Notable Personalities
Born, Raised, or Became Famous in Lake, Porter Counties Indiana
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Irene Purcell
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Born in Hammond, Indiana on August 7, 1907. |
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Died July 9, 1972 in Racine, Wisconsin. |
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 Actress who had a brief career in the early 1930's as a leading lady with Robert Montgomery's in The Man in Possession, Keaton's in The Passionate Plumber, William Haines's in Just a Gigolog, also in Westward Passage and Bachelor's Affairs. She was the wife of Herbert Fisk Johnson, Jr., the President of Johnson Wax, from 1928-1965. |
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| If you know of a notable personality that is not on this list, who was born or raised in Lake , Porter Counties Indiana or Surrounding Illinois Communities please feel free to e-mail your suggestions to: ljackson@lakeco.lib.in.us |
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