Born 1912

She began blogging at the age of 99.

Smith performed on Broadway as the drummer for the Kit Kat Band in the musical “Cabaret.”

She campaigned for her son during his 2008 presidential bid.

Frankland popularized pollen count reporting and helped develop the science behind allergy shots.

Fought segregation as one of the first black teachers hired by Denver Public Schools.

Appeared in “Dumb and Dumber,” “Seinfeld,” and “The Office”…

E.R. Braithwaite wrote the autobiographical novel “To Sir, With Love,” drawing on his experiences as a teacher in London’s East End during the 1950s.

Julia Child exposed a generation of American housewives to the world of fine eating, as well as the rigors and joys of preparing food as an art form.

Studs Terkel was known for his innate curiosity about people – all kinds of people doing all sorts of things – and for his interview style that elicited the most private thoughts …

Eccentric heiress Doris Duke did not leave any heirs, but she enhanced many people’s lives through the reported $1.3 billion she left to foundations …