He starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the James Bond spoof.
Died 2005
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Simon Wiesenthal (1908–2005), Holocaust survivor who tracked down Nazi war criminals
by Legacy StaffHe worked to fight anti-Semitism and prejudice against all people.
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Among his plays were “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “The Piano Lesson.”
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He presided over the impeachment trial of President Clinton.
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He also had roles in “Carmen Jones” and “Soylent Green.”
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His self-named synthesizers turned electric currents into sound.
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She was the original Maggie the Cat on Broadway in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”
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Peter Jennings (1938–2005), longtime ABC World News Tonight anchor
by Legacy StaffHe delivered the news to Americans each night in five separate decades.
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He responded to the command “Beam me up, Scotty.”
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He and his partner James Ivory became synonymous with classy costume drama.