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Alan Pakula 1998 Deaths

Alan PakulaAge: 70 The critically acclaimed producer and director of psychologically charged dramas such as Sophie's Choice, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Pelican Brief. Pakula was killed in…

Alan Rafkin 2001 Deaths

Alan RafkinAge: 73 Emmy Award–winning television director whose credits include M*A*S*H, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and Murphy Brown.Died: Los Angeles, Aug. 6, 2001Francisco RabalR - ZJoey…

Alan Cranston 2000 Deaths

Alan CranstonAge: 86 former U.S. senator from California who championed nuclear disarmament and world peace. His career suffered irreparable harm when the Senate formally reprimanded him in…

Alan Bates 2003 Deaths

Alan BatesAge: 69 British film, television, and stage actor who won two Tony Awards. His films include Zorba the Greek and An Unmarried Woman. Died: London, Dec. 27, 2003Hank BallardA -…

Alan King 2004 Deaths

Alan KingAge: 76 comedian with a decidedly borscht-belt sensibility. His shtick typically focused on the frustrations of middle-class Americans. He appeared on Broadway and in 30 films,…

Alan J. Pakula Biography

Alan J. Pakula director, producerBorn: 4/7/1928Birthplace: New York City Thrice nominated for an Academy Award, Pakula began his career as an assistant in the cartoon department of Warner Bros.…

Alan Jay Lerner Biography

Alan Jay Lernerlyricist, playwright, screenwriterBorn: 8/31/1918Birthplace: New York City Lerner began his career writing radio scripts. He collaborated with composer Frederick Loewe, whom…

Alan Hale Jr. Biography

Alan Hale Jr.actorBorn: 3/8/1918Birthplace: Los Angeles Hearty, large character actor much like his father who first appeared as a teenager in 1933's Wild Boys of the Road. He worked in bit…

James Alan McPherson Biography

James Alan McPhersonwriterBorn: 9/16/1943Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia James Alan McPherson appeared on the literary scene in 1968 when “Gold Coast,” taken from his first published volume of…

Taylor, Alan John Percivale

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Alan John Percivale, 1906–90, English historian, primarily interested in diplomatic and Central European history. Educated at Oxford, he became a fellow of Magdalen College in…