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Jimmy Driftwood 1998 Deaths

Jimmy Driftwood (James Corbett Morris)Age: 91 folk singer-songwriter who composed “The Battle of New Orleans.”Died: July 12, 1998Max DraughonA - FAllen Drury

Forrest (Forddy) Anderson 2000 Deaths

Forrest (Forddy) AndersonAge: 80 former Michigan State men's basketball coach (1954-65); led Spartans to 1957 Final Four; of complications of pneumoniaDied: Oklahoma City, Oct. 25, 1999Steve…

Lowell Fulson Biography

Lowell FulsonAge: 77 prominent blues and rhythm-and-blues hall-of-famer who recorded several hits from the '40s to the '60s. The tireless musician continued to tour and record into the '90s.…

Abraham Pais 2000 Deaths

Abraham PaisAge: 82 physicist and science historian whose research became the building blocks of the theory of elemental particles. He wrote Subtle Is the Lord: The Science and Life of Albert…

Edie Payne 2000 Deaths

Edie PayneAge: 94 Australia's oldest living Olympian; ran in the 1928 Amsterdam Games and was the first woman to represent her country at an Olympic track event; officially opened the Olympic…

Giovanni Agnelli 2003 Deaths

Giovanni AgnelliAge: 81 Italian businessman who presided over Fiat, his family's empire that included not only the car company, but also holdings in publishing, telecommunications, and…

George Trow 2006 Deaths

George TrowAge: 63 critic who in 1980 wrote “Within the Context of No Context,” a critique of modern discourse, in addition to writing other critical works and short stories.Died: Naples,…

Kenny Duckett 1998 Deaths

Kenny DuckettAge: 38 receiver for Wake Forest from 1978-81; set a school record with 12 touchdowns his junior season; played three seasons in the NFL with New Orleans and Dallas; of long…

Hale Irwin

Hale IrwinBorn: June 3, 1945Golfer oldest player ever to win U.S. Open (45 in 1990); NCAA champion in 1967; 20 PGA victories, including 3 U.S. Opens (1974,79,90); 5-time Ryder Cup team member…

Brendan Gill Biography

Brendan GillAge: 83author, preservationist The quintessential urban society man, Gill wrote for The New Yorker for more than 60 years. A champion of architectural preservation and other…