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- Birth nameHoward Morton Metzenbaum
- Howard Metzenbaum was born on June 4, 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Dave (1993), Lou Dobbs Tonight (1980) and 60 Minutes (1968). He was married to Shirley Louise Turoff. He died on March 12, 2008 in Aventura, Florida, USA.
- SpouseShirley Louise Turoff(August 8, 1946 - March 12, 2008) (his death, 4 children)
- Democrat US senator from Ohio; terms of service: 4 January 1974 - 23 December 1974; 29 December 1976 - 3 January 1995). In 1974, was appointed to fill a vacancy when William Saxbe resigned from the Senate to accept appointment as US attorney general; later that year he lost a primary election to John Glenn, and when Glenn was elected, he resigned from the Senate so Ohio's governor could appoint Glenn to fill the seat, thereby adding to Glenn's seniority. In 1976 Metzenbaum defeated Senator Robert Taft Jr., Taft resigned on 28 December 1976, and Metzenbaum was appointed the next day to fill the vacancy before the term for which he was elected began on 3 January 1977.
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