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1999 National Book Awards

The 50th Annual National Book Awards were presented November 17, 1999, at New York City's Marriott Marquis Hotel.Fiction:Waiting, Ha Jin (Pantheon)Nonfiction:Embracing Defeat: Japan in the…

Most Valuable Player: National League

National LeagueYear Pos HR RBI Avg1931 Frankie Frisch, St.L 2B 4 82 .3111932 Chuck Klein, Phi OF 38 137 .3481933 Carl Hubbell, NY P ———1934 Dizzy Dean, St.L P ———1935 Gabby Hartnett, Chi. C…

Donald Liddle 2000 Deaths

Donald LiddleAge: 75 N.Y. Giants pitcher who threw the pitch that Cleveland's Vic Wertz drove 460 feet and Willie Mays turned into his famous over-the-shoulder catch during Game 1 of the 1954…

Classics of Blues Literature

Blues and Gospel Records 1902-1942, J. Godrich and R.M.W. Dixon Blues Unlimited (magazine) Chicago Breakdown (Chicago Blues), Mike Rowe…

Stan (Chook) Maxwell 2001 Deaths

Stan (Chook) MaxwellAge: 66 pro hockey pioneer who, with Willie O'Ree, was one the first black players to break through the NHL's color barrier; starred Canada's junior hockey ranks and…

Bill Mauldin 2003 Deaths

Bill MauldinAge: 81 army sergeant and cartoonist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his works featuring Willie and Joe, two bedraggled World War II infantrymen who battled not only the Germans, but…

Leni Riefenstahl 2003 Deaths

Leni RiefenstahlAge: 101 German documentary filmmaker widely praised for her innovative techniques and vilified for her role as a Nazi propagandist. In her 1935 film Triumph of the Will, she…

Eddie Donovan 2001 Deaths

Eddie DonovanAge: 78 former general manager and coach of the N.Y. Knicks; drafted Willis Reed in 1964 and dealt for Dave DeBusschere in 1968, two moves that helped New York win its first NBA…