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Bayard Rustin was an early and incalculably important force behind the U.S. Civil Rights movement of the Twentieth Century. Although his contributions to the movement remain largely unrecognized by the general public to this day, he was of invaluable assistance to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and many of the other well-known heroes of the era. Rustin was a behind-the-scenes power during the 1956 Montgomery, Alabama, Bus Boycotts, and the chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, at which Dr. King delivered his famed "I Have a Dream" speech. Born to a West Chester, Pennsylvania, Quaker family, Rustin made a lifelong study of the principles of peace and social change through nonviolent resistance and was an important influence on Dr. King's adoption of the precepts of Gandhi.
Bayard Rustin's historical import is well-known to serious Civil Rights scholars, but he never became a household name at the level of many other Civil Rights strategists because many of the other leaders in the movement objected to Rustin's open homosexuality, both on the grounds that it might impede the already-difficult struggle for public acceptance of racial equality and for their own personal reasons. After the boycott, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell convinced Dr. King to break ties with Rustin by threatening to claim publicly (and falsely) that Rustin and Dr. King were sexually involved; some years later, Dr. King acknowledged Rustin's importance to the movement by rehiring him to plan the 1963 March on Washington. At that point, however, anti-Civil Rights activist and U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond unsuccessfully attempted to discredit the movement and derail the march through homophobic attacks on Rustin, with Thurmond proclaiming Rustin a "moral pervert" on the senate floor.
After the march, Rustin directed the A. Phillip Randolph Institute, which worked for Civil Rights and labor equality, and he also became an advocate for Gay Rights. A gifted singer, he recorded several albums. Rustin died of a heart attack in 1987 and was survived by his longtime romantic partner, Walter Naegle.- Malcolm Kirk was born on 18 December 1936 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979), World of Sport (1964) and Vier gegen Willi (1986). He died on 24 August 1987 in London, England, UK.
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Michèle Alfa was born on 20 August 1911 in Gujan-Mestras, Gironde, France. She was an actress, known for The Count of Monte Cristo (1943), The Count of Monte Cristo - Part 2: Retribution (1943) and Quartier chinois (1947). She was married to Philippe Plouvier and Paul Meurisse. She died on 24 August 1987 in Le Vésinet, Yvelines, France.- Actor
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Douglas Byng was one of the most redoubtable entertainers of the 20th century whose long career spanned theatre, pantomime, cabaret, film and television. Billed as 'Bawdy - But British' he was a prolific comic songwriter and a master of the double-entendre, often appearing in drag or as a noted pantomime Dame. Noël Coward once described his act as 'the most refined vulgarity in London'.
Byng never really retired from the stage and was working even at the age of 90. A born raconteur, he was suddenly rediscovered when he made a guest appearance on the BBC's Parkinson (1971) Show in 1977 with Carol Channing.
In 1986, he made his final stage appearance when he performed his one-man show at the Royal National Theatre in London. In one of the most successful careers in British show-business, he had appeared on stage for 72 years.- András Csorba was born on 25 August 1927 in Braila, Romania. He was an actor, known for Az aranyember (1962) and The Mace with Three Seals (1977). He died on 24 August 1987 in Tirgu Mures, Romania.
- Lenita Bruno was born on 8 December 1929 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Folias Cariocas (1948). She died on 24 August 1987 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Jussi Himanka was born on 6 April 1918 in Helsinki, Finland. He was an actor, known for Mirror Game (1968) and New Yorkin suomalaisia (1964). He was married to Helena Juhola. He died on 24 August 1987 in Florida, USA.