1982 Death John Cheever, Pulitzer prize winning author, dies at 70 in Ossining 1932 Birthday Anne Francis, Ossining, New York, actress, Honey West, Pancho Villa 1930 Birthday Anne Francis, born in Ossining, New York, actress, Honey West, Forbidden Planet 1927 Birthday Peter Falk, born in Ossining, New York, actor, Colombo, Scared Straight 1919 Birthday Alex Nicol, Ossining, New York, actor, Man From Laramie, Air Cadet 1918 Birthday Buddy Weed, Ossining, New York, pianist, Penthouse Party