List of Famous people with last name Gurnee

Walter Smith Gurnee

First Name Walter
Last Name Gurnee
Born on March 9, 1813
Died on April 18, 1903 (aged 90)

Walter Smith Gurnee served as Mayor of Chicago (1851–53) for the Democratic Party. The Village of Gurnee, Illinois is named for him.

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Hal Gurnee

First Name Hal
Born on January 25, 1935 (age 91)

Hal Gurnee is an American television director who directed all of the television shows hosted by David Letterman on NBC. Gurnee directed the NBC daytime program The David Letterman Show, then moved with Letterman to Late Night with David Letterman in 1982. Gurnee himself would often be heard or appear on the show, when Letterman would call on him in the control room to facilitate a comedy segment. When introducing him, Letterman would deliberately stumble over and mispronounce his last name, or confuse him with Dan Gurney.

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