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Famous People Born in November 1911

  • Nov 1 Donald William Kerst, American Physicist who developed the betatron (device to accelerate electron beams), born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 1992)
  • Nov 1 Henri Troyat, Russian-French author and historian, born in Moscow (d. 2007)
  • Nov 1 Sidney Wood Jr, American tennis player (Wimbledon 1931), born in Black Rock, Connecticut (d. 2009)
  • Nov 2 Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet (Nobel Prize 1979), born in Heraklion, Greece (d. 1996)
  • Nov 2 Raphael M. Robinson, American mathematician, born in National City, California (d. 1995)
  • Nov 3 Johnny Keane, American baseball manager (World Series 1964 St. Louis Cardinals; NY Yankees), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1967)
  • Nov 3 Kick Smit, Dutch soccer striker and manager (29 caps; HFC Haarlem), born in Bloemendaal, Netherlands (d. 1974)
  • Nov 3 Vladimir Ussachevsky, Manchurian-American composer (Creation), born in Hulun, Manchuria (now Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China) (d. 1990)
  • Nov 4 Jack Rose, American screenwriter, born in Warsaw, Russian Empire (d. 1995)
  • Nov 4 Osamu Shimizu, Japanese composer, born in Osaka, Japan (d. 1986)
  • Nov 5 Roy Rogers, American cowboy actor and singer ("Happy Trails"; Roy Rogers Show), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1998)
  • Nov 7 Walter Gross, Israeli journalist (Haaretz), born in Stettin, Germany (d. 1995)
  • Nov 9 Tabish Dehlvi, Pakistani poet, born in Delhi, India (d. 2004)
  • Nov 10 Harry Andrews, English actor (Equus, Man of La Mancha), born in Kent, England (d. 1989)
  • Nov 11 Patric Knowles [Reginald Lawrence Knowles], British actor (Chisum, Arnold, Mutiny), born in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England (d. 1995)
  • Nov 12 (Wilbur) "Buck" Clayton, American jazz trumpet player (Count Basie; Billie Holiday; Lester Young), and bandleader, born in Parsons, Kansas (d. 1991)
  • Nov 12 Luc Estang [Lucien Bastard], French writer (Stigmates), born in Paris, France (d. 1992)
  • Nov 12 Pennar Davies, Welsh poet, author and theologian, born in Mountain Ash, Wales (d. 1996)

Buck O'Neil (1911-2006)

Nov 13 American Baseball HOF coach (1st African-American coach in MLB) and first baseman (NgL World Series 1942; 2 x NgL All Star; KC Monarchs), born in Carrabelle, Florida

  • Nov 17 Charles Walters, American actor, choreographer and director (Lili, Easter parade), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1982)
  • Nov 17 Christian Fouchet, French diplomat (d. 1974)
  • Nov 17 Jimmy DeBerry, American blues guitarist, banjo player, and singer, born in Gumwood, Arkansas (d. 1985)
  • Nov 17 Nobutaka Shikanai, Japanese media CEO (Fujisankei Communications Group), born in Hokkaido, Japan (d. 1990) [1]
  • Nov 17 William Tannen, American actor (Jailhouse Rock, Sitting Bull), born in New York City (d. 1976)
  • Nov 18 Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and writer, born in San Lazzaro Parmense, Italy (d. 2000)
  • Nov 20 Jean Shiley, American high jumper (Olympic gold 1932), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1998)

Ralph Guldahl (1911-1987)

Nov 22 American golfer (US Masters 1939, US Open 1937-38), born in Dallas, Texas

  • Nov 23 Peter Saunders, English theater producer created The Mousetrap - world's longest play), born in London, England (d. 2003)
  • Nov 24 Joe Medwick, American Baseball HOF left fielder (World Series 1934, Triple Crown & NL MVP 1937 St. Louis Cardinals; 10 x MLB All Star), born in Carteret, New Jersey (d. 1975)
  • Nov 24 Kirby Grant, American actor (Rustlers Round-Up, Yukon Gold, Sky King), born in Butte, Montana (d. 1985)
  • Nov 24 Walter Goetz, German-British illustrator, cartoonist and painter (Colonel Up and Mr. Down), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1995)
  • Nov 25 Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter (d. 1984)
  • Nov 26 Raymond Scheyven, Belgian banker, minister of Economic Affairs, and founder of the Socrates Service - a WWII underground civil resistance group, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1987)
  • Nov 26 Samuel Reshevsky, Polish-American chess grandmaster (World C'ship 3rd 1948; 8 x US C'ship gold), born in Ozorków, Poland (d. 1992)
  • Nov 27 David Merrick, American theatrical producer (Hello Dolly), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2000)
  • Nov 27 Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and National Scientist of the Philippines, born in Manila, Philippine Islands (d. 2011)
  • Nov 28 Václav Renč, Czech poet, dramatist and translator, born in Vodochody, Czech Republic (d. 1973)
  • Nov 30 Jorge Negrete [Moreno], Mexican singer and actor (The Rebel, La madrina del diablo), born in Guanajuato, Mexico (d. 1953)

About November 1911

How Old? 112 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Signs: Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21), Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21)