Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Age: 90 debonair actor, producer, and diplomat who starred in 75 films, including The Prisoner of Zenda and Gunga Din. The son of silent film legend Douglas Fairbanks,…
Art Wall Jr.Age: 77 golfer best remembered for remarkable comeback to win 1959 Masters; birdied five of his last six holes to close with a 66, passing Cary Middlecoff and defending champ…
Benjamin Davis, Jr.Age: 89 the first black U.S. Air Force general, who, during World War II, led the Tuskegee Airmen, the pioneering group of all-black fighter pilots. The success of the…
Howard E. Rollins, Jr.
actor
Born: 11/17/1950
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Rollins gained critical acclaim for his role as a young Black man in search of justice in the film Ragtime (…
53, governor of Texas, emerged as the front-runner in a crowded field of Republican presidential hopefuls. In his first four months of fund-raising, he amassed an astounding $37 million. His…
Whitney M. Young, Jr.social reformerBorn: 7/31/1921Birthplace: Lincoln Ridge, Ky. As executive director of the National Urban League (1961–1971) Young focused on gaining equality for blacks…
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Born: 9/16/1950
Birthplace: Keyser, W.Va.
writer, critic, educator, activist
Gates has used his position as one of the country's preeminent Black scholars to promote…
