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Peter Boyle 2006 Deaths

Peter BoyleAge: 71 character actor who played the father on Everybody Loves Raymond and the monster in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein.Died: New York City, Dec. 12, 2006Samuel BowersA - FEd…

Peter Maas 2001 Deaths

Peter MaasAge: 72 writer of gritty nonfiction crime stories that often chronicled the lives of Mafia figures. He collaborated with Mob turncoat Joseph Valachi in The Valachi Papers (1969),…

Peter Jennings 2005 Deaths

Peter JenningsAge: 67 Canadian-born broadcast journalist who anchored ABC's World News Tonight from 1983 to April 2005, when he announced that he was battling lung cancer. By age 9, Jennings…

Brock Peters 2005 Deaths

Brock PetersAge: 78 actor and singer known for his explosive performances in movies and on the stage. He played Tom Robinson, the black man accused of rape in To Kill a Mockingbird. His other…

Peter Drucker 2005 Deaths

Peter DruckerAge: 95 political economist and writer best known for establishing management as its own discipline. Several of his theories are practiced widely throughout the business world…

Peter Benchley 2006 Deaths

Peter BenchleyAge: 65 novelist whose 1974 book Jaws, about a great white shark that preys upon a New England coastal town, terrified beachcombers and spent more than 40 weeks on the New York…

Peter Williams, Jr. Biography

Peter Williams, Jr.religious leaderBorn: 1780Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey Williams grew up to become active in the Methodist Church. In 1818, with the blessings of prominent white…

Peter Williams, Sr. Biography

Peter Williams, Sr.religious leaderBorn: 1749Birthplace: New York, New York Although he was a slave, Williams became a sexton in the Methodist Church in 1778. When his owner returned to England in…

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,…