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Sarah Vaughan was born March 27, 1924 in Newark, NJ, and died April 3, 1990, in Los Angeles of lung cancer. Her parents were Asbury, a carpenter, and Ada, a laundress. She began studying music when she was seven, taking eight years of piano lessons and two years of organ. As a child she sang in the choir at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Newark and played piano and organ in high school productions at Arts High School. She entered an amateur contest at the Apollo Theater in New York's Harlem area, singing "Body and Soul", and won the $10 prize and a week's engagement at the Apollo. From 1944 to 1945, she sang with Billy Eckstine and in 1947 she married her manager, trumpeter George Treadwell. Her later husbands included pro football player Clyde Atkins and trumpeter Waymon Reed. She received many awards, including an Emmy in 1981 for a tribute to George Gershwin and a Grammy in 1983.

Clair Huffaker was born on 24 September 1926 in Magna, Utah, USA. He was a writer, known for The Comancheros (1961), Hellfighters (1968) and Flap (1970). He was married to Geraldine E Wood, Joyce Lou Sin Rainboldt, Winifred Dutton Moore, Irene DeMartini and Norma Lee Fink. He died on 3 April 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Katharine Balfour was born on 7 February 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Love Story (1970), The Adventurers (1970) and Dark Shadows (1966). She died on 3 April 1990 in New York City, New York, USA.

Sloan Nibley was born on 23 June 1908 in Portland, Oregon, USA. Sloan was a writer, known for Jungle Jim (1955), Science Fiction Theatre (1955) and Northwest Passage (1958). Sloan was married to Linda Stirling, Gail Sheridan and Marjorie Seabury Doolittle. Sloan died on 3 April 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Mario Pomilio was born on 14 January 1921 in Orsogna, Abruzzo, Italy. Mario was a writer, known for Dieci registi italiani, dieci racconti italiani (1982). Mario died on 3 April 1990 in Naples, Campania, Italy.