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Amanda Plummer Biography

Amanda PlummeractressBorn: 3/23/1957Birthplace: New York City Plummer made a strong movie debut in Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981, with Burt Lancaster). She won a Tony Award for the…

Plummer, Christopher

(Encyclopedia) Plummer, Christopher (Arthur Christopher Orme), 1929-2021, Canadian-American actor, b. Toronto, Canada. Raised by his mother,…

Max Perutz 2002 Deaths

Max PerutzAge: 87 molecular biologist who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with John Kendrew for “their studies of the structures of globular proteins.” Died: Cambridge, England, Feb…

Dolores Olmedo Patiño 2002 Deaths

Dolores Olmedo PatiñoAge: 88 Mexican art patron who controlled the world's largest collection of works by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Died: Mexico City, Mexico, July 26, 2002Jean PatchettM…

Pelé Biography

PeléBorn: Oct. 23, 1940Brazilian soccer F given name—Edson Arantes do Nascimento; led Brazil to 3 World Cup titles (1958,62,70); came to U.S. in 1975 to play for NY Cosmos in NASL; scored 1,…

Robbie Robertson Biography

Robbie Robertsonsongwriter, guitaristBorn: July 5, 1943Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario Jaime Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and principal songwriter for the Band, Bob Dylan's onetime backup quintet,…

Walter Payton

Walter PaytonBorn: July 25, 1954Football RB formerly NFL's alltime leading rusher with 16,726 yards (1984-2002, passed by Emmitt Smith); scored 125 career TDs; All-Pro 7 times with Chicago;…

William Smokey Robinson

William “Smokey” Robinsonsinger, songwriterBorn: 2/19/1940Birthplace: Detroit Grammy Award-winning singer and song-writer known for his falsetto voice and as a premier song-writer with more than 4,…

William Smokey Robinson Biography

William “Smokey” Robinsonsinger, songwriterBorn: 2/19/1940Birthplace: Detroit Grammy Award-winning singer and song-writer known for his falsetto voice and as a premier song-writer with more than 4,…