Another installment of: Who Is/Was That Person?

The Game Room
121

Never mind

122

Crystal Cathedral

123

Mystery writer, creator of Charlie Chan.

124
  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

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  1. Sylvia Beach

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  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

125
  1. 1st African-American to play in the American League.
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  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.

127
  1. Eddie Gaedel
  2. Ludwig Leichhardt
  3. Martha Jane Canary
  4. Eleonora Fagan
  5. Camilo Cienfuegos
128

  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 ??

129
  1. Birth name of Billie Holiday
130

All correct.

131
  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
132

Character actor, often in westerns, notably The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Israeli politician and diplomat

Better known as John Wayne (although his middle name is usually given as Mitchell).

Danish physicist who helped develop quantum theory. (First name actually spelled Niels).

Special effects master, especially known for work in stop-motion.

133
  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?

134
  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
135

Socialite famous for his multiple marriages and divorces.

136

  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

137
  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”
138

Actress and longtime game show panelist.

Founder of the Rhode Island colony.

139
  1. J. Fred Muggs
  2. Durwood Kirby
  3. Jack Pearl
  4. Charles George Gordon
  5. William Dawes
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I think 181 was a chimpanzee who was on the Today show.

Regards,
Shodan