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Oct 10, 2024
Abdul Salaam (1953–2024), famed New York Jets defenseman
Abdul Salaam was a defensive tackle for the N.Y. Jets in the 1980s, best known as part of the team’s feared and respected New York Sack Exchange foursome that included Mark Gastineau, Marty Lyons, and Joe Klecko.
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Sep 20, 2024
Jay J. Armes (1932–2024), famous private investigator
Jay J. Armes was a private investigator from Texas who became famous thanks to his unusual cases, prosthetic hands, offbeat lifestyle, and action figure made in his likeness.
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Jun 5, 2024
Parnelli Jones (1933–2024), 1963 Indy 500 winner
Parnelli Jones was a racing driver who won the 1963 Indianapolis 500 and was a two-time champion at the Baja 1000 desert race.
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Mar 13, 2024
Anthony “Baby Gap” Walker (1963–2024), member of the Gap Band
Anthony “Baby Gap” Walker was a songwriter, rapper, dancer, and choreographer with the Gap Band.
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Dec 14, 2023
George McGinnis (1950–2023), Hall of Fame basketball great
George McGinnis was an ABA and NBA basketball player who led the Pacers to two ABA titles and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Aug 23, 2023
David Jacobs (1939–2023), creator of Dallas, Knots Landing
David Jacobs was a TV writer and producer who created the hit series “Dallas” and “Knots Landing.”
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Jul 12, 2023
Mary Ann Hoberman (1930–2023), award-winning children’s author
Mary Ann Hoberman was a poet and National Book Award winner for her 1978 children’s book “A House Is a House for Me.”
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Apr 7, 2020
Margaret Burbidge (1919–2020), astronomer who showed elements form inside stars
Burbidge was a renowned astronomer known for fighting discrimination towards women in the field.
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Nov 17, 2018
William Goldman (1931 – 2018), Academy Award-winning screenwriter
William Goldman, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969) and “All the President's Men” (1976), died Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 in Manhattan of colon cancer and pneumonia, according to multiple news sources. He was 87.
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Jul 26, 2016
Youree "Miss Cleo" Harris (1962–2016), infomercial psychic
Youree Dell Harris, known better as Miss Cleo the psychic to viewers of iconic late-night infomercial has died at 53.
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Aug 12, 2014
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
Country singer Porter Wagoner, who would have celebrated his 87th birthday Aug. 12, introduced country music to millions as the host of television’s The Porter Wagoner Show. But Wagoner...
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Jan 21, 2011
Cecil B. DeMille: Size Matters
Cecil B. DeMille was a master of spectacle. With this year's Oscar nominations soon to be announced, we take a look back at his cinematic extraganzas.
