#371 Klaus Kinski / Chuck Berry – 18 October 1926

Klaus Kinski

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Klaus Kinski (18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films, and was a leading role actor in the films of Werner Herzog, including Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Woyzeck (1979), Fitzcarraldo (1982), and Cobra Verde (1987). He also appeared in many Spaghetti Westerns, such as For a Few Dollars More (1965). He is the father of Pola, Nastassja, and Nikolai Kinski, born of three different marriages. Born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynsk in Zoppot, Free City of Danzig. (d. 1991)

Chuck Berry

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Chuck Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as “Maybellene” (1955), “Roll Over Beethoven” (1956), “Rock and Roll Music” (1957) and “Johnny B. Goode” (1958), Berry refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive. Berry was a major influence on subsequent rock music. Born Charles Edward Anderson Berry in St Louis, Missouri. (d. 2017)

Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Kinski
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Berry

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