Born: Sept. 5, 1929Reform-minded executive director of NCAA from 1988-93 announced resignation on May 11, 1993 in wake of special investigator's report citing Univ. of Virginia with improper…
talk-show host, entertainerBorn: 11/19/1936Birthplace: Gibbon, Nebraska Cavett began his career as a writer for Jack Paar, Merv Griffin,Jerry Lewis, and Johnny Carson. His series of talk-shows…
Born: Oct. 17, 1917 Confrontational sportswriter for 44 years with NY tabloids; as baseball beat writer and columnist, he lead change from flowery prose to hard-nosed reporting. Died: Aug. 31, 1987
Born: June 9, 1939Broadcaster Radio and television commentator for ESPN and ABC Sports known for his enthusiastic, almost spastic style; had successful college and pro basketball coaching career…
(Encyclopedia) Dick, Philip K. (Philip Kindred Dick), 1928–82, American science-fiction writer, b. Chicago. Dick often wrote of the psychological states of individuals caught in altered realities…
actorBorn: 12/13/1925Birthplace: West Plains, Missouri Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage actor best known for his portrayal of Rob Petrie, the lanky, bumbling comedy writer on The Dick…
(Sheldon Leonard Bershad)actor, producer, directorBorn: 2/22/1907Birthplace: New York City As an actor, Leonard specialized in playing gangster characters in films such as Lucky Jordan (1942), Why…
HARRIS, Andy, a Representative from Maryland; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 25, 1957; B.S., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., 1977; M.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore…
CHRYSLER, Dick, a Representative from Michigan; born in St. Paul, Minn., April 29, 1942; graduated Brighton High School; vice-president, Hurst Performance; founder and president Cars and…
