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Bill Peet 2002 Deaths

Bill PeetAge: 87 Disney writer and illustrator who wrote the screenplay for 101 Dalmatians and worked on Cinderella and Fantasia. Died: Studio City, Calif., May 11, 2002Dolores Olmedo PatiñoM…

Bill Blass 2002 Deaths

Bill BlassAge: 79 fashion designer known for his classic yet elegant designs favored by Nancy Reagan, Brooke Astor, and Jessye Norman. He was also an adept marketer, putting his name on…

Bill Clinton, 2004 News

former president, launched a national book tour in June with the publication of his much-anticipated memoir, My Life. More than 500,000 copies of the book were sold in its first day of…

Bill Gates, 2005 News

founder of Microsoft and philanthropist, was made a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth in March for his charity work and for his astute…

Bill Rigney 2001 Deaths

Bill RigneyAge: 83 first manager of the San Francisco Giants, succeeding Leo Derocher in 1956; won World Series as an infielder with the N.Y. Giants in 1951 and as a coach in 1954; managed…

Bill Mauldin 2003 Deaths

Bill MauldinAge: 81 army sergeant and cartoonist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his works featuring Willie and Joe, two bedraggled World War II infantrymen who battled not only the Germans, but…

Bill Frist, 2003 News

politician and physician from Tennessee, became U.S. Senate majority leader in January, after Trent Lott resigned the post amid a furor over racially provocative remarks he made in December…

Bill Thomas, 2003 News

Republican politician from California, made a rare apology on the House floor in July, when he admitted to using “poor judgment” in calling on Capitol police to break up a meeting of…