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Nirvana lead singer  Kurt Cobain born on 2-20-1967 in Hoquiam, Washington expired 4-7-1994 in Seattle, Washington   age 27   cause: suicide; shotgun wound to head

1920s Our Gang child actor (1923-29)  Joe Cobb born on 11-7-1917 in Shawnee, Oklahoma expired 5-21-2002 in Santa Ana, California   age 84   cause: natural causes

actor  Lee J. Cobb   played ZOWIE head Lloyd Cramden in the Flint movies; originate role of Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman (1949) ¤ born: Leo Jacoby  born on 12-8-1911 in New York, New York expired 2-11-1976 in Woodland Hills, California   age 64

baseball star  Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb born on 12-18-1886 in Narrows, Georgia expired 7-17-1961 in Atlanta, Georgia   age 74

former pro wrassler  William J. Cobb ¤ aka: "Happy Humphrey"  born on 7-16-1926 expired 3-14-1989   age 62   cause: heart attack

New Yorker cartoonist  Sam Cobean   a friend of Charles Addams; six of his cartoons appeared poshumously in April 1954 Playboy born on --1913 expired 7-2-1951 in Watkins Glen, New York   age 38   cause: car crash

actor  Charles Douville Coburn born on 6-19-1877 in Savannah, Georgia expired 8-30-1961 in New York, New York   age 84

actor  James H. Coburn III   played former ZOWIE agent Derek Flint in several movies; won Best Supporting Actor oscar for playing Glen Whitehouse in Affliction (1997); was the voice of Monsters, Inc. CEO Henry Waternoose (2001) born on 8-31-1928 in Laurel, Nebraska expired 11-18-2002 in Beverly Hills, California   age 74   cause: heart attack    Contest Selectors 2002 JEDS 9.1%    Scored 7.6000 solo points

Imogene Fernandez y Coca born on 11-18-1908 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 6-2-2001 in Westport, Connecticut   age 92   cause: "natural causes"    Contest Selectors 1979 MS 7.7% 2000 KLS, RR, TEX 43% 2001 DTM, KLS, ROTS, RR, TEX 62½%    Scored 3.4563 points

rock guitarist  Eddie Cochran ¤ real name: Ray Edward Cochrane  born on 10-3-1938 in Albert Lea, Minnesota expired 4-17-1960 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England   age 21   cause: brain injuries sustained in taxi crash

country singer/songwriter  Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran   wrote for Eddy Arnold, Patsy Cline, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, ... born on 8-2-1935 in Isola, Mississippi expired 7-15-2010 in Hendersonville, Tennessee   age 74   cause: pancreatic cancer

housewife  Grace Wallace Cochran   botulism poisoning victim (husband died of same) born on 5-5-1907 expired 4-29-2002 in Chatham, New Jersey   age 94

litigator  Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.   a member of O.J.'s "dream team"; "If the gloves don't fit, you must acquit!" born on 10-2-1937 in Shreveport, Louisiana expired 3-29-2005 in Los Angeles, California   age 67   cause: brain tumor; brain cancer AKS: Johnny Cochrane

Playboy December 1962 Playmate of Month & 1963 Playmate of the Year  June Cochran   a model for the Little Annie Fannie cartoon character that appeared in Playboy born on 2-20-1942 in Indianapolis, Indiana expired 5-21-2004 in Wisconsin   age 62

Bank of New York vice-president  Samuel Cochran Jr.   sole fatality from 1971 Bon Vivant botulism incident (his wife nearly died, however) born on 1-11-1910 expired 6-30-1971 in Mount Kisco, New York   age 61   cause: botulism poisoning

co-founder of Universal Pictures  Philip D. Cochrane   partnered with Carl Laemmle Sr. in founding IMP Corp. in 1906 (it became Universal Pictures in 1912) expired 8-8-1958 in New Rochelle, New York   age 81

Universal Pictures co-founder  Robert H. Cochrane   in 1906 loaned Carl Laemmle Sr. the money to found the studio; was vice president of studio until Laemmle left, then became president born on 12-27-1879 in Wheeling, West Virginia expired 5-31-1973 in New Rochelle, New York   age 93

comic book illustrator  David Emmett Cochrum   created the X-Men characters Nightcrawler & Storm born on 11-12-1943 in Portland, Oregon expired 11-26-2006 in Belpon, South Carolina   age 63   cause: complications from diabetes AKS: Cockrum Cochram Cockram

oldest Aussie  Christina Cock born on 12-25-1887 expired 5-22-2002 in Blackburn, Victoria, Australia   age 114

physicist Sir  John Douglas Cockcroft   shared the 1951 Nobel Prize for the transmutation of atomic nuclei by artificially accelerated atomic particles; also worked on the development of defensive radar born on 5-27-1897 in Todmorden, Langfield, West Yorkshire, England expired 9-18-1967 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   age 70

retired IBM research scientist  John Cocke   proponent of RISC processor design (Reduced Instruction Set Computing); awarded 1987 A.M. Turing Award born on 5-30-1925 in Charlotte, North Carolina expired 7-16-2002 in Valhalla, New York   age 77   cause: "a long illness"; strokes

hovercraft inventor Sir  Christopher Cockerell born on 6-4-1910 expired 6-1-1999 in Hythe, Hampshire, England   age 88

rotund comedian  James Emil Coco born on 3-21-1929 in New York, New York expired 2-25-1987   age 57

Jean Cocteau   French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, critic, artist, movie & theatrical producer and director born on 7-5-1889 in Maisons-Lafitte, France expired 10-11-1963 in Milly-la-Foret, France   age 74

IBM computer scientist  Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd   creator of the relational database model (1970); recipient of the 1981 A.M. Turing Award born on 8-23-1923 in Portland Bill, Dorset, England expired 4-18-2003 in Williams Island, Florida   age 79   cause: heart failure

machinist & hot rod designer  Boyd Leon Coddington   host of the American Hot Rod cable tv series born on 8-28-1944 in Rupert, Idaho expired 2-27-2008 in Whittier, California   age 63   cause: complications from surgery; diabetes

actor  "Iron Eyes" Cody   played the Indian Chief in the environmental movement ads born on 4-3-1904 in Oklahoma Territory expired 1-4-1999 in Los Angeles, California   age 94

Cardinal  John Patrick Cody born on 12-24-1907 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 4-25-1982   age 74

"Wild West" showman  William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody   one-time partner with Pawnee Bill born on 2-26-1846 in Scout County, Iowa expired 1-10-1917 in Denver, Colorado   age 70

tv producer  Fred Coe   co-creator of the Mr. Peepers tv series (1952-56); producer of the PBS miniseries The Adams Chronicles (1976) born on 12-23-1914 in Alligator, Mississippi expired 4-29-1979 in Los Angeles, California   age 64

electrical engineer  Merle Coffee   worked at Hughes Aircraft Co.; as radio operator aboard the Spruce Goose sat behind Howard during it's only flight (11-2-1947) born on 3-22-1915 in Gassville, Arkansas expired 1-5-2005 in San Pedro, California   age 89   cause: cancer

one of the last surviving World War I U.S. Army military veterans  John Russell Coffey born on 9-1-1898 in Crawford County, Ohio expired 12-20-2007 in North Baltimore, Ohio   age 109 AKS: Coffee

purported supergeezer  Oberia Coffin   the Guinness Book was unable to confirm her claim; they were also unable to refute her claim born on 12-1-1883 in Dalby Springs, Texas expired 10-18-2006 in Texarkana, Texas   age 122

former Yale chaplain  William Sloane Coffin Jr.   big in peace activism circles born on 6-1-1924 in New York, New York expired 4-12-2006 in Strafford, Vermont   age 81   cause: congestive heart failure    Contest Selectors 2005 WORM 4.3%

former U Colorado basketball player  Melvin J. Coffman   played on their final four team (1954-55) born on 5-9-1931 in Ponca City, Oklahoma expired 4-18-2005 in Reno, Nevada   age 73   cause: throat cancer    Contest Selectors 2006 TBC

David Joseph Cogan   co-producer of A Raisin in the Sun on Broadway (1959) born on 7-24-1923 in Romania expired 2-7-2002 in New Bedford, New York   age 78   cause: lung cancer

former Archbishop of Canterbury (1974-80) Rev.  Frederick Donald Coggan born on 10-9-1909 in London, England expired 5-17-2000   age 90

actor, songwriter, producer  George Michael Cohan   wrote Its a Grand Old Flag and Over There born on 7-3-1878 in Providence, Rhode Island expired 11-5-1942 in New York, New York   age 64

last Look Magazine sports editor (1944-65)  Timothy H. Cohane   as a publicist for Fordham University gave the Ram's linemen the name Seven Blocks of Granite (1929) born on 2-7-1912 expired 1-22-1989 in Nashua, New Hampshire   age 76

Broadway producer  Alexander Henry Cohen   brought the Tony Awards to television; produced Hellzapoppin' --- a 1967 version in Montreal starred Soupy Sales & a 1977 version with Jerry Lewis was a $2,000,000 flop born on 7-24-1920 in New York, New York expired 4-22-2000 in New York, New York   age 79   cause: emphysema

San Francisco Oracle founder & publisher (1966-68)  Allen I. Cohen   lived & worked in the Haight-Ashbury district; in 1967 he announced the "Gathering of the Tribes" for the first Human Be-In at Golden Gate Park ... the Summer of Love was under way born on 4-23-1940 in New York, New York expired 4-29-2004 in Walnut Creek, California   age 64   cause: liver cancer

Bessie Gabrilowich Cohen   next-to-last survivor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. fire (March 25, 1911) in New York expired 2-21-1999 in Los Angeles, California   age 107

movie producer/writer  Herman Cohen   produced I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) & I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) born on 8-27-1927 in Detroit, Michigan expired 6-2-2002 in Los Angeles, California   age 76   cause: throat cancer

Broadway/movie actress and tv writer/producer  Hildy Parks Parks   widow of Broadway producer Alexander Cohen (her second husband, after Jackie Cooper); wrote the first Tony Awards telecasts; also wrote several Emmy broadcasts born on 3-12-1926 in Washington, District of COlumbia expired 10-7-2004 in Englewood, New Jersey   age 78   cause: complications from stroke

chamber music violinist  Isidore Cohen   played with the Juilliard String Quartet (1958-68) & the Beaux Arts Trio (1968-92) born on 12-16-1922 in New York, New York expired 6-23-2005 in New York, New York   age 82

California mobster  Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen   controlled the gambling rackets in California in the 1940s and 50s; L.A. Confidential starts with his arrest born on 9-4-1913 in New York, New York expired 7-29-1976 in Los Angeles, California   age 62   cause: stomach cancer

dialect commedian  Myron Aaron Cohen born on 7-1-1902 in Grodna, Poland (now Hrodna, Belarus) expired 3-10-1986 in Nyack, New York   age 83   cause: heart attack    Contest Selectors 1979 MS 7.7%

Paul Cohen   founder of the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America born on 1-24-1917 expired 4-25-1968 in New York, New York   age 51

physicist  Samuel Theodore Cohen   inventor of the enhanced radiation thermonuclear bomb (neutron bomb; 1958) born on 1-25-1929 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 11-29-2010 in Los Angeles, California   age 81   cause: stomach cancer

mean, parsimonius studio head  Harry Cohn   co-founder of Columbia Pictures; subject of famous quote by Red Skelton born on 7-23-1891 in New York, New York expired 2-27-1958 in Phoenix, Arizona   age 66   cause: coronary thrombosis

Jack Cohn   co-founder of Columbia Pictures, first studio to produce cartoons and newsreels expired 12-8-1956 in New York, New York   age 67

pandering, syncophantic, slimy "lawyer"  Roy Marcus Cohn   Joe McCarthy's pet weasel/council; no punishment of Hell would be adequate for this slug born on 2-20-1927 in New York, New York expired 8-2-1986   age 59

actress  Claudette Colbert ¤ born: Lily Claudette Chauchoin  born on 9-13-1903 in Paris, France expired 7-30-1996 in Barbados   age 92    Contest Selectors 1979 MM 7.7% 1980 MM 6.3%

former Chrysler Chairman  Lester Lum "Tex" Colbert born on 6-13-1905 in Oakwood, Tennessee expired 9-15-1995   age 90

model, actress, Paramount executive & Today cohost  Anita Colby ¤ real name: Anita Katherine Counihan  born on 8-5-1914 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 3-27-1992   age 77

former CIA director (1973-75)  William Egan Colby born on 1-4-1920 in Saint Paul, Minnesota expired 4-27-1996 in Wicomico River, Maryland   age 76   cause: drowned

actor  Dennis Cole born on 7-19-1940 in Detroit, Michigan expired 11-15-2009 in Fort lauderdale, Florida   age 69   cause: renal failure

former GM president  Edward N. Cole   created the Corvair (1969); head of Checker Motors Corp. at his death born on 9-17-1909 in Berlin, Michigan (now Marne) expired 5-2-1977 in Vicksburg, Michigan   age 67   cause: plane crash

Christian Men's Network founder (1979)  Edwin Louis Cole   dubbed the "father of the Christian men's movement" born on 9-14-1922 in Dallas, Texas expired 8-27-2002 in Southlake, Texas   age 79   cause: bone marrow cancer

jazz pianist  Isaac "Ike" Cole   brother of Nat & Freddy; uncle of Natalie born on 7-13-1927 in Chicago, Illinois expired 4-22-2001 in Sun Lakes, Arizona   age 73   cause: cancer

cartoonist  John Ralph "Jack" Cole   created Plastic Man (1941); did monthly cartoons in early Playboy issues (1954-58) born on 12-14-1915 in New Castle, Pennsylvania expired 8-13-1958 in Woodstock, Illinois   age 43   cause: suicide; gunshot to head; depression

Hollywood Ten screen writer  Lester Cole   wrote screenplay for Born Free under pen name "Gerald L.C. Copley" born on 6-19-1904 in New York, New York expired 8-15-1985 in San Francisco, California   age 81   cause: heart attack

singer  Nathaniel Adams "Nat King" Cole   father of Natalie; brother of Ike & Freddy ¤ born: Nathaniel Adams Coles  born on 3-17-1919 in Montgomery, Alabama expired 2-15-1965 in Santa Monica, California   age 45   cause: lung cancer

child radio actor  Shirley Adrienne Bell Cole   had been the radio voice of Little Orphan Annie (1930-40) born on 2-21-1920 in Chicago, Illinois expired 1-12-2010 in Bayfield, Colorado   age 89

New York representative (1935-56)  Sterling William Cole   co-author of the Atomic Energy Act (1954) born on 8-18-1904 in Painted Post, New York expired 3-15-1987 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 82

jazz drummer  William R. "Cozy" Cole born on 10-17-1909 in East Orange, New Jersey expired 1-29-1981 in Columbus, Ohio   age 71   cause: cancer

murderer  Alton Coleman   convicted in Illinois, Indiana & Ohio ¤ born: Elton Coleman nickname: "Pissy"  born on 11-6-1955 in Waukegan, Illinois expired 4-26-2002 in Lucasville, Ohio   age 46   cause: executed; lethal injection

R&B singer and radio disc jockey  Carlton "King" Coleman   sang lead vocals on "Do The Mashed Potatoes" (1959) born on 6-20-1932 expired 9-11-2010 in Miami, Florida   age 78   cause: heart failure

actress  Charlotte Coleman   played Scarlett in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) born on 4-3-1968 in London, England expired 11-14-2001 in London, England   age 33   cause: severe asthma attack

composer  Cy Coleman   wrote Big Spender, Hey, Look Me Over, Witchcraft & the Playboy Theme (1960) as well as the music for the shows Sweet Charity and City of Angels ¤ born: Seymour Kaufman  born on 6-14-1929 in New York, New York expired 11-18-2004 in New York, New York   age 75   cause: heart failure

jazz singer  Earl Coleman born on 8-12-1925 expired 7-12-1995   age 69

Wha' chu lookin' at ??? Ain chu evuh seen a washed-up actor before? pint-size acting "whiz"  Gary Wayne Coleman   finished 8th in 2003 California recall election with 14,235 votes; arrested in January 2010 born on 2-8-1968 in Zion, Illinois expired 5-28-2010 in Provo, Utah   age 42   cause: removed from life support; intercranial hemorrhage    Contest Selectors 1979 JH 7.7% 1980 DO, EK, JH 18.8% 2000 IVY 14% 2001 NFG 12½% 2002 JEDS 9.1% 2003 ANG 5.6% 2004 NFG 5.6%

poet  Samuel Taylor Coleridge   wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kublai Khan born on 10-21-1772 in Ottery Saint Mary, England expired 7-25-1834 in London, England   age 61 AKS: Colleridge

tap dancer  Charles L. "Honi" Coles born on 4-2-1911 expired 11-12-1992   age 81

movie producer  Robert F. Colesberry   associate producer of The King of Comedy (1983) & The Natural (1984); producer of Mississippi Burning (1988) & The Road to Wellville (1994) born on 3-7-1946 expired 2-9-2004 in New York, New York   age 57   cause: complications from heart surgery

Grant 1st term vice president (1869-73)  Schuyler Colfax   corruption scandal ended his career born on 3-23-1823 in New York, New York expired 1-13-1885 in Mankato, Minnesota   age 61

actor  John Colicos   Star Trek's first Klingon, Kor, D'Har Master: Errand of Mercy (1966), Blood Oath (1994), Sword of Kahless (1995) and Once More Into the Breach (1998); also played Baltar on Battlestar Galactica born on 12-10-1928 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada expired 3-6-2000 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada   age 71   cause: heart attack

jazz saxophonist/bandleader  William Marcel "Buddy" Collette born on 8-6-1921 in Los Angeles, California expired 9-19-2010 in Los Angeles, California   age 89   cause: respiratory ailment AKS: Marcell

CBS correspondent  Charles Cummings Collingwood   one of "Murrow's Boys" born on 6-4-1917 in Three Rivers, Michigan expired 10-3-1985   age 68    Contest Selectors 1980 DO 6.3%

child murder victim  Addie Mae Collins   killed by KKK goons in church bombing born on 4-18-1949 in Birmingham, Alabama expired 9-15-1963 in Birmingham, Alabama   age 14   cause: murdered; bomb explosion

Lynyrd Skynyrd lead guitarist (1966-77)  Allen Collins born on 7-19-1952 in Jacksonville, Florida expired 1-23-1990 in Jacksonville, Florida   age 37   cause: respiratory failure; pneumonia

self-described "electrical physicist"  Arthur "Archie" Frederick Collins   purported inventor of the wireless telephone (1899); co-founded the Collins Marine Wireless Telephone Co. (1903); indicted for using mails to sell worthless stock (1911), did time in Federal pen; in later years wrote simplistic technology books; died sometime after 1949 & before 1954 born on 6-8-1869 in South Bend, Indiana expired ??-??-19?? in Congers, New York   age ??

Alabama Power Co. commercial manager  Ashton B. Collins Sr.   came up with idea for Reddy Kilowatt (introduced March 11, 1926) born on 9-14-1885 expired 12-??-1976   age 91

Notre Dame football player  Charles C. Collins   left end; member of 1924 line nicknamed "The Seven Mules" that fronted "the Four Horsemen"; North Carolina football coach (1926-33) born on 8-27-1903 in Chicago, Illinois expired 4-14-1977 in Ridgewood, New Jersey   age 73

Chrissie Collins   with husband devised the MedicAlert bracelet; the MedicAlert foundation was founded in 1956 ¤ born: Chrissie Woolcock  born on 7-30-1906 in Douglas, Isle of Man, England expired 1-8-2001 in Turlock, California   age 94

Malcolm X's half-sister  Ella Mae Collins   raised him after the death of their father and institutionalization of their mother ¤ née: Little  born on 1-26-1914 expired 8-3-1996   age 82

jazz guitarist  John Elbert Collins   worked with Art Tatum, Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, Errol Garner, Billy Taylor, Nat "King" Cole, Patti Page & Bobby Troup born on 9-20-1913 in Montgomery, Alabama expired 10-4-2001 in West Los Angeles, California   age 88   cause: cancer

journalist/author  John Lawrence Collins Jr.   co-wrote Is Paris Burning? (1965) & O Jerusalem (1972) born on 9-14-1929 in Hartford, Connecticut expired 6-20-2005 in Fréjus, France   age 75   cause: cerebral hemorrhage

Levi "Too Tight" Collins   purported to have been involved in the kidnapping/murder of Emmett Till born on 1-20-1923 expired 4-23-1993 in Drew, Mississippi   age 70

celebrity hypnotist  Patricia A. Collins born on 5-7-1935 expired 5-31-1997 in San Bernardino, California   age 62   cause: stroke

exploitation-flick actress  Roberta L. "Bobbie" Collins   was Alcott in The Big Doll House (1971), Belle Tyson in Caged Heat (1974), Matilda the Hun in Death Race 2000 (1975) & Lana Logan in Hardbodies I & II ¤ Mrs. Paul Harper  born on 11-17-1944 expired 8-16-2008 in Los Angeles, California   age 63   cause: under dispute (awaiting ruling from the replay booth)

New York Yankees "alternate" catcher  Tharon Patrick Collins   batted eighth in Murderers' Row born on 9-13-1896 in Sweet Springs, Missouri expired 5-20-1960 in Kansas City, Kansas   age 63

author  Carlo Collodi   wrote Pinocchio (1880) ¤ real name: Carlo Lorenzini  born on 11-24-1826 in Tuscany, Italy expired 10-26-1890   age 63

quiz show host  Clayton "Bud" Collyer   voiced the role of Superman on radio ¤ born: Clayton Johnson Heermance Jr.  born on 6-18-1908 in New York, New York expired 9-8-1969 in Greenwich, Connecticut   age 61    Contest Selectors 1980 DR AKS: Collier

British actor  Ronald Colman   had lead role in Lost Horizon (1937) born on 2-9-1891 in Richmond, England expired 5-19-1958 in Santa Barbara, California   age 67 AKS: Coleman

Dr.  Henry P. Colmore   physician who identified botulism toxin in a can of Bon Vivant vichyssoise (1971) born on 10-23-1904 expired 11-13-1973 in Mount Kisco, New York   age 69   cause: cerebral hemorrhage

musician/comedian  Gerald "Jerry" Colonna   frequent co-hort of Bob Hope born on 9-17-1905 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 11-21-1986 in Woodland Hills, California   age 81    Contest Selectors 1980 GP 6.3%

Catholic Church leader (1417-1431)  Oddone Colonna   elected 207th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church November 11, 1417 by the Council of Constance, ending the Western Schism ¤ Pope Martin V  born on --1368 in Genazzo, Italy expired 2-20-1432 in Rome, Italy   age 63

jazz pianist  Alice Coltrane   widow of John Coltrane ¤ née: McLeod  born on 8-27-1937 in Detroit, Michigan expired 1-12-2007 in Los Angeles, California   age 69   cause: respiratory failure

jazz saxophonist  John William Coltrane born on 9-26-1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina expired 7-17-1967 in Huntington, New York   age 40   cause: liver cancer

explorer  Christopher Columbus   convinced Castilian Queen Isabella to bankroll his westward search for Cathay (he found two continents instead) ¤ born: Cristóbal Colón  born on --1451 in Genoa, Italy expired 5-20-1506 in Spain   age 55   cause: heart failure; Reiter's syndrome

formerly much-hear voice  Vance DeBar "Pinto" Colvig Sr.   provided the voice of Goofy and the sounds of Pluto; first to provide the voice of Bozo the Clown for a Capitol Records project (1946); later became the first to perform Bozo (1949 on KTTV-tv in L.A.) born on 9-11-1892 in Jacksonville, Oregon expired 10-3-1967 in Woodland Hills, California   age 75   cause: lung cancer

zit creame developer (1949)  Ivan DeBlois Combe   created Clearasil; marketed Grecian Formula 16, Lanacane, Odor-Eaters & Vagisil born on 4-21-1911 in Fremont, Iowa expired 1-11-2000 in Greenwich, Connecticut   age 88   cause: stroke

early women's bodybuilder  Laura Combes   the first AAU Ms. America (1980) born on 10-19-1953 in New York, New York expired 10-4-1989 in Odessa, Florida   age 35   cause: alcohol poisoning AKS: Combs

New York Yankees center fielder (1924-35)  Earle Bryan Combs   batted first in Murderers' Row ¤ nickname: "The Kentucky Colonel"  born on 5-14-1899 in Pebworth, Kentucky expired 7-21-1976 in Richmond, Kentucky   age 77   cause: "a long illness"    Contest Selectors 2000 RR

game show host  Ray Combs Jr.   was Family Feud host (1988-94) born on 4-3-1956 in Hamilton, Ohio expired 6-2-1996 in Los Angeles, California   age 40   cause: suicide; hanged himself in a hospital suicide ward

Broadway librettist  Betty Comden   with Adolph Green & Judy Holliday formed singing group "The Revues" (1939); collaborated with Green on shows such as On The Town, Bells are Ringing & Wonderful Town; penned screenplay for Singin' in the Rain (1952) ¤ born: Elizabeth Cohen widow of Steven Kyle  born on 5-3-1917 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 11-23-2006 in New York, New York   age 89   cause: heart failure    Contest Selectors 2003 COCO 5.6% 2004 RIE 5.6% 2005 RIE 4.3% 2006 RIE 3.3%    Scored 6.1000 solo points

biologist Dr.  Alexander Comfort   author of The Joy of Sex (1972) born on 2-10-1920 in London, England expired 3-26-2000 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England   age 80   cause: complications from stroke

blacklisted actress  Dorothy Comingore   played Susan Alexander Kane (second, trophy wife, of Charles Foster Kane) in Citizen Kane (1941); never worked in films again after being blacklisted by McCarthy (1951) ¤ born: Linda Winters  born on 8-24-1913 in Los Angeles, California expired 12-30-1971 in Stonington, Connecticut   age 58   cause: "a long illness"

Chicago White Stockings (Sox) team founder (1900)  Charles Albert Comiskey   notorious cheapskate; his 1919 team threw the World Series born on 8-15-1859 in Chicago, Illinois expired 10-26-1931 in Eagle River, Wisconsin   age 72

orchestra conductor  Sergiu Comissiona born on 6-16-1928 in Bucharest, Roumania expired 3-5-2005 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma   age 76   cause: stroke

historian  Henry Steele Commager born on 10-25-1902 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 3-2-1998 in Amherst, Massachusetts   age 95

comatizing crooner  Perry Como ¤ born: Pierino Roland Como  born on 5-18-1912 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania expired 5-12-2001 in Jupiter Inlet Colony, Florida   age 88    Contest Selectors 1979 DW 7.7% 1980 GP 6.3% 2001 NFG, ROTS 25%    Scored 4.9500 points

shoemaker  Léon Compère-Léandre   survived the May 8, 1902 eruption of Mt. Pelée born on --1874 expired ??-??-1936   age 62 AKS: Leon Compere Leandre

physicist  Arthur Holly Compton   key figure in development of the A-bomb; 1927 Nobel co-laureate in physics (shared with Wilson) for development of the cloud chamber born on 9-10-1892 in Wooster, Ohio expired 3-15-1962 in Berkeley, California   age 69

actress  Fay Compton   played Peter Pan in a London production ¤ born: Virginia Lilian Emmeline Mackenzie Compton  born on 9-18-1894 in West Kensington, London, England expired 12-12-1978 in London, England   age 84

World War II veteran, attorney & author  Lynn D. "Buck" Compton   was the lead prosecutor in the Sirhan Sirhan case born on 12-31-1921 in Los Angeles, California expired 2-25-2012 in Burlington, Washington   age 90    Contest Selectors 2010 OIE 3.7%

former New York representative (1965-84)  Barber Benjamin Conable Jr.   from 1986 through 1991 was president of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (aka: the World Bank) born on 11-2-1922 in Warsaw, New York expired 11-30-2003 in Sarasota, Florida   age 81   cause: complications from staph infection

actor  Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway   appeared in Grease, Taxi, Babylon 5, celebrity rehab, ... born on 10-5-1950 in New York, New York expired 5-27-2011 in Tarzana, California   age 60   cause: life support withdrawn; coma; septic emboli; aspiration pneumonia; encephalopathy; coronary artery disease; aortic valve endocarditis    Contest Selectors 2008 TFM 3.1% 2009 GAS, LMLD 6.7% 2010 GAS, KLS, LMLD 11.1%

jazz guitarist  Albert Edwin "Eddie" Condon born on 11-16-1905 in Goodland, Indiana expired 8-4-1973 in New York, New York   age 67

Our Gang child actor  John "Jackie" Condon   appeared in 1922 silent shorts of the series born on 3-25-1918 in Los Angeles, California expired 10-13-1977 in Inglewood, California   age 59   cause: cancer

author  Richard Thomas Condon   wrote Manchurian Candidate & Prizzi's Honor born on 3-18-1915 in New York, New York expired 4-9-1996 in Dallas, Texas   age 81

Catholic Church leader (1431-1447)  Gabriello Condulmaro   elected 208th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church March 4, 1431 ¤ Pope Eugene IV  born on --1388 in Venice, Italy expired 2-23-1447 in Rome, Italy   age 58

advertising executive  Fairfax Mastick Cone   co-founded Foote, Cone & Belding (1942); came up with slogan "LSMFT - Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco" born on 2-21-1903 in San Francisco, California expired 6-20-1977 in Carmel, California   age 74

philosopher  Confucius born on 8-27-551 BC expired 11-21-479 BC   age 72

ex-baseball player  Richard Anthony "Tony" Conigliaro born on 1-7-1945 in Revere, Massachusetts expired 2-24-1990   age 45

silent screen comic  Chester Conklin   appeared in the Keystone Kops series; had walrus mustache born on 1-11-1888 in Oskaloosa, Iowa expired 10-11-1971 in Van Nuys, California   age 83

Broadway actress  Peggy Conklin born on 11-2-1902 in Dobbs Ferry, New York expired 3-18-2003 in Naples, Florida   age 96

soul singer  Arthur Conley   his big hit: Sweet Soul Music (1967; co-written with Otis Redding) born on 1-4-1946 in McIntosh, Georgia expired 11-17-2003 in Ruurlo, The Netherlands   age 57   cause: intestinal cancer

child actress  Cammie King Conlon   played Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone With the Wind (1939) and supplied the voice of Faline in Bambi (1942) ¤ born: Eleanore Cammack King  born on 8-5-1934 in Los Angeles, California expired 9-1-2010 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina   age 76   cause: cancer

Idanell "Nellie" Connally   widow of former Texas governor; last surviving passenger in the limo in which JFK was assassinated (she was seated in the middle row, in front of Jackie, to the left of her husband) ¤ née: Brill  born on 2-24-1919 in Austin, Texas expired 9-1-2006 in Austin, Texas   age 87 AKS: Connelly

former Texas Governor (1963-69) & Nixon Treasury Secretary (1971-72)  John Bowden Connally Jr.   was in front seat of car with/hit by 1st bullet that struck JFK born on 2-27-1917 in Floresville, Texas expired 6-15-1993 in Houston, Texas   age 76   cause: pulmonary fibrosis    Contest Selectors 1980 EK 6.3% AKS: Connelly

Catherine Uhlmyer Connelly   next-to-last survivor of the 1904 General Slocum excursion boat fire (1,021 fatalities) ¤ born: Catherine Uhlmyer adopted as: Catherine Gallagher  born on 4-4-1893 in New York, New York expired 10-17-2002 in Wilton, Connecticut   age 109

actor  Christopher Connelly born on 9-8-1941 in Wichita, Kansas expired 12-7-1988   age 47

tv producer  Joseph E. Connelly   co-creator of Leave It To Beaver (1957-63) & The Munsters born on 8-22-1917 in New York, New York expired 2-13-2003 in Newport Beach, Florida   age 85   cause: complications from stroke

raconteur & playwright  Marcus Cook Connelly   won a Pulitzer prize for 1929 play The Green Pastures; member of the Algonquin Round Table & its offshoot, the Thanatopsis Inside Straight Literary and Chowder Club born on 12-13-1890 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania expired 12-21-1980 in New York, New York   age 90

trombone player/bandleader  Ray Conniff born on 11-6-1916 in Attleboro, Massachusetts expired 10-12-2002 in Los Angeles, California   age 85   cause: head trauma suffered in fall (a complication from April stroke)

jazz singer  Chris Connor ¤ born: Mary Loutsenhizer  born on 11-8-1927 in Kansas City, Missouri expired 8-29-2009 in Toms River, New Jersey   age 81   cause: cancer

former college lineman/pro linebacker  George Leo Connor   first winner of the Outland Trophy born on 1-21-1925 in Chicago, Illinois expired 3-31-2003 in Evanston, Illinois   age 78

Johnson Commerce Secretary (1965-67)  John T. "Jack" Connor born on 11-3-1914 expired 10-6-2000 in Boston, Massachusetts   age 85   cause: blood cancer

segregationist Birmingham, Alabama police commissioner (1936-52; 1956-63)  Theophilus Eugene "Bull" Connor   used fire hoses & sicced dogs on civil rights demonstrators --- booted out in 1963 born on 7-11-1897 in Selma, Alabama expired 3-10-1973 in Birmingham, Alabama   age 75   cause: stroke

Rifleman actor  Chuck Connors   played gunfighter Swifty Morgan in Support your Local Gunfighter (1971) and assassin Tab Fielding in Soylent Green (1973) born on 4-10-1921 in New York, New York expired 11-8-1992 in Los Angeles, California   age 71   cause: lung cancer    Contest Selectors 1979 JH 7.7% 1980 DO 6.3%

model agency head  Harry Sales Conover   coined term "Cover Girl" born on 8-29-1911 in Chicago, Illinois expired 7-21-1965 in New York, New York   age 53

Gemini V & XI,Apollo 12 and Skylab 2 astronaut  Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr.   third man to walk on the moon born on 6-2-1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 7-8-1999 in Ojai, California   age 69   cause: internal bleeding from motorcycle crash

Westinghouse Electric engineer Dr.  Frank Conrad   invented the round-type home electric meter (1897); started KDKA radio in his garage ¤ "the father of radio broadcasting"  born on 5-4-1874 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 12-11-1941 in Miami, Florida   age 67   cause: complications from heart attack

author  Joseph Conrad   wrote Lord Jim, Nostromo and Heart of Darkness ¤ real name: Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski  born on 12-3-1857 in Berdichev, Ukraine, Russia expired 8-3-1924   age 66

Hill Street Blues actor  Michael Conrad   "...lets be careful out there..." born on 10-16-1925 in New York, New York expired 11-21-1983   age 58   cause: cancer

L.A. Times political cartoonist  Paul Francis Conrad born on 6-27-1924 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa expired 9-4-2010 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California   age 86

William Conrad   radio's Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke); Rocky & Bullwinkle's announcer; Cannon; Jake's fatman born on 9-27-1920 in Louisville, Kentucky expired 2-11-1994   age 73

actor  Frank Foster "Hans" Conried II   had title role in The Five Thousand Fingers of Dr. T; played Uncle Tanoose on Make Room for Daddy born on 4-1-1915 in Baltimore, Maryland expired 1-5-1982 in Burbank, California   age 66   cause: heart attack

former Fordham Ram lineman  John Patrick Conroy   member of the Seven Blocks of Granite born on 12-28-1907 expired 10-31-2003 in Portland, Maine   age 95

radio-tv journalist  Robert Bernard "Bob" Considine born on 11-4-1906 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 9-25-1975 in New York, New York   age 68   cause: complications from stroke

composer  Marius Constant   wrote the Twilight Zone Theme born on 2-7-1925 in Bucharest, Roumania expired 5-15-2004 in Paris, France   age 79

actor  Eddie Constantine ¤ born: Edward Constantinowsky  born on 10-29-1917 in Los Angeles, California expired 2-24-1993 in Wiesbaden, Germany   age 75   cause: heart attack

Guinean "president"/dictator (1984-2008)  Lansana Conté   came to power in a coup born on --1934 in Moussayah, Loumbaya, Dubréka, Guinea expired 12-22-2008 in Conakry, Guinea   age 74   cause: complications from diabetes; chain smoking; leukemia    Contest Selectors 2008 DTM 3.1%    Scored 7.6000 solo points AKS: Conte Conti Contay

stage and screen actor  Richard Conte   noted for playing gangsters like Don Barzini in The Godfather (1972) ¤ born: Nicholas Peter Conte  born on 3-24-1910 in Jersey City, New Jersey expired 4-15-1975 in Los Angeles, California   age 65   cause: heart attack; stroke

Massachusetts rep. (1959-91)  Silvio Ottavio Conte born on 11-9-1921 in Puttsfield, Massachusetts expired 2-8-1991 in Bethesda, Maryland   age 69   cause: cancer

Catholic Churh leader (1721-1724)  Michelangelo Dei Conti   elected 245th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church May 8, 1721 ¤ Pope Innocent XIII  born on 5-13-1655 in Rome, Italy expired 3-7-1724 in Rome, Italy   age 68

character actress  Peggy Converse   widow of Don Porter ¤ born: Peggy Randall  born on 4-3-1905 in Oregon City, Oregon expired 3-2-2001 in Los Angeles, California   age 95

game show host  Bernard Whalen "Bert" Convey born on 7-23-1933 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 7-15-1991   age 57   cause: brain cancer

ice cream seller  James Francis Conway Sr.   co-founder of the Mister Softee ice cream truck franchise ... you know, those trucks that troll the neighborhood summer evenings blaring insipid music trying to attract the kiddies born on 10-30-1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 5-28-2006 in Ocean City, New Jersey   age 78   cause: cancer

character actor  Russ Conway   played Rev. Bethany in War of the Worlds (1953), Elvis' buddy Ed Galt in Love Me Tender (1956) & "American General" in Our Man Flint (1965) born on 4-25-1913 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada expired 1-12-2009 in Laguna Hills, California   age 95

actor  Jackie Coogan   played Uncle Fester on The Addams Family; married to Betty Grable (1937-40) born on 10-26-1914 expired 3-1-1984   age 79

lawyer  Adam Neal Cook   brother of 2008 American Idol winner David Cook born on 6-5-1971 in Terre Haute, Indiana expired 5-2-2009 in Terre Haute, Indiana   age 37   cause: brain cancer    Contest Selectors 2009 QKU, RIE 6.7%    Scored 10.0500 points

Texas death row inmate  Bobby Glen Cook ¤ aka: number 999094  born on 12-3-1961 expired 3-11-2003 in Huntsville, Texas   age 41   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2003 DTM, RR, TMTX 16.7%    Scored 9.0250 points

actor  Elisha Cook Jr.   played Wilmer in The Maltese Falcon, Samuel T. Cogley on Star Trek and Francis "Icepick" Hofstetler on Magnum, P.I. born on 12-26-1903 in San Francisco, California expired 5-18-1995   age 91

film/tv director  Fielder Cook   directed Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) & The Homecoming (1971), the tv movie that was lead to The Waltons tv series born on 3-9-1923 in Atlanta, Georgia expired 6-20-2003 in Charlotte, North Carolina   age 80   cause: complications following stroke

Chi-Chi's diner  Jeffrey D. Cook   on October 6th ate contaminated scallions born on 7-3-1965 expired 11-7-2003 in Oakland, Pennsylvania   age 38   cause: liver failure; Hepatitis A

last Spanish-American War veteran  Nathan E. Cook born on 10-10-1885 expired 9-10-1992 in Mesa, Arizona   age 106

British comedian  Peter Cook   partnered with Dudley Moore; played the Devil in Bedazzled born on 11-17-1937 in Devonshire, England expired 1-9-1995   age 57

Washington state progeria sufferer  Seth A. Cook   had been the world's oldest living victim of the disease — had the body of an 80-year-old born on 7-22-1993 in Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington expired 6-25-2007 in Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington   age 13   cause: complications from heart attack; stroke 2008 SPAM 2009 PCD

accuser of Cardinal Bernardin  Steven Cook born on 1-12-1959 expired 9-22-1995   age 36

Alistair Alfred Cooke   longtime host of Omnibus (1952-61) and Masterpiece Theater; in late 2005 it was revealed that, prior to cremation, his leg bones were illegally "harvested" by a criminal enterprise, given a fake autopsy report & death certificate and transplanted into individuals that thought they were receiving legal/healthy body parts ¤ born: Alfred Alistair Cooke  born on 11-20-1908 in Salford, England expired 3-30-2004 in New York, New York   age 95   cause: lung & bone cancer    Contest Selectors 1979 DW, RR 15.4% 1980 BB, DW 12.5% 2000 ANG, BOD, KLS, RR 57% 2001 ANG, BOD, KLS, RR 50% 2002 ANG, BOD, CMH, DTM, JL 45.5% 2003 CSI, DTM, KLS 16.7% 2004 ADWC, BOD, CSI, DTM, KLS, RR 33.3%    Scored 3.0781 points AKS: Alistaire Cook

Washington Redskins owner  Jack Kent Cooke born on 9-25-1912 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada expired 4-6-1997   age 84

gospel/soul singer  Sam Cooke born on 1-22-1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi expired 12-11-1964 in Los Angeles, California   age 33   cause: shot to death by motel manager while he "chased" a woman

stage actor/writer/producer  Peter Cookson born on 5-8-1913 in on a houseboat in the Willametter River, Oregon expired 1-6-1990 in Southfield, Massachusetts   age 76   cause: bone cancer

painter of socializing canines  Cassius Marcellus Coolidge   in 1903 was contracted by the Bigelow & Brown advertising firm to create a series of 16 depictions of dogs engaging in leisure activities; 7 of them showed dogs playing pool & 9 were of dogs playing poker; his most famous work: "A Friend in Need" (1870s; better known as "Dogs Playing Poker"); he is also credited with inventing "Comic Foregrounds," the lifesize cartoon standup, with the face cut out, that you'd stick your head through the hole & be photographed born on 9-18-1844 in between Antwerp & Philadelphia, New York expired 1-13-1934 in Grasmere, Staten Island, New York   age 89

30th U.S. president (1923-1928)  John Calvin Coolidge Sr.   Harding's vice-president ¤ aka: "Silent Cal"  born on 7-4-1872 in Plymouth, Vermont expired 1-5-1933   age 60

presidential son  John Calvin Coolidge Jr. born on 9-7-1906 expired 5-31-2000   age 93

California oldster  Marcella B. Coolidge   daddy liked to do paintings of doggies playing poker born on 6-27-1910 in Staten Island, New York, New York expired 11-27-2007 in San Diego, California   age 97    Contest Selectors 2005 CSI 4.3% 2006 CSI 3.3% 2008 CSI 2009 CSI

inventor Dr.  William David Coolidge   inventor of the X-ray tube (1913); developer of ductile tungsten filament still in use in light bulbs (1908) born on 10-23-1873 in Hudson, Massachusetts expired 2-3-1975 in Schenectady, New York   age 101

CBC kiddie show host (1964-96)  Ernie Coombs   played Mr. Dressup born on 11-26-1927 in Lewiston, Maine expired 9-18-2001 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada   age 73   cause: stroke

veterinarian/immunologist Dr.  Robert Royston Ames "Robin" Coombs   developed the test for detecting the Rh negative antibodies in pregnant women (1945) born on 1-9-1921 in London, England expired 2-25-2006 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   age 85 AKS: Amos

original Star Trek series producer/writer  Gene L. Coon   created the Klingons (for episode Errand of Mercy); also created the Prime Directive born on 1-7-1924 expired 7-8-1973 in Los Angeles, California   age 49   cause: lung cancer

British MP & outraged First Lord of the Admiralty  Alfred Duff Cooper   resigned in 1938 in protest to Chamberlain's boneheaded pact with Hitler at München; British ambassador to France (1945-47) ¤ title: Viscount Norwich  expired 1-1-1954 in Vigo, Spain   age 63

former GQ magazine editor (1983-2003)  Arthur Cooper born on 10-15-1937 in New York, New York expired 6-9-2003 in New York, New York   age 65   cause: complications from stroke

super-geezer  Beatrice M. Cooper   lives in Harbor Beach, MI ¤ née: Martin  born on 2-3-1897 in Port Hope, Michigan expired 5-4-2009 in Harbor Beach, Michigan   age 112

Academy Award-winning actor  Frank James "Gary" Cooper   played Sgt. York, Lou Gerhig and other heroic figures born on 5-7-1901 in Helena, Montana expired 5-13-1961 in Hollywood, California   age 60

British character actress Dame  Gladys Cooper born on 12-18-1888 in Lewisham, England expired 11-17-1971 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England   age 82   cause: pneumonia

actor  Jackie Cooper   nephew of Norman Taurog; appeared in 1930s Our Gang comedies; did The People's Choice (1955-58 talking dog sitcom) & Hennessy in 1959 with Abby Dalton; won Emmys in 1970s for directing ¤ born: John Cooper Jr.  born on 9-15-1922 in Los Angeles, California expired 5-3-2011 in Los Angeles, California   age 88

Kentucky Senator  John Sherman Cooper   member of the Warren Commission born on 8-23-1901 in Sommerset, Kentucky expired 2-21-1991 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 89   cause: heart failure

Faith 7 and Gemini V astronaut  Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. born on 3-6-1927 in Shawnee, Oklahoma expired 10-4-2004 in Ventura, California   age 77

Hollywood film producer & director  Merian Caldwell Cooper   his favorite phrase was "make it bigger!"; conceived of and produced or directed King Kong (1933), Son of Kong (1933) and Mighty Joe Young (1949) (along with Ernest B. Schoedsack) born on 10-24-1893 in Jacksonville, Florida expired 4-21-1973 in San Diego, California   age 79   cause: cancer

model agency founder  Wilhelmina Behmenburg Cooper ¤ Mrs. Bruce Cooper  born on 5-1-1940 in Culemborg, The Netherlands expired 3-1-1980 in Greenwich, Connecticut   age 40   cause: lung cancer

radio/tv/movie writer/director/producer  Wyllis Cooper   created the Lights Out radio program (1934) ¤ aka: Willis Cooper  born on 1-26-1899 in Pekin, Illinois expired 6-22-1955 in High Ridge, New Jersey   age 56

beer company founder (1880)  Adolph Herman Joseph Coors ¤ I  born on --1847 in Germany expired 6-5-1919 in Virginia Beach, Virginia   age 72

suds slinger  Adolph Herman Joseph Coors II   former CEO of the company (1982-87) born on 11-12-1917 in Golden, Colorado expired 3-15-2003 in Rancho Mirage, California   age 85   cause: lymphatic cancer    Contest Selectors 1979 JW, MM 15.4% 1980 MM 6.3% 2002 MORB 9.1% 2003 TAP 5.6%    Scored 6.5000 solo points

Tin Pan Alley composer  John Frederick Coots   wrote music for Santa Claus is Coming to Town & Love Letters in the Sand born on 5-2-1897 expired 4-8-1985 in New York, New York   age 87

chemist/inventor  Harry Wesley Coover Jr.   came up with cyanoacrylate glue in 1942 (Super Glue) born on 3-6-1919 in Newark, Delaware expired 3-26-2011 in Kingsport, Tennessee   age 92    Contest Selectors 2009 TBC 3.3%

Grand Ole Opry star  Lloyd Estel "Cowboy" Copas   died with Patsy Cline & Hawkshaw Hawkins born on 7-15-1913 in Adams County, Ohio expired 3-5-1963 in Camden, Tennessee   age 49   cause: plane crash

"entrepreneur"  Alvin Charles Copeland Sr.   founded the Popeyes fried chicken chain; lost it in bankruptcy when he overpaid to buy Churches Fried Chicken chain born on 2-2-1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana expired 3-23-2008 in München, Bavaria, Germany (near)   age 64   cause: cancer of the salivary glands    Contest Selectors 2008 GOHI 3.1%    Scored 8.6000 solo points

spy, author, trumpet player  Miles Axe Copeland Sr. expired 1-14-1991   age 90

composer  Aaron Copland   composed Appalachian Spring born on 11-14-1900 in New York, New York expired 12-2-1990   age 90    Contest Selectors 1979 HP 7.7% 1980 BD, EB, HP 18.8%

actor  Glenn Corbett   appeared on original Star Trek tv series as Zephram Cochrane (1968); also appeared in a number of John Wayne westerns ¤ born: Glenn Rothenburg  born on 8-17-1930 in El Monte, California expired 1-16-1993 in San Antonio, Texas   age 62   cause: lung cancer AKS: Glen Corbet

minor league baseball team owner  Jack Corbett   fought baseball's reserve clause, resulting in the 1953 Supreme Court ruling that supported a 1922 decision that baseball was "not a business", therefore exempt from the Federal anti-trust laws born on 8-2-1887 expired 12-15-1973 in Los Angeles, California   age 86

boxer  John James Corbett ¤ aka: "Gentleman Jim"  born on 7-1-1866 in San Francisco, California expired 2-18-1933 in New York, New York   age 66

Grandma Walton actress  Ellen Corby ¤ born: Ellen Hansen  born on 6-3-1913 in Racine, Wisconsin expired 4-14-1999 in Woodland Hills, California   age 85    Contest Selectors 1979 DO, JW, MS, VM 30.8% 1980 DO, JW, RR 18.8%

Cord auto company owner (1932-37)  Errett Lobban Cord   produced the Cord 810 (1935) born on 7-20-1894 in Warrensburg, Missouri expired 1-2-1974 in Reno, Nevada   age 79   cause: heart attack

movie/tv/voice actor  Henry Corden   took over voicing Fred Flintstone following the death of Alan Reed (1977) born on 1-6-1920 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada expired 5-19-2005 in Encino, California   age 85   cause: emphysema

1950s/60s KDKA radio personality  Regis J. "Rege" Cordic   created Olde Frothingslosh, the Pale Stale Ale with the Head on the Bottom; moved to L.A. to replace Bob Crane on KNX radio(1966) born on 5-15-1926 in Hazelwood, Pennsylvania expired 4-16-1999 in Los Angeles, California   age 72   cause: brain cancer

operatic tenor  Franco Corelli born on 4-8-1921 in Ancona, Italy expired 10-29-2003 in Milan, Italy   age 82   cause: complications from strokes

restauranteur  Arthur Richard Cores   co-founded the Newtonville, Massachusetts "Boston Chicken" restaurant that became the "Boston Market" chain (1985) born on 8-11-1957 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 12-16-2009 in Miami Beach, Florida   age 52   cause: esophgeal cancer

character actor  Jeff Corey   blacklisted during the 1950s; became a leading Hollywood acting teacher; Stratos City leader Plasus on original Star Trek series born on 8-10-1914 in New York, New York expired 8-16-2002 in Santa Monica, California   age 88   cause: complications from fall

actor  Wendell Reid Corey   was president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a director of the Screen Actors' Guild born on 5-20-1914 in Dracut, Massachusetts expired 11-8-1968 in Woodland Hills, California   age 54

Dr.  Carl Ferdinand Cori   shared the 1947 Nobel prize in medicine with his wife & Bernardo Houssay born on 12-5-1896 in Prague, Austria-Hungary expired 10-20-1984 in Cambridge, Massachusetts   age 87

Dr.  Gerty Theresa Cori   shared the 1947 Nobel prize in medicine with her husband & Bernardo Houssay ¤ née: Radnitz  born on 8-15-1896 in Prague, Austria-Hungary expired 10-26-1957 in Saint Louis, Missouri   age 61   cause: kidney failure; myelofibrosis

former N.Y. Philharmonic concertmaster (1943-66)  John Corigliano born on 8-28-1901 expired 9-1-1975 in Norwalk, Connecticut   age 74   cause: cerebral hemorrhage

Burlesque "queen"  Ann Corio born on 11-29-1914 in Hartford, Connecticut expired 3-1-1999 in Englewood, New Jersey   age 84

character actor  Pat Corley   played Phil the bartender on Murphy Brown sitcom born on 6-1-1930 in Dallas, Texas expired 9-11-2006 in Los Angeles, California   age 76   cause: congestive heart failure

physicist  Allan Macleod Cormack   concurrent inventor of Computerized Axial Tomography scans (CAT scans); shared 1979 Nobel physiology prize for that invention born on 2-23-1924 in Johannesburg, South Africa expired 5-7-1998 in Winchester, Massachusetts   age 74   cause: cancer

geezer  Felicie Young Cormier born on 11-9-1879 in New Iberia, Louisiana expired 4-14-1998 in Crowley, Louisiana   age 118

World War II double ace  Richard L. "Zeke" Cormier   led the Air Force Blue Angels precision flying squadron in 1950s born on 12-19-1919 in Washington expired 2-21-2001 in Rancho Santa Fe, California   age 81   cause: cancer

author  Robert E. Cormier   wrote The Chocolate War (1974) born on 1-17-1925 in Leonmister, Massachusetts expired 11-2-2000 in Leonmister, Massachusetts   age 75   cause: complications from blood clot

Soul Train creator & host  Donald Cortez Cornelius born on 9-27-1926 in Chicago, Illinois expired 2-1-2012 in Los Angeles, California   age 75   cause: suicide; sunshot to head; "significant health issues"

renowned American stage actress  Katharine Cornell born on 2-16-1893 in Berlin, Germany expired 6-8-1974 in Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts   age 81   cause: pneumonia

human reproductive specialist Dr.  George Corner   pioneered in birth control chemistry, co-identifier of progesterone born on 12-12-1889 expired 9-28-1981 in Huntsville, Alabama   age 91

character actor  Robert Cornthwaite   played Dr. Carrington in The Thing From Another World (1951); also played a scientist in Colossus: The Forbin Project (1969) and a scientist (Dr. Flankon) in the movie ("Mant")-within-the-movie Matinee (1993); played progressively more senile Howard Buss on Pickett Fences born on 4-28-1917 in Saint Helens, Oregon expired 7-20-2006 in Woodland Hills, California   age 89    Contest Selectors 2003 COCO, CSI 11.1% 2004 CSI, PCD, RR 16.7% 2005 CSI, PCD, RR 13.0% 2006 CSI, PCD, RR 10.0%    Scored 4.2250 points

British Army general Marquis  Charles Cornwallis   surrendered to Washington at Yorktown in 1871 born on 1-31-1738 in London, England expired 10-5-1805 in Ghazipur, India   age 66

disputed Catholic Church leader (1406-1415)  Angelo Corrario   elected 206th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church November 30, 1406; abdicated in 1415, permitting the Council of Constance to end the Western Schism through the election of a "consensus" Pope (the next-to-last Pope to have resigned) ¤ Pope Gregory XII  born on --1327 in Venice, Italy expired 10-18-1417 in Recauati, Italy   age 90

radio actor  Charles J. Correll   created the Amos 'n' Andy radio comedy series along with Freeman F. Gosden; played Andrew Hogg "Andy" Brown on show (1928-60) born on 2-2-1890 in Peoria, Illinois expired 9-26-1972 in Chicago, Illinois   age 82   cause: heart attack

pilot  Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan   in 1938 flew from New York to Ireland instead of Long Beach California after allegedly "misreading" his compass born on 1-22-1907 in Galveston, Texas expired 12-9-1995   age 88

actress  Aneta Corsaut   played Sheriff Andy Taylor's girlfriend Helen Crump born on 11-3-1933 in Hutchinson, Kansas expired 11-6-1995   age 62   cause: cancer

Catholic Church leader (1730-1740)  Lorenzo Corsini   elected 247th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church July 12, 1730 ¤ Pope Clement XII  born on 4-7-1652 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy expired 2-6-1740 in Rome, Italy   age 87

Beat Generation poet  Gergory Nunzio Corso born on 3-26-1930 in New York, New York expired 1-17-2001 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota   age 70   cause: prostate cancer

former Marine Lt. Colonel  William R. Corson   the Pentagon threatened to court-martial him for his book The Betrayal, critical of politician's & the military's conduct in the Vietnam war born on 9-25-1925 in Chicago, Illinois expired 7-15-2000 in Bethesda, Maryland   age 74   cause: emphysema; Lung cancer

Spanish conquistador  Hernando Cortez   conqueror of Aztec empire 1521; executed Montezuma II born on --1485 in Medellin, Spain expired ??-??-1547   age 62

silent movie actor  Ricard Cortez ¤ born: Jack Kranze  born on 9-19-1899 in Vienna, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary expired 4-28-1977 in New York, New York   age 77

1930s/40s radio writer/director/producer  Norman Lewis Corwin   also wrote movie screenplay for Lust For Life (1956) born on 5-3-1910 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 10-18-2011 in Los Angeles, California   age 101    Contest Selectors 2005 CSI 4.3% 2006 CSI 3.3% 2008 CSI 3.1% 2009 CSI, GOHI 6.7%

Motown songwriter & saxophonist  Henry R. "Hank" Cosby   with Stevie Wonder & Sylvia Moy wrote My Cherie Amour & Uptight (Everything's Alright) born on 5-12-1928 expired 1-23-2002 in Royal Oak, Michigan   age 73

retired obnoxious sports homunculus  Howard Cosell ¤ born: Howard William Cohen  born on 3-25-1920 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina expired 4-23-1995   age 75    Contest Selectors 1979 HFS, YJ 15.4%

talent agent & tv producer  Pierre Maurice Joseph Cossette   brought the Grammy Awards to the boob tube (1971-2005) born on 12-15-1923 in Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada expired 9-11-2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada   age 85   cause: congestive heart failure

Cossman & Levine Inc. ant hustler  Eli Joseph Cossman   with brother-in-law sold millions of Uncle Milton's Ant Farms; sold out in 1965 born on 4-13-1918 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 12-7-2002 in Palm Springs, California   age 84

Don Costa born on 6-10-1925 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 1-19-1983   age 57

architect  Lúcio Costa   planned & designed Brasilia born on 2-27-1902 in Toulon, France expired 6-13-1998 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   age 96

character actress  Dolores Costello   grandmother of Drew Barrymore; played Isabel in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) ¤ Mrs. John Barrymore  born on 9-17-1903 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 3-1-1979 in Fallbrook, California   age 75   cause: emphysema

character actor  Edward A. "Ward" Costello   in 1988 appeared twice on Star Trek: The Next Generation as Admiral Gregory Quinn (episodes "Conspiracy" & "Coming of Age") born on 7-5-1919 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 6-4-2009 in Redlands, California   age 89   cause: complications from stroke

mobster  Frank Costello ¤ real name: Francesco Castiglia  born on 1-26-1891 in Cosenza, Italy expired 2-18-1973 in New York, New York   age 82   cause: heart attack

radio, motion picture, television comedian  Lou Costello   partnered with Bud Abbott until 1957 ¤ born: Louis Francis Cristillo  born on 3-6-1906 in Paterson, New Jersey expired 3-3-1959 in Beverly Hills, California   age 52

theatrical producer  Peter Cotes   staged first production of Agatha Christie's The Mouse Trap (1952); brother of actors John & Roy Boulting ¤ born: Sydney Arthur Rembrandt Boulting  born on 3-19-1912 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England expired 11-10-1998 in Chipping Norton, England   age 86

former Leflore County, Mississippi Chief Sheriff's deputy  John Ed Cothran   was one of the people that pulled Emmett Till's body from the Tallahatchie River; conducted the investigation of his murder; later served as the Leflore County sheriff (1960-64) born on 9-5-1914 expired 3-15-2008 in Grenada, Mississippi   age 93   cause: heart failure

Magnificent Ambersons actor  Joseph Cheshire Cotten   played murder victim William Simonson in Soylent Green (1973) born on 5-15-1905 in Petersburg, Virginia expired 2-6-1994 in Westwood, California   age 88   cause: pneumonia AKS: Cotton

Texas death row inmate  Marcus Bridger Cotton born on 9-28-1974 expired 3-3-2004 in Huntsville, Texas   age 29   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2004 DTM, PCD, RIE, RR 22.2%    Scored 9.9125 points AKS: Cotten

Dr.  George C. Cotzias   developed L-Dopa therapy for Parkinson's disease victims (1970) born on 6-16-1918 in Crete, Greece expired 6-13-1977 in New York, New York   age 58   cause: lung cancer

truck driver  John Evander Couey   in February 2005 kidnapped, raped (repeately), & murdered Jessica Lunsford born on 9-19-1958 in Florida expired 9-30-2009 in Jacksonville, Florida   age 51   cause: "natural causes    Contest Selectors 2008 SBAP 3.1%

1930s "Radio Priest" Rev.  Charles Edward Coughlin   foe of FDR born on 10-25-1891 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada expired 10-27-1979 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan   age 88

physicist  Charles Augustin de Coulomb born on 6-14-1736 in Angouleme, France expired 8-23-1806 in Paris, France   age 70

Ernest Kent Coulter   founder of the Big Brother movement born on 11-14-1871 in Columbus, Ohio expired 5-1-1952 in Santa Barbara, California   age 80

blues musician  Floyd "Dipper Boy" Council   his first name was used as part of the name of a rock band (Pink Floyd) born on 9-2-1911 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina expired 5-9-1976 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina   age 64   cause: heart attack; sepsis; renal failure; gangrene

James E. "Doc" Counsilman   former University of Indiana swimming coach (1957-90) born on 12-28-1920 in Birmingham, Alabama expired 1-4-2004 in Bloomington, Indiana   age 83   cause: complications from Parkinson's disease    Contest Selectors 2002 JAC 9.1% AKS: Councilman

tv/movie music orchestrator & composer  Alexander Mair "Sandy" Courage   he'll be remembered for writing the theme song to the original Star Trek tv series (1964) born on 12-10-1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 5-15-2008 in Pacific Palisades, California   age 88    Contest Selectors 2008 CSI, SPAM 6.3%    Scored 4.9500 points

Virginia State Senator  Emily Couric   sister of Katie born on 6-5-1947 in Atlanta, Georgia expired 10-18-2001 in Charlottesville, Virginia   age 54   cause: pancreatic cancer    Contest Selectors 2001 BOD 12½%    Scored 9.6000 solo points

André Frédéric Cournand   shared the 1956 Nobel prize in medicine born on 9-24-1895 in Paris, France expired 2-19-1988 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts   age 92 AKS: Andre Frederic

former Pittsburgh Steeler lineman  Stephen Paul "Steve" Courson   a steroid abuser — had all manner of serious medical maladies born on 10-1-1955 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania expired 11-10-2005 in Henry Clay Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania   age 50   cause: blunt force trauma; compression of the chest; tree fell on him while cutting it down    Contest Selectors 2000 ANG 14% 2001 ANG 12½% 2002 ANG 9.1% 2003 ANG 5.6% 2004 ANG 5.6%

actress  Hazel Court   did a bunch of horror flix; widow of Don Taylor born on 2-10-1926 in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England expired 4-15-2008 in Lake Tahoe, California   age 82   cause: heart attack

natural history museum curator  Marjorie Eileen Doris Courtenay-Latimer   discovered a living coelacanth (12-22-1938); was honored when it was given it's latin name Latimeria Chalumnae born on 2-24-1907 in Aliwal North, South Africa expired 5-17-2004 in New London, South Africa   age 97   cause: pneumonia; complications from falls AKS: Courtney

last of the original Harlem Globetrotters (1934-37)  Opal O. "Shagg" Courtney   originated the "move" where the ball was spun on a fingertip, rolled along an arm, over the shoulders, across the other arm & back onto a fingertip born on 10-9-1912 expired 12-26-2001 in Gary, Indiana   age 89

pop balladeer  John Preston Courville   had 1959/60 hit with Running Bear (written & produced by the Big Bopper) ¤ aka: "Johnny Preston"  born on 8-18-1939 in Port Arthur, Texas expired 3-4-2011 in Beaumont, Texas   age 71   cause: heart failure; following coronary artery bypass surgery

Eleanor Kopf Cousins   widow of Norman born on 2-1-1914 in Price, Utah expired 10-22-2001 in Los Angeles, California   age 87

childrens author  Margaret Sue Cousins born on 1-26-1905 in Munday, Texas expired 7-30-1996 in San Antonio, Texas   age 91

noted industrial designer  Morison Stuart Cousins   designed Tupperware; created the Dixie Cup dispenser (1970) born on 4-10-1934 in New York, New York expired 2-10-2001 in Orlando, Florida   age 66   cause: colon cancer

former Saturday Review editor  Norman Cousins born on 6-24-1912 in Union Hill, New Jersey expired 11-30-1990   age 78

underwater explorer  Jacques-Yves Cousteau   co-inventor of the aqua-lung born on 6-11-1910 in St.-André-de-Cubzac, France expired 6-25-1997 in Paris, France   age 87    Contest Selectors 1979 JH, SB 15.4% 1980 EK, HP, JH, VA 25.0%

Philippe Cousteau   youngest son of Jacques expired 6-28-1979 in Alverca, Portugal   age 39   cause: drowned inside capsized seaplane in Tagus River

fetishist  John Alexander Scott Coutts   created erotic heroine Sweet Gwendoline (1947) ¤ published under the name "John Willie"  born on --1902 in Singapore expired ??-??-1962 in Guernsey, England   age 60   cause: brain tumor

former French Foreign Minister  Maurice Couve de Murville born on 1-24-1907 in Rheims, France expired 12-24-1999   age 92

former Detroit mayor (1919-22) & U.S. senator (1922-36)  James Couzens   donated $75,000 to rebuild the Bath (Michigan) Consolidated School after its destruction (1927) born on 8-26-1872 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada expired 10-22-1936 in Detroit, Michigan   age 64

São Paulo State governor (1994-2001)  Mário Covas born on 4-21-1930 in Santos, Brazil expired 3-6-2001 in São Paulo, Brazil   age 70   cause: bladder cancer

character actor  Franklin Edward Cover   played George Jefferson's neighbor Tom Willis on The Jeffersons born on 11-20-1928 in Cleveland, Ohio expired 2-5-2006 in Englewood, New Jersey   age 77   cause: pneumonia

nuclear physicist & aerospace scientist  John H. "Jack" Cover Jr.   1960s inventor of the TASER stun gun (an acronym standing for Thomas A. Swift Electric Rifle) born on 4-6-1920 in New York, New York expired 2-7-2009 in Mission Viejo, California   age 88   cause: pneumonia; Alzheimer's disease

Georgia senator (1993-2000)  Paul Douglas Coverdell born on 1-20-1939 in Des Moines, Iowa expired 7-18-2000 in Atlanta, Georgia   age 61   cause: burst cerebral aneurysm & hemorrhaging

physicist  Clyde L. Cowan Jr.   discoverer of the neutrino expired 5-24-1974 in Wickford, Maryland   age 54

character actor  Jerome Cowan born on 10-6-1897 in New York, New York expired 1-24-1972 in Hollywood, California   age 74

Louis G. Cowan   former CBS network president (1958-59); creator of Quiz Kids (1940) & The $64,000 Question (1955); when the quiz show scandal erupted he took the Sgt. Schultz position --- "I knew nothing!" born on 12-12-1909 in Chicago, Illinois expired 11-18-1976 in New York, New York   age 66   cause: smoke inhalation

wife of Louis  Pauline Spiegel Cowan   daughter of catalog firm founder born on 4-10-1913 expired 11-18-1976 in New York, New York   age 63   cause: smoke inhalation

stage author Sir  Noël Pierce Coward born on 12-16-1899 in Teddington, England expired 3-26-1973 in Blue Harbor, Jamaica   age 73   cause: heart attack AKS: Noel

toy electric train inventor (1900)  Joshua Lionel Cowen   headed Lionel Corp. (1945-65) born on 8-25-1880 in New York, New York expired 9-8-1965 in New York, New York   age 85

Barbara C. Cowsill   matriarch of 1960s singing family that was the inspiration for the Partridge Family ¤ née: Russell  born on 7-12-1928 expired 1-31-1985 in Tempe, Arizona   age 56   cause: emphysema

1960s singer  Barry Steven Cowsill   he had called his sister after Hurricane Katrina had passed (9/1/05) & left a message on her answering machine; that was the last anyone heard from him; his body was found on December 28, 2005 on the Chartres Street Wharf — ID'd by dental records & DNA; at his funeral service his cremated remains were to be scattered in the waters of Newport, Rhode Island harbor — a gust of wind blew them onto the assembled mourners instead! born on 9-14-1954 in Newport, Rhode Island expired 9-2-2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana   age 50   cause: drowned

William Joseph "Bud" Cowsill Sr.   patriarch of 1960s singing family born on 12-2-1925 expired 9-29-1992   age 66   cause: leukemia

1960s family band singer  William Joseph "Bill" Cowsill Jr. born on 1-9-1948 in Providence, Rhode Island expired 2-17-2006 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada   age 58   cause: emphysema; osteoporosis; Cushing syndrome

rich biddy  Anne Delafield Finch Cox   mother-in-law of Mrs. Edward Cox born on 3-13-1918 in Dayton, Ohio expired 1-26-2005 in Westhampton Beach, New York   age 86   cause: Lewy Body disease

Watergate Special Prosecutor  Archibald M. Cox Jr.   former Kennedy Solicitor General; fired during the "Saturday Night Massacre" (10-20-1973) born on 5-17-1912 in Plainfield, New Jersey expired 5-29-2004 in Brooksville, Maine   age 92    Contest Selectors 2003 CSI, TAP 11.1% 2004 CSI, TAP 11.1%    Scored 4.5500 points

Rev.  Benjamin Elton Cox Sr.   was one of the 13 original Freedom Riders; on May 13,1961, outside of Anniston, Alabama, his bus was attacked by peckerwood crackers with clubs & lobbing bricks and firebombs born on 6-19-1931 in Whiteville, Tennessee expired 6-12-2011 in Jackson, Tennessee   age 79

World War II PT-41 commander  George E. Cox   evacuated Gen. MacArthur & family from Corregidor to Mindanao in March 1942 born on 10-16-1914 in Niagra Falls, New York expired 1-9-1972 in Watertown, New York   age 57

1920 Democratic presidential nominee  James Middleton Cox Sr.   3-term Ohio governor; radio-tv station & newspaper owner (Cox Broadcasting) born on 3-31-1870 in Jacksonburg, Ohio expired 7-15-1957 in Dayton, Ohio   age 87

television comedian  Wallace Maynard "Wally" Cox   played Mr. Robinson Peepers (1952-55); original Hollywood Square; voice of Underdog (cartoon character) born on 12-6-1924 in Detroit, Michigan expired 2-14-1973 in Bel Air, California   age 48   cause: heart attack

Jacob Sechler Coxey   "general" who led "Coxey's Army" of unemployed veterans in a march on Washington D.C. in 1894 born on 4-16-1854 in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania expired 5-18-1951 in Massillon, Ohio   age 97   cause: stroke

computer writer  Don Crabb born on 3-25-1955 in Chillicothe, Ohio expired 2-26-2000 in Chicago, Illinois   age 44   cause: infection of the pancreas

Tarzan actor  Lawrence "Buster" Crabbe   also played Flash Gordon in movie serials & Captain Michael Gallant in Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion tv series (1955-7) ¤ born: Clarence Linden Crabbe  born on 2-17-1908 in Oakland, California expired 4-23-1983 in Scottsdale, Arizona   age 75   cause: heart attack    Contest Selectors 1980 GP, HA 12.5%

longest-suffering Cubs fan  Cleo Craig   remembered their last World Series win (1908) born on 2-13-1890 expired 6-28-2003 in Marion, Illinois   age 113

EC Comics artist  John T. "Johnny" Craig born on 4-25-1926 expired 9-13-2001 in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania   age 75

Crain Communications chairman  Gertrude Ramsay Crain born on 3-9-1911 expired 7-20-1996 in Cape Cod, Massachusetts   age 85

actress  Jeanne Crain born on 5-25-1925 in Barstow, California expired 12-14-2003 in Santa Barbara, California   age 78   cause: heart attack

Donald James Cram   1987 Nobel chemistry co-laureate born on 4-22-1919 in Chester, Vermont expired 6-17-2001 in Palm Desert, California   age 82   cause: melanoma

country pianist  Floyd Cramer   performed on Elvis' recording of Heartbreak Hotel born on 10-27-1933 in Samti, Louisiana expired 12-31-1997 in Nashville, Tennessee   age 64   cause: cancer

textile engineer, inventor & mill owner  Stuart Warner Cramer   coined term air conditioning to describe his process to control the moisture level in textiles during production (1906) born on --1867 in Thomasville, North Carolina expired 7-2-1940 in Charlotte, North Carolina   age 72   cause: heart ailment

Cleveland chocolateer  Clarence Arthur Crane   invented Lifesavers candy (1912) --- first flavor: "Pep-O-Mint"; sold formula & all rights to Edward Noble for $2,900 (1913); father of poet Hart Crane expired ??-??-1931   age ??

apiculture expert  Ethel Eva Crane   earned a Ph.D. in nuclear physics; was a world-renowned historian, researcher, author, editor on bees & beekeeping; wrote The World history of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting (1999) ¤ née: Widdowson  born on 6-12-1912 in London, England expired 9-6-2007 in Slough, England   age 95

poet  Harold Hart Crane born on 7-21-1899 in Garrettsville, Ohio expired 4-27-1932 in Gulf of Mexico (off Florida coast)   age 32   cause: suicide; jumped from deck of S.S. Orizaba

tv writer  Harry Crance   co-created The Honeymooners; grandfather of Melissa and Sara Gilbert born on 4-23-1914 in New York, New York expired 9-13-1999 in Beverly Hills, California   age 85   cause: cancer

obscure actor  Herman Frederick Crane   played "twin" Stuart Tarleton in Gone With The Wind (1939); later in life was an announcer for L.A. classical music radio station KFAC (1946-87) born on 3-22-1918 in New Orleans, Louisiana expired 8-21-2008 in Atlanta, Georgia   age 90   cause: pulmonary embolism; diabetes    Contest Selectors 2003 CSI 5.6% 2004 CSI 5.6% 2005 CSI 4.3% 2007 KLS 3.2% 2008 CSI, DGW, KLS 9.4%    Scored 4.1250 points

former billiards champion  Irving Donald Crane   won world titles in 1942, 1946, 1955, 1966, 1968, 1970 & 1972 ¤ nickname: "Deacon"  born on 11-13-1913 in Livonia, New York expired 11-17-2001 in Rochester, New York   age 88

early late-night talk show host  Les Crane   went up against Carson and lost in the ratings; like to use a "shotgun" mic on the audience; left tv and went into the computer software business — was chairman of Software Toolworks ("Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing"); once married to Tina Louise (1966-71; daughter Caprice Crane) ¤ born: Lesley Stein  born on 12-3-1933 in Long Beach, New York expired 7-13-2008 in Greenbrae, California   age 74 AKS: alternate birthplaces: New York City, San Francisco, California

actor  Robert E. "Bob" Crane   had title role of Colonel Hogan on Hogan's Heroes tv series; subject of movie Auto Focus (2002) born on 7-13-1928 in Waterbury, Connecticut expired 6-29-1978 in Scottsdale, Arizona   age 49   cause: bludgeoned to death with camera tripod

cartoonist  Royston Campbell Crane   created Captain Easy (1932), Buzz Sawyer (1943) & Roscoe Sweeny strips; was the 1950 Reuben Award winning cartoonist born on 11-22-1901 in Abilene, Texas expired 7-7-1977 in Orlando, Florida   age 75

disgraced ex-California Senator (1969-92)  Alan MacGregor Cranston   one of the Keating Five; 1949 president of United World Federalist (world government advocacy group) born on 6-19-1914 in Palo Alto, California expired 12-31-2000 in Los Altos, California   age 86    Contest Selectors 2000 ANG 14%    Scored 6.4000 solo points 2001 ANG

Sir  Thomas Crapper   invented the modern flush toilet born on --1837 in Yorkshire, England expired 1-17-1910   age 72

wealthy Roman Army officer  Marcus Licinius Dives Crassus   organizer of the First Triumvirate in 60 BC with Pompey and Julius Caesar born on --115 BC expired 6-6-53 BC in Carrhae, Mesopotamia   age 62

New York City judge  Joseph Force Crater   disappeared without a trace born on --1889 in Easton, Pennsylvania expired 8-6-1930   age 41   cause: mob hit?

actor & Burt Lancaster sidekick  Nick Cravat born on 1-11-1912 in New York, New York expired 1-29-1994 in Woodland Hills, California   age 82   cause: lung cancer

jazz saxophonist  Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford Jr. born on 12-21-1934 in Memphis, Tennessee expired 1-19-2009 in Memphis, Tennessee   age 74   cause: complications from stroke AKS: Benny

Highway Patrol actor (1955-59)  Broderick William Crawford   played Willie Stark in movie version of All The King's Men (1949) born on 12-9-1911 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 4-26-1986   age 74

scrap metal laborer  Frederick Coolidge Crawford   former chairman of Thompson Products of Cleveland; it became TRW, which he became chairman of in 1953 born on 3-19-1891 expired 12-9-1994   age 103

legendary Hollywood actress  Joan Crawford   first wife of Douglas Fairbanks Jr.; a director of the Pepsi-Cola Co. following her (fourth) husband's death in 1959; the inspiration for Mommy Dearest ¤ born: Lucille Fay LeSueur  born on 3-23-1904 in San Antonio, Texas expired 5-10-1977 in New York, New York   age 73   cause: heart attack

blacklisted tv writer  Oliver Kaufman Crawford   wrote original Star Trek series' story for The Cloud Minders (1969), teleplay for Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (1969) and both story & teleplay for The Galileo Seven (1967) born on 8-12-1917 in Chicago, Illinois expired 9-24-2008 in Los Angeles, California   age 91   cause: pneumonia

former Italian prime minister (1983-87)  Benedetto "Bettino" Craxi   on the lam after being convicted of corruption born on 2-24-1934 in Milan, Italy expired 1-19-2000 in Hammamet, Tunisia   age 65   cause: heart attack

computer pioneer  Seymour Cray   began his career as a co-founder of Control Data Corp.; later founded Cray Research to build Super Computers; developed RISC technology born on 9-28-1925 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin expired 10-5-1996 in Colorado Springs, Colorado   age 71   cause: injuries sustained in auto accident

Oglala Sioux chief  Crazy Horse   did in Custer at the Little Bighorn born on --1842 in Rapid Creek, Dakota Territory expired 9-5-1877   age 35

"Papa"  John Creach   rocked with the Jefferson Airplane/Starship born on 5-17-1917 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania expired 2-22-1994   age 76

young character actor / villian  Samuel Laird Cregar   played title character in The Lodger (1944); funeral eulogy delivered by Vincent Price born on 7-28-1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 12-9-1944   age 28   cause: starved to death trying to lose weight

career civil servant & diplomat  Gordon William Creighton   editor of Flying Saucer Review (1982-his death) born on 4-26-1908 in Rickmansworth, England expired 7-16-2003   age 95

character actor  Jack Creley   portrayed Professor Brian O'Blivion in Videodrome (1983) born on 3-6-1926 in Chicago, Illinois expired 3-10-2004 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada   age 78   cause: congestive heart failure

Inter-Parliamentry Union co-founder  William Randall Cremer   winner of the 1903 Nobel peace prize born on 3-18-1828 in Fareham, England expired 7-22-1908 in London, England   age 80   cause: pneumonia AKS: he went by "Randal" but his birth certificate shows he was christened "Randall"

actor  Richard Donald Crenna   played Walter Denton on Our Miss Brooks radio & shows and Luke McCoy on Real McCoys tv series born on 11-30-1926 in Los Angeles, California expired 1-17-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 76   cause: heart failure; pancreatic cancer

Austrian neurologist  Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt   first to describe the human spongiform encephalopathy now known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (1920) born on 6-2-1885 in Harburg an der Elbe expired 12-30-1964 in München, Bavaria, Germany   age 79??

Playboy March 1961 Playmate of Month  Tonya Crews ¤ real name: Alice Crews  born on 2-2-1938 in Oklahoma expired 8-7-1966   age 28   cause: automobile accident

British film director  Charles Ainslie Crichton   made The Lavender Hill Mob and A Fish Called Wanda (1988) born on 8-6-1910 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England expired 9-14-1999 in London, England   age 89

author  John Michael Crichton   graduated from Havard Medical School; wrote The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park; created the E.R. tv medical drama (1994); co-scripted Twister born on 10-23-1942 in Chicago, Illinois expired 11-4-2008 in Los Angeles, California   age 66   cause: cancer

author  Robert Crichton born on 1-29-1925 in Albuquerque, New Mexico expired 3-23-1993   age 68

biochemist Dr.  Francis Harry Compton Crick   co-discoverer of DNA's structure in 1953; shared 1962 Nobel prize with James Watson & Maurice Wilkins born on 6-8-1916 in Northampton, England expired 7-28-2004 in San Diego, California   age 88   cause: colon cancer    Contest Selectors 2003 CSI 5.6% 2004 CSI 5.6%    Scored 6.2000 solo points

detective  Cal D. Crim   exposed the Black Sox baseball scandal in 1919 expired 12-19-1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio   age 89

actor  Donald Crisp   won 1941 Best Supporting actor for playing patriarch Gwilym Morgan in How Green Was My Valley; assisted D.W. Griffith in directing battle sequences in Birth of a Nation born on 4-18-1880 in Aberfeldy, Scotland expired 5-25-1974 in Van Nuys, California   age 94

writer  Quentin Crisp ¤ born: Denis Pratt  born on 12-25-1908 in Sutton, Surrey, England expired 11-21-1999 in Manchester, England   age 90

Italian movie producer  Franco Cristaldi born on 10-3-1924 in Turin, Italy expired 7-1-1992   age 67

"psychic"  Criswell   narrator of Plan 9 From Outer Space (1958) ¤ real name: Charles Jerome Criswell King  born on 8-18-1907 in Princeton, Indiana expired 10-4-1982 in Hollywood, California   age 75

rock singer  Jim Croce born on 1-10-1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 9-20-1973 in Natchitoches, Louisiana   age 30   cause: plane crash

data drone  Steven Edward Crocker   an acolyte of Lyndon Larouche; he probably would not have approved of this contest born on 11-9-1946 expired 6-22-2011 in Alma, Michigan   age 64   cause: brain cancer

King  Croesus   last King of Lydia (a kingdom in western Asia Minor); died young but loaded - defeated in battle and deposed by Cyrus the Great in 546 BC; reputed to have possessed wealth beyond even Bill Gates' fantasies born on --590 BC in Sardis, Lydia (about 50 miles east of modern Izmir, Turkey) expired ??-??-546 BC in Sardis, Lydia   age 44   cause: immolation

comedic actress  Mary Jane Croft   friend of Lucille Ball; played Betty Ramsey on I Love Lucy (1957); also appeared on The Lucy Show (1962-68) and Here's Lucy (1968-74) ¤ full name: Mary Jane Croft Lewis  born on 2-15-1916 in Muncie, Indiana expired 8-24-1999 in Century City, California   age 83

NYC Mt. Sinai Hospital researcher Dr.  Burrill Bernard Crohn   described the eponymous disease (1932) with Drs. Leon Ginzberg & Gordon D. Oppenheimer (aka: ileitis or colitis) born on 6-13-1884 in New York, New York expired 7-29-1983 in New Milford, Connecticut   age 99

actor & movie director  John Cromwell   father of actor James born on 12-23-1887 expired 9-26-1979 in Santa Barbara, California   age 91   cause: pulmonary embolism

English ruler (1653-1658)  Oliver Cromwell   ruled as the Commonwealth's Lord Protector following the execution of Charles I born on 4-25-1599 in Huntingdon, England expired 9-3-1658 in London, England   age 59

English ruler (1658-1659)  Richard Cromwell   ruled as the Commonwealth's Lord Protector following the death of his father; his weak leadership lead to the collapse of the Commonwealth and restoration of the monarchy born on 10-4-1626 expired 7-13-1712 in Cheshunt, England   age 85

physician/author  Archibald Joseph Cronin   wrote Citadel (1937) & Keys of the Kingdom (1941) born on 7-19-1896 in Cardoss, Dumbartonshire, Scotland expired 1-6-1981 in Glion, Switzerland   age 84

former Tehran embassy political section chief  Elizabeth Ann Swift Cronin   held hostage for 444 days born on 12-3-1940 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 5-7-2004 in Rectortown, Virginia   age 63   cause: fall from horse

former Baylor U plastic surgery prof. Dr.  Thomas Dillon Cronin   co-inventor of the silicone gel breast implant; eventually became demented (tipoff: did his rounds in the nude) born on 4-8-1906 in Houston, Texas expired 10-21-1993 in Houston, Texas   age 87

trusted former CBS news anchor (1962-81)  Walter Leland Cronkite Jr.   anchored CBS' coverage of Squaw Valley Olympic games (1960); replaced by Arnold Zenker during 1967 AFTRA strike ¤ aka: "uncle Walter"  born on 11-4-1916 in Saint Joseph, Missouri expired 7-17-2009 in New York, New York   age 92   cause: cerebrovascular disease    Contest Selectors 1979 DO, HFS, HP, MM, RR, SB, YJ 53.8% 1980 BD, EK 12.5% 2000 BOD, IVY, KLS, RR, SPAM 57% 2001 ANG, BOD, KLS, TEX 50% 2002 ANG, BOD, CMH, JEDS, MORB 45.5% 2003 ANG, CSI, JEDS, KLS, KOHD, OGGI 33.3% 2004 ABRA, ADWC, BOD, CSI, EOD, KLS, RR 38.9% 2005 ADWC, ANG, BOD, BYE, CSI, FA, GHG, KLS, QKU, RR, SPIT 47.8% 2006 ADWC, ANG, BOD, BONY, BYE, CSI, DFFC, DTH, GGG, GHG, HH, KLS, QKU, RR, SPIT, TFM 53.3% 2007 ABRA, ADWC, BOD, BONY, BYE, DFFC, DTH, GOHI, GREB, KLS, QKU, RIE, RPRM, RR, SPIT, TFM 51.6% 2008 ADWC, ANG, BOD, BYE, DFFC, GAS, GOHI, GREB, KLS, OED, QKU, RIE, RPRM, RR, SBAP, SPAM, SPIT, TFM 56.3% 2009 ADWC, ANG, BOD, BYE, CSI, GREB, KLS, MoFa, OED, PCD, QKU, RIE, RPRM, SBAP, TFM 50.0%    Scored 3.3002 points

actor  Hume Cronyn   widower of Jessica Tandy born on 7-18-1911 in London, Ontario, Canada expired 6-15-2003 in Fairfield, Connecticut   age 91   cause: prostate cancer    Contest Selectors 1980 EB 6.3% 2000 BOD, SPAM 29% 2001 BOD, NFG 25% 2002 ANG, BOD, JL 27.3% 2003 ANG, CSI, DTM, MB, OGGI 27.8%    Scored 3.5563 points

Dennis M. Crosby   son of Bing & Dixie; twin brother of Phillip; father of Denise born on 7-13-1935 expired 5-4-1991 in Novato, California   age 55   cause: suicide

UofM anatomist Dr.  Elizabeth Caroline Crosby born on 10-25-1888 in Petersburg, Michigan expired 7-28-1983   age 94    Contest Selectors 1980 MM 6.3%

singer  Gary Crosby   eldest son of Bing & Dixie born on 6-27-1934 expired 8-24-1995 in Burbank, California   age 61   cause: lung cancer

bandleader  George Robert "Bob" Crosby   Bing's younger brother born on 8-23-1913 in Spokane, Washington expired 3-9-1993   age 79

singer, actor, entrepenuer  Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby   crooned White Christmas in movies Holiday Inn (1942) and White Christmas (1954) and on record (that record was the 1975 evacuation "signal" for U.S. troops in Vietnam); partnered with Bob Hope in a number of Road to... pictures; funded work by John Mullin and Alexander M. Poniatoff that led to the development of audio & video recording born on 5-2-1904 in Tacoma, Washington expired 10-14-1977 in Madrid, Spain   age 73   cause: heart attack

Lindsay Crosby   son of "Bing" & Dixie born on 1-5-1938 expired 12-10-1989 in Calabasas, California   age 51   cause: suicide

Phillip Crosby   son of Bing & Dixie; twin brother of Dennis born on 7-13-1935 expired 1-13-2004 in Woodland Hills, California   age 68

Ratt guitarist  Robbin Crosby born on 8-4-1959 in San Diego, California expired 6-6-2002 in San Diego, California   age 42   cause: complications from AIDS

Wilma Wyatt "Dixie Lee" Crosby   first wife of Bing born on 11-4-1911 in Harriman, Tennessee expired 11-1-1952 in Holmby Hills, California   age 40   cause: ovarian cancer

long time N.Y. Yankee shortstop (1932-48)  Frank Peter Joseph Crosetti born on 10-4-1910 in San Francisco, California expired 2-11-2002 in Stockton, California   age 91   cause: complications from fall

movie director  Alan Crosland   made The Jazz Singer (1927) born on 8-10-1894 in New York, New York expired 7-16-1936 in Hollywood, California   age 39   cause: auto accident

industrialist  Powel Crosley Jr.   manufactured radio sets and appliances; automaker; head of Crosley Broadcasting; principal owner of Cincinnati Reds baseball team 1936-1961; namesake of Crosley Field in Cincinnati born on 9-18-1886 in Cincinnati, Ohio expired 3-28-1961 in Cincinnati, Ohio   age 74

snooty radio announcer  Milton John Cross   the voice of the Texaco Metropolitan Opera broadcasts from 12/25/1931 through his death born on 4-16-1897 in New York, New York expired 1-3-1975 in New York, New York   age 77   cause: heart attack

engineer & machine tool manufacturer  Ralph Emerson Cross born on 6-3-1910 in Detroit, Michigan expired 6-26-2003 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan   age 93

retired test pilot  Albert Scott Crossfield Jr.   first to fly the X-15; first person to fly at Mach 2 (11-20-1953) born on 10-2-1921 in Berkeley, California expired 4-19-2006 in Ranger, Gordon County, Georgia (10 miles outside of)   age 84   cause: small plane crash

Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers born on 5-23-1910 in Terre Haute, Indiana expired 11-22-1986 in Los Angeles, California   age 76    Contest Selectors 1980 DR 6.3%

retired University of Wisconsin-Madison population genetics researcher  James Franklin Crow   was instrumental in making forensic DNA testing commonplace (and acceptible by the courts) born on 1-18-1916 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania expired 1-4-2012 in Madison, Wisconsin   age 95   cause: congestive heart failure

engineer/inventor  George C. Crowley   developed the thermostatically controlled electric blanket for G.E. born on 12-7-1919 in Keansburg, New Jersey expired 1-15-2000 in Pinehurst, North Carolina   age 80   cause: pneumonia

1924 Notre Dame "Four Horsemen" running back  James H. Crowley   coached the Michigan State College "Aggies" (1929-32) & the Fordham "Rams" (1933-41, succeeding Cavanaugh); while at Fordham coached the most famous group of Seven Blocks of Granite linemen; his teams were so successful a Pro Team took their name for its own ¤ nickname: "Sleepy Jim"  born on 9-10-1902 in Chicago, Illinois expired 1-15-1986 in Scranton, Pennsylvania   age 83

Chicago-area nurse  Ruth E. Crowley   wrote advice for the lovelorn column for the Chicago Sun-Times under the pen name Ann Landers; also had local tv show "All About Baby" ¤ maiden surname: Holt  expired 7-19-1955 in Lake Forest, Illinois   age 48

chamber music pianist  Lamar Crowson   played with the Melos Ensemble of London born on 5-27-1926 in Tampa, Florida expired 8-25-1998 in Johannesburg, South Africa   age 72   cause: heart attack

salsa singer  Celia Cruz   performed with Tito Puente born on 10-21-1924 in Havana, Cuba expired 7-16-2003 in Fort Lee, New Jersey   age 78   cause: brain cancer    Contest Selectors 2003 MB 5.6%    Scored 7.2000 solo points

persistently-vegetative coma victim  Nancy Beth Cruzan   drown in January 11, 1983 car accident but resuscitated born on 7-20-1957 in Carterville, Missouri expired 12-26-1990 in Missouri   age 33   cause: feeding tube removed

vaudeville singer/actor/comedian  Jesse Olden Cryor   provided the singing voice of Br'er Rabbit in the song "Everybody Has a Laughing Place" for Song of the South (1946; Johnny Lee provided the speaking voice of Br'er Rabbit) born on 8-12-1906 in Baltimore, Maryland expired 1-11-2006 in Hazel Court, Illinois   age 99   cause: congestive heart failure; renal failure AKS: Cryer

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