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James Conway 2006 Deaths

James ConwayAge: 78 entrepreneur who, with his brother William, founded Mister Softee, the ice cream company that sells frozen treats from trucks. They started the business in 1956 with one…

James Cameron 2006 Deaths

James CameronAge: 92 founder of America's Black Holocaust Museum, which opened in 1988. He had survived an attempted lynching in 1930, while two of his friends were killed. Died: Milwaukee,…

James Grogan 2000 Deaths

James GroganAge: 68 U.S. figure skater who won the 1952 Olympic bronze medal and was a four-time silver medallist at consecutive world championships beginning in 1951; director of a skating…

Dick James 2000 Deaths

Dick JamesAge: 66 two-way football player who played running back and defensive back for the University of Oregon and professionally from 1956-63 with Washington, New York and Minnesota;…

James Blackwood 2002 Deaths

James BlackwoodAge: 82 gospel musician who was a founding member of the Blackwood Brothers Quartet. He recorded 200 albums and won nine Grammy Awards. Died: Memphis, Feb. 3, 2002Otis…

James Tobin 2002 Deaths

James TobinAge: 84 Nobel Prize–winning economist and Yale professor who was an influential adviser to President Kennedy, serving on his Council of Economic Advisers. Tobin won the 1981 Nobel…

James Traficant, 2002 News

maverick Congressman from Ohio, was sentenced to eight years in prison in July after being found guilty of bribery, racketeering, tax evasion, and obstruction of justice. In all, he was…

Rick James 2004 Deaths

Rick JamesAge: 56 musician who pioneered the “punk-funk” style of the late 1970s and early 1980s. His song “Super Freak” propelled him to fame. Died: Los Angeles, Aug. 6, 2004Illinois…

James McGreevey, 2004 News

governor of New Jersey, announced in August that he would resign because he had had an affair with another man. “My truth is that I am a gay American,” he said. Golan Cipel came forward and…

James Guckert, 2005 News

journalist, attended several White House press briefings using the pseudonym Jeff Gannon. Although Guckert signed into the White House using his real name, Press Secretary Scott McClellan…