- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEverett McKinley Dirksen
- Nickname
- "The Wizard of Ooze"
- Everett Dirksen was born on January 4, 1896 in Pekin, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Monitors (1969), The Jack Paar Program (1962) and Issues and Answers (1960). He died on September 7, 1969 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- U.S. congressional representative from Illinois (1933-1949).
- U.S. senator from Illinois (1951-1969).
- Father-in-law of Howard Baker
- He recorded four albums using his resonant bass voice, one of which, "Gallant Men", won a Grammy Award for Best Documentary Recording in 1968. The record went to #16 on the Billboard album chart while the title track single went to #29 on the Billboard Top 40.
- A billion here, a billion there; pretty soon we'll be talking about real money!
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