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Richard McDonald 1998 Deaths

Richard McDonaldAge: 89 pioneered the fast-food concept that evolved into the McDonald's restaurant chain. Died: July 14, 1998.Dr. David C. McClellandM - QRoddy McDowall

Joan Frank Biography

Joan Frank television producer part of the team that produced the original Hallmark Hall of Fame drama series in the 1950s and 1960sBorn: 1920Died: 1997Frances Foster1997 DeathsDr. Victor E…

William Scholl 2002 Deaths

William SchollAge: 81 footwear designer who in the 1970s introduced Dr. Scholl's, the popular wooden sandals. Died: Douglas, Isle of Man, Britain, March 15, 2002Harold RussellR - ZSeattle…

The Devil's Dictionary: Handkerchief

by Ambrose Bierce HANDHANGMANHANDKERCHIEF -n. A small square of silk or linen, used in various ignoble offices about the face and especially serviceable at funerals to conceal the lack of…

The Devil's Dictionary: Tomb

by Ambrose Bierce TIGHTSTOPETOMB -n. The House of Indifference. Tombs are now by common consent invested with a certain sanctity, but when they have been long tenanted it is considered no…

Jonathan Harris 2002 Deaths

Jonathan HarrisAge: 87 character actor best known for playing the villainous Dr. Smith on television's Lost in Space. Died: Los Angeles, Nov. 3, 2002John HarperG - LRichard Harris

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fragment: To the Moon

by Percy Bysshe Shelley The IsleEpitaphFragment: To the Moon Published by Dr. Garnett, "Relics of Shelley", 1862. Bright wanderer, fair coquette of Heaven, To whom alone it has been…