Died Pretty, sometimes The Died Pretty, were an Australian alternative rock band founded by mainstays, Ron Peno as lead singer and Brett Myers as lead guitarist and backing vocalist, in Sydney in 1983 – briefly as Final Solution.

Died Pretty was formed in 1983 in Sydney after vocalist Ron Peno had left his previous band, Screaming Tribesmen.

He released an acoustic solo album, E ( a ) rnest, in 2002, and commenced a new venture, Darling Downs, with former Died Pretty singer, Ron Peno.

After their I Don't Wanna Know EP and a string of successful singles, including " A Stand Alone " and their first hit, " Igloo " which was penned by Medew and Died Pretty frontman Ron Peno, the band moved base to Sydney, home of their label Citadel Records.

* 1960 – Ron MacLean, Canadian sportscaster

* 1945 – Ron Jones, English director ( d. 1993 )

* 1941 – Ron Brown, American politician ( d. 1996 )

* 1963 – Ron Karkovice, American baseball player

* 1945 – Ron Mael, American keyboard player and songwriter ( Sparks )

* 1960 – Ron Darling, American baseball player

* 1949 – Ron Palillo, American actor ( d. 2012 )

* 1950 – Ron Guidry, American baseball player and coach

* 1953 – Ron George, American politician

* 1996 – A United States Air Force airplane carrying United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown crashes in Croatia, killing all 35 on board.

* 1989 – Ron Hextall becomes the first goaltender in NHL history to score a goal in the playoffs.

* 1953 – Ron Clements, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter

** Ron Cyrus ( 1935 – 2006 ), Kentucky politician

It consisted of LF Matthews (. 291 14 – 82 101 runs 17 SB ), C Jody Davis (. 256 19 – 94 ), RF Keith Moreland (. 279 16 – 80 ), SS Larry Bowa (. 223 10 SB ), 1B Leon " Bull " Durham (. 279 23 – 96 16SB ), CF Dernier (. 278 45 SB ), 3B Ron Cey (. 240 25 – 97 ), Closer Lee Smith ( 9 – 7 3. 65 33 saves ) and 1984 NL MVP and Ryne Sandberg (. 314 19 – 84 114 runs, 19 triples, 32 SB ).

* Ron " Skip " Greer – vocals ( 2008 – present )

* 1949 – Ron Raines, American actor

* 1963 – Ron Sutter, Canadian hockey player

* 1935 – Ron Carey, American actor ( d. 2007 )

Famous residents from this part of the city include, Joe DeAntona, Ron Moshorak, and Corey Joyce.

Famous Cambodian singers include: the very famous composer / singer Sinn Sisamouth, Ros Sereysothea, Pan Ron ( both of them being Sin Sisamouth's main singing partners ) and present day singers: Noy Vannet, Meng Keo Pichenda and Lour Sarith.

Famous graduates of the two movements include Golda Meir, Mike Leigh, Mordechai Richler, Jonathan Freedland, Stanley Fischer, Chaim Herzog, Tony Judt, Sacha Baron Cohen, Seth Rogen, Noah Beresin ( a. k. a. Xaphoon Jones ) of Chiddy Bang, Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson, producers of Whose Line Is It Anyway ?, Alexander Bickel, Leonard Fein ( columnist of The Forward and founding editor of Moment ), J. J. Goldberg ( editor-in-chief of The Forward ), David Twersky ( columnist with the New York Sun ), Aaron Naparstek, Matt Witten, Mark Regev, Shuli Egar, Guy Spigelman, Tooker Gomberg, Baroness Deech, Jack Markell ( the governor of Delaware ), Kenneth Bob, Toba Spitzer, Ron Bloom and Jaques Wagner ( the governor of Bahia, Brazil ).

Selby's movie credits include co-starring roles with Barbra Streisand in Up the Sandbox ( 1972 ) and with Ron Leibman in The Super Cops ( 1974 ), White Squall, Rich and Famous, ( 1981 ) D3: The Mighty Ducks, Raise the Titanic, and Surviving Christmas ( 2004 ).

Famous people from Machen include Ron Davies, often claimed as the " architect of Welsh devolution ".

Other critical and commercial successes produced during their tenure include: Cameron Crowe ’ s Almost Famous, Robert Zemeckis ’ What Lies Beneath, Adam McKay ’ s Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Michael Mann ’ s Collateral, and Steven Spielberg ’ s Academy Award-and Golden Globe-winning drama Saving Private Ryan, which was the top-grossing film domestically of 1998.

Essendon had tough, but talented players with the likes of " Rotten Ronnie " Ron Andrews and experienced players such as Barry Davis, Ken Fletcher, Geoff Blethyn, Neville Fields and West Australian import Graham Moss.

* 1936 – Ron Barassi, Australian rules footballer

* 1930 – Ron Mulock, Australian politician

* 1891 – Ron Oxenham, Australian cricketer ( d. 1939 )

In 1962 he established his own Brabham marque with fellow Australian Ron Tauranac, which became the largest manufacturer of customer racing cars in the world in the 1960s.

In 1978, he formed a duo with Ron Strykert, which expanded with the addition of drummer Jerry Speiser and Australian progressive rock keyboard player Greg Sneddon.

* September 15 – Ron Walker, former Lord Mayor of Melbourne and Australian businessman

* Ron Durham ( born 1921 ), Australian rules footballer

His father, Ron Barassi, Sr., was the first Australian footballer killed at Tobruk during World War II.

Ron is a third generation Italian Australian.

The original stage production, which starred Ron Moody and Georgia Brown, contained such song hits as " As Long As He Needs Me " and " Consider Yourself " and is also notable for featuring Australian satirist Barry Humphries in his first major stage role as Mr Sowerberry and future rock stars Steve Marriott ( later the lead singer of The Small Faces and Humble Pie ) and Phil Collins ( of Genesis fame ) as The Artful Dodger.

* The 1946 Australian film Smithy was based on his life, with Ron Randell as Charles Kingsford Smith and John Tate as Charles Ulm.

* Ron Graham ( actor ) ( born 1926 ), Australian actor

* Garbo ( film ), 1992 Australian film directed by Ron Cobb about a refuse collector ( or Garbo in Australian slang )

Ron Alexander was appointed as the team's inaugural coach in September 1986, with the inaugural squad, comprising a majority of players from the West Australian Football League ( WAFL ), unveiled in late October.

An Italian Australian community has also been present in St Kilda for over a century, and a prominent member is Ron Barassi.

* Ron Castan, Australian Constitutional law barrister

Like the first film, footage of real sharks filmed by Australian divers Ron & Valerie Taylor were used for movement shots that could not be convincingly achieved using the mechanical sharks.

The stars of a superb Australian team in the tournament were skipper Johnny Raper, second-rower Ron Coote, who scored spectacular tries in each and every game, and the dead-shot kicker Eric Simms, who harvested a record 25 goals ( 50 points ).

Matthews is one of only three Australian rules footballers recognised as a Legend of Australian Sport in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, alongside Ron Barassi and Ted Whitten.

* Ron Klinger, Australian bridge player and author

* The Stranger ( Australian TV series ), a 1965 series featuring Ron Haddrick