J. Lee ThompsonAge: 88 British director who earned fame on these shores for Guns of Navarone, which was nominated for seven Oscars. His other credits include Cape Fear. Died: Los Angeles, Aug…
J. Paul GettyAge: 70 philanthropist and an heir to the Getty oil fortune. American-born, he spent much of his adult life in England, becoming a British citizen in 1997. Died: London, April 17…
member of Congress, emerged as the most liberal candidate in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Prior to being elected to the House of Representatives, Kucinich served as…
34, writer, thrilled fans around the world with the July release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth volume in her best-selling series about a boy wizard. Even before its…
Air Force lieutenant who was killed when his plane was shot down in South Vietnam in 1972, was identified in May as the Vietnam serviceman buried in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers in 1984…
57, congressman, was chosen Speaker of the House in January by members of the 106th Congress. The Republican from Illinois called for bipartisan cooperation. Hastert was tapped after Speaker…
15, high school student, went on a shooting rampage in May at Conyers, Georgia's Heritage High, wounding several students before tearfully surrendering to an assistant principal.
61, columnist, television commentator, and politician, bolted from the Republican Party to seek the presidential nomination as a Reform candidate. He was widely criticized for the…
actor, announced in Jan. that he planned to leave his hit show, Spin City, after the 1999–2000 season to help find a cure for Parkinson's disease, with which he was diagnosed in 1991. Just…
SongEdward J. O'BrienShe goes all so softly
Like a shadow on the hill,
A faint wind at twilight
That stirs, and is still.She weaves her thoughts whitely,
Like doves in the air,
Though a…
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