#1145 John Fiedler / Shelley Berman – 03 February 1925

John Fiedler

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John Fiedler (February 3, 1925 – June 25, 2005) was an American actor and voice actor who was slight, balding, and bespectacled, with a distinctive, high-pitched voice. His career lasted more than 55 years in stage, film, television and radio. He is best known for four roles: the nervous Juror #2 in 12 Angry Men and the voice of Piglet in Disney’s Winnie-the-Pooh productions. Born John Donald Fiedler in Platteville, Wisconsin. (d. 2005)

Shelley Berman

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Shelley Berman (February 3, 1925 – September 1, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, teacher, lecturer and poet. In his comedic career, Berman was awarded three gold records and he won the first Grammy Award for a spoken comedy recording in 1959. He played Larry David’s father on Curb Your Enthusiasm, a role for which he received a 2008 Emmy Award nomination. Born Sheldon Leonard Berman in Chicago, Illinois. (d. 2017)

Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fiedler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelley_Berman

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Alexinia Baldwin was an American educator.
Charles J. King was a politician in the American state of Florida.
Frank Bonilla was an American academic of Puerto Rican descent.
Harry Byrd was an American Major League Baseball pitcher.
Hiroji Satoh was a male international table tennis player from Japan.
John Gingell was a senior Royal Air Force commander.
John Lawson was an English footballer.
Johnny Urquhart was a Scottish football player and administrator.
Joseph Fiore was an American painter.
Keith Dunstan was an Australian journalist and author.
Leon Schlumpf was a Swiss politician.
Mansur al-Atrash was a Syrian politician and journalist.
Mariya Shkarletova was a field medic in the 170th Guards Rifle Regiment during World War II.
Ole Nordhaug is a Norwegian Lutheran bishop.
Paul Ausserleitner was an Austrian ski jumper.
Stanley P. Friedman was an American author and photographer.
Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila was a Romanian actor.
Tay Wilson was a member of the IOC from New Zealand.

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