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Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny WeissmullerBorn: June 2, 1904Swimmer won 3 gold medals at 1924 Olympics and 2 more at 1928 Games; became Hollywood's most famous Tarzan.Died: Jan. 20 1984Pete WeberU - ZJerry West…

Grantland Rice Biography

Grantland RiceBorn: Nov. 1, 1880First celebrated American sportswriter chronicled the Golden Age of Sport in 1920s; immortalized Notre Dame's “Four Horsemen.”Died: July 13, 1954Manon RheaumeR…

Summer 2001

Summer 2001June 2Massachusetts HandicapSuffolk Downs11/8Include Jerry Bailey500,000June 8Acorn StakesBelmont1Forest SecretsChris McCarron200,000June 9Belmont StakesBelmont11/2Point GivenGary…

William Matthews 1997 Deaths

William Matthewspoet former chairman of the literature panel of the NEA and former president of the Poetry Society of America; won the 1996 National Book Critics Circle Award for Time &…

Helmut Newton 2004 Deaths

Helmut NewtonAge: 83 artistic fashion photographer known for his provocative, often explicit photos that frequently appeared in fashion magazines such as Vogue. Died: Hollywood, Calif.,…

Thomas Gold 2004 Deaths

Thomas GoldAge: 84 astrophysicist known for his unconventional and often controversial theories, including the steady-state theory of the cosmology, which stated the universe is infinite and…

Ron O'Neal 2004 Deaths

Ron O'NealAge: 66 actor who played a drug dealer in 1972's Superfly, a film that defined the blaxploitation genre. Died: Los Angeles, Jan. 14, 2004Helmut NewtonM - QJerry Orbach

Ed Clark 2000 Deaths

Ed ClarkAge: 88 Life photographer known for his captivating, often intimate, photographs of presidents and other luminaries. His 1945 shot of a weeping accordion player symbolized the country…

José Quintero Biography

José QuinteroAge: 74 director whose staging of Eugene O'Neill plays sparked a worldwide O'Neill revival. His skill earned him four Tony Award nominations and made him a major figure in Off-…

Martin Stern, Jr. 2001 Deaths

Martin Stern, Jr.Age: 84 architect who designed several bold skyscrapers that line Las Vegas's strip, including the Sahara. He's also responsible for Los Angeles's Ships coffee shops, which…