by Borgna Brunner and Erin Martin Space Shuttle Columbia crew, from left to right, David M. Brown, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Michael P. Anderson, William McCool,…
Alan RafkinAge: 73 Emmy Award–winning television director whose credits include M*A*S*H, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and Murphy Brown.Died: Los Angeles, Aug. 6, 2001Francisco RabalR - ZJoey…
Nuha al-RadiAge: 63 Iraqi artist and writer whose book, Baghdad Diaries, chronicles life during the first Gulf War. The book is equally critical of Saddam Hussein and the United States. She…
Fred RaphaelAge: 80 TV innovator whose work with the Emmy-winning "Shell's Wonderful World of Golf" and the Legends of Golf in 1978 led to the creation of the Senior PGA Tour in 1980. He died…
Tony RazzanoAge: 77 longtime NFL scout credited with helping put together teams that won San Francisco's first four Super Bowl titles; head of the 49ers scouting department from 1979-91; area…
Tony RandallAge: 84 actor best known for his role as the persnickety Felix Unger in the television series The Odd Couple. Randall had enjoyed a successful theater and film career long before…
Harold Ramisscreenwriter, actor, director, producerBorn: 11/21/1944Birthplace: Chicago Formerly a jokes editor for Playboy, Ramis entered show business by writing for and performing with the…
Michael RapaportactorBorn: 3/20/1970Birthplace: New York City While launching his career in television, this actor played comedy clubs in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. He appeared on Murphy…
Presidents
Manuel L. Quezon (1935–1944)
Jorge B. Vargas, president of the Executive Commission of the Philippine Council of State (1943)
José P. Laurel (1943–1945)
Sergio Osmeña (1944–1946)…
