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William Goddard Biography

inventorBorn: 1913Died: 1997 Goddard and Lynott's invention of magnetic disk storage while with IBM was a major advancement in mass-storage technology,…

William Murphy Biography

inventorBorn: 20 July 1916Best Known as: inventor of disposable medical devices William Murphy Jr., M.D., invented disposable medical devices, including,…

William Benedict Biography

William BenedictAge: 82 actor best known for his role as Whitey in the Bowery Boys film series.Died: Los Angeles, November 29, 1999Abdel Wahab al-BayatiA - FGene Benson

William Hoover Biography

William HooverindustrialistBorn: 1849Birthplace: nr. North Canton, Ohio After nearly 30 years in the remarkably un-clean tannery business (1870–1907), Hoover decided to clean up his act. He…

William Piper Biography

William Piperairplane manufacturerBorn: 1/8/1881Birthplace: Knapps Creek, N.Y. Called “the Henry Ford of aviation,” Piper mass produced affordable aircraft and is credited with popularizing…

William Wallace Biography

William Wallaceinventor, manufacturerBorn: 1825Birthplace: Manchester, England The son of English immigrants, he followed his father into the business of making wires, which he inherited upon…

William Flynn Biography

William FlynnAge: 82 former athletic director at Boston College who helped the Eagles build a competitive Div. 1–A sports program, increasing the number of varsity sports from six to 33 when…

Stanley Williams Biography

Stanley Williamsballet teacher internationally renowned teacher of male ballet dancers, including Peter Martins, Peter Boal and Edward VillellaBorn: 1925Died: 1997Gabriel Wiener1997…

William Alland Biography

William Allandproducer, actor produced 28 films, including Creature From the Black Lagoon and It Came From Outer SpaceBorn: 1916?Died: 1997Jerome Alden 1997 DeathsAntonio de Almeida

William Arthur Biography

William Arthureditor former editor of Look MagazineBorn: 1914?Died: 1997Lynn Archibald1997 DeathsRichie Ashburn