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Owen Bradley 1998 Deaths

Owen Bradleymusic producer helped establish Nashville as a center for country music, producing hits like Patsy Cline's, “Crazy” and “I Fall to Pieces” and Loretta Lynn's Coal Miner's…

Robert Good 2003 Deaths

Robert GoodAge: 81 a founder of modern immunology who, in 1968, performed the world's first successful bone marrow transplant. Good's research identified the importance of the thymus in…

Boozoo Chavis 2001 Deaths

Boozoo Chavis(Wilson Anthony Chavis)Age: 70 accordionist, singer, and bandleader who brought zydeco to the masses with his 1954 hit, “Paper in My Shoe.” Died: Austin, Tex., May 5, 2001Roy…

Thomas Ferebee 2000 Deaths

Thomas FerebeeAge: 81 U.S. Air Force colonel who, as a 26-year-old Enola Gay bombardier, dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. Died: Windermere, Fla., March 16, 2000Tom FearsA…

Karch Kiraly

Karch KiralyBorn: Nov. 3, 1960Volleyball USA's preeminent volleyball player; led UCLA to three NCAA championships (1979,81,82); played on US national teams that won Olympic gold medals in…

Kurt Warner

Kurt WarnerBorn: June 22, 1971Football QB former Arena leaguer who led the St. Louis Rams to 2000 Super Bowl title over Tennessee; threw for a record 414 yards and was voted Super Bowl MVP;…

Kirsty Hume Biography

Kirsty HumemodelBorn: 9/4/1976Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland Considered one of the new breed of supermodels, the 5'11" Hume signed with a Glasgow modeling agency at the age of 16. She since has become…

Robert Benton Biography

Robert Bentondirector, screenwriterBorn: 9/29/1932Birthplace: Waxahachie, Texas Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter known for his sentimental films, which include Kramer vs. Kramer (1979…

Richard Farnsworth 2000 Deaths

Richard FarnsworthAge: 80 actor who began his career as a stunt man and turned to dramatic roles at age 57. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, first for Comes a Horseman in 1978 and…

Althea Gibson 2003 Deaths

Althea GibsonAge: 76 professional tennis player who was the first black person to play in and win Wimbledon and the United States national tennis championship. She won both tournaments twice…