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Niki de Saint Phalle 2002 Deaths

Niki de Saint PhalleAge: 71 French-born artist and feminist known for her nanas sculptures, papier-mâché figures of enormous, voluptuous women. One of the Nouveaux Réalistes of the early…

Hoyt Wilhelm 2002 Deaths

Hoyt WilhelmAge: 79 knuckleball pitcher, who in 1985 became the first relief pitcher elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame; held the record for games pitched (1,070) when he retired in 1972 (…

Mary Fendrich Hulman 1998 Deaths

Mary Fendrich HulmanAge: 93 chairman of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1977 and traditionally responsible for the famous command “Gentlemen, start your engines,” before each race;…

Chester (Red) Huff 1998 Deaths

Chester (Red) HuffAge: 107 left-handed pitcher for the New York Highlanders from 1911-13 and the St. Louis Browns in 1915; lived longer than any other Major League Baseball player in history…

Serena Williams Biography

Serena WilliamsBorn: Sept. 26, 1981Tennis beat Martina Hingis for 1999 U.S. Open championship to become the first African-American woman to win a Grand Slam title since Althea Gibson in 1958…

Arthur C. Danto Biography

Arthur C. Dantophilosopher and art criticBorn: 1/01/1924Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Michigan Philosophy professor at Columbia University (1966–87) whose major works include Nietzsche as…

Jo's Boys: Chapter 2 — Parnassus

ParnassusIt was well named; and the Muses seemed to be at home that day, for as the newcomers went up the slope appropriate sights and sounds greeted them. Passing an open window, they looked…

Kyle Rote 2002 Deaths

Kyle RoteAge: 73 All-American back at SMU, who went on to become a star receiver and popular captain of the N.Y. Giants; won four conference titles and one NFL title (1956); played 11 seasons…

Blythe Danner

Blythe DanneractressBorn: 2/3/1943Birthplace: Philadelphia A versatile character actress, she won a Tony in 1970 for her performance in Butterflies Are Free, and she has appeared in a number of…

Blythe Danner Biography

Blythe DanneractressBorn: 2/3/1943Birthplace: Philadelphia A versatile character actress, she won a Tony in 1970 for her performance in Butterflies Are Free, and she has appeared in a number of…