Kenneth KochAge: 77 poet, novelist, and playwright who, with John Ashbery and Frank O'Hara, created the New York school of poets in the 1950s. He wrote more than 20 volumes of poetry, and his…
Norman O. BrownAge: 89 philosopher and critic who analyzed history, drawing on theories by such disparate figures as Freud and Marx, to produce scholarly and often mystical works that…
DeForest KelleyAge: 79 actor known to Star Trek fans as Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy. While his acting career began in 1947 and included parts in several TV shows and movies, it was his role on…
Ray KattAge: 72 major league catcher with N.Y. Giants and St. Louis Cardinals from 1952-59; career: .232-32-120; won World Series title with N.Y. in 1954; coached St. Louis and Cleveland…
Dean BumpusAge: 89 oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute who tossed tens of thousands of bottles into the Atlantic Ocean to analyze its currents. Each bottle contained a…
George SidneyAge: 85 director of such movie musicals as Ziegfeld Follies, Annie Get Your Gun, and Kiss Me Kate. He also directed Anchors Aweigh, the first film to combine live action and…
Jeff Buckley musician Buckley, a folk, rock and pop singer, played the Manhattan club scene before releasing critical hit albums Live at Siné and Grace. At the time of his death, Buckley was…
Rita Morley television and Broadway actress Once dubbed “America's Most Televised Girl” for the number of times she pitched the cosmetic and perfume company Coty, Morley's television credits…
Gene BossardAge: 80 a Chicago White Sox groundskeeper for 40 years whose infields were dubbed "Bossard's Swamp" because the grass was so wet it slowed down ground balls; after retiring he…
Shana AlexanderAge: 79 liberal journalist and commentator who frequently engaged in heated debates with conservative James Kilpatrick on 60 Minutes during the 1970s. Their repartee was…
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