Died On This Date - Feb. 5

Bean, Leon Leonwood 'L.L. Bean'
b. October 13, 1872 d. February 5, 1967
Mail Order Magnate.

Kaufman, Benjamin
b. March 10, 1894 d. February 5, 1981
World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Army during World War I as a First Sergeant in Company K, 308th Infantry, 77th Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery in action on October 4, 1918 in the Argonne Forest, France. His citation reads "He took out a patrol for the purpose of attacking an enemy machine gun which had checked the advance of his company. Before reaching the gun he became separated from his patrol and a machine-gun.

Mankiewicz, Joseph Leo
b. February 11, 1909 d. February 5, 1993
He was an Academy Award winning playwright and director for "A Letter to Three Wives" (1949) and "All About Eve" (1950).

Cooper, Charles H.
b. 1927 d. February 5, 1984
Cooper was a high school star at Pittsburgh's Westinghouse High, who elected to stay at home and continue to play collegiately at Duquense, where he starred from 1947 to 1950. Led the "Dukes" to a 78-19 record and two NIT appearances in his four-year career and captained a 1949-50 squad that finished with a 23-6 record and No. 6 national ranking. That 1950 edition of the Dukes were the first Duquesne team to be ranked for an entire season by the Associated Press.

Kane, William 'Killer Kane' b
June 4, 1911 d. February 5, 1957
World War II Navy Aviator. He graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1933, was commissioned an Ensign and became a Naval pilot. At the start of World War II, he was a Lieutenant Commander stationed at Navy Air Command at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Nicked named "Killer Kane", he went on to command a fighter squadron from the carrier USS Enterprise, in the Pacific Theater of Operations. For his war service, he was designated an "Ace" after shooting down a number of Japanese airplanes.

Nomis, Leo
b. May 5, 1889 d. February 5, 1932
Movie stunt pilot and WWI aviator.Cause of death: killed in a plane crash while filming "Sky Bride"

Proctor Jr., Redfield
b. April 13, 1879 d. February 5, 1957
Vermont Governor. He served as Governor of Vermont from 1923 to 1925.


b. February 9, 1912 d. February 5, 2004
United States Navy Admiral. The Chief of Naval Operations and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Vietnam War, he was the recipient of the Navy League's Arleigh Burke Leadership Award in 1992, as well as the first Naval Academy Distinguished Graduate Award in 1999. He earned the Distinguished Service Medal with four Gold Stars, the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, and the Presidential Unit Citation. He was also decorated by 13 foreign awards.

Van Dyke, W.S. (Woodbridge Strong)
b. March 21, 1890 d. February 5, 1943
Motion Picture Director. Born Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II in San Diego, California. Orphaned from his father when he was only a day old, he accompanied his actress mother on vaudeville tours and made his performing debut at age three. After some rough experiences as a prospector and lumberjack, he entered films as one of D.W. Griffith's assistants on "Intolerance" (1916). He became a director the following year and shot dozens of B westerns.

Ray, Albert
b. August 28, 1897 d. February 5, 1944
Motion Picture Director. Directed motion pictures of the 1920s and 1930s.

McClure, Doug
b. May 11, 1935 d. February 5, 1995
American motion picture and television actor of the 1950s to the 1990s. He played the memorable role of 'Trampas' in the 1960s TV series "The Virginian." Father of actress Tane McClure.

Scott, Robert Sheldon
b. November 30, 1913 d. February 5, 1999
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipent. A native of Washington, D.C., he served as a Captain (then Lieutenant), in the United States Army, 172d Infantry, 43d Infantry Division. Captain Scott was awarded his MOH for action near Munda Air Strip, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, on July 29, 1943. He entered service at Santa Fe, New Mexico, and later also served as a Colonel. Also a veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War, Scott was awarded the Purple Heart.

Wells, Thomas McCoy
b. 1841 d. February 5, 1901
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a First Lieutenant in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Chief Bugler in the 6th New York Cavalry for action on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia. His citation reads "Capture of colors of 44th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.)."

Moran, Dolores
b. January 27, 1926 d. February 5, 1982
American motion picture actress. Played opposite Bogart and Bacall in the 1944 classic drama "To Have and Have Not."

Buck, Samuel L.
b. June 8, 1820 d. February 5, 1892
Civil War Union Army Officer. He served as an officer in the pre-War New Jersey Militia, a position that helped him secure a commission of Major, 2nd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on May 22, 1861. He helped over see his regiments training, and was present with them during the 1st Bull Run Campaign, where the 2nd New Jesey and its division were held in reserve. In January 1862, he was advanced to Lieutenant Colonel, replacing Isaac Tucker, who had been promoted to Colonel of the regiment.
Waaler, Reidar b. February 12, 1894 d. February 5, 1979World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the US Army in Company A, 105th Machine-Gun Battalion, 27th Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action near Ronssoy, France on September 27, 1918. His citation reads "In the face of heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, he crawled forward to a burning British tank, in which some of the crew were imprisoned, and succeeded in rescuing two men. Although the tank was then burning fiercely and contained.