1982 Death Frederic Dannay, Ellery Queen, U.S., detective writer, dies at 76 1979 Death Lee Bowman, actor (Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover), dies at 64 1979 Death Jim Hutton, actor (Ellery Queen), dies of liver cancer at 45 1971 Death Manfred Bonnington Lee, Ellery Queen, detective writer, dies at 65 1968 Death James Burke, actor (Ellery Queen, Army Surgeon), dies at 81 1961 Birthday Ellery Hanley, born in Leeds, England, rugby league player, honored by the Queen in January, 1990, for his services to the game 1956 Death Charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86 1938 Death George Ellery Hale, astronomer, dies 1934 Birthday Jim Hutton, Binghamton, New York, actor, Ellery Queen 1927 Birthday Lee Philips, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Ellery Queen 1914 Birthday Lee Bowman, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover 1911 Birthday Hugh Marlowe, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Ellery Queen 1905 Birthday Frederic Dannay, of Ellery Queen and Barnaby Ross, Cat of Many Tales 1905 Birthday Manfred Bonnington Lee, detective writer, of Ellery Queen 1842 Death William Ellery Channing, cleric/writer, dies 1820 Death William Ellery, U.S. attorney signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 92 1780 Birthday William Ellery Channing, U.S., Unitarian clergyman 1727 Birthday William Ellery, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence