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Bob McAllister 1998 Deaths

Bob McAllisterAge: 63 TV host and magician who appeared with his faithful sidekick, Chauncey, a ventriloquist's dummy.Died: July 21, 1998.Hedley MattinglyM - QLinda Eastman McCartney

Bob Green 1998 Deaths

Bob GreenAge: 66 Associated Press writer whose career spanned four decades, including 26 years as a golf writer; covered six Olympics, five NCAA Final Fours, a World Series and more than 1,…

Bob Starr 1998 Deaths

Bob StarrAge: 65 radio play-by-play voice of the Anaheim Angels for 15 years before retiring in 1997; also broadcast Red Sox games for three seasons and Cardinals games for eight; 28 of his…

Bob Kane 1998 Deaths

Bob KaneAge: 83 revered illustrator who created the legendary comic book figure-cum-movie hero “Batman” in 1939. The first Batman strip, The Case of the Chemical Syndicate debuted in 1939 in…

Bob Thurman 1998 Deaths

Bob Thurman Age: 81 former Negro Leagues and major league outfielder in the 1940s and 50s; spent five seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, mostly as a pinch hitter and platoon player; joined the…

Billy Bob Thornton Biography

Billy Bob Thornton actor, screenwriter Born: 8/4/1955Birthplace: Hot Springs, Arkansas   After a long stint as a low-profile actor and screenwriter, Thornton careened to stardom for writing,…

Kramer, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Kramer, Jack (John Albert Kramer), 1921–2009, American tennis player, b. Las Vegas, Nev. He excelled at tennis while still in high school. Kramer and Frederick (Ted) Schroeder won the…

metronome

(Encyclopedia) metronomemetronomemĕˈtrənōmˌ [key], in music, originally pyramid-shaped clockwork mechanism to indicate the exact tempo in which a work is to be performed. It has a double pendulum…

Hull, Brett Andrew

(Encyclopedia) Hull, Brett Andrew, 1956–, Canadian-American hockey player, son of Bobby Hull. Brett, an outstanding scoring right wing and a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen, played for the Univ. of…

Elder, Lee

(Encyclopedia) Elder, Lee, 1934-2021, American professional golfer, b. Dallas, Tx., as Robert Lee Elder. Elder broke many racial barriers in…