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Black Dahlia

1924 - 1947

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Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 – c. January 14–15, 1947), posthumously known as the Black Dahlia, was an American woman found murdered in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 15, 1947. Her case became highly publicized owing to the gruesome nature of the crime, which included the mutilation and bisection of her corpse. A native of Boston, Short spent her early life in New England and Florida before relocating to California, where her father lived. It is commonly held that she was an aspiring actress, though she had no known acting credits or jobs during her time in Los Angeles. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Black Dahlia is the 39th most popular celebrity (down from 21st in 2019), the 1,812th most popular biography from United States (down from 670th in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Celebrity.

The Black Dahlia is most famous for being the nickname of a woman, Elizabeth Short, who was found murdered in 1947.

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Black Dahlia ranks 39 out of 265. Before her are Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Rosemary Kennedy, Thérésa Tallien, Peggy Guggenheim, and Myrtle Corbin. After her are Anna Nicole Smith, Stańczyk, Armi Kuusela, Cecilia Gallerani, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, and Sultan Kösen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Black Dahlia ranks 77. Before her are Rosamunde Pilcher, Antoni Ramallets, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Tomiichi Murayama, and Moktar Ould Daddah. After her are Torsten Wiesel, Ephraim Kishon, Sabu Dastagir, David Bronstein, Kenneth Waltz, and Christopher C. Kraft Jr.. Among people deceased in 1947, Black Dahlia ranks 56. Before her are Paul P. Harris, Manolete, Gusztáv Jány, Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, and Karel Čurda. After her are Franz Böhme, Franz Seldte, Alfredo Casella, Franz Ritter von Epp, Dorothea Binz, and Hermine Reuss of Greiz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Black Dahlia ranks 1,812 out of 20,380. Before her are Edgar Mitchell (1930), Donald P. Bellisario (1935), Mary Anderson (1918), Walter Mondale (1928), Kobe Bryant (1978), and Linda Gray (1940). After her are Martha Stewart (1941), Neil Diamond (1941), Sam Cooke (1931), Frederick Douglass (1818), Jennifer Coolidge (1961), and Angie Dickinson (1931).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Black Dahlia ranks 17. Before her are Rodney King (1965), Kim Kardashian (1980), Sarah Knauss (1880), Rosemary Kennedy (1918), Peggy Guggenheim (1898), and Myrtle Corbin (1868). After her are Anna Nicole Smith (1967), Joseph Augustus Zarelli (1953), Edie Sedgwick (1943), Kim Peek (1951), Paris Hilton (1981), and Dan Inosanto (1936).

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