(Bernadette Lazzara)actressBorn: 2/28/1948Birthplace: Queens, New York At age 19, Peters gained notice for her comic and musical talents in the off-Broadway musical Dames at Sea (1967) and soon…
alpine skierBorn: April 19, 1932Died: March 30, 2009 (California, USA) Best Known as: Skiing gold medalist At the age of 15, Andrea Mead Lawrence placed eighth in…
surferDied: Dec. 4, 2007 (California) Best Known as: surfer renowned for his fearlessness Davi was a California surfer renowned for his fearlessness who…
inventorBorn: 1906Died: 1977 Goldmarkâs LP record dominated the music industry for years. His innovation allowed lengthier recordings of music to be feasible.
wine vintnerDied: February 4, 2008 (St. Helena, California) Best Known as: vintner who owned Sterling Vineyards and Newton Vineyard in the Napa Valley…
writerDied: Nov. 4, 2007 (Marbella, Spain) Best Known as: Hollywood screenwriter and novelist Author and screenwriter who produced proactive works of fiction and…
authorBorn: 1966Birthplace: Britain Born to Welsh and Chinese parents, Davies grew up in Britain before moving to the United States. He refuses to be pigeon-holed into an identity, exploring his…
bankerBorn: 5/6/1870Birthplace: San Jose, Calif. Leaving school at age 13, he worked for 18 years in his step-father's produce business before becoming a partner and retiring in 1901. He then began…
businessman, baseball commissioner, Olympics chairmanBorn: 9/2/1937Birthplace: Evanston, Ill. Having proven his business acumen by running Trans International Airline (1959–62),then his own company…
