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Peter Ustinov 2004 Deaths

Peter UstinovAge: 82 singular writer, director, and actor whose intelligence and charming wit graced his books, plays, and films. He wrote the plays Romanoff and Juliet and The Unknown…

Peter Barnes 2004 Deaths

Peter BarnesAge: 73 British playwright and screenwriter who penned the satirical play The Ruling Class and earned an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for Enchanted April. Died: London,…

Peter Benenson 2005 Deaths

Peter BenensonAge: 83 British lawyer who created human-rights organization Amnesty International in 1961 to assist “prisoners of conscience.” He was moved to act after reading that two…

Peter Foy 2005 Deaths

Peter FoyAge: 79 innovator who used harnesses, wires, and pulleys to send theater actors aloft. His Broadway credits include Peter Pan, Angels in America, and The Lion King. Died: Las Vegas,…

Peter Malkin 2005 Deaths

Peter MalkinAge: 77 former Israeli intelligence agent who captured Adolf Eichmann, a leading architect of the Holocaust, in Argentina in 1960. Died: Manhattan, March 1, 2005M - QAchille…

Amadeo Peter Giannini Biography

Amadeo Peter GianninibankerBorn: 5/6/1870Birthplace: San Jose, Calif. Leaving school at age 13, he worked for 18 years in his step-father's produce business before becoming a partner and…

Peter V. Ueberroth Biography

Peter V. Ueberrothbusinessman, baseball commissioner, Olympics chairmanBorn: 9/2/1937Birthplace: Evanston, Ill. Having proven his business acumen by running Trans International Airline (1959–…