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S. Dillon Ripley 2001 Deaths

S. Dillon RipleyAge: 87 ornithologist who served as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1964 to 1984. During Ripley's tenure, eight new museums were built, the number of visitors…

Lionel Hampton 2002 Deaths

Lionel HamptonAge: 94 dynamic jazz vibraphonist whose rollicking delivery and backbeat influenced generations of jazz musicians and helped to usher in rock and roll. He also played piano and…

Abba Eban 2002 Deaths

Abba EbanAge: 87 eloquent Israeli diplomat who held leadership positions during most of Israel's early struggles for independence and then as an independent state. He became Israel's…

Roy Jenkins 2003 Deaths

Roy JenkinsAge: 82 progressive British politician whose long career in public service began in 1948, when he was elected to Parliament as a member of the Labour Party. He served as minister…

Brian Keith 1997 Deaths

Brian Keith television and film actor The gruff actor landed his first film role at age 3 and is best remembered for his role as Uncle Bill on television's Family Affair. He also starred in…

J. Anthony Lukas Biography

J. Anthony LukasAge: 64 writer The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer is best known for his widely praised book about desegregation in Boston, Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of…

Dark Angel

FoxTuesday 9:00–10:00 p.m. Cast:Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, John Savage, Alimi Ballard, Valarie Rae Miller, Richard Gunn, J.C. MacKenzie, Jennifer Blanc Titanic director James Cameron…

Union Square

NBCThursday 8:30–9:00 p.m.; canceledCast: Constance Marie, Michael Landes, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jim Pirri, Jonathan Slavin, Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter and Christine Burke Hammocked between…

Wilson Greatbatch

Wilson Greatbatch Born: 1919Birthplace: Buffalo, N.Y. Medical cardiac pacemaker—Greatbatch's was trained as an electrical engineer but his research combined engineering with medical…