Peter BarnesAge: 73 British playwright and screenwriter who penned the satirical play The Ruling Class and earned an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for Enchanted April. Died: London,…
Peter RodinoAge: 95 former Democratic congressman from New Jersey who as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee led the impeachment hearings of President Nixon. Died: West Orange, N.J.,…
Peter StoneAge: 73 playwright and screenwriter who was the first scribe to win an Oscar, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. His credits include Broadway's 1776 and the films Father Goose and…
Peter Williams, Jr.religious leaderBorn: 1780Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey Williams grew up to become active in the Methodist Church. In 1818, with the blessings of prominent white…
Peter SafarAge: 79 pioneering anesthesiologist who developed the lifesaving technique cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a combination of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and closed-chest…
Peter MaasAge: 72 writer of gritty nonfiction crime stories that often chronicled the lives of Mafia figures. He collaborated with Mob turncoat Joseph Valachi in The Valachi Papers (1969),…
Peter McWilliamsAge: 50 self-help author who championed the legalization of marijuana for medical uses. His books include The Word Processing Book: A Short Course in Computer Literacy and Ain…
Brock PetersAge: 78 actor and singer known for his explosive performances in movies and on the stage. He played Tom Robinson, the black man accused of rape in To Kill a Mockingbird. His other…
Peter DruckerAge: 95 political economist and writer best known for establishing management as its own discipline. Several of his theories are practiced widely throughout the business world…
Peter BenensonAge: 83 British lawyer who created human-rights organization Amnesty International in 1961 to assist “prisoners of conscience.” He was moved to act after reading that two…
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