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Tiffany RobertsBorn: May 5, 1977Soccer M defensive specialist for U.S. women's soccer team; won olympic gold medal in 1996 and World Cup title in 1999; led North Carolina to NCAA…Lights! Camera! <i>Disaster!</i>
The greatest disaster films of all time by Beth Rowen Related Links DisastersDisaster QuizShips and ShipwrecksThe disaster movie genre flourished in the 1970s, long before effects became major…Anita DeFrantz
Anita DeFrantzBorn: Oct. 4, 1952Olympics attorney who became the International Olympic Committee's first female vice president in 1997; first woman to represent U.S. on IOC (elected in 1986…Cedric Dempsey
Cedric DempseyBorn: Apr. 14, 1932College sports succeeded Dick Schultz as NCAA executive director (title later changed to president) in 1993 and served until the end of 2002; former athletic…Rod Steiger 2002 Deaths
Rod SteigerAge: 77 versatile, compelling character actor who won a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a Southern sheriff in 1968's In the Heat of the Night. An actor who totally immersed…Conrad Hall 2003 Deaths
Conrad HallAge: 76 Academy Award–winning cinematographer known for his naturalistic style. He won Oscars for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and American Beauty. His other credits include…Hans Bethe 2005 Deaths
Hans BetheAge: 98 physicist who was a leader in the development of the atom bomb for the U.S. government's Manhattan Project. During the 1980s and 1990s, Bethe championed the use of nuclear…William Reynolds 1997 Deaths
William Reynolds film editor The scrupulous film editor worked on more than 70 films and won Oscars for The Sound of Music and The Sting. His other credits include The Godfather and The…Tom Wilkinson Biography
Tom WilkinsonactorBirthplace: Leeds, England British character actor who long acted in supporting roles, often portraying emotionally troubled men, before gaining international notice as a…Paul Robeson Biography
Paul RobesonBorn: Apr. 9, 1898Black 4-sport star and 2-time football All-America (1917-18) at Rutgers 3-year NFL pro; also scholar, lawyer, singer, actor and political activist; long-tainted…