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/127 "2014-04-13T02:04:18Z")
1. Eddie Gaedel 2. Ludwig Leichhardt 3. Martha Jane Canary 4. Eleonora Fagan 5. Camilo Cienfuegos ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/128 "2014-04-13T02:32:53Z")
1. Eddie Gaedel I just put him on my list: midget signed by Bill Veeck to one at bat for the old St Louis Browns. Walked on four pitches, uniform number was 1/6 IIRC. 2. Martha Jane Canary Calamity Jane ?? ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/129 "2014-04-13T03:03:51Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > 1. Eleonora Fagan 1. Birth name of Billie Holiday ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/130 "2014-04-13T03:19:55Z")
> [@5\_time\_champ](#): > > 1. Eddie Gaedel > I just put him on my list: midget signed by Bill Veeck to one at bat for the old St Louis Browns. Walked on four pitches, uniform number was 1/6 IIRC. > > 2. Martha Jane Canary > Calamity Jane ?? > [@42fish](#): > > 1. Birth name of Billie Holiday All correct. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/131 "2014-04-13T05:11:57Z")
1. Harry von Zell: George Burns’ announcer. Kermit Schafer recorded a blooper of his: “Ladies and gentlemen–the President of the United States–Hoobert Heever!” Now try these: 1. J. G. Taylor Spink 2. Lee Van Cleef 3. Vance Packard 4. Abba Eban 5. Marion Michael Morrison 6. Niehls Bohr 7. Quentin Reynolds 8. Ray Harryhausen 9. Takeshi Takarabe 10. Earl Anthony ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/132 "2014-04-13T07:49:57Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > 1. Lee Van Cleef Character actor, often in westerns, notably The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. > [@](#): > > 1. Abba Eban Israeli politician and diplomat > [@](#): > > 1. Marion Michael Morrison Better known as John Wayne (although his middle name is usually given as Mitchell). > [@](#): > > 1. Niehls Bohr Danish physicist who helped develop quantum theory. (First name actually spelled Niels). > [@](#): > > 1. Ray Harryhausen Special effects master, especially known for work in stop-motion. ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/133 "2014-04-13T09:28:20Z")
1. JG Taylor Spink, Founder of the Sporting News 2. Earl Anthony, champion pro bowler. Younger than Dick Weber and older than the next guy. 162 is intriguing. Quentin was the character played by Burt Reynolds on some TV western, and supposedly for whom Mr. Tarantino was named. That seems like it should be worth something, but what? ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/134 "2014-04-13T13:24:08Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > 1. Vance Packard > 2. Quentin Reynolds 1. Author of “Hidden Persuaders,” about advertisers’ manipulation of consumers 2. Journalist, won a libel suit against Westbrook Pegler Some new ones… 3. Evelyn Kennedy 4. Konrad Kujau 5. Tommy Manville 6. Anna Sage 7. Carol Doda ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/135 "2014-04-13T19:24:52Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > 1. Tommy Manville Socialite famous for his multiple marriages and divorces. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/136 "2014-04-13T19:30:57Z")
1. Carol Doda stripper back in the 60s and 70s. 2. George Mikan 3. Arlene Francis 4. John Facenda 5. Bobby Sarnoff 6. Maria Goretti 7. Leon Hart 8. Don MacNeil 9. Mendel Rivers 10. Roger Williams 11. Lydia Cornell ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/137 "2014-04-13T19:47:00Z")
> [@5\_time\_champ](#): > > 1. George Mikan > 2. Arlene Francis > 3. Maria Goretti > 4. Roger Williams 1. One of the first “big men” in the NBA; played for the Lakers before they moved to LA 2. Game show panelist (either What’s My Line or I’ve Got a Secret – never can keep the two straight) 3. Stabbed to death while resisting rape; canonized by the Roman Catholic Church 4. Either the founder of Rhode Island or an MOR pianist who hit #1 with “Autumn Leaves” ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/138 "2014-04-13T19:52:15Z")
> [@5\_time\_champ](#): > > 1. Arlene Francis Actress and longtime game show panelist. > [@](#): > > 1. Roger Williams Founder of the Rhode Island colony. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/139 "2014-04-13T20:51:53Z")
1. J. Fred Muggs 2. Durwood Kirby 3. Jack Pearl 4. Charles George Gordon 5. William Dawes ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341/140 "2014-04-13T21:14:42Z")
I think 181 was a chimpanzee who was on the Today show. Regards, Shodan [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341.md?page=8)