mystery writerBorn: 10/20/1930Birthplace: Los Angeles A successful executive for Capitol Records, Meggs was also a talented mystery writer. He was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for his…
singer and actressBorn: 1895Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas McDaniel began her career as a teen, performing for traveling black minstrel shows in the West, and later sang in theaters and clubs. She…
TV news reporterBorn: 12/16/1941Birthplace: Swampscott, Mass. Stahl graduated from Wheaton College in 1963. She has been a reporter for CBS News since the early 1970s, serving as White House…
managerDied: Nov. 6, 2007 (Provo, Utah) Best Known as: patriarch of Osmond Brothers singing group Patriarch of the Osmond Brothers singing group and the…
(Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 18-31, 2009) Find the men's and women's winners of the 2009 Australian Open, including the names of final match participants and their final…
(Wimbledon, England, June 22–July 5, 2009) Here are the men's and women's winners of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, including the names of final match participants…
Senate Years of Service: 1946-1959Party: RepublicanFLANDERS, Ralph Edward, a Senator from Vermont; born in Barnet, Caledonia County, Vt., September 28, 1880; moved with his parents to…
(Dennis Schlachta)actorBorn: 10/28/1944Birthplace: Maywood, Illinois Barrel-chested, rough-hewn actor whose niche of portraying tough cops has found its best home in the highly regarded television…
(Charles Buchinsky)actorBorn: 11/3/1921Birthplace: Ehrenfield, Pennsylvania He is best-known for his portrayals of steely eyed, impassive tough guys, as the harmonica-playing gunslinger in Sergio…
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