Who Am I? Week #678

[kingchuck69]

Welcome to the 678th edition of Who Am I?, the weekly game where I dish out a daily clue to a subject and you have to guess who or what it is.

Every day, the clues get easier. The winner of this week's game gets a piece of my gratitude.

This week's subject is a PERSON.

CLUE #1: I was born in the 1900s.

 

[HecticArt]

Muhammad bin Ladin

 

[Aaron]

Clark Gable

 

[scotchandcigar]

Katherine Hepburn

 

[Listener]

Elvis Presley

 

[sadchild]

 

[Channel98]

Paul Long was a DJ who worked at KNAC in Long Beach, 1986-94, and KLOS in Los Angeles, 1994-97. His on-air name was Long Paul. If Dick Long had been a DJ, he could have ca..........no, never mind.

I'm assuming the clue refers to 1900-09 and not 1900-99. MLB's regular 2024 season begins this week so I am guessing Lou Gehrig.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Paul Long was a DJ who worked at KNAC in Long Beach, 1986-94, and KLOS in Los Angeles, 1994-97. His on-air name was Long Paul. If Dick Long had been a DJ, he could have ca..........no, never mind.

I'm assuming the clue refers to 1900-09 and not 1900-99. MLB's regular 2024 season begins this week so I am guessing Lou Gehrig.

I would have guessed Shoeless Joe Jackson in spirit of big name baseball players banned or about to be banned for life for gambling on and/or fixing baseball games. But he was born in 1887.

Instead I will go withe Pete Rose -- same baseball theme. He was born in 1941.

 

[sadchild]

Not sure why this just hit me, but maybe 'born in the 1900s' means 1900-1909, not 1900-1999? EDIT: Just seeing C98's post about the same thing.

I'd like to change my guess to Walt Disney, born in 1901.

But boy will I be pissed if it IS Dick Long....

 

[Channel98]

I can't be bothered right now. I'm watching a movie.

The Death of Dick Long (2019) ⭐ 6.4 | Comedy, Crime, Drama

1h 40m | R

www.imdb.com

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Not sure why this just hit me, but maybe 'born in the 1900s' means 1900-1909, not 1900-1999? EDIT: Just seeing C98's post about the same thing.

I'd like to change my guess to Walt Disney, born in 1901.

But boy will I be pissed if it IS Dick Long....

Since I have no other guess, and the clue is indeterminate I will stick with Pete Rose.

 

[Channel98]

What did Pete do when The Star-Spangled Banner began to play?

Pete rose.

 

[HecticArt]

Did you hear that the city of Cincinnati changed the name of the street called Pete Rose Way?
They call it Hall Of Fame Bypass now.

 

[kingchuck69]

CLUE #2: A long-lost project I was involved in over 100 years ago was recently discovered at a parking lot auction.

 

[Aaron]

Clara Bow

 

[HecticArt]

Wowzers.

 

[Channel98]

Okay, folks, break it up. It's all over. Go home.

Lost century-old silent film with star name-dropped by Taylor Swift turns up in Omaha parking lot in $20 auction

A Kansas City filmmaker discovered a long-lost, century-old silent film featuring Clara Bow, one of the biggest stars of that era whose name now lends itself to the title of a song on Taylor Swift&…

nypost.com

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Can't have a single thread now without bringing up "her" name ....

 

[Channel98]

Taylor Swift's fans are called Swifties. I wonder if a Clara Bow fan is called a Bowie. No, probably not.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Can't have a single thread now without bringing up "her" name ....

She's like Kevin Bacon, but instead of 6 degrees, it's just 1.