Gene Winfield (1927–2025), custom car designer for movies and TV

Gene Winfield was an icon of the custom car community whose designs were seen in such movies and TV shows as “Blade Runner,” “Star Trek,” and “Bewitched.”

Bill Post (1927–2024), inventor of Pop-Tarts

Bill Post was the inventor of Pop-Tarts.

Barbara Mullen (1927–2023), unconventional 1950s model

Barbara Mullen was a model in the 1950s whose slim frame offered a glimpse into the future of modeling.

Shirley Fry Irvin (1927–2021), Tennis Hall of Famer

Shirley Fry Irvin was a tennis player who was ranked No. 1 in 1956 and won a career Grand Slam.

Jerry Stiller (1927–2020), comedian who played Frank Costanza on “Seinfeld”

Jerry Stiller was a comedian and actor best known for playing Frank Costanza on “Seinfeld.”

John F. Murray (1927–2020), top lung disease doctor

John F. Murray  was a doctor who spent his career studying and treating lung disease whose work will be instrumental in fighting COVID-19.  

Remo Belli (1927 - 2016), founder of the legendary drum manufacturer Remo Inc.

Remo Belli, the founder of the legendary drum manufacturer Remo Inc., died April 25 of complications of pneumonia, according to a statement on the company’s website. He was 89.

Bob Keeshan: Captain Kangaroo

Bob Keeshan's career took him from a short stint as the original Clarabell the Clown on NBC's Howdy Doody to a 30-year run as Captain Kangaroo on his own CBS show. The New York Times called the captain "one of the most enduring characters television ever produced."

All Fosse's Jazz

In 1979 two stars of the entertainment world came together — along with a cast of, well, if not thousands, certainly hundreds — to create a spectacle like no other: All That Jazz , the semi-autobiographical imagining of the life of Broadway legend Bob Fosse (1927–1987).