Tris SpeakerBorn: Apr. 4, 1888Baseball OF all-time leader in outfield assists (449) and doubles (792); had .344 career BA and 3,515 hits.Died: Dec. 8, 1958Warren SpahnR - TJ.G. Taylor Spink…
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John WyattAge: 63 a former Negro League pitcher who became a major league relief pitcher and played nine seasons in the American League, compiling a 42-44 record and 103 saves; winning…
Robert WiseAge: 91 filmmaker who won Academy Awards for directing and producing West Side Story and The Sound of Music. He also directed The Haunting and The Body Snatcher. Died: Los Angeles…
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment; rental pricingFeature; RDirector:Warren BeattyCast:Warren Beatty and Halle Berry These days, a film about a flawed, swell-headed politician doesn't…
THURMAN John Richardson , a Representative from New York;
born in New York City October 6, 1814;
was graduated from Columbia College in 1835;
moved to Warren County, near Chestertown, N.Y., and…
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