Died On This Date - Feb. 13

Jennings, Waylon Arnold
b. June 15, 1937 d. February 13, 2002Maverick Country Western Singer. Famed for such hits as "I'm a Ramblin' Man" and "Good Hearted Woman." Recorded over 60 albums, and had sixteen No. 1 country singles. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in October 2001. His parents were William Albert Jennings and Lorene Beatrice Shipley. Born in Texas, he started his music career at age 12, and in 1959, he gave up his seat to J.P. Richardson on the plane that carried Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson to their deaths.

Patee, John
b. August 8, 1794 d. February 13, 1868
Father of the well known Patee family in St. Joseph during the 1850's. The Patee house was built in 1856-1858 and served as the headquarters for the Pony Express from 1860-1861. It is now a National Historic Landmark. The Patee hotel cost $180,000 and had 140 guest rooms. It was the headquarters of the Pony Express in 1860-61. During the Civil War it contained the U.S. Provost Marshal's office, and a recruiting office for the Union Army.

Lounsbery, John
b. March 9, 1911 d. February 13, 1976
Renowned Disney Studios animator. He joined the studio in 1935, and quickly worked his way up to become one of Disney's "Nine Old Men" of classic animation. Among his timeless character works are Ben Ali of "Fantasia," Honest John in "Pinocchio," Timothy in "Dumbo," and Tony in "Lady and the Tramp." As Animation Director, he worked on "Alice in Wonderland," "Peter Pan," "Sleeping Beauty," and "Winnie the Pooh" to name a few. He was honored as a Disney Legend in 1989.

Wagner, Richard
b. May 22, 1813 d. February 13, 1883
Composer. At the age of fifteen he wrote his first play and a year later his first musical composition. He was mostly self taught in music, even he did study privately when he was a university student in Leipzig. He wrote his first opera when he was twenty. His first great success came with "Rienzi" in 1842, followed soon after by "The Flying Dutchman," "Tannhauser" and "Lohengrin."

Felton Jr., Hilton Clay "Pianoman"
b. January 1, 1947 d. February 13, 2007
Jazz Musician. A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Felton was a celebrated jazz pianist and church organist. Felton became interested in music at a young age, mainly while attending the Rising Sun Baptist Church, where his father was the pastor. By the age of 9, the young Felton was the church's organist. He began studying classical music, which led him to jazz. In 1965, he moved to Washington, D.C.

Janssen (Mayer), David (David Harold)
b. March 27, 1931 d. February 13, 1980
Actor. Born in Nebraska but moved to Hollywood with his family during his teenage years. Had a successful movie career under Universal where he did approximately fifty movies from the 1950s through the 1970s to include "Francis Goes to West Point," "Bonzo Goes to College," and "The Green Berets." His television series included "Richard Diamond, Private Eye," "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" and "Harry O" but he is best remembered as Richard Kimble in "The Fugitive."

Clark, George Rogers
b. November 9, 1752 d. February 13, 1818
Revolutionary War commander, surveyor. Led secret military expedition approved by Virginia Gov. Patrick Henry to wrest control of the Northwest territory from England and her Indian allies. In the process, founded Louisville, Kentucky as a base camp for his campaigns. Royal Lt. Gov. Henry Hamilton of Detroit surrended to Clark's numerically inferior forces in February 1779, securing what became Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois for the United States.

Weber, Dick
b. December 23, 1929 d. February 13, 2005
Professional Bowler. He won 26 PBA Tour events and six Senior Tour events. He was a founding member of the Professional Bowlers Association. When ABC started broadcasting the PBA on television, he was one of the first bowling television star. He was also named national bowler of the year three times, in 1961, 1963 and 1965, along with being in the PBA Hall of Fame and the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame. He was the father of PBA star Pete Weber.

Marsh (Arms), Mae
b. November 9, 1895 d. February 13, 1968
Silent Film star. She was the daughter of a Santa Fe railroad auditor that died when she was only four years old. Her stepfather died in the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco after which time her great aunt, a former actress and chorus girl took her to Los Angeles. In 1910 Mae began her acting career in film work for Mack Sennett and D.W. Griffith. Her breakout role was as a stone-age maiden in 1912's Man's Genesis.

Balsam, Martin
b. November 4, 1919 d. February 13, 1996
Actor. Appeared on stage, on television, and in motion pictures. Dubbed the "Bronx Barrymore," he won a Tony award for his stage role in "You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running." He appeared in numerous movies, including "Psycho," and "A Thousand Clowns," for which he won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. His hundreds of television appearances included a regular role as Carroll O'Connor's business partner in "Archie Bunker's Place."

Bucquet, Harold Spencer
b. April 10, 1891 d. February 13, 1946
British-born Motion Picture Director. In Hollywood from 1924, he joined the newly-formed MGM as a bit player and worked his way up to directing short subjects. One of them, "Torture Money" from the "Crime Does Not Pay" series, won an Academy Award in 1937. The following year he was promoted to features. Bucquet's assignements were mostly B pictures but he was able to give them a high degree of visual polish. With "Young Dr. Kildare" (1938) he launched the popular "Dr. Kildare" series starring.

Devereux, Arthur Forrester
b. April 27, 1838 d. February 13, 1906
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A Harvard graduate, he was Colonel and commander of the 19th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, who, along with the 42nd New York Volunteer Infantry, is credited with meeting the "high tide" of the Confederacy at Gettysburg and halting Armistead's breakthrough at the Union center. According to reports by Army of the Potomac II Corps commander Major General Winfield S. Hancock, Colonel Devereux, seeing Confederate Brigadier General Lewis Armistead's.