Search

Search results

Displaying 351 - 360

Julia Child 2004 Deaths

Julia ChildAge: 91 Emmy Award–winning chef and television personality whose breezy style demystified French cooking for a generation of Americans reared on tuna casserole rather than boeuf…

Iris Chang 2004 Deaths

Iris ChangAge: 36 journalist and writer whose best-selling book, The Rape of Nanking, detailed the rape, murder, and other unspeakable atrocities committed by Japanese troops who occupied the…

Herbert A. Simon 2001 Deaths

Herbert A. SimonAge: 84 polymath who won several awards, including the 1978 Nobel Prize in Economics, for his theory on decision making and his groundbreaking research and work on artificial…

Mark Smith 2001 Deaths

Mark SmithAge: 41 former Illinois basketball standout, who along with teammate Eddie Johnson formed the from 1978-81 and led the Illini to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 18 years;…

Paul Warnke 2001 Deaths

Paul WarnkeAge: 81 public servant who openly questioned U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War while serving as the third-in-command in the Defense Department under President Johnson. A dove who…

Elizabeth Coblentz 2002 Deaths

Elizabeth CoblentzAge: 66 syndicated columnist who handwrote her homespun prose from her Missouri home deep in Amish country. Her column, which appeared in 105 newspapers and primarily…

John Lithgow

John LithgowactorBorn: 10/19/1945Birthplace: Rochester, New York Tony Award-winning stage, television and film actor known for his dry humor. His films include The World According to Garp (…

John Lithgow Biography

John LithgowactorBorn: 10/19/1945Birthplace: Rochester, New York Tony Award-winning stage, television and film actor known for his dry humor. His films include The World According to Garp (…

Doug Flutie

Doug FlutieBorn: Oct. 23, 1962Football QB Boston College QB who threw famous 48-yard “Hail Mary” to defeat Miami on Nov. 23, 1984; 1984 Heisman Trophy winner; has played in USFL, NFL and CFL…

Hack Wilson

Hack WilsonBorn: Apr. 26, 1900Baseball as a Chicago Cub, he produced one of baseball's most outstanding seasons in 1930 with 56 home runs, .356 batting average, 105 walks and, most amazingly…