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Clements, Vassar

(Encyclopedia) Clements, Vassar, 1928–2005, American virtuoso fiddle player, b. Kinards, S.C. Self-taught, he played with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys from 1949 to 1956. Though his roots were in…

Commoner, Barry

(Encyclopedia) Commoner, Barry, 1917–2012, American biologist, educator, and activist, one of the founders of the modern environmental movement, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Columbia (B.A., 1937),…

Dave DeBusschere 2003 Deaths

Dave DeBusschereAge: 62 Hall of Fame basketball forward who played for the New York Knicks when the team won NBA Championship titles in 1970 and 1973. He started his career in 1962 with the…

Dave Thomas 2002 Deaths

Dave ThomasAge: 69 founder of the Wendy's fast-food chain who built his business into the third-largest burger outlet in the country. Died: Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Jan. 8, 2002John ThawR -…

Dave Berg 2002 Deaths

Dave BergAge: 81 cartoonist who created Mad magazine's “The Lighter Side Of” comic strip that satirized the absurdities of American life. Died: Marina del Rey, Calif., May 16, 2002Mildred…

Dave Cockrun 2006 Deaths

Dave CockrunAge: 63 comic book illustrator who reinvented the X-Men in the 1970s.Died: Belpon, S.C., Nov. 26, 2006Chakufwa ChihanaA - FRev. William Sloane Coffin

Dave Peverett 2000 Deaths

Dave PeverettAge: 56 lead singer of the popular 1970s blues-rock band Foghat. The band's songs include “Slow Ride” and “Third Time Lucky.” He died of kidney cancer. Died: Orlando, Fla., Feb.…

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds

Live at Luther CollegeBama Rags/RCA Continuing his efforts to beat bootleggers at their own game, Dave Matthews has released another live set, designed to satiate devotees between his band's…

Bracegirdle, Anne

(Encyclopedia) Bracegirdle, Anne, 1663?–1748, English actress. A pupil of Betterton, she was the delight of Colley Cibber and the favorite of Congreve, achieving her greatest successes as the…