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Frances R. Horwich 2001 Deaths
Frances R. HorwichAge: 94 matronly host of the 1950s children's educational program Ding Dong School. The show inspired Sesame Street. She won a 1953 Peabody Award.Died: Chicago, July 25,…Jack Kilby 2005 Deaths
Jack KilbyAge: 81 Nobel Prize–winning electrical engineer who designed and developed the integrated circuit, commonly called the microchip, which miniaturized many consumer electronic…Simon Raven 2001 Deaths
Simon RavenAge: 73 British novelist whose acerbic novels skewered England's upper crust. He is best known for Alms for Oblivion, a 10-book series that follows a group of men from their days…Glenn Hughes 2001 Deaths
Glenn HughesAge: 50 singer who performed, dressed in leather biker attire, in the 1970s disco band the Village People. The group's hits include “Macho Man” and “Y.M.C.A.”Died: Manhattan,…R. L. Burnside
Mr. WizardFat Possum/Epitaph Junior Kimbrough's labelmate on Fat Possum, R. L. Burnside is another Mississippi hill country-bluesman rescued from obscurity in the early '90s. His seminal Fat…Wilma Slaghoople?
The Question: What was Wilma Flintstone's maiden name? The Answer: In early episodes, old friends of Wilma remember her as "Wilma Pebble." On…Gaylord Perry
Gaylord PerryBorn: Sept. 15, 1938Baseball RHP was only pitcher to win a Cy Young Award in both leagues until 1999 when Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez joined him; retired in 1983 with 314-…James (Doc) Counsilman
James (Doc) CounsilmanBorn: Dec. 28, 1920Swimming coached Indiana men's swim team to 6 NCAA championships (1968-73); coached the 1964 and '76 U.S. men's Olympic teams that won a combined 21…Doris Kenner-Jackson 2000 Deaths
Doris Kenner-JacksonAge: 58 singer with The Shirelles, one of pop's most successful girl groups of the 1960s. She sang lead vocals on songs such as “Blue Holiday” and “I Saw a Tear.” The band…Larry Friend 1998 Deaths
Larry FriendAge: 62 former University of California basketball standout who captained Pete Newell's first conference championship team in 1957; second-round draft pick of the New York Knicks…Trending
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