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Edward H. Harriman Biography

Edward H. Harrimanfinancier, railroad executiveBorn: 2/25/1848Birthplace: Hempstead, N.Y. He began his career on Wall Street, but became involved in railroads when he married Mary Averell,…

Forrest Edward Mars Biography

Forrest Edward Marscandy manufacturerBorn: 1904 The son of the man who invented the Milky Way candy bar, Forrest Mars left the country after a disagreement with his father. The younger Mars…

Anthony Edward Rupert Biography

Anthony Edward Rupertfinancier, arts patron, conservationistBorn: October 4, 1916Birthplace: Graaff-Reinet, South AfricaDied: January 18, 2006 After studying and teaching chemistry at…

Edward Knipling 2000 Deaths

Edward KniplingAge: 90 U.S. government entomologist who devised a technique to sterilize male screwworms, essentially eradicating the insect and saving livestock from a fatal plague. Knipling…

Edward Gorey 2000 Deaths

Edward GoreyAge: 75 eccentric writer and illustrator known for his macabre pen-and-ink Edwardian drawings and his morbid sense of humor. A prolific writer, Gorey wrote more than 100 books,…

Edward Walker 2000 Deaths

Edward WalkerAge: 82 inventor who designed the lava lamp in the early 1960s in England. Died: Ringwood, England, Aug. 15, 2000Floyd WagstaffR - ZLancelot Ware

Edward Mulhare 1997 Deaths

Edward Mulhare television, film and stage actor Mulhare played the role of Mr. Higgins in Broadway's My Fair Lady more than 1,000 times. On television, he played the testy Capt. Daniel Gregg…

John Edwards, 2004 News

U.S. senator from North Carolina since 1999 and former trial attorney, frequently spoke of two Americas—one for the privileged and one for those left behind by the Bush administration—during…

Bob Edwards, 2004 News

beloved radio show anchor, was reassigned from host of National Public Radio's “Morning Edition” to senior correspondent. Edwards hosted the popular early-morning show since its inception,…

Edward Lewis 2004 Deaths

Edward LewisAge: 86 geneticist who won a 1995 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his “discoveries concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development” in humans. Died: San Marino, Calif.,…