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Nov 27, 2024
Helen Gallagher (1926–2024), award-winning star of Ryan’s Hope
Helen Gallagher was an award-winning actress, decorated with two Tony Awards for her stage work and best known for her three-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning turn as Maeve Ryan on “Ryan’s Hope.”
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Jan 22, 2024
Norman Jewison (1926–2024), In the Heat of the Night director
Norman Jewison was the acclaimed director of "In the Heat of the Night," "Fiddler on the Roof," and "The Hurricane," known for confronting his audiences with racism and other social issues during a career spanning more than 50 years.
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Apr 7, 2022
Rae Allen (1926–2022), actress in “The Sopranos,” “Damn Yankees”
Rae Allen was an actress known for movies and TV shows including “A League of Their Own” and “The Sopranos.”
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Jul 16, 2019
Fernando Corbato (1926–2019), inventor of the computer password
Fernando Corbato was a computer scientist who was a pioneer of time-sharing operating systems and introduced the first computer password as part of that work.
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Oct 24, 2018
Dorcas Reilly (1926–2018), creator of the green bean casserole
Dorcas Reilly first created the iconic green bean casserole in 1955 while working as a staff member in the kitchen at the Campbell Soup Company. Cream of Mushroom soup was a popular base for casseroles around the country, but Reilly was the first to add frozen green beans. Campbell Soup estimates that around 40 percent of their sales of cream of mushroom soup goes towards making green bean casserole.
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Jan 16, 2018
Mathilde Krim (1926–2018), AIDS research pioneer
Founded the first private organization dedicated to AIDS research…
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Sep 16, 2017
Harry Dean Stanton (1926 – 2017), prolific actor with cult following
Harry Dean Stanton, the actor known for roles in movies including "Repo Man" and "Cool Hand Luke" as well as for the TV show "Big Love," died Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, according to the Associated Press. He was 91.
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Aug 24, 2014
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross: Five Stages of Grief
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross wrote the 1969 best-seller "On Death and Dying." The book introduced the world to what's now commonly known as the "Five Stages of Grief."
