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  2. Bill Thompson (television host) - Wikipedia

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    Thompson was born in New York City on December 18, 1931, to William and Marie Thompson, who had met while attending the University of Arizona. [2] The Thompsons were a wealthy family who had made a large part of their fortune through mining operations in Arizona carried out by Bill's great-uncle, William Boyce Thompson, and grandfather, J. E. Thompson.

  3. Mayor of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of city government in Chicago, Illinois, the third-largest city in the United States.The mayor is responsible for the administration and management of various city departments, submits proposals and recommendations to the Chicago City Council, is active in the enforcement of the city's ordinances, submits the city's annual budget and appoints city ...

  4. Bill Walton - Wikipedia

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    Walton scored 20 points and grabbed 23 rebounds in the clinching Game 6 victory, [61] [55] and was named the Finals MVP with averages of 18.5 points, 19.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.0 steals, and 3.7 blocks, [55] [61] which prompted Philadelphia 76ers coach Gene Shue to comment after the series: "Bill Walton is the best player for a big man who ...

  5. 1927 Chicago mayoral election - Wikipedia

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    Republican William Hale Thompson, known as "Big Bill", [8] had been mayor for two terms from 1915 to 1923 and took advantage of the situation to run for a third term, promising to end the enforcement of Prohibition. [9]

  6. Bill Williams (actor) - Wikipedia

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    They met during the filming of West of the Pecos and had two daughters, Jodi and Juanita, and a son, actor William Katt. [citation needed] Bill Williams died of a brain tumor at age 77 in 1992 [3] and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills). [4] For his contributions to television, Bill Williams has a star on the Hollywood Walk ...

  7. W. Morrissey - Wikipedia

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    William Morrissey [9] was born in the Glendale neighborhood of New York City's Queens borough on August 16, 1986. [10] [11] [12] He is of Irish and German descent.[citation needed] He attended Archbishop Molloy High School and served as a peer tutor, homeless shelter volunteer, and National Honor Society member.

  8. Fred Thompson - Wikipedia

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    In 1990, he was cast as Ed Trudeau, the head of Dulles Airport, in the action sequel Die Hard 2, as Rear Admiral Painter in The Hunt for Red October, and as Big John, the President of NASCAR, in the movie Days of Thunder (patterned on 'Big' Bill France). Thompson went on to be cast in many films including as Tom Broadbent in Cape Fear (1991 ...

  9. Bill Thompson III - Wikipedia

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    Bill Thompson III (March 3, 1962 – March 25, 2019) was the publisher and editor of Bird Watcher's Digest and the author of numerous books on birds and nature. He is also the author of Bird Watching For Dummies (1997, John Wiley & Sons), and author of 18 different state bird watching books in the Bird Watching: A Year-Round Guide series from ...