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- Marge Kotlisky was born on 19 February 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Major League (1989), Thief (1981) and Sixteen Candles (1984). She died on 2 December 1997 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Shirley Crabtree was one of the biggest Icons in British Pro-Wrestling from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was a heel in his early days in wrestling, playing characters like "The Blonde Adonis" and "Mr. Universe" for the British Wrestling Federation (BWF). Between the 1960s & mid-'70s he didn't wrestle often, but in 1976 he made a comeback with his biggest gimmick as "Big Daddy". The British wrestling fans gave him respect, and on TV he drew huge audiences when wrestling people like Giant Haystacks. The crowd would chant "Easy!, Easy!" to give him full support as the good guy.
When American Wrestling (WWF) started getting popular on British TV, ITV dropped the British wrestling from Saturday afternoon TV and showed WWF during late nights instead. Big Daddy continued to wrestle off TV for a few more years, but in August 1987 a tragedy occurred. His opponent Mal "King Kong" Kirk died in the ring when Big Daddy put his finishing move on him called "The Daddy Splash". Mal Kirk had a bad heart condition and Big Daddy was so devastated that he decided to retire from pro wrestling. In 1993 he suffered from a stroke and passed away in 1997. - Frank Kreig was born in 1915 in New York City, USA. He was an actor, known for All Ashore (1953), 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) and Matinee Theatre (1955). He died on 2 December 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Michael Hedges was born on 31 December 1953 in Sacramento, California, USA. He was a composer, known for August Rush (2007), Chances Are (1989) and Bones (2005). He died on 2 December 1997 in Mendocino County, California, USA.- John R. Young was born on 7 October 1914 in Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Sirens of the Sea (1917) and And She Never Knew (1914). He died on 2 December 1997 in Shasta County, California, USA.
- Silvio Ceccato was a philosopher and linguist. Born in Montecchio Maggiore (Veneto, Italy) in 1914, he studied law, and music (cello and composition). Pioneer in the cybernetics, in 1956 he designed and built "Adamo II", the first Italian prototype of artificial intelligence, and one year later he became director of the Cybernetics and Linguistic Studies Centre at Milan University. He authored numerous books about linguistic, philosophy, cybernetics. In 1988, as an actor, Silvio Ceccato participated in the movie 32 dicembre (1988) directed by Luciano De Crescenzo, playing the role of the insane Cavalier Sanfilippo, who believed to be Socrates. He died in Milan on December 2, 1997.
- Steve Hamilton was born on 30 November 1934 in Columbia, Kentucky, USA. He was married to Shirley Lou Potter. He died on 2 December 1997 in Morehead, Kentucky, USA.
- Samuel Grafton was born on 4 August 1907 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The System (1953), Handle with Care (1958) and Studio One (1948). He died on 2 December 1997 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
- Endicott Peabody was born on 15 February 1920 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Barbara Welch Gibbons. He died on 2 December 1997 in Hollis, New Hampshire, USA.