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Rosemary Verey 2001 Deaths

Rosemary VereyAge: 82 highly respected British garden designer and author who helped to popularize ornamental vegetable gardens. She designed gardens for Elton John and Prince Charles. Tens…

Pramoedya Ananta Toer 2006 Deaths

Pramoedya Ananta ToerAge: 81 leftist Indonesian novelist whose four novels, known collectively as the Buru Quartet, part of which he wrote while imprisoned, chronicle Indonesia's struggle for…

Mark Smith 2001 Deaths

Mark SmithAge: 41 former Illinois basketball standout, who along with teammate Eddie Johnson formed the from 1978-81 and led the Illini to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 18 years;…

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras Biography

actorBorn: September 25, 1973Birthplace: Gold Beach OregonBest Known as: Veronica, Adam Sandler's teacher in Billy Madison, also the wife of tennis champion Pete Sampras…

Rell Sunn 1998 Deaths

Rell SunnAge: 47 international surfing champion who helped found the Women's Professional Surfing Association and established the first professional tour for women; one of the first five…

Sam Solomon 1998 Deaths

Sam SolomonAge: 83 trained some of boxing's top heavyweights, including Muhammad Ali, Leon Spinks and Sonny Liston; former amateur boxer and catcher in the Negro Leagues; became a trainer in…

Tom Wilkinson Biography

Tom WilkinsonactorBirthplace: Leeds, England British character actor who long acted in supporting roles, often portraying emotionally troubled men, before gaining international notice as a…

George Cukor

George CukordirectorBorn: 7/7/1899Birthplace: New York City Academy Award-winning film and stage director known for his high quality, classy films, which include The Philadelphia Story (1940),…

Dennis Conner

Dennis ConnerBorn: Sept. 16, 1942Sailing 3-time America's Cup-winning skipper aboard Freedom (1980), Stars & Stripes (1987) and the Stars & Stripes catamaran (1988); only American…

George Cukor Biography

George CukordirectorBorn: 7/7/1899Birthplace: New York City Academy Award-winning film and stage director known for his high quality, classy films, which include The Philadelphia Story (1940),…