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Christl Haas 2001 Deaths

Christl HaasAge: 57 Austrian skier, who won the gold medal in women's downhill at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics. She drowned while swimming.Died: Manavgat, Turkey, July 8Einar GustafsonG -…

Tom Parker Biography

Tom Parker show-business manager Known as the Colonel, Parker built Elvis Presley into an international phenomenon, dictating the path of the King's career from 1955 until Presley's death in…

Theresa Merritt 1998 Deaths

Theresa Merrittactress Played mama in the 1970s television sitcom That's My Mama?. Her other credits include The Goodbye Girl and All That Jazz.Born: 1923?Died: 1998Bob MerrillM - QJack…

TV Review: Head Over Heels

UPNTuesday 9:30–10:00 p.m.; canceledCast: Peter Dobson, Mitchell Whitfield, Patrick Bristow, Connie Stevens and Cindy Ambuehl It's utter chaos when bickering brothers Jack (Dobson) and Warren…

Napoleon (Nap) Lajoie

Napoleon (Nap) LajoieBorn: Sept. 5, 1874Baseball 2B led AL in batting 3 times (1901,03-04); batted .422 in 1901; hit .339 for career with 3,251 hits.Died: Feb. 7, 1959Guy LafleurK - MJack…

Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Kenesaw Mountain LandisBorn: Nov. 20, 1866U.S. District Court judge who became first baseball commissioner (1920-44) banned eight Chicago Black Sox from baseball for life.Died: Nov. 25,…

Eddie Murray

Eddie MurrayBorn: Feb. 24, 1956Baseball 1B-DH AL Rookie of Year in 1977; became 20th player in history, but only 2nd switch hitter (after Pete Rose) to get 3,000 hits; one of only 3 men (…

Dat Nguyen

Dat NguyenBorn: Sept. 25, 1975Football LB selected by Dallas Cowboys in 3rd round of 1999 draft; set career records at Texas A&M in tackles (517) and consecutive starts (51); Lombardi…

1999 Deaths: G - L

Felix GalimirWilliam (Bill) GardinerW. Arthur Garrity, Jr.William (Pop) GatesGermain GliddenColby GoodwinRaisa GorbachevMeg GreenfieldCalvin GriffithErnest GrossJerzy GrotowskiHowie HaakHuntz…

David Guralnik 2000 Deaths

David GuralnikAge: 79 lexicographer who served as editor in chief of Webster's New World dictionaries from 1948 to his retirement in 1985. He died of colon cancer. Died: Shaker Heights, Ohio…