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Don Budge

Don BudgeBorn: June 13, 1915Tennis in 1938 became 1st player to win the Grand Slam— the French, Wimbledon, U.S. and Australian titles in 1 year; led U.S. to 2 Davis Cups (1937-38); turned pro…

DeForest Kelley Biography

DeForest KelleyAge: 79 actor known to Star Trek fans as Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy. While his acting career began in 1947 and included parts in several TV shows and movies, it was his role on…

Kenneth Koch 2002 Deaths

Kenneth KochAge: 77 poet, novelist, and playwright who, with John Ashbery and Frank O'Hara, created the New York school of poets in the 1950s. He wrote more than 20 volumes of poetry, and his…

Norman O. Brown 2002 Deaths

Norman O. BrownAge: 89 philosopher and critic who analyzed history, drawing on theories by such disparate figures as Freud and Marx, to produce scholarly and often mystical works that…

Jeff Buckley 1997 Deaths

Jeff Buckley musician Buckley, a folk, rock and pop singer, played the Manhattan club scene before releasing critical hit albums Live at Siné and Grace. At the time of his death, Buckley was…

Rita Morley Biography

Rita Morley television and Broadway actress Once dubbed “America's Most Televised Girl” for the number of times she pitched the cosmetic and perfume company Coty, Morley's television credits…

Ray Katt Biography

Ray KattAge: 72 major league catcher with N.Y. Giants and St. Louis Cardinals from 1952-59; career: .232-32-120; won World Series title with N.Y. in 1954; coached St. Louis and Cleveland…

Gene Bossard 1998 Deaths

Gene BossardAge: 80 a Chicago White Sox groundskeeper for 40 years whose infields were dubbed "Bossard's Swamp" because the grass was so wet it slowed down ground balls; after retiring he…

Phyllis Cerf Wagner 2006 Deaths

Phyllis Cerf WagnerAge: 90 socialite who, in 1957, founded Beginner Books together with Dr. Seuss. She was the wife of writer and publisher Bennett Cerf from 1940 through his death in 1971;…

Shana Alexander 2005 Deaths

Shana AlexanderAge: 79 liberal journalist and commentator who frequently engaged in heated debates with conservative James Kilpatrick on 60 Minutes during the 1970s. Their repartee was…