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Gene Conley
Gene ConleyBorn: Nov. 10, 1930Baseball and Basketball played for World Series and NBA champions with Milwaukee Braves (1957) and Boston Celtics (1959-61); winning pitcher in 1954 All-Star…Lenn Sakata
Lenn SakataBorn: June 8, 1954Baseball OF played 11 years in the major leagues (1977-87) with Milwaukee, Baltimore, Oakland and NY Yankees; won World Series with Baltimore in 1983; Japanese-…Sam Balter 1998 Deaths
Sam BalterAge: 88 guard on the first Olympic gold medal basketball team in 1936; play-by-play announcer for Hollywood Stars and Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League; of a long…David Riesman 2002 Deaths
David RiesmanAge: 92 sociologist whose 1950 book, The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character, became an unexpected and perennial bestseller. Died: Binghamton, N.Y., May 10,…David Raskin 2004 Deaths
David RaskinAge: 92 composer who scored more than 100 films and 300 television shows. He's best known for the haunting theme song for the 1944 film Laura. Died: Los Angeles, Aug. 9, 2004Tony…Julie Harris Biography
Julie HarrisactressBorn: 12/2/1925Birthplace: Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan Tony Award-winning stage, film and television actress who is one of Broadway's most respected actresses. Her stage roles…Jose Canseco Biography
Jose CansecoBorn: July 2, 1964Baseball OF/DH AL Rookie of the Year in 1986 and MVP in 1988 with the Oakland A's; in 1988 he became the 1st player in MLB history with 40 HRs and 40 steals in a…Harvey Haddix
Harvey HaddixBorn: Sept. 18, 1925Baseball LHP pitched 12 perfect innings for Pittsburgh, but lost to Milwaukee in the 13th, 1-0 (May 26, 1959); won Game 7 of 1960 World Series.Died: Jan. 9,…United Mine Workers of America
(Encyclopedia) United Mine Workers of America (UMW), international labor union formed (1890) by the amalgamation of the National Progressive Union (organized 1888) and the mine locals under the…Brook, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Brook, Peter, 1925–, English theatrical director, b. London, grad. Oxford (1943). An innovative, unconventional, and controversial figure, Brook mounts energetic productions in which…Trending
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