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Konrad Kujau 2000 Deaths

Konrad KujauAge: 62 swindler who sold 60 volumes of bogus “Hitler diaries” to the German magazine Stern for $4.8 million in 1983. He was convicted of fraud in 1985 and served three years in…

Gus Hall 2000 Deaths

Gus HallAge: 90 American Communist who served as secretary general of the Communist Party, U.S.A. and ran for president of the United States four times. He served eight years in prison for…

John Agar 2002 Deaths

John AgarAge: 81 Air Force sergeant and actor who was briefly married to Shirley Temple. The couple appeared together in two movies, Fort Apache and Adventure in Baltimore. Died: Burbank,…

Victoria de los Angeles 2005 Deaths

Victoria de los AngelesAge: 81 Spanish soprano who performed with the Metropolitan Opera from 1951 to 1961. Her best-known roles include Desdemona in Otello and Mimi in La Bohème. Died:…

Robert Pastorelli 2004 Deaths

Robert PastorelliAge: 49 actor who played the screwball housepainter Eldin on the television series Murphy Brown. He also appeared in the films Dances with Wolves and Get Shorty. Died: Los…

Robert Benton Biography

Robert Bentondirector, screenwriterBorn: 9/29/1932Birthplace: Waxahachie, Texas Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter known for his sentimental films, which include Kramer vs. Kramer (1979…

Jimmy Connors

Jimmy ConnorsBorn: Sept. 2, 1952Tennis No.1 player in world 5 times (1974-78); won 5 U.S. Opens, 2 Wimbledons and 1 Australian; rose from No. 936 at the close of 1990 to U.S. Open semifinals…

Cedric Dempsey

Cedric DempseyBorn: Apr. 14, 1932College sports succeeded Dick Schultz as NCAA executive director (title later changed to president) in 1993 and served until the end of 2002; former athletic…

Scotty Bowman

Scotty BowmanBorn: Sept. 18, 1933Hockey coach all-time winningest NHL coach in both regular season (1,244) and playoffs (223) over 30 seasons; coached a record nine Stanley Cup winners with…

Bill Bradley Biography

Bill BradleyBorn: July 28, 1943Basketball F 2-time All-America at Princeton; Player of the Year and Final 4 MOP in 1965; captain of gold medal-winning 1964 U.S. Olympic team; Sullivan Award…