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Marsalis, Wynton

(Encyclopedia) Marsalis, WyntonMarsalis, Wyntonmärsălˈĭs [key], 1961–, American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer, b. New Orleans. Born into a distinguished jazz family, he studied classical music…

R. W. Burchfield 2004 Deaths

R. W. BurchfieldAge: 81 lexicographer who edited the four-volume supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary. Died: Abington, England, July 5, 2004Mary-Ellis BunimA - FAnne Burford

C. Douglas Dillon 2003 Deaths

C. Douglas DillonAge: 93 financier and government official who, although he was a lifelong Republican, served as treasury secretary under presidents Kennedy and Johnson. Died: New York City,…

Alexander H. Cohen 2000 Deaths

Alexander H. CohenAge: 79 prolific stage and television producer who produced more than 100 plays, including Hamlet, School for Scandal, and Homecoming. Died: Manhattan, April 22, 2000Ellis…

America's Most Endangered Places

The Ellis Island Hospital in New York Harbor is among American sites most at risk America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2011America's Most Endangered Places…

Ed Clark 2000 Deaths

Ed ClarkAge: 88 Life photographer known for his captivating, often intimate, photographs of presidents and other luminaries. His 1945 shot of a weeping accordion player symbolized the country…

Roosevelt Brown 2004 Deaths

Roosevelt BrownAge: 71 hall of fame football player who spent 51 years with the New York Giants, playing offensive tackle for 13 years before becoming an assistant coach and a scout. Died:…

Arlene Eisenberg 2001 Deaths

Arlene EisenbergAge: 66 writer who, with her two daughters, Heidi Murkoff and Sandee Hathaway, wrote the best-selling What to Expect series of pregnancy and child-rearing books. The series…

Robert Enrico 2001 Deaths

Robert EnricoAge: 69 Academy Award-winning French director known for both his short films and historical epics. His credits include Incident at Owl Creek (1962), for which he won the Oscar…

Dave DeBusschere 2003 Deaths

Dave DeBusschereAge: 62 Hall of Fame basketball forward who played for the New York Knicks when the team won NBA Championship titles in 1970 and 1973. He started his career in 1962 with the…