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Cleveland (Big Cat) Williams Biography

Cleveland (Big Cat) WilliamsAge: 66 heavyweight boxer who overcame serious injuries to become a top contender in the 1960s; lost in the third round to Muhammad Ali in 1966; a state trooper…

Max Draughon 1998 Deaths

Max DraughonAge: 17 two-way senior tackle on Triton High School team; died of heat exhaustion during summer practice; according to a spokesman from the National Center for Catastrophic Sports…

Octavio Paz 1998 Deaths

Octavio PazAge: 84 Nobel prize-winning poet and essayist, considered by many to be one of the greatest Latin American poets ever. Paz produced over 40 volumes of poetry and essays throughout…

Sylvia Sidney Biography

Sylvia Sidney(Sophia Kosow)Age: 88 1930s star of the silver screen who, though tough in nature, excelled in her usual roles as the victim. Among her hits were An American Tragedy (1931), Fury…

Tony Williams

Tony Williams jazz drummer   Considered one of the most influential jazz musicians in the last 50 years, Williams's bold experimental improvisations helped shape fusion. He worked with Jackie…

Henry Grunwald 2005 Deaths

Henry GrunwaldAge: 82 Austrian-born journalist and diplomat who presided over TIME magazine as its managing editor from 1968 to 1979. He then became the editor in chief of TIME Inc. Under his…

Terry Johnson 2001 Deaths

Terry JohnsonAge: 50 Los Angeles-area sports writer and editor, who covered the L.A. Dodgers for 29 years; assistant sports editor at the Antelope Valley Press since 2000. He died of injuries…

Claude Simon 2005 Deaths

Claude SimonAge: 91 Nobel Prize–winning French novelist who was a leader of the nouveau roman (new novel) movement. His challenging books, which include La Route de Flandres (The Flanders…

Genevieve Bujold

Genevieve BujoldactressBorn: 7/1/1942Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Known for her poise and quiet intelligence, she achieved international recognition during the 1960s starring in such films as…