(Bust of Victor Herbert near Central Park Mall, NYC)
Irish-born operetta composer (Naughty Marietta, Babes in Toyland) Victor Herbert would be 152
Herman Hupfeld, who wrote, "As Time Goes By", 117.
Great Irish-born film director John Ford (Stagecoach, Grapes of Wrath), 117.
"The King of Hollywood," Clark Gable would be 110.
The Incomparable Hildegarde elegant society pianist/singer, would be 105. (Above, performing in 1933)
Italian opera diva (and chief rival of Maria Callas) Renata Tebaldi, 89.
