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Vivian Harris 2000 Deaths

Vivian HarrisAge: 97 stage actress, comedian, and chorus girl who appeared in a record 10,000 performances at the Apollo Theater. Known as the Voice of the Apollo, Harris also introduced the…

Harry Duncan 1997 Deaths

Harry Duncanhand printer of books Duncan started hand-printing books in 1939 under the Cummington Press imprint and switched to an electric press in 1985 only because he didn't have an…

Harry B. Helmsley Biography

Harry B. HelmsleyAge: 87 billionaire New York real estate broker and investor. Died: Jan. 4, 1997.Franklin Heller1997 DeathsCamille Henry

Harry Sayles Conover Biography

Harry Sayles Conovermodeling agency founderBorn: 1911Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Originally working as a radio performer and model in the 1930s, he founded his own modeling agency in New York…

Harry George Ferguson Biography

Harry George FergusoninventorBorn: 11/4/1884Birthplace: Dromore, County Down, Ireland He began working in his own business at age 16 in Belfast, and went on to build his own airplane, making…

Paul Percy Harris Biography

Paul Percy Harrislawyer, founder of Rotary InternationalBorn: 1868Birthplace: Racine, Wis. Having grown up in Vermont and studied law in Iowa, he set up a practice in Chicago, where he…

Harry Max Markowitz Biography

Harry Max MarkowitzeconomistBorn: 8/24/1927Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Nobel Laureate economist who pioneered the idea of a “portfolio” that investors could use to minimize their risks. The…

Harry Anderson 1998 Deaths

Harry AndersonAge: 66 an outfielder with the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds; nicknamed "The Horse"; had his best year in 1958 when he hit .301 with 34 doubles, 23 homers and 97…

Harry Ornest 1998 Deaths

Harry OrnestAge: 75 former owner of the St. Louis Blues and the Toronto Argonauts; owned the Blues 1983-86; sold Argonauts to Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky and the late John Candy in 1991;…

Harry Lumley 1998 Deaths

Harry LumleyAge: 71 Hall of Fame goaltender with Detroit, Toronto and Boston; ranked ninth in career shutouts at the time of his death with 71; helped Detroit win the Stanley Cup in 1950;…