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Mexican film star  Manolo Fábregas ¤ born: Manuel Sánchez Navarro  born on --1920 expired 2-4-1996   age 75

Catholic Church leader (1591)  Giovani Antonio Facchinetti   elected 231st Pope of the Roman Catholic Church October 29, 1591; was Pope for only 62 days following his election ¤ Pope Innocent IX  born on 7-22-1519 in Bologna, Italy expired 12-30-1591 in Rome, Italy   age 72

Philadelphia tv anchor  John Thomas Ralph Augustine James Facenda Sr.   original NFL Films narrator born on 8-8-1913 in Portsmouth, Virgina expired 9-26-1984 in Darby, Pennsylvania   age 71

Davis Factor Sr. born on 2-2-1902 expired 8-31-1991   age 89

Hollywood makeup artist  Francis "Max" Factor Sr. ¤ born: Frank Factor Sr.  born on --1877 in Łódź, Poland expired 8-30-1938 in Beverly Hills, California   age 61

Hollywood makeup artist  Francis "Max" Factor Jr. ¤ born: Frank Factor Jr.  born on 8-18-1904 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 6-7-1996 in West Los Angeles, California   age 91

screenwriter & World War II correspondent  Annalee Whitmore Fadiman   co-wrote Thunder Out of China (1944); widow of Clifton Fadiman born on 5-27-1916 in Price, Utah expired 2-5-2002 in Captiva, Florida   age 85   cause: suicide; breast cancer; Parkinson's disease

radio & tv show host  Clifton Paul Fadiman   hosted Information Please on radio (1938-48) and tv (1952) ¤ nikname: Kip  born on 5-15-1904 in New York, New York expired 6-20-1999 in Sanibel Island, Florida   age 95   cause: pancreatic cancer

former kid actor  Stanley Fafara   played Hubert "Whitey" Whitney on Leave It To Beaver sitcom; descended into drug abuse as an adult born on 9-20-1950 expired 9-20-2003 in Portland, Oregon   age 53   cause: complications following surgery; Hepatitis C AKS: Farfara

engineer & spacecraft designer  Maxime Allan Faget   designed the one-man Mercury capsules; also worked on the Gemini, Apollo & Space Shuttle programs born on 8-26-1921 in Stann Creek, British Honduras expired 10-9-2004 in Clear Lake, Texas   age 83   cause: bladder cancer

Saudi  King Fahd ibn Abdul-Aziz al-Saud   reigned from 1982 to 2005, mostly as a figurhead following 1995 stroke; took a fancy to a futuristic Star Trek city in the clouds — had the series' art director redesign his Boeing 707 in a similar fashion born on --1923 in Riyadh, Arabia expired 8-1-2005 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   age 82   cause: heart failure; diabetes; arthritis; strokes    Contest Selectors 2001 DTM 12½% 2002 ANG, RR 18.2% 2003 ANG, RR 11.1% 2004 ANG, CSI, EOD, RAVN, RR 27.8% 2005 ANG, CSI, RAVN, RR 17.4%    Scored 4.6125 points

folk guitarist  John Aloysius "Jeff" Fahey born on 2-28-1939 in Takoma Park, Maryland expired 2-22-2001 in Salem, Oregon   age 61   cause: kidney failure; coma following sextuple bypass heart surgery

physicist  Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit   invented the mercury thermometer and the Fahrenheit temperature scale in 1714 born on 5-14-1686 in Danzig, Germany (now Gdansk, Poland) expired 9-16-1736 in The Hague, The Netherlands   age 50

songwriter  Sammy Fain born on 6-17-1902 in New York, New York expired 12-6-1989   age 87

Teddy Roosevelt 2nd term vice president (1905-09)  Charles Warren Fairbanks born on 5-11-1852 in Unionville Center, Ohio expired 6-4-1918 in Indianapolis, Indiana   age 66

movie actor  Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr.   played silent screen Zorro; co-founder of United Artists studio; gave out annual college football trophy (prior to creation of the Heisman Trophy) ¤ born: Douglas Elton Ulman  born on 5-23-1883 in Denver, Colorado expired 12-12-1939 in Santa Monica, California   age 56   cause: heart attack

actor  Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr.   first husband of Joan Crawford (1929-33) born on 12-9-1909 in New York, New York expired 5-7-2000 in New York, New York   age 90    Contest Selectors 1979 HP 7.7% 2000 KLS 14%    Scored 6.0000 solo points

inventor, aerial photo pioneer  Sherman Mills Fairchild   founded the Fairchild Camera and Equipment Co.; started Fairchild Semiconductor (1957) born on 4-7-1896 in Oneonta, New York expired 3-28-1971 in New York, New York   age 74

British aviation pioneer Sir  Richard Fairey   founded Fairey Aviation; produced first plane to fly more than 1000 miles-per-hour (the Fairey Delta II) expired 9-30-1956 in London, England   age 69

Saudi Arabian  King Faisal   deposed brother; ruled 1964-75 born on 4-9-1905 in Riyadh, Arabia expired 3-25-1975 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   age 69   cause: assassinated

conductor & arranger  Percy Faith born on 4-7-1908 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada expired 2-9-1976 in Los Angeles, California   age 67   cause: cancer

cartoonist  Leon Harrison "Lee" Falk   created The Phantom (1936) and Mandrake the Magician (1934) born on 4-28-1911 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 3-13-1999 in New York, New York   age 87   cause: congestive heart failure

actor  Peter Michael Falk   known for playing detective Columbo on tv & Professor Fate's henchman Max in The Great Race (1965) born on 9-16-1927 in New York, New York expired 6-23-2011 in Beverly Hills, California   age 83   cause: Alzheimer's disease    Contest Selectors 2002 RAVN 9.1% 2004 RIE 5.6% 2008 SPAM 3.1% 2009 ADWC, BOD, DFFC, GOHI, JCM, LMLD, PCD, QKU, RAVN 30.0% 2010 ANG, BOD, BYE, DGW, DTM, GAS, LMLD, PCD, QKU, RAVN 37.0%

model/actress  Eugenia Lincoln "Jinx" Falkenburg   the first Miss Rheingold (1951) ¤ Mrs. Tex McCrary  born on 1-21-1919 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain expired 8-27-2003 in Manhasset, New York   age 84

Harding Secretary of Interior (1921-23)  Albert Bacon Fall   did time (1930-32) for taking a $100,000 bribe in the Teapot Dome scandal born on 11-26-1861 in Frankfort, Kentucky expired 11-30-1944 in El Paso, Texas   age 83

composer  Manuel de Falla Y Mateu   wrote The Three Cornered Hat (1919) born on 11-23-1876 in Cadiz, Spain expired 11-14-1946 in Alta Gracia, Argentina   age 70

journalist  Oriana Fallaci   spent years pissing-off people; most recently p.o.'d the mulluhs born on 7-29-1929 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy expired 9-15-2006 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy   age 77   cause: breast cancer; lung cancer    Contest Selectors 2005 RAVN, TBC 8.7% 2006 DTM, RAVN 6.7%    Scored 6.0500 points AKS: Orianna Ariana Arianna Airyanna Aireanna Airieanna Falaci Fallachi Falachi Folaci Follaci Folachi Follachi Filaci Fillaci Filachi Fillachi Fulaci Fullaci Fulachi Fullachi

industrialist  Walter Addison Fallon   former Kodak CEO (1972-83) born on 6-7-1918 in Schenectady, New York expired 7-24-2002 in Irondequoit, New York   age 84

Jerry Falls   foreman of the jury in the "trial" of J.W. Milam & Roy Bryant for the murder of Emmett Till born on 6-27-1905 expired 3-??-1979 in Webb, Mississippi   age 73

syndicated sports columnist  Joseph Francis "Joe" Falls   spent 46 years in Detroit — at the Detroit Times (1956-60), Detroit Free Press (1960-78) & Detroit News (1978-2003); in the Baseball Hall of Fame born on 5-2-1928 in New York, New York expired 8-11-2004 in Clarkston, Michigan   age 76   cause: heart failure; diabetes    Contest Selectors 1979 MS 7.7%

sleazy tv bible thumper  Jerry L. Falwell Sr.   a co-founder of the Moron Minority, another loudly-yapping special interest group born on 8-11-1933 in Lynchburg, Virginia expired 5-15-2007 in Lynchburg, Virginia   age 73   cause: cardiac arrhythmia; heart failure    Contest Selectors 2007 PUD 3.2%    Scored 7.7000 solo points AKS: Fallwell Fallwel Falwel

former Arizona senator (1965-76)  Paul Joseph Fannin born on 1-29-1907 in Ashland, Kentucky expired 1-13-2002 in Phoenix, Arizona   age 94

composer/ethnomusicologist  David Fanshawe   composer of the African Sanctus born on 4-19-1942 in Devon, England expired 7-5-2010 in Swindon, England   age 68   cause: complications from stroke    Contest Selectors 2004 CSI 5.6% 2005 CSI 4.3% 2008 CSI 3.1% 2009 CSI 3.3% 2010 CSI 3.7%    Scored 8.2000 solo points AKS: Fanshaw

novelist  Ladislas Farago   wrote Tora, Tora, Tora and co-wrote Patton: Ordeal and Triumph (1964) born on 9-21-1906 in Csurgo, Austria-Hungary expired 10-15-1980 in New York, New York   age 74

former Milwaukee Journal photographer  Edward R. Farber   considered to be the inventor of the portable strobe flash for cameras (1939) born on 7-22-1914 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin expired 1-22-1982 in Delafield, Wisconsin   age 67   cause: heart attack

former N.Y. congressman (1957-70)  Leonard Farbstein born on 10-12-1902 in New York, New York expired 11-9-1993 in New York, New York   age 91

Nation of Islam founder  Wallace D. Fard   opened first temple in Detroit in early 1930s; disappeared in 1934; later deified as "Allah"; his birthday was observed as "Saviours Day" ¤ became: Master Wali Farad Muhammad  born on 2-26-18?? expired ??-??-19??   age ??

actor  James Farentino born on 2-24-1938 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 1-24-2012 in Los Angeles, California   age 73   cause: "a lengthy illness"

Wells Fargo co-founder (1852)  William Fargo   also founded American Express born on 5-20-1818 in Pompey, New York expired 8-3-1881 in Buffalo, New York   age 63

famed "evil" pro wrassler (1951-98)  Edward George Farhat Sr.   had ongoing feud with Bobo Brazil; his "lethal" hold was the Camel Clutch; uncle of Sabu, the Madman from Sudan ¤ aka: "The Sheik" «or» "The Sheik of Araby"  born on 6-7-1924 in Detroit, Michigan expired 1-18-2003 in Lansing, Michigan   age 78   cause: heart failure

chemist  Giovanni Maria Farina   invented the perfumed spirit called Wischwasser (Eau de Cologne) ¤ alternate first name: Johann  born on --1685 expired ??-??-1766 in Köln, Germany   age 81

singer/musician  Margharita Mimi Baez Fariña   younger sister of Joan Baez born on 4-30-1945 in Palo Alto, California expired 7-18-2001 in Mill Valley, California   age 56   cause: complications from lung cancer

former SNL comic  Chris Farley   lived hard, died young born on 2-15-1964 in Madison, Wisconsin expired 12-18-1997 in Chicago, Illinois   age 33   cause: drug overdose

jazz trumpet & fleugelhorn performer  Art Farmer born on 8-21-1928 in Council Bluffs, Iowa expired 10-4-1999 in New York, New York   age 71   cause: cardiac arrest

stage and movie actress  Frances Farmer born on 9-19-1914 in Seattle, Washington expired 8-1-1970 in Indianapolis, Indiana   age 55   cause: cancer of the esophagus

civil rights activist  James Leonard Farmer Jr.   co-founded CORE (1942); colleague of Martin Luther King, Whitney Young and Roy Wilkins born on 1-20-1920 in Marshall, Texas expired 7-9-1999 in Fredericksburg, Virginia   age 79   cause: complications from diabetes

sci-fi/fantasy author  Philip José Farmer   authored Venus on the Half Shell under the psuedonym Kilgore Trout (1975); recipeint of 3 Hugo Awards: Most Promising New Talent 91953), Best Novella ("Riders of the Purple Wage"; 1968) & Best Novel ("To Your Scattered Bodies Go"; 1972) born on 1-26-1918 in North Terre Haute, Indiana expired 2-25-2009 in North Peoria, Illinois   age 91 AKS: Jose

Catholic Church leader (1534-1549)  Alessandro Farnese   elected 221st Pope of the Roman Catholic Church October 12, 1534 ¤ Pope Paul III  born on 2-29-1468 in Canino, Italy expired 11-20-1549 in Rome, Italy   age 81   cause: fever

Philo's widow  Elma Gardner "Pem" Farnsworth   worked with her husband to invent electronic television (1927) — all other attempted systems had been electro-mechanical in nature; wrote Distant Vision: Romance and Discovery on an Invisible Frontier (1990) born on 2-25-1908 in Jensen, Utah expired 4-27-2006 in Bountiful, Utah   age 98    Contest Selectors 2004 CSI, RR 11.1% 2005 CSI 4.3% 2006 CSI, MOT 6.7%    Scored 3.9500 points

inventor  Philo Taylor Farnsworth Jr.   inventor of electronic television (1927); husband of Pem ¤ nickname: "Phil"  born on 8-19-1906 in Indian Creek, Beaver County, Utah expired 3-11-1971 in Salt Lake City, Utah   age 64   cause: cardiac arrest

stunt man & actor  Richard Farnsworth   played Bill Miner/George Edwards in The Grey Fox (1982) & Alvin Straight in The Straight Story (1999) born on 9-1-1920 in Los Angeles, California expired 10-6-2000 in Lincoln, New Mexico   age 80   cause: suicide; self-inflicted gunshot; bone cancer

silent move actor  Dustin Farnum   had title role in C.B. DeMille's first production of The Squaw Man (1914) born on 5-27-1874 in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire expired 7-3-1929 in New York, New York   age 55   cause: kidney problems

silent screen star  William Farnum   the highest-paid movie actor of the silent era; lost it all in the stock market crash of 1929; wound up playing character actors from then on born on 7-4-1876 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 6-5-1953 in Hollywood, California   age 76

exiled Egyptian  King Farouk I   reigned 1936-52 when dethroned by Nasser & military born on 2-11-1920 in Cairo, Egypt expired 3-18-1965 in Rome, Italy   age 45

LPGA golfer  Heather Farr born on --1965 in Phoenix, Arizona expired 11-20-1993 in Phoenix, Arizona   age 28   cause: breast cancer

holder of over 250 patents  Clair Loring Farrand   inventor of the cone radio loudspeaker born on 10-22-1895 expired 1-7-1981 in Palm Springs, California   age 85   cause: heart attack

1930s calypso musician  Aldric Farrell ¤ aka: "Lord Pretender" & "Preddie"  born on 9-8-1917 in Tobago expired 1-22-2002 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad   age 84

actor  Charles Farrell   former Palm Springs (California) mayor; co-star of My Little Margie tv series born on 8-9-1901 in Onset Bay, Massachusetts expired 5-6-1990   age 88

operatic soprano  Eileen Farrell born on 2-13-1920 in Willimanic, Connecticut expired 3-16-2002 in Park Ridge, New Jersey   age 82

actress  Glenda Farrell born on 6-30-1904 in Enid, Oklahoma expired 5-1-1971 in New York, New York   age 66   cause: lung cancer

writer  James Thomas Farrell   created the Studs Lonigan triolgy (1932-35) born on 2-27-1904 in Chicago, Illinois expired 8-22-1979 in New York, New York   age 75   cause: heart attack

former L.A. County Marshall (1971-75)  Timothy Farrell   aspiring actor with parts in: Paris After Midnight (1951), Glen of Glenda (as the psychiatrist Dr. Alton; 1953), Jail Bait (as Vic Brady; 1954) & Girl Gang (1954) ¤ born: Harry Sperl Jr.  born on 6-26-1922 in Los Angeles, California expired 5-29-1989 in Santa Monica, California   age 66

1960's pop song writer  Wes Farrell   wrote Hang On Sloopy born on 12-21-1939 in New York, New York expired 2-29-1996 in Fisher Island, Florida   age 56   cause: cancer

inventor  Victor Wallace Farris   came up with the paper clip & paper milk carton expired 3-7-1985 in West Palm Beach, Florida   age 75   cause: heart attack

out-of-it geezer  Maud Davis Farris-Luse   the Guinness Book recognized her as the world's ("documented") oldest person ¤ alternate spelling: "Ferris"  born on 1-21-1887 in Morley, Mecosta County, Michigan expired 3-18-2002 in Coldwater, Michigan   age 115   cause: pneumonia    Contest Selectors 2002 DTM, RR 18.2%    Scored 2.2500 points

film director, producer and script writer  John Villiers Farrow   husband of Maureen O'Sullivan, father of Mia Farrow born on 2-10-1906 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia expired 1-28-1963 in Beverly Hills, California   age 56

filmmaker  Rainer Werner Fassbinder born on 5-31-1946 in Bad Worishoften, Germany expired 6-10-1982 in München, Germany   age 36 AKS: Fasbinder Fassbender

author  Howard Melvin Fast   member of the American Communist Party (1944-57); did 3 months in Federal slammer for refusing to cooperate with HUAC; wrote Spartacus (1952); winner of 1953 Stalin Peace Prize; father in law of Erica Jong born on 11-11-1914 in New York, New York expired 3-12-2003 in Old Greenwich, Connecticut   age 88    Contest Selectors 1980 GP 6.3%

writer  Julius Fast   brother of Howard Fast; won the first Edgar (Allen Poe) Award for Watchful at Night (1946) born on 4-17-1919 in Manhattan, New York, New York expired 12-16-2008 in Kingston, New York   age 89

tv producer  Joseph Gilert Fates   produced/hosted first regularly scheduled tv game show, The CBS Television Quiz, beginning on 7/2/1941; with Goodson-Todman helped to create Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth, I've Got a Secret and What's My Line? born on 9-29-1914 in Newark, New Jersey expired 5-1-2000 in New York, New York   age 85

mathematician  Pierre Joseph Louis Fatou   studied iterative & recursive processes; first to define what has now come to be known as the Mandelbrot set born on 2-28-1878 in Lorient, Morbihan, France expired 8-10-1929 in Pornichet, Loire-Atlantique, France   age 51

former Arkansas governor (1955-67)  Orval Eugene Faubus born on 1-7-1910 in Combs, Arkansas expired 12-14-1994   age 84

humorist, writer  John Henry Faulk born on 8-21-1913 in Austin, Texas expired 4-9-1990   age 76

Nobel-prize winning author  William Cuthbert Faulkner   won literature prize in 1949 ¤ birth surname: Falkner  born on 9-25-1897 in New Albany, Mississippi expired 7-6-1962 in Oxford, Mississippi   age 64   cause: heart attack; fall from horse

writer  Frederick Schiller Faust   created Dr. Kildare ¤ pen name: Max Brand  born on 5-29-1892 in Seattle, Washington expired 5-12-1944 in Santa Maria Infante, Italy   age 51

Mormon elder  James Esdras Faust   second counselor to LDS president Hinckley born on 7-31-1920 in Delta, Utah expired 8-10-2007 in Salt Lake City, Utah   age 87    Contest Selectors 2007 RPRM 3.2%    Scored 6.3000 solo points

former Le Monde editor (1969-82)  Jacques Jules Pierre Constant Fauvet born on 6-9-1914 in Paris, France expired 6-1-2002 in Paris, France   age 87   cause: complications from fall

spacey actress  Farrah Fawcett   played Jill Monroe, one of the original Charlie's Angels (1976-77); played Mary Ann, one of Myra Breckinridge's sexual conquests (1970), Holly in Logan's Run (1976), Alex in Saturn 3 (1980) & Francine Hughes in The Burning Bed (1984); once married to Lee Majors; lived with Ryan O'Neal; appeared on cover of December 1978 Playboy magazine (the pictorial was tame) & then December 1995 & July 1997 pictorials; later she did Playboy video "All of Me" (1997) ¤ full name: Farrah Leni Fawcett  born on 2-2-1947 in Corpus Christie, Texas expired 6-25-2009 in Santa Monica, California   age 62   cause: anal cancer    Contest Selectors 1979 HP, JH 15.4% 2007 ADWC, GOHI, JCM, MOT, QKU, RIE 19.4% 2008 ADWC, ANG, CSI, DFFC, GOHI, JCM, MORB, OIE, PCD, QKU, RAVN, RR, TFM, XXX 43.8% 2009 ANG, CSI, DGW, GAS, GOHI, JCM, LMLD, MORB, QKU, RAVN, RR, TFM, XXX 43.3%    Scored 6.3006 points AKS: Faira Faucet

publisher  Gordon Wesley Fawcett born on 9-1-1911 expired 1-16-1993   age 81

English soldier  Guy Fawkes   plotted to blow up Parliament & King James I on November 5, 1605, a day now celebrated as Guy Fawkes Day in Britain born on 4-13-1570 in York, England expired 1-31-1606 in London, England   age 35   cause: executed

actress  Alice Faye   widow of Phil Harris ¤ born: Alice Leppert  born on 5-5-1912 in New York, New York expired 5-9-1998 in Rancho Mirage, California   age 86   cause: cancer

burlesque comedian & actor  Joey Faye ¤ born: Joseph Anthony Palladino  born on 7-12-1909 in New York, New York expired 4-26-1997 in Englewood, New Jersey   age 87

pro bowler  Basil "Buzz" Fazio born on 2-7-1908 expired 2-15-1993   age 85

L.A. Rams (1948-56) NFL Hall-of-famer  Thomas Jesse "Tom" Fears   set NFL receptions-in-a-game record (18) in 1950 born on 12-3-1922 in Guadalajara, Mexico expired 1-4-2000 in Palm Desert, California   age 77   cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease

jazz critic & composer  Leonard Geoffrey Feather   first jazz editor of Playboy born on 9-13-1914 in London, England expired 9-22-1994   age 80

Rockabilly singer  Charles Arthur "Charlie" Feathers born on 6-12-1932 in Holly Springs, Mississippi expired 8-29-1998 in Memphis, Tennessee   age 66   cause: complications from stroke

Gottfried Feder   wrote the 25-point program on which the Nazi Party was founded in 1922 born on 1-27-1883 in Wurzberg, Germany expired 9-24-1941 in München, Germany   age 58

former Sky and Telescope publisher  Charles Anthony Federer Jr. born on 1-1-1909 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 9-28-1999 in Mystic, Connecticut   age 90

musician  Daniel Paul "Danny" Federici   longtime organ, glockenspiel & accordian player in the E Street Band ¤ aka: "Miami Dan" & "The Phantom"  born on 1-23-1950 in Flemington, New Jersey expired 4-17-2008 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 58   cause: melanoma    Contest Selectors 2008 RAVN, WEP 6.3%    Scored 7.9500 points

former KGB head (1982-6)  Vitaly Vasilyevich Fedorchuk born on --1918 in Ukraine, Russian Empire expired 2-29-2008 in Moscow, Russia   age 89

former National League president  Charles Stoneham "Chub" Feeney born on 8-31-1921 in Orange, New Jersey expired 1-10-1994   age 72

nudie photographer  Leon Richard Fegley   worked as a Playboy Playmate photographer (1971-2001) born on 11-29-1936 expired 9-15-2001 in Northlake, Illinois   age 64

psychologist/thantologist Dr.  Herman Feifel   edited The Meaning of Death (1959) born on 11-4-1915 in New York, New York expired 1-18-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 87   cause: "natural causes"

former New York Hearld Tribune photographer (1939-66)  Nathaniel Fein   won 1949 Pulitzer prize for photo of Babe Ruth's last appearance at Yankee Stadium born on 8-7-1914 in New York, New York expired 9-26-2000 in Westwood, New Jersey   age 86

physicist  Gerald Feinberg born on 5-27-1933 expired 4-21-1992   age 58

retired Desilu property master  Irving A. Feinberg   worked on the original Star Trek series born on 4-12-1909 in Illinois expired 8-20-1991 in Los Angeles, California   age 82

movie director  Felix Ellison Feist   filmed Donovan's Brain (1953) born on 2-28-1906 in New York, New York expired 9-2-1965   age 59

actor  Fritz Feld ¤ born: Fritz Feilchenfield  born on 10-15-1900 in Berlin, Germany expired 11-18-1993   age 93

Ringling Brothers's circus co-owner  Irvin Feld   circus president 1967-84; father of Kenneth Feld born on 5-9-1918 in Hagerstown, Maryland expired 9-6-1984 in Venice, California   age 66

Ringling Brothers's circus co-owner (1967-72)  Israel S. Feld expired 12-15-1972 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 61   cause: heart attack

1932 German Parliament member  Josef Felder   last of group that voted against 1933 transfer of Parlimentary power to Hitler's cabinet; spent a year n Dachau Concentration Camp born on 8-24-1900 in Augsburg, Germany expired 10-28-2000 in München, Germany   age 100

talent agent and movie producer  Charles Kenneth Feldman   produced The Glass Menagerie (1950), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and The Seven Year Itch (1955); co-producer of Casino Royale; married to Jean Howard (1934-48) born on 4-26-1904 in New York, New York expired 5-25-1968 in Beverly Hills, California   age 64

Hervey Feldman   founder of the Embassy Suites hotel chain born on 8-25-1937 expired 9-7-2004 in Dallas, Texas   age 67

crosseyed comic  Marty Feldman   famous quote: Werewolf? There Wolf! (pointing; from Young Frankenstein, 1974) born on 7-8-1933 in London, England expired 12-2-1982   age 49

influential folk singer  Odetta Felious   ex-Mrs. Don GOrdon, Gary Shead & Iverson Minter ("Louisiana Red") ¤ born: Odetta Holmes  born on 12-31-1930 in Birmingham, Alabama expired 12-2-2008 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 77   cause: kidney failure; heart disease; pulmonary fibrosis    Contest Selectors 2000 BOD 14% 2001 BOD 12½% 2002 BOD, MORB 18.2% 2004 BOD 5.6% 2005 BOD 4.3% 2006 BOD 3.3% 2007 BOD 3.2% 2008 BOD 3.1%    Scored 7.3000 solo points

movie actress  María Félix ¤ full name: Marí de los Angeles Félix Guereña  born on 5-4-1914 in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico expired 4-8-2002 in Mexico City, Mexico   age 87   cause: heart attack

actor  Norman Fell   played Mr. Roper on The Ropers & Three's Company born on 3-24-1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 12-14-1998 in Woodland Hills, California   age 74   cause: cancer

hall of fame baseball pitcher  Robert William Andrew "Bob" Feller born on 11-3-1918 in Van Meter, Iowa expired 12-15-2010 in Cleveland, Ohio   age 92   cause: leukemia    Contest Selectors 1980 HA 6.3% 2001 ROTS 12½% 2003 KOHD 5.6% 2004 ADWC, CSI 11.1% 2005 ADWC, BYE, CSI 13.0% 2006 ADWC, BYE, CSI 10.0% 2007 ADWC, BYE, GOHI, SBAP, 4GUE 16.1% 2008 ADWC, BYE, CSI, GOHI, OED, SBAP, 4GUE 21.9% 2009 BYE, CSI, KLS, OED, SBAP 16.7% 2010 ADWC, BYE, CSI, DFFC, KLS 18.5%    Scored 3.4563 points 2012 ADWC, GREB

New York photographer  Arthur Fellig   some of his stranger nudes appeared in the May 1954 issue of Playboy; his voice and inflection was mimicked by Peter Sellers as Dr. Strangelove ¤ better known as Weegee born: Usher Fellig  born on 6-12-1899 in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine) expired 12-26-1968 in New York, New York   age 69   cause: heart attack

film director  Federico Fellini   made La Dolce Vita (1960) born on 1-20-1920 in Rimini, Romagna, Italy expired 10-31-1993 in Rome, Italy   age 73   cause: heart attack    Contest Selectors 1979 HFS 7.7% 1980 VA 6.3%

former Chicago White Sox center fielder  Oscar Emil "Happy" Felsch   barred from baseball for life after the 1919 Black Sox scandal born on 8-22-1891 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin expired 8-17-1964 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin   age 72

former Associate Director of the FBI  William Mark Felt Sr.   ratted-out Tricky Dick on Watergate; convicted in the 1970s of having authorized illegal break-ins of homes of Weather Underground associates (pardoned in 1981 by the Gipper); now suffering from dementia born on 8-17-1913 in Twin Falls, Idaho expired 12-18-2008 in Santa Rosa, California   age 95   cause: congestive heart failure    Contest Selectors 2006 CSI, KLS, LMLD, MOT, OIE, PCD, QKU, TBC, WEP 30.0% 2007 ABRA, BOD, DGW, DTH, KLS, LMLD, MOT, PCD, PUD, QKU, RIE, RPRM 38.7% 2008 ANG, BOD, DGW, KLS, LMLD, MORB, PCD, QKU, RIE, RPRM, SPIT, WEP 37.5%    Scored 3.0012 points

character/voice actress  Verna Felton   played Hilda Crocker on December Bride (1954-61) & Pete and Gladys (1961-62); provided the voice of Wilma's mother, Pearl Slaghoople on The Flintstones; had a long career providing voices for Disney animation: the Elephant Matriarch in Dumbo (1941), the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (1950), the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland (1951), Aunt Sarah in Lady and the Tramp (1955), Flora in Sleeping Beauty (1959) & Winifred in The Jungle Book (1967) born on 7-20-1890 in Salinas, California expired 12-14-1966 in North Hollywood, California   age 76   cause: stroke

electric guitar pioneer  Clarence Leo Fender born on 8-10-1909 in Anaheim, California expired 3-21-1991 in Fullerton, California   age 81

singer  Freddie Fender ¤ real name: Baldemar Huerta  born on 6-4-1937 in San Benito, Texas expired 10-14-2006 in Corpus Christi, Texas   age 69   cause: cancer    Contest Selectors 2001 RR 12½% 2002 RR, TMTX 18.2% 2003 MB, RAVN 11.1% 2006 LMLD 3.3%    Scored 8.1000 solo points

former Bergen-Belsen inmate  Fania Fénelon   wrote Playing for Time (1977) ¤ born: Fanny Goldstein  born on 9-2-1918 in Paris, France expired 12-20-1983 in Paris, France   age 65

Virginia Commonwealth University researcher Dr.  John Bennett Fenn   shared the 2002 Nobel chemistry prize born on 6-15-1917 in New York, New York expired 12-10-2010 in Richmond, Virginia   age 93    Contest Selectors 2004 CSI 5.6% 2005 CSI 4.3% 2008 CSI 3.1% 2009 CSI, GOHI 6.7% 2010 CSI 3.7%    Scored 5.7000 solo points

band conductor  Frederick Fennell   for many years directed the Eastman Wind Ensemble born on 7-2-1914 in Cleveland, Ohio expired 12-7-2004 in Siesta Key, Florida   age 90

Groucho's radio and tv sidekick  George Fenneman   the voice of Dragnet --- "The names have been changed..."; appeared in Howard Hawks' The Thing; also the recorded voice of the National Bureau of Standards Time & Frequency standards radio stations --- WWV & WWVH born on 11-10-1919 in Beijing, China expired 5-29-1997 in Los Angeles, California   age 77   cause: emphysema

stock brokerage founder  Charles E. Fenner   co-founded brokerage that was later consolidated into Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane born on 9-4-1876 in New Orleans, Louisiana expired 11-14-1963 in Slidell, Louisiana   age 87

lawyer  Bernard Fensterwald born on 8-2-1921 expired 4-2-1991   age 69

former New Jersey rep. (1975-82)  Millicent Hammond Fenwick   basis for Doonesbury cartoon character Lacey Davenport born on 2-25-1910 in New York, New York expired 9-16-1992 in Bernardsville, New Jersey   age 82   cause: heart failure

Voskhod 1 cosmonaut  Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov born on 2-7-1926 in Voronezh, Russia expired 11-21-2009 in Moscow, Russia   age 83    Contest Selectors 2009 BYE 3.3%    Scored 6.7000 solo points

Soviet weapons designer  Lev Feoktistov   went on to protest nukes born on 2-14-1928 expired 2-14-2002 in Moscow, Russia   age 74   cause: heart attack

Pulitzer-prize winning author  Edna Ferber   wrote Cimarron, Show Boat (1926) and Giant (1952) born on 8-15-1885 in Kalamazoo, Michigan expired 4-16-1968 in New York, New York   age 82

King of Aragon (1479-1516)  Ferdinand V   husband of Isabella; father of Katherine of Aragon born on 3-10-1452 in Sos, Spain expired 1-23-1516 in Madrigalejo, Spain   age 63

heir to Austro-Hungarian Empire Archduke  Francis Ferdinand   with wife assassinated, starting World War I born on 12-18-1863 in Graz, Austria-Hungary expired 6-28-1914 in Sarejevo, Serbia, Austria-Hungary   age 50   cause: assassinated; shot

Enola Gay bombardier  Thomas Wilson Ferebee   World War II B-29 crewman on plane that nuked Hiroshima; released the bomb ("Little Boy"), aimed at the Aioi Bridge born on 11-9-1918 in Mocksville, North Carolina expired 3-16-2000 in Windermere, Florida   age 81   cause: pancreatic cancer

auto, aviation and farm equipment inventor  Harry George Ferguson   co-founded Massey-Ferguson farm equipment company born on 11-4-1884 in Dromore, Northern Ireland expired 10-25-1960 in Abbotswood, England   age 75

former Michigan senator (1943-54)  Homer Samuel Ferguson   introduced bill that inserted "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance (1954) born on 2-25-1889 in Harrison City, Pennsylvania expired 12-17-1982 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan   age 93

Louisiana Parish judge  John Howard Ferguson   convicted Homer Plessy of violating Louisiana's railroad Separate Car Act; subsequently became defendant in noted Supreme Court civil rights case (Plessy v. Ferguson) (1896 #210) born on 6-10-1838 in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts expired 11-12-1915 in New Orleans, Louisiana   age 77

Marian Louisa Montagu-Douglas-Scott Ferguson   Fergi's grandmother born on 6-16-1908 in Bridgefoot, Barnet, England expired 12-??-1996 in England   age 88

"new-age" author  Marilyn Louise Ferguson   wrote The Aquarian Conspiracy (1980) ¤ née: Grasso ex-Mrs. Michael Ferguson & Ray Gottlieb  born on 4-15-1938 in Grand Junction, Colordo expired 10-19-2008 in Banning, California   age 70   cause: heart attack

jazz trumpeter  Walter "Maynard" Ferguson born on 5-4-1928 in Verdun, Quebec, Canada (now incorporated into Montreal) expired 8-23-2006 in Ventura, California   age 78   cause: kidney & liver failure; infection

mathematician  Pierre de Fermat   his workbook indicates that he believed that he had "proven" a Theorem that said that xn + yn = zn is true only for n = 2; however, the proof has never been found, and mathematicians have labored for centuries trying to prove or disprove the Theorem born on 8-17-1601 in Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France expired 1-12-1665 in Castres, France   age 63

Nobel prize-winning physicist  Enrico Fermi   built the first successful "atomic pile" (on a squash court under Amos Alonzo Stagg field) at the University of Chicago born on 9-29-1901 in Rome, Italy expired 11-28-1954 in Chicago, Illinois   age 53   cause: cancer

French film comedian  Fernandel   played irascible Italian village priest in a series of movies ¤ born: Fernand-Joseph-Desire Contandin  born on 5-8-1903 in Marseilles, France expired 2-26-1971 in Paris, France   age 67   cause: cancer

1980s/90s WWF/E wrassler  Raymond Fernandez ¤ aka: "Hercules Hernandez"  born on 5-7-1957 in Tampa, Florida expired 3-6-2004 in Tampa, Florida   age 46   cause: heart attack

duo-pianist  Arthur Richard Ferrante   former partner of Louis Teicher born on 9-7-1921 in New York, New York expired 9-19-2009 in Longboat Key, Florida   age 88    Contest Selectors 2009 JCM 3.3%    Scored 6.2000 solo points

candy maker  Nello V. Ferraro   son of the company founder (1908); came up with Lemon Heads (1962), Atomic Fireballs (1954) & Boston Baked Beans born on 11-28-1918 in Chicago, Illinois expired 2-3-2012 in River Forest, California   age 93

automaker  Enzo Ferrari born on 2-18-1898 in Modena, Italy expired 8-14-1988 in Modena, Italy   age 90    Contest Selectors 1979 DW 7.7% 1980 DW 6.3%

French porn star  Lolo Ferrari   claimed to have world's largest breasts (71-inch silicone-enhanced hooters); 1999 Guinness Book credited her with the World's Heaviest breasts (at 6 pounds 2 ounces each); hosted 1998/99 tv series Eurotrash; may have been aflicted by dysmorphophobia (revolted by own body); husband recently arrested under suspicion of having murdered her ¤ born: Eve Valois  born on 3-4-1962 in la Baule, Clermont-Ferrand, France expired 3-4-2000 in Grasse, France   age 38   cause: prescription drug overdose

Antonetta Ferraro   mother of Geraldine born on 4-4-1905 expired 2-2-1990   age 84

former Vice Presidential running mate (1980)  Geraldine Anne Ferraro ¤ Mrs. John Zaccaro  born on 8-26-1935 in Newburgh, New York expired 3-26-2011 in Boston, Massachusetts   age 75   cause: multiple myeloma    Contest Selectors 2002 ANG, JL 18.2% 2003 ANG, MB 11.1% 2004 ANG, LMLD 5.6% 2005 ANG 4.3% 2006 ANG 3.3% 2007 SBAP 3.2% 2008 QKU, SBAP 6.3% 2009 QKU 3.3% 2010 QKU 3.7%

former NYC burlesque stripper  Margaret "Margie" Hart Ferraro born on 9-28-1913 in Edgerton, Missouri expired 1-19-2000 in Los Angeles, California   age 86   cause: "a long illness"

Christian Ferras expired 9-16-1982   age 49

baseball Hall-of-Famer  Richard Benjamin "Rick" Ferrell born on 8-12-1905 in Durham, North Carolina expired 6-22-1995   age 89

vocalist  Ibrahim Ferrer   he was the last surviving member of the original Buena Vista Social Club born on 2-20-1927 in San Luis, Cuba (near Santiago) expired 8-6-2005 in Havana, Cuba   age 78   cause: multiple organ failure; gastroenteritis; emphysema    Contest Selectors 2004 GHG 5.6% 2005 GHG 4.3%    Scored 7.2000 solo points

actor  José Ferrer   father of actor Miguel ¤ born: José Vincente Ferrer de Otero y Cintron  born on 1-8-1912 in Santurce, Puerto Rico expired 1-26-1992 in Coral Gables, Florida   age 80

actor  Mel Ferrer ¤ born: Melchior Gaston Ferrer  born on 8-25-1917 in Elberon, New Jersey expired 6-2-2008 in Santa Barbara, California   age 90    Contest Selectors 2005 WORM 4.3% 2006 ANG 3.3% 2007 ANG, DTH 6.5% 2008 TFM 3.1%    Scored 6.0000 solo points

David Ferrie   considered a "person of interest" by New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison in the assassination of JFK born on 3-18-1915 in Cleveland, Ohio expired 2-21-1967 in New Orleans, Louisiana   age 51   cause: suicide?

purveyor of properly brazed bovine flesh  Ruth Udstad Fertel   mortgaged her house to buy Chris Steak House (1965); later changed name to Ruth's Chris Steak House ¤ maiden name: Ruth Ann Usted  born on 2-5-1927 in New Orleans, Louisiana expired 4-16-2002 in New Orleans, Louisiana   age 75   cause: lung cancer

G.E. engineer Dr.  Reginald Aubrey Fessenden   made world's first radio voice broadcast (12/24/1906) born on 10-6-1866 in Milton, Quebec, Canada expired 6-22-1932 in Hamilton, Bermuda   age 65   cause: heart disease

broadcast pioneer, former owner of Detroit Tigers  John Earl Fetzer born on 3-25-1901 in Decatur, Indiana expired 2-21-1991   age 89    Contest Selectors 1979 7.7% 1980 RR 6.3%

stage/movie musical director/producer  Cyrus Feuer ¤ born: Seymour Arnold Feuer  born on 1-15-1911 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 5-17-2006 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 95   cause: bladder cancer    Contest Selectors 2004 RIE 5.6% 2005 RIE 4.3% 2006 DTM, RIE 6.7%    Scored 4.2500 points AKS: Fueur

physicist & author  Richard Phillips Feynman   shared the 1965 Nobel prize in physics for his work in quantum electrodynamics born on 5-11-1918 in New York, New York expired 2-15-1988 in Los Angeles, California   age 69   cause: stomach cancer

Dr.  Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger   his discovery of the Spiroptera carcinoma earned him the 1926 Nobel medicine prize born on 4-23-1867 in Silkeborg, Denmark expired 1-30-1928 in Copenhagen, Denmark   age 60   cause: cardiac failure; colon cancer

author  Forrest E. Fickling   creator of Honey West detective series (1957) born on 4-16-1925 expired 4-3-1998 in Los Angeles, California   age 72   cause: brain tumor

first tv weatherman  Jim Fidler   Museum of Television and radio gives him credit as having done first tv weather forecast in 1940 for an experimental station in Cincinnati expired ??-??-19??   age ??

former Detroit Tigers pitcher (1976-80)  Mark Steven Fidrych   liked to "talk" to the ball before throwing it — no word on whether the ball "talked back" born on 8-14-1954 in Worcester, Massachusetts expired 4-13-2009 in Northborough, Massachusetts   age 54   cause: suffocated; clothes caught in truck drive shaft    Contest Selectors 1979 JH 7.7% 1980 JH 6.3%

Boston Pops conductor  Arthur Fiedler born on 12-17-1894 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 7-9-1979 in Brookline, Massachusetts   age 84    Contest Selectors 1979 DO, DW, HA, HFS, HP, JW, MM, MS, RR, SB, VM, YJ 92.3%    Scored 2 points

actor  John Donald Fiedler   played Juror No.2 in Twelve Angry Men (1957), Hengist in original Star Trek episode Wolf in the Fold (December 1967) & voiced Piglet in the Disney Winnie the Pooh cartoons born on 2-3-1925 in Platteville, Wisconsin expired 6-25-2005 in Engelwood, New Jersey   age 80   cause: cancer    Contest Selectors 2004 CSI 5.6% 2005 CSI 4.3%    Scored 7.0000 solo points

Douglas Lars Fieger   brother of Geoffrey; was the lead singer of The Knack — their big hit was My Sharona (1979) born on 8-20-1952 in Detroit, Michigan expired 2-14-2010 in Woodland Hills, California   age 57   cause: lung, brain & other cancers    Contest Selectors 2010 LMLD 3.7%    Scored 9.3000 solo points

actress  Betty Field born on 2-18-1918 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 9-13-1973 in Hyannis, Massachusetts   age 55   cause: cerebral hemorrhage

actress  Margaret Field   mother of actress Sally Field ¤ born: Margaret Morlan ex-Mrs. Richard Dryden Field (1942-50) & Jock Mahoney (1952-??)  born on --1923 in Houston, Texas expired 11-6-2011 in Malibu, California   age 89   cause: cancer

Chicago retailer  Marshall Field   coined phrase "Right or Wrong, the customer is always right." born on 8-18-1834 in Conway, Massachusetts expired 1-16-1906 in New York, New York   age 71

actress  Sylvia Field ¤ born: Harriet Johnson  born on 2-14-1901 in Alliston, Massachusetts expired 7-31-1998 in Fallbrook, California   age 97

actress  Virginia Margaret Cynthia St. John Field born on 11-14-1917 in London, England expired 1-2-1992   age 74

Alfred W. Fielding   the co-inventor of Bubble Wrap born on 8-31-1917 expired 7-7-1994 in Kirkland, Washington   age 76

movie composer  Jerry Fielding   blacklisted in the 1950s ¤ born: Joshua Feldman  born on 6-17-1922 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 2-17-1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada   age 57   cause: heart attack

Beverly Hills psychiatrist Dr.  Lewis I. Fielding   Daniel Ellsberg's analyst whose office was broken into by Watergate "plumbers" on September 3, 1971 born on 10-2-1909 in New York, New York expired 9-9-1994 in Santa Cruz, California   age 84    Contest Selectors 2001 RR

lyricist  Dorothy Fields   co-wrote I'm in the mood for Love for the movie Every Night at Eight (1935) born on 7-15-1905 in Allenhurst, New Jersey expired 3-28-1974 in New York, New York   age 68   cause: heart attack

actress/comedienne  Gracie Fields ¤ born: Grace Stansfield  born on 1-9-1898 in Rochdale, England expired 9-27-1979 in Capri, Italy   age 81   cause: pneumonia

big band leader  Shep Fields   developed the Rippling Rythm sound (1936); featured in The Big Broadcast of 1938 born on 9-2-1910 in New York, New York expired 2-23-1981 in Los Angeles, California   age 70   cause: heat attack

comic/comedy writer  Sidney Fields   appeared on the Abbott and Costello tv show as their landlord born on 2-5-1898 expired 9-28-1975 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 77   cause: lung cancer

nightclub comedienne  Totie Fields   lost leg to phlebitis (1976) ¤ born: Sophia Feldman  born on 3-7-1930 in Hartford, Connecticut expired 8-2-1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 48   cause: heart failure

misanthropic vaudeville and movie comedian  W. C. Fields   films include The Big Broadcast of 1938, You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939), My Little Chickadee (1940), The Bank Dick (1940) & Never Give a Sucker and Even Break (1941); reputed to have asked that his gravestone bear the epitath "On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; skilled pool player and juggler; in the final 14 years of his life lived with mistress Carlotta Monti ¤ born: William Claude Dukenfield wrote screenplays under the psuedonyms Mahatma Kane Jeeves, Otis Criblecoblis and Charles Bogle  born on 1-29-1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 12-25-1946 in Pasadena, California   age 66

first post-war (WWII) prime minister of Czechoslovakia  Zdenek Fierlinger   engineered Communist coup that took over the country born on --1891 in Olmöutz, Moravia (now Olomouc) expired 5-2-1976 in Prague, Czechoslovakia   age

Harvard organic chemistry preofessor Dr.  Louis Frederick Fieser   his research led to the development of vitamin K and napalm jellied gasoline born on 4-7-1899 in Columbus, Ohio expired 7-25-1977 in Cambridge, Massachusetts   age 78

French cyclist  Laurent Fignon   won the Tour de France (1983 & 84) and the Giro d'Italia (1989) born on 8-12-1960 in Paris, Île-de-France, France expired 8-31-2010 in Paris, Île-de-France, France   age 50   cause: cancer of the digestive system    Contest Selectors 2003 GHG 5.6% 2010 DFFC, WEP 7.4%    Scored 8.7500 points

put-upon Dayton Ohio wheat farmer  Roscoe Curtiss Filburn   the federal government said that he had to buy his chicken feed, not grow it (11/9/1942) in Wickard v. Filbrun (dumbass Supreme Court got it wrong, again) ¤ birth surname: Filbrun (changed in 1966 to Filburn)  born on 8-12-1902 in Montgomery County, Ohio expired 10-4-1987 in Dayton, Ohio   age 85

Ohio death row inmate  James J. Filiaggi   convicted of murdering his wife born on 5-15-1965 expired 4-24-2007 in Lucasville, Ohio   age 41   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2007 DFFC, DTH, JCM, OIE, PCD, SPIT 19.4%    Scored 8.4781 points AKS: Filliaggi Filiagi Filliagi

Zachery Taylor's Vice President (1849-50); 13th U.S. president (1850-53)  Millard Fillmore   member of the Whig party; dispatched Commodore Perry to Japan in 1852 to open up trade between the countries born on 1-7-1800 in Summerhill, New York expired 3-8-1874 in Buffalo, New York   age 74

Argentine writer  Juan Filloy born on 8-1-1894 in Córdoba, Argentina expired 7-15-2000 in San Jerónimo, Argentina   age 105

actor  Peter Finch   (posthumously) awarded best actor oscar for playing Howard Beal in Network (1976) born on 9-28-1916 in London, England expired 1-14-1977 in Los Angeles, California   age 60   cause: heart attack

frizzy-haired Stooge  Larry Fine   one of the original Three Stooges comedy team members (but not an original Stooge; see Ted Healy) born on 10-5-1902 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 1-24-1975 in Woodland Hills, California   age 73   cause: stroke

comics writer  William "Bill" Finger   co-creator of Batman: came up with name Bruce Wayne for the caped crusader born on 2-8-1914 in New York, New York expired 1-18-1974 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 59

eponymous mail order company co-founder  Manny Fingerhut born on 11-20-1914 expired 2-23-1995   age 80

publisher & inventor  Alejandro Finisterre   invented table football (aka: foosball) in 1937; exiled from Spain by Francisco Franco; while living in South America played foosball with Che Guevara ¤ born: Alejandro Campos Ramirez  born on 5-6-1919 in Cape Finisterre, Galizia, Spain expired 2-9-2007 in Zamora, Spain   age 87 AKS: latin for the end of the earth

screenwriter  Fred F. Finlehoffe   co-wrote Meet Me In St. Louis (1944; with Irving Brecher) & The Egg and I (1947, with Chester Erskine) born on 2-16-1910 in Springfield, Masachusetts expired 10-5-1977 in Springtown, Pennsylvania   age 67

New Orleans Saints general manager  James E. "Jim" Finks born on 8-31-1927 expired 5-8-1994   age 66

former baseball owner  Charles Oscar Finley born on 2-22-1918 in Ensley, Alabama expired 2-19-1996 in Chicago, Illinois   age 77   cause: heart disease    Contest Selectors 1979 MS 7.7%

World War II veteran  John William Finn   received the Medal of Honor for his actions at Pearl Harbor born on 7-23-1909 in Los Angeles, California expired 5-27-2010 in Chula Vista, California   age 100    Contest Selectors 2010 DTM 3.7%    Scored 5.0000 solo points

cinematographer  Gerald Perry Finnerman   was the director of photography on the original Star Trek tv series born on 12-17-1931 in Los Angeles, California expired 4-6-2011 in Los Angeles, California   age 79

mathematician  Ross Lee Finney III   son of the composer; joined George B. Thomas Jr. in making revisions to "Calculus and Analytical Geometry" born on 5-31-1933 in Springfield, Massachusetts expired 8-3-2000 in Watsonville, Carmel Valley, California   age 67   cause: cancer

author  Walter Braden "Jack" Finney   wrote The Body Snatchers born on 10-2-1911 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin expired 11-14-1995 in Greenbrae, California   age 84

Dr.  Niels Ryberg Finsen   won the 1903 Nobel prize in medicine for his use of light therapy in the treatment of disease born on 12-15-1860 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands expired 9-24-1904 in Copenhagen, Denmark   age 43

big band leader  Ted Fio Rito   had hits with Toot Toot Tootsie and Laugh Clown Laugh; his big band had Betty Grable, Lucille Ball and June Haver as vocalists & David Rose as pianist born on 12-20-1900 in Newark, New Jersey expired 7-22-1971 in Scottsdale, Arizona   age 70   cause: heart attack

tire maker  Harvey Samuel Firestone Sr.   Firestone Tire and Rubber Company founder born on 12-20-1868 in Columbiana, Ohio expired 2-7-1938 in Miami Beach, Florida   age 69   cause: coronary thrombosis

tire maker  Harvey Samuel Firestone Jr.   son of company founder born on 4-20-1898 in Chicago, Illinois expired 6-1-1973 in Akron, Ohio   age 75

Harvey Samuel Firestone III   grandson of company founder expired 5-5-1960 in Havana, Cuba   age 30   cause: accident

NZ anthropologist Sir  Raymond William Firth   wrote Tikopia (1972) born on 3-25-1901 in Auckland, New Zealand expired 2-22-2002   age 100

cinematographer  Erling Gunnar Fischer   lensed The Seventh Seal (1957) & Wild Strawberries (1957) born on 11-18-1910 in Ljungby, Sweden expired 6-11-2011 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden   age 100

Dr.  Ernst Otto Fischer   shared the 1973 Nobel chemistry prize for work in organometalic chemistry born on 11-10-1918 in Solln, Bavaria, Germany expired 7-29-2007 in München, Bavaria, Germany   age 88    Contest Selectors 2005 SLIM 4.3%

1930 Nobel chemistry laureate  Hans Fischer   discoverer of hematin born on 7-27-1881 in Höchst, Germany expired 3-31-1945 in München, Bavaria, Germany   age 63

Hermann Emil Fischer   second recipient of the Nobel prize in chemistry (1902) born on 10-9-1852 in Euskirchen, Prussia, Germany expired 7-15-1919 in Berlin, Germany   age 66   cause: suicide; depression (lost 2 sons in the war)

erratic chess champion  Robert James "Bobby" Fischer   arrested in Japan (7-13-2004) on outstanding warrant (played exhibition match in Yugoslavia in 1992, allegedly violating "international sanctions"); refused extradition to U.S., gained Icelandic citizenship & moved there ¤ pseudonym: Robert D. James  born on 3-9-1943 in Chicago, Illinois expired 1-17-2008 in Reykjavik, Iceland   age 64   cause: kidney failure    Contest Selectors 2003 MJ 5.6% 2004 MJ 5.6% 2005 TMD 4.3% AKS: Fisher

retired urologist Dr.  George Winthrop Fish   friend of Frederick Faust - his model for Dr. Kildare born on 4-4-1895 expired 2-22-1977 in East Hampton, New York   age 81

Grant Secretary of State (1869-77)  Hamilton Fish I   New York governor (1849-51), U.S. rep. (1843-45) & senator (1851-57) born on 8-3-1808 in New York, New York expired 9-6-1893 in Garrison, New York   age 85

New York representative (1909-11)  Hamilton Fish II born on 4-17-1849 in Albany, New York expired 1-15-1936   age 86

FDR opponent, ex-Rep. (1920-44)  Hamilton Fish III born on 12-7-1888 in Garrison, New York expired 1-18-1991 in Cold Spring, New York   age 102   cause: heart failure

ex-New York congressman (1969-94)  Hamilton Fish IV   beat (pre-Watergate) G. Gordon Liddy in 1968 Republican primary born on 6-3-1926 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 7-24-1996 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 70   cause: cancer

S.E. Asia expert  Wesley L. Fishel   adviser to S. Vietnamese president Ngo Dinh Diem; advocate of American military involvment in the Vietnam war born on 9-8-1919 in Cleveland, Ohio expired 4-14-1977 in East Lansing, Michigan   age 57

Fisher Body co-founder  Albert Fisher   uncle of the Fisher Brothers born on 1-2-1864 in Norwalk, Ohio expired 3-15-1942 in Detroit, Michigan   age 78

auto body builder  Alfred J. Fisher   one of the Fisher Brothers born on 12-7-1892 in Norwalk, Ohio expired 10-9-1963 in Detroit, Michigan   age 70

vaudeville monologist  Art Fisher   in 1914 gave the Marx Brothers their nicknames: Adolph: "Harpo" - after the instrument he played; Herbert: "Zeppo" - after animal act Zippo the chimp; Julius: "Groucho" - after his disposition; Leonard: "Chico" - after the slang for a lady-killer; Milton: "Gummo" - after the gumshoes he wore expired ??-??-19??   age ??

electronics industry pioneer  Avery Robert Fisher   paid to have acoustics of a NYC concert hall redone; it now bears his name born on 3-4-1906 in New York, New York expired 2-26-1994 in New Milford, New York   age 87    Contest Selectors 1980 VA 6.3%

Prest-O-Lite founder  Carl G. Fisher   built Indianapolis Motor Speedway (1909); held first Indy 500 (Memorial Day, 1911); created Miami Beach, Florida out of a mangrove swamp in Biscayne Bay born on 1-12-1874 in Greensburg, Indiana expired 7-15-1939 in Miami Beach, Florida   age 65   cause: gastric hemorrhage

Fisher Body co-founder  Charles T. Fisher Sr. born on 2-16-1880 in Sandusky, Ohio expired 8-8-1963 in Detroit, Michigan   age 83

engineer  Denys Fisher   inventor of the Spirograph (1962) expired 9-17-2002 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England   age 84

songwriter  Doris Fisher   co-wrote You Always Hurt the One You Love (1944) & co-wrote Tutti Frutti (1938; with Slim Gaillard) born on 5-2-1915 in New York, New York expired 1-15-2003   age 87

auto body builder  Edward F. Fisher   last of the seven Fisher Brothers born on 2-23-1891 in Norwalk, Ohio expired 1-17-1972 in Detroit, Michigan   age 80

singer  Edwin Jack "Eddie" Fisher   once married to Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor & Connie Stevens; Carrie and Joely's dad born on 8-10-1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 9-22-2010 in Berkeley, California   age 82   cause: complications from hip surgery    Contest Selectors 2005 ADWC 4.3% 2006 ADWC, 4GUE 6.7% 2007 ADWC, 4GUE 6.5% 2008 ADWC, 4GUE 6.3% 2010 RIE 3.7%    Scored 6.8000 solo points AKS: Fischer

blacksmith & Fisher Body co-founder  Frederic John Fisher born on 1-2-1878 in Sandusky, Ohio expired 7-14-1941 in Detroit, Michigan   age 63   cause: pneumonia

actress  Gail Fisher   played Mannix's secretary Peggy Fair (1968-75) born on 8-18-1935 in Orange, New Jersey expired 12-2-2000 in Culver City, California   age 65   cause: kidney failure

cartoonist  Hammond Edward "Ham" Fisher   created Joe Palooka comic strip in 1930 born on 9-24-1900 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania expired 9-7-1955 in New York, New York   age 54

auto body builder  Howard A. Fisher   one of the Fisher Brothers born on 3-10-1902 in Norwalk, Ohio expired 3-31-1942 in Detroit, Michigan   age 40

real estate mogul  Larry Fisher   last of the New York real estate brothers born on 6-6-1907 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 2-4-2001 in Palm Beach, Florida   age 93

auto body builder  Lawrence Peter Fisher   one of the Fisher Brothers born on 10-19-1888 in Norwalk, Ohio expired 9-3-1961 in Detroit, Michigan   age 72

businessman  Max Martin Fisher   Mary's adoptive father born on 7-15-1908 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 3-3-2005 in Franklin, Michigan   age 96    Contest Selectors 2005 MOT 4.3%    Scored 5.4000 solo points

treasure hunter  Melvin A. Fisher   discovered the wreck (and treasure of) the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha (sank in 1622) born on 8-21-1922 expired 12-19-1998 in Key West, Florida   age 76   cause: cancer

former Playboy associate editor  Murray Fisher   edited the Playboy Interviews (1962-74); also started the Sex and the Cinema feature; left the magazine to edit Roots (1974) born on 8-8-1932 in China expired 5-31-2002 in Santa Monica, California   age 69   cause: Alzheimer's disease; strokes

singer  Toni Fisher   had a hit with The Big Hurt (written by husband) ¤ Mrs. Wayne Shanklin  born on --1931 in Los Angeles, CaLifornia expired 2-12-1999 in Hyrum, Utah   age 67   cause: heart attack

auto body builder  William Andrew Fisher   one of the Fisher Brothers born on --1886 expired ??-??-1969   age 83

actor  Barry Fitzgerald   Irish movie actor and stage star; brother of Arthur Shields ¤ born: William Joseph Shields  born on 3-10-1888 in Dublin, Ireland expired 1-4-1961 in Dublin, Ireland   age 72

banker, brokerage partner  Edmund W. Fitzgerald   former president of Northwestern Mutual Life (1948-58); namesake of doomed ship born on 3-1-1895 expired 1-9-1986 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin   age 90

poet & translator  Edward FitzGerald   first to translate the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam (1859) born on 3-31-1809 in Bredfield, Suffolk, England expired 6-14-1883 in Merton, England   age 74

singer  Ella Fitzgerald born on 4-25-1917 in Newport News, Virginia expired 6-15-1996 in Beverly Hills, California   age 79   cause: complications due to diabetes    Contest Selectors 1979 DW, HP, MM 23.1% 1980 EK, MM, VA 18.8%

author  Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald   wrote The Great Gatsby and This Side of Paradise born on 9-24-1896 in Saint Paul, Minnesota expired 12-22-1940 in Hollywood, California   age 44   cause: heart attack

former Irish prime minister  Garret Michael Desmond Fitzgerald   son of Demond FitzGerald; was the seventh Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland (July 1981-February 1982; December 1982-March 1987) born on 2-9-1926 in Dublin, Ireland expired 5-19-2011 in Dublin, Ireland   age 85

actress  Geraldine Mary Fitzgerald   a cousin of author Nevil Shute; played Isabella Linton in Wuthering Heights (1939) & Ann King in Dark Victory (1939) ¤ Mrs. Stuart Scheftel  born on 11-24-1913 in Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland expired 7-17-2005 in New York, New York   age 91   cause: respiratory infection; Alzheimer's disease    Contest Selectors 2005 TBC 4.3%    Scored 5.9000 solo points

Boston-area Rep. & Boston mayor (1905-14)  John F. "Honey" Fitzgerald   maternal grandfather of JFK; namesake of Kennedy yacht "Honey Fitz" born on 2-11-1863 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 10-2-1950 in Boston, Massachusetts   age 87

Manson Family attorney  Paul J. Fitzgerald   defended Patricia Krenwinkel born on 8-21-1937 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 10-2-2001 in Beverly Hills, California   age 64   cause: heart attack

writer  Louise Perkins Fitzhugh   author/illustrator of Harriet the Spy (1964 born on 10-5-1928 in Memphis, Tennessee expired 11-19-1974 in New Milford, Connecticut   age 46

ex-teamster president  Frank Edward Fitzsimmons born on 4-7-1905 in Jeanette, Pennsylvania expired 5-6-1981 in San Diego, California   age 76   cause: cancer    Contest Selectors 1979 HP, MS 15.4%

former NBA coach  Lowell G. "Cotton" Fitzsimmons   was 832-775 born on 10-7-1931 in Hannibal, Missouri expired 7-24-2004 in Phoenix, Arizona   age 72   cause: lung cancer

actor  Paul Fix   played the doctor (Mark Piper) in the seedond pilot for the original Star Trek tv series (1964) ¤ full name: Paul Fix Morrison  born on 3-13-1902 in Dobbs Ferry, New York expired 10-14-1983 in Santa Monica, California   age 81   cause: kidney failure

duo pianist  Robert Fizdale   partnered with Arthur Gold (1944-82) born on 4-12-1920 in Chicago, Illinois expired 12-6-1995 in New York, New York   age 75

Standard Oil co-founder  Henry Morrison Flagler   Florida hotel and railroad tycoon; built original over-seas rail line that connected Miami to Key West born on 1-2-1839 in Hopewell, New York expired 5-20-1913 in West Palm Beach, Florida   age 74

1956 Indianapolis 500 winner  George F. "Pat" Flaherty born on 1-6-1926 in Glendale, California expired 4-9-2002 in Oxnard, California   age 76   cause: emphysema

computer scientist  Paul Andrew Flaherty   while working for Digital Equipment Corp. pioneered the indexing of the then-young World Wide Web — he had the original idea for the Alta Vista search engine as a way to demonstrate the capabilities of the company's products (it went "live" December 15, 1995) born on 3-14-1964 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin expired 3-16-2006 in Belmont, California   age 42   cause: heart attack

explorer & movie producer  Robert Joseph Flaherty   made first documentary Nanook of the North (1920-21); co-director of Byrd at the South Pole (1930); directed & shared oscar for The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1950) born on 2-16-1884 in Iron Mountain, Michigan expired 7-23-1951 in Dummerston, Vermont   age 67

Father  Edward Joseph Flanagan   was moved to found Father Flanagan's Home for Boys after visiting the Starr Commonweath home for boys run by Floyd Starr (1917); institution later changed name to Boy's Town (1922; memorialized in 1938 film born on 7-13-1886 in Roscommon, Ireland expired 5-15-1948 in Berlin, Germany   age 67   cause: heart attack

jazz pianist  Tommy Flanagan born on 3-16-1930 in Detroit, Michigan expired 11-16-2001 in New York, New York   age 71   cause: complication from aneurysm

actor  Edward Paul Flanders born on 12-29-1934 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 2-22-1995 in Denny, California   age 60

lyricist/humorist  Michael Henry Flanders   partnered with Donald Swann; performed reviews call At the Drop of a Hat (1956-67) born on 3-1-1922 in London, England expired 4-14-1975 in Bettws-y-Coed, Wales   age 53   cause: cerebal aneurism

bluegrass guitarist  Lester Raymond Flatt   of Flatt and Scruggs; had 1969 hit Foggy Mountain Breakdown born on 6-28-1914 in Overton County, Tennessee expired 5-10-1979 in Nashville, Tennessee   age 64   cause: heart failure    Contest Selectors 1979 JW  7.7%    Scored 5 solo points 1980 JH

character actor  James Flavin   appeared in King Kong (1931), Knute Rockne, All American (1940), The Grapes of Wrath (1940) & Mister Roberts (1955) born on 5-14-1906 in Portland, Maine expired 4-23-1976 in Los Angeles, California   age 69   cause: ruptured aorta

Titanic lookout  Frederick Fleet   spotted the berg too late to prevent collision; despondent over wife's death & impoverishment committed suicide two weeks after her death and eviction from her brother's home born on 10-15-1887 in Liverpool, England expired 1-10-1965 in Southampton, England   age 77   cause: suicide; hanged

Fotomat founder  Preston M. Fleet born on 2-26-1934 expired 1-31-1995   age 60

nurse  Ema Flegel   was Hitler's nurse in the bunker (1945) born on 8-11-1911 in Kiel, Germany expired 2-16-2006 in Mölln, Germany   age 94    Contest Selectors 2008 RR

psychotic mobster  Arthur Flegenheimer   lived with his momma; had Legs Diamond rubbed out ¤ aka: "Dutch Schultz"  born on 8-6-1900 in New York, New York expired 10-24-1935 in Newark, New Jersey   age 35

animator  Max Fleischer   invented more than 20 motion picture production devices (including the Rotoscope in 1915); did first Popeye cartoons; created Betty Boop born on 7-19-1883 in Vienna, Austria expired 9-11-1972 in Los Angeles, California   age 89 AKS: Fleisher

movie director  Richard O. Fleischer   son of Max; earned his only oscar as producer of Design for Death (1946); directed 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Fantastic Voyage (1966), Tora, Tora, Tora (1970; co-director), Soylent Green (1973), Mandingo (1975), Conan the Destroyer (1984) & Red Sonja (1985) born on 12-8-1916 in New York, New York expired 3-25-2006 in Woodland Hills, California   age 89   cause: upper respiratory infection    Contest Selectors 2001 RR 12½% 2004 CSI 5.6% 2005 CSI 4.3% 2006 CSI 3.3%    Scored 6.1000 solo points

Scottish bacteriologist Sir  Alexander Fleming   shared the 1945 Nobel prize in medicine for the discovery of penicillin (1928) born on 8-6-1881 in Lochfield, Ayrshire, Scotland expired 3-11-1955 in London, England   age 73   cause: heart disease

original Jeopardy host  Art Fleming ¤ real name: Arthur Fazzin  born on 5-1-1924 in New York, New York expired 4-25-1995 in Crystal River, Florida   age 70   cause: pancreatic cancer

actor  Eric Fleming   star of tv western Rawhide ¤ born: Edward Heddy  born on 7-4-1925 in Santa Paula, California expired 9-28-1966 in Huallaga River, Tingo Maria, Peru   age 41   cause: drowned

"cashew-farm" actress-wannabe  Erin Marilyn Fleming   was Groucho's "companion" at the end of his life ¤ born: Marilyn Fleming  born on 8-13-1941 in New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada expired 4-15-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 61   cause: suicide; gunshot

author  Ian Lancaster Fleming   created fictional British secret agent 007 several books were originally published in Playboy Magazine; wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang born on 5-28-1908 in London, England expired 8-12-1964 in Canterbury, Kent, England   age 56   cause: heart failure

author  Peter Fleming   Ian's older brother born on 5-31-1907 in London, England expired 8-18-1971 in Black Mount, Argyllshire, Scotland   age 64

film director  Victor Fleming   directed The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind (1939; oscar) born on 2-23-1883 in Pasadena, California expired 1-6-1949 in Cottonwood, Alabama   age 65

former ABC sportscaster  William Norman "Bill" Flemming   covered 11 Olympic games & the Spassky/Fischer chess showdown in Iceland (1972) born on 9-3-1926 in Chicago, Illinois expired 7-20-2007 in Petoskey, Michigan   age 80   cause: prostate cancer AKS: Fleming

second generation pipe organ builder  Dirk Andries Flentrop   son of company founder; headed firm 1940-1976 born on 1-5-1910 in Zaandam, The Netherlands expired 11-30-2003 in Santpoort-Zuid, The Netherlands   age 93

former NBC tv art director  Edwin Albert Flesh   designed the big wheel for Wheel of Fortune as well as doing the set design for The $25,000 Pyramid, Press Your Luck & Jeopardy! born on 12-4-1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 7-15-2011 in Mission Hills, California   age 79   cause: congestive heart failure; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease AKS: Ed Flesh

Bell Labs researcher  Harvey Fletcher   headed team that developed stereophonic sound (first demo in January 1934); father of former NASA Administrator born on 9-11-1884 expired 7-23-1981 in Provo, Utah   age 96

former University of Utah president  James Chipman Fletcher   twice NASA Administrator (1971-77; 1986-89) born on 6-5-1919 in Millburn, New Jersey expired 12-22-1991 in Georgetown, Maryland   age 72   cause: lung cancer

radio dramatist  Lucille Fletcher   wrote Sorry, Wrong Number (1943) and The Hitchhiker; Bernard Herrmann was her first husband (1939-48); her second husband wrote the play that became Damn Yankees born on 3-28-1913 in New York, New York expired 8-31-2000 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania   age 87

Nazi industrialist and major Hitler supporter  Friedrich Flick   convicted as war criminal for using slave labor; did 3 years in prison (1947-50) born on 7-10-1883 in Ernsdorf, Westphalia, Germany expired 7-20-1972 in Lake Constance, Switzerland   age 89

dancer, actor, author, etc.  Denny Martin Flinn   during his college days danced in San Francisco's North Beach "clubs" opposite such terpsichorian heavyweights as Carol Doda; co-wrote the screenplay for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered County (1991) born on 12-21-1947 in San Francisco, California expired 8-24-2007 in Woodland Hills, California   age 59   cause: complications from cancer

Central Valley (California) AIDS Team caseworker  Joyce A. "Rocky" Flint   Jeffrey Dahmer's mother born on 2-7-1936 expired 11-27-2000 in Fresno, California   age 64   cause: breast cancer

character actor  Jay C. Flippen born on 3-6-1898 in Little Rock, Arkansas expired 2-3-1971 in Hollywood, California   age 72   cause: internal hemorrhaging

Henry Ossian Flipper   born a slave; first black graduate of West Point (1877) and first black officer in U.S. Army born on 3-21-1856 in Thomasville, Georgia expired 5-3-1940   age 84

St.Louis Cards baseball center fielder  Curtis Charles "Curt" Flood   attacked baseball's reserve clause in 1970 born on 1-18-1938 in Houston, Texas expired 1-20-1997 in Los Angeles, California   age 59   cause: pneumonia

former Pennsylvania rep.  Daniel John Flood born on 11-26-1904 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania expired 5-28-1994 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania   age 89    Contest Selectors 1980 DH, DR, GP, JW 25.0%

World War I veteran  Maurice Noël Floquet   had been the oldest man in France born on 12-25-1894 expired 11-10-2006 in Montauroux, France   age 111    Contest Selectors 2006 KLS 3.3%    Scored 3.9000 solo points

long time Lawrence Welk orchestra accordionist  Myron Floren born on 11-5-1919 in Webster, South Dakota expired 7-23-2005 in Rolling Hills Estates, California   age 85   cause: cancer

saxophonist  Daniel "Danny" Flores   wrote/performed on/sang Tequila ¤ aka: "Chuck Rio"  born on 7-11-1929 in Santa Paula, California expired 9-19-2006 in Huntington Beach, California   age 77   cause: pneumonia

Sir  Howard Walter Florey   with Heatley discovered how to extract penicillin (shared 1945 Nobel medicine prize) ¤ Title: Lord Florey, Baron of Adelaide and Marston  born on 9-24-1898 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia expired 2-21-1968 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England   age 69   cause: heart attack

1949 Miss Canada runner-up  Joan Fry Flory   as Joan Durell sang with big bands in 1950s born on 7-19-1929 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada expired 12-29-2000 in North Hollywood, California   age 71   cause: Parkinson's disease

researcher  Paul John Flory   1974 Nobel prize winner in chemistry born on 6-19-1910 in Sterling, Illinois expired 9-9-1985 in Big Sur, Calfornia   age 75

retired Fayette County (Texas) sheriff (1946-80)  Thomas James "Jim" Flournoy   a good-old-boy who looked the other way when it came to the local "chicken ranch"; punched-out tv reporter Marvin Zindler after the "ranch" was shut down born on 9-22-1902 expired 10-26-1982 in LaGrange, Texas   age 80   cause: heart problems

movie effects wizard  A. D. Flowers   won oscars for Tora, Tora, Tora (1970) & The Poseidon Adventure (1972) born on 2-12-1917 in Hillsboro, Texas expired 7-5-2001 in Fullerton, California   age 84   cause: complications from pneumonia; emphysema

British Post Office electronics researcher  Thomas Harold "Tommy" Flowers   built the Colossus computer at Bletchley Park (1943) to break the Nazi High Command's Enigma cypher codes born on 12-22-1905 in London, England expired 10-28-1998 in London, England   age 92

ventriloquist  Wayland Parrott Flowers Jr.   his puppet was named "Madame" born on 11-26-1939 in Dawson, Georgia expired 10-11-1988 in Hollywood, California   age 48   cause: AIDS

violent gangster  Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd born on 2-3-1904 in Aikens, Oklahoma expired 10-22-1934 in East Liverpool, Ohio   age 30   cause: multiple bullet wounds

Stanford University computer science professor  Robert W. Floyd   expert in computer program verification & parsing; received the 1978 A.M. Turing Award born on 6-8-1936 in New York, New York expired 9-25-2001 in Stanford, California   age 65   cause: pneumonia

World War II submarine commander  Eugene Bennett Fluckey   commanded the USS Barb; earned the Medal of Honor; retired a rear admiral born on 10-5-1913 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 6-28-2007 in Annapolis, Maryland   age 93   cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease

movie actor  Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn   played Robin Hood in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and J.E.B. Stuart in Santa Fe Trail (1940); legendary in his appetites for booze, broads & brawling born on 6-20-1909 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia expired 10-14-1959 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   age 50   cause: heart attack

tv character actor  Joseph Anthony "Joe" Flynn   Captain Binghampton on McHale's Navy born on 11-8-1925 in Youngstown, Ohio expired 7-18-1974 in Hollywood, California   age 48   cause: drowned in swimming pool

writer  Noriko Sawada Bridges Flynn   1st husband: Harry Bridges (his third); 2nd; husband: Ed Flynn born on 2-11-1923 in Gardena, California expired 2-7-2003 in Pescadero, California   age 79

futurist  FM-2030   currently can be be found in Scottsdale, Arizona, floating in a thermos full of liquid nitrogen, with the expectation that the Alcor Life Extension Foundation will some day thaw him out & cure his cancer (but what about the freezer burn?) ¤ born: F.M. Esfandiary  born on 10-15-1930 in Belgium expired 7-8-2000 in New York, New York   age 69   cause: pancreatic cancer

actress  Nina Foch   played Bithia, the pharaoh's daughter that found Moses in the bullrushes and raised him in The Ten Commandments (1956) ¤ born: Nina Consuela Maud Fock  born on 4-20-1924 in Leiden, The Netherlands expired 12-5-2008 in Los Angeles, California   age 84   cause: complications from myelodysplasia    Contest Selectors 2006 ADWC 3.3% 2007 ADWC 3.2% 2008 ADWC 3.1%    Scored 6.6000 solo points

"Father of the Helicopter"  Heinrich Focke   built the VA-61, first to receive a certificate of airworthiness; his FW-61 rotary wing aircraft was first to make a free flight (1/26/1936) expired 2-25-1979 in Bremen, Germany   age 88

travel guide author  Eugene Fodor born on 10-5-1905 in Leva, Austria-Hungaria expired 2-18-1991 in Litchfield, Connecticut   age 85

troubled classical violinist  Eugene Nicholas Fodor born on 3-5-1950 in Denver, Colorado expired 2-26-2011 in Arlington, Virginia   age 60   cause: cirrhosis of the liver; alcoholism; drug abuse

Amana Corp. co-founder & executive  George Foerstner born on 11-8-1908 in Amana Colonies, Iowa expired 1-17-2000 in Miami, Florida   age 91

singer  Daniel Grayling Fogelberg born on 8-13-1951 in Peoria, Illinois expired 12-16-2007 in Maine   age 56   cause: prostate cancer    Contest Selectors 2005 PCD 4.3% 2006 DTM, PCD, QKU 10.0% 2007 BOD, DTM, JCM, QKU 12.9%    Scored 7.2125 points

country singer  Clyde Julian "Red" Foley   Pat Boone's father-in-law born on 6-17-1910 in Blue Lick, Kentucky expired 9-19-1968 in Fort Wayne, Indiana   age 58   cause: heart attack

Universal Pictures movie sound editor  John Donovan "Jack" Foley   first to engage in the practice of "sweetening" the movie soundtrack so that things sound more "realistic" born on 4-12-1891 in Yorkville, New York expired 11-??-1967 in Los Angeles, California   age 76

coffee heiress  Abigail Anne Folger   murdered by the Manson Family during their Helter Skelter murder spree born on 8-11-1943 in California expired 8-9-1969 in Los Angeles, California   age 25   cause: stabbed 28 times

former L.A. Times "Biographical" (Obituaries) Editor (1979-93)  Burton A. Folkart born on 7-11-1932 in Santa Monica, California expired 12-7-2000 in Los Angeles, California   age 68   cause: heart attack or stroke

ponzi-scheme architect  Marion Bayard Folsom   chief drafter of the 1935 Social Security Act; blame him when your retirement income sucks, if you get to retire at all; Eisenhower HEW Secretary (1953-58) born on 11-23-1893 in McRae, Georgia expired 9-28-1976 in Rochester, New York   age 82

Frances Seymour Brokaw Fonda   wife of Henry; Jane & Peter's mom; grandmother of Bridget expired 4-14-1950 in Beacon, New York   age 42   cause: suicide; slit own throat with razor

actor  Henry Fonda   won Oscar for On Golden Pond; father of Jane and Peter; grandfather of Bridget born on 5-16-1905 in Grand Island, Nebraska expired 8-12-1982 in Los Angeles, California   age 77    Contest Selectors 1979 DO, DW, MM, SB, YJ 38.5% 1980 BB,DW, EB, EK, HA, HP, MM, VA 50.0%

former Hawaiian Senator (1959-76)  Hiram Leong Fong Sr. ¤ born: Yau Leong Fong  born on 10-15-1906 in Honolulu, Hawaiian Territory expired 8-18-2004 in Honolulu, Hawaii   age 97   cause: kidney failure    Contest Selectors 2004 CSI 5.6%    Scored 5.3000 solo points

character actor & comedian  Frank Fontaine   played Crazy Guggenheim on Jackie Gleason's tv show; pretty good singer, too born on 4-19-1920 in Haverhill, Massachusetts expired 8-4-1978 in Spokane, Washington   age 58   cause: heart attack

"doodle-tonguing" jazz trombonist  Carl Fontana born on 7-18-1928 in Monroe, Louisiana expired 10-9-2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 75   cause: Alzheimer's disease

stage actress  Lynn Fontanne   wife of Alfred Lunt born on 12-6-1887 in Woodford, Essex, England expired 7-30-1983 in Genessee Depot, Wisconsin   age 95

Careole fiddler  Canray Fontenot   performed with "Bois Sec" Ardoin born on 10-16-1922 in L'Anse aux Vachesla, Louisiana expired 7-29-1995 in Welsh, Louisiana   age 72   cause: lung cancer; diabetes

ballerina Dame  Margot Fonteyn ¤ born: Margaret Hookham  born on 5-18-1919 in Reigate, England expired 2-21-1991 in Panama City, Panama   age 71    Contest Selectors 1980 HP 6.3%

character actor  Ralph W. Foody   played the sneering, Tommie gun-happy gangster Johnny in the first two Home Alone movies (1990 & 1992) born on 11-13-1928 expired 11-21-1999 in Lexington, Kentucky   age 71   cause: cancer

former British Labour Party head (1980-83)  Michael Mackintosh Foot   younger brother of Dingle Foot born on 7-23-1913 in Plymouth, Devonshire, England expired 3-3-2010 in London, England   age 96    Contest Selectors 2005 RIE 4.3% 2006 RIE, SPIT 6.7% 2007 DTM, RIE, SPIT 9.7% 2008 DTM, RIE, SPIT 9.4% 2009 DTM, RIE 6.7% 2010 DTM, RIE 7.4%    Scored 4.1500 points

playwright  Albert Horton Foote Jr.   a winner of the 1995 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for The Young Man From Atlanta; wrote The Trip to Bountiful; won two oscars for writing the screenplays to To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) & Tender Mercies (1983) born on 3-14-1916 in Wharton, Texas expired 3-4-2009 in Hartford, Connecticut   age 92    Contest Selectors 2009 GOHI, RIE 6.7%    Scored 4.5500 points

advertising executive  Emerson Foote   co-founded Foote, Cone & Belding (1942) born on 12-13-1906 in Sheffield, Alabama expired 7-5-1992 in Carmel, New York   age 85   cause: complications from appendicitis

Civil War historian/author  Shelby Dade Foote Jr.   appeared on a lot of PBS documentaries born on 11-7-1916 in Greenville, Mississippi expired 6-27-2005 in Memphis, Tennessee   age 88

character actor  Dick Foran ¤ born: John Nicholas Foran  born on 6-18-1910 in Flemington, New Jersey expired 8-10-1979 in Panorama City, California   age 69

Chicago Seven prosecutor  Thomas Aquinas Foran born on 1-11-1924 in Chicago, Illinois expired 8-6-2000 in Lake Forest, Illinois   age 76   cause: cancer

publishing executive  Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Sr. born on 8-19-1919 in New York, New York expired 2-24-1990 in Fort Hills, New Jersey   age 70

publisher  Robert Charles "Bertie" Forbes   founder of Forbes magazine born on 5-14-1880 in Aberdeen, Scotland expired 5-6-1954 in New York, New York   age 73   cause: heart attack

insane convicted murderer  Alvin Bernard Ford   was on Florida's death row but got a reprieve when the Supreme Court rules that the insane can't be executed (1986; Ford v. Wainwright) born on --1953 expired 2-28-1991 in Starke, Florida   age 37   cause: "natural auses"

Benson Ford   son of Edsel; grandson of Henry born on 7-20-1919 in Detroit, Michigan expired 7-27-1978 in Cheboygan, Michigan   age 59   cause: heart attack

Henry's widow  Clara Ford expired 9-29-1950 in Detroit, Michigan   age 84

Ford Motor Company president (1919-43)  Edsel Bryant Ford   son & heir of Henry born on 1-6-1893 in Detroit, Michigan expired 5-26-1943 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan   age 50

Edsel's widow  Eleanor Clay Ford   mother of Henry II; niece of Department Store founder J.L. Hudson born on 6-6-1896 in Detroit, Michigan expired 10-19-1976 in Detroit, Michigan   age 80

former First Lady & Celebrity Clinic Maven  Elizabeth Anne Bloomer "Betty" Ford born on 4-8-1918 in Chicago, Illinois expired 7-8-2011 in Palm Springs, California   age 93    Contest Selectors 1979 HA, JH, MM, SB, VM, YJ 46.2% 1980 DO, JH, JW, HA, HP, MM, VA 43.8% 2000 IVY, TEX 29% 2002 CMH, MORB, RAVN 27.3% 2004 CSI, KLS, RR 16.7% 2005 CSI, KLS, RR 13.0% 2006 CSI, DTH, KLS, RR, SPIT, 4GUE 20.0% 2007 ADWC, AUDC, BOD, DTH, GREB, KLS, MOT, PCD, PUD, QKU, RIE, RPRM, RR, SPIT, TFM 48.4% 2008 ADWC, ANG, BOD, CSI, DFFC, GAS, GOHI, GREB, KLS, LMLD, MORB, OED, PCD, QKU, RIE, RPRM, SBAP, SPIT, TFM 59.4% 2009 ANG, BOD, CSI, DFFC, DGW, GOHI, GREB, KLS, LMLD, MORB, OED, PCD, QKU, RIE, RPRM, SBAP, TFM 56.7% 2010 ANG, BOD, CSI, DFFC, DGW, DTM, GREB, KLS, MORB, OIE, PCD, QKU, RIE, RPRM 51.9%

singer  Ernest Jennings "Tennessee Ernie" Ford   had hit with Sixteen Tons born on 2-13-1919 in Bristol, Tennessee expired 10-17-1991 in Reston, Virginia   age 72

38th U.S. president (1974-77)  Gerald Rudolph Ford   last surviving member of the Warren Commission; pardoned Richard Nixon in 1974 for his involvement in Watergate; withdrew last U.S. forces from Vietnam 1975, precipitating the collapse of South Vietnam to North Vietnamese army forces; twice in 1975 a target of assassins (Fromme & Moore) ¤ born: Leslie Lynch King Jr.  born on 7-14-1913 in Omaha, Nebraska expired 12-26-2006 in Rancho Mirage, California   age 93    Contest Selectors 1979 JH 7.7% 1980 JH 6.3% 2000 KLS, RR, SPAM 29% 2001 DTM, KLS, ROTS, RR 50% 2002 CMH, DTM, JAC, RR 36.4% 2003 DTM, JEDS, KLS, MJ, OGGI, PCD 33.3% 2004 ABRA, ADWC, BOD, DTM, KLS, MJ, RAVN, RR, SS 50.0% 2005 ADWC, BOD, BYE, DTM, GHG, KLS, MOT, PCD, QKU, RAVN, RR, SPIT, TMD 56.5% 2006 ADWC, BOD, BONY, BYE, DFFC, DTM, GGG, GHG, KLS, LMLD, PCD, QKU, RIE, RR, SPIT, TFM, WEP, 4GUE 60.0%    Scored 3.2000 points 2007 ABRA, ADWC

modeling agency co-founder  Gerard William "Jerry" Ford   with wife launched the runway modeling agency (1946) born on 10-2-1924 in New Orleans, Louisana expired 8-24-2008 in Morristown, New Jersey   age 83   cause: complications from Parkinson's disease

actor  Glenn Ford ¤ born: Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford  born on 5-1-1916 in Quebec, Canada expired 8-30-2006 in Beverly Hills, California   age 90    Contest Selectors 1979 JH 7.7% 2001 NFG 12½% 2002 JAC 9.1% 2003 JEDS, PCD 11.1% 2004 NFG, PCD 11.1% 2005 NFG, PCD, TMD 13.0% 2006 ADWC, NFG, PCD, WEP, 4GUE 16.7%    Scored 3.6563 points AKS: Glen

industrialist  Henry Ford born on 7-30-1863 in Dearborn, Michigan expired 4-7-1947 in Dearborn, Michigan   age 83   cause: stroke

industrialist  Henry Ford II   grandson of Henry I ¤ aka: "Hank the Deuce"  born on 9-4-1917 in Detroit, Michigan expired 9-29-1987 in Detroit, Michigan   age 70   cause: heart attack    Contest Selectors 1979 JH, RR, VM 23.1% 1980 HP 6.3%

movie director  John Ford   winner of six Academy Awards, four for Best Director (The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941) and The Quiet Man(1952)) ¤ born: Sean Aloysius O'Fearna last name changed from: O'Feeney  born on 2-1-1895 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine expired 8-31-1973 in Palm Desert, California   age 78   cause: cancer

auto heiress  Josephine Clay Ford   daughter of Edsel; grandaughter of Henry born on 7-7-1923 expired 6-1-2005 in Detroit, Michigan   age 81

actor  Larkin Ford   played Juror #12 in the original cast of Twelve Angry Men (1956) ¤ real name: Larkin Shackleford aka: Will West  born on 1-30-1921 in California expired 1-13-2007 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 85

Church of God in Christ Bishop  Louis Henry Ford   delivered the funeral sermon for Emmett Till; namesake of Chicago interstate highway born on 5-23-1914 in Chicago, Illinois expired 3-31-1995 in Chicago, Illinois   age 80

singer  Mary Ford   one-time wife of Les Paul (1945-63) ¤ real name: Irene Colleen Summers  born on 7-7-1924 in Waukesha, Wisconsin expired 9-30-1977 in Los Angeles, California   age 53   cause: complications from diabetes

character actor  Paul Ford   one of the Bailey's of Balboa; in The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966) & Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) ¤ real name: Paul Ford Weaver  born on 11-2-1901 in Baltimore, Maryland expired 4-12-1976 in Mineola, New York   age 74

former Mississippi governor (1992-2000)  Daniel Kirkwood "Kirk" Fordice born on 2-10-1934 in Memphis, Tennessee expired 9-7-2004 in Jackson, Mississippi   age 70   cause: leukemia

real-life accident victim  Edith Fore   said "I've fallen and I can't get up" in a bunch of early 1990s Life Call commercials born on 4-4-1916 expired 8-2-1997 in Camden, New Jersey   age 81

cartoonist  Jean-Claude Forest   created Barbarella (April 1962) and did set design for movie (1968) born on 11-9-1930 in Perreux, France expired 12-30-1998 in Paris, France   age 68   cause: respiratory illness

poet, biographer & novelist  Cecil Scott Forester   wrote The African Queen & Sink the Bismark! born on 8-27-1899 in Cairo, Egypt expired 4-2-1966 in Fullerton, California   age 66

Danish king (968-1014)  Sweyn Forkbeard   son of king Harold Bluetooth; father of king Canute born on --960 expired ??-??-1014   age 54

James Forman   an organizer of SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) in the early 1960s ¤ name at birth: James Rufus  born on 10-4-1928 in Chicago, Illinois expired 1-10-2005 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 76   cause: colon cancer

English and speech teacher  Margaret C. Formby   founder of the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center (1975) born on 7-12-1929 expired 4-10-2003 in Hereford, Texas   age 73   cause: head injuries from fall in bathroom

big band singer of 1930s and 40s  Helen Forrest ¤ born: Helen Fogel  born on 4-12-1918 in Atlantic City, New Jersey expired 7-11-1999 in Woodland Hills, California   age 82   cause: congestive heart failure

Confederate army general  Nathan Bedford Forrest   co-founder and first head of the original Ku Klux Klan born on 7-13-1821 in Chapel Hill, Tennessee expired 10-29-1877 in Memphis, Tennessee   age 56

first television announcer  Raymond Forrest   did second television commercial on July 4, 1941, for Adam Hats (the first commercial, on July 1st, for Bulova watches, had no announcer); became first tv announcer to "break-in" on regular programming, announcing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (he interrupted movie The Playboy) ¤ born: Raymond Feuerstein  born on 1-7-1916 in Germany expired 3-11-1999 in Kinnelon, New Jersey   age 83

Werner Theodor Otto Forssmann   shared the 1956 Nobel prize in medicine born on 8-29-1904 in Berlin, Germany expired 6-1-1979 in Schopfheim, Germany   age 74

British novelist  Edward Morgan Forster   wrote Howard's End (1919), A Passage to India (1924) and A Room With A View (1908) born on 1-1-1879 in London, England expired 6-7-1970 in Coventry, England   age 91

Stanford Computer Science Dept. chairman (1965-72)  George E. Forsythe   former president of the Association of Computing Machinery born on 1-8-1917 in State College, Pennsylvania expired 4-9-1972 in Palo Alto, California   age 55   cause: cancer

actor  John Forsythe   the voice of Charlie on Charlie's Angels; played title role (Bentley Gregg) on Bachelor Father and Blake Carrington on Dynasty ¤ born: John Lincoln Freund  born on 1-29-1918 in Penns Grove, New Jersey expired 4-1-2010 in Santa Ynez, California   age 92   cause: pneumonia, cancer    Contest Selectors 2007 ADWC, AUDC, DFFC, DGW, DTH, KLS, LMLD, MOT, PUD, QKU 32.3% 2008 ADWC, ANG, DGW, GOHI, JCM, KLS, LMLD, MORB, PCD, QKU, SPIT, TFM 37.5% 2009 ANG, DGW, GOHI, MORB, QKU 16.7% 2010 ADWC, ANG, DGW, MORB, OIE, QKU 22.2%    Scored 3.3781 points

former Supreme Court justice (1966-69)  Abe Fortas   argued Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) born on 6-19-1910 in Memphis, Tennessee expired 4-5-1982 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 71

tv sports director  Fulvio Chester "Chet" Forte born on 8-7-1935 in Hackensack, New Jersey expired 5-18-1996 in San Diego, California   age 60   cause: heart attack

character actor  Robert R. Fortier   a friend of Robert Altman — he appeared in a number of the director's movies, including McCabe & Mrs. Miller (as the town drunk; 1971), Popeye (as ; 1980) and O.C. and Stiggs (as wino Jim; 1987); portrayed Rojan's henchman Tomar in the original Star Trek series episode By Any Other Name (February 1968) born on 11-5-1926 expired 1-1-2005   age 78

physicist  Robert Lull Forward   former Hughes Aircraft research labs employee; after retirement wrote science fiction novels, starting with Dragon's Egg (1980) born on 8-15-1932 in Geneva, New York expired 9-21-2002 in Seattle, Washington   age 70   cause: brain cancer

former South Dakota governor (1955-59)  Joseph Jacob Foss   World War II Marine ace & Medal of Honor recipient; first Commissioner of the AFL (1960); president of the NRA (1988-90) born on 4-17-1915 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota expired 1-1-2003 in Arizona   age 87   cause: complications from coma; aneurysm

pianist/conductor/composer  Lukas Foss ¤ born: Lukas Fuchs  born on 8-15-1922 in Berlin, Germany expired 2-1-2009 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 86   cause: complications from Parkinson's disease

dancer/choreographer  Robert Louis "Bob" Fosse   directed Cabaret (1972; Best Director oscar), All That Jazz (1979) & Star 80 (1983) born on 6-23-1927 in Chicago, Illinois expired 9-23-1987 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 60   cause: heart attack

hot air balloonist  James Stephen "Steve" Fossett   during his August 1998 attempt to circumnavigate the globe a thunderstorm ripped apart the balloon's envelope; Fossett and the now flaming balloon plunged 29,000 feet into the Coral Sea; Fossett escaped the capsule moments before it sank; on November 26, 2007 his wife petitioned to have him declared dead; on September 29, 2008 a hiker west of Mammoth Lake, California found his pilot license & a grand in $100 bills; the plane wreckage was found on October 2nd, 2008 born on 4-22-1944 in Jackson, Tennessee expired 9-3-2007 in Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Lakes, Madera County, California (near)   age 63   cause: plane crash AKS: Faucet Fawset

gorilla expert  Dian Fossey   author of Gorillas in the Mist born on 1-16-1932 in Fairfax, California expired 12-26-1985 in Ruhengeri Province, Rwanda   age 53   cause: murdered; hacked to death AKS: Diane Dieann Fossee Fossie Fossy Fosey Fosee Fosie Fosy

World War II escape artist  Eric Foster   shot down in 1940 he managed to escape from German POW camps seven times; he liked to claim that his exploits were the basis of the character Hilts (the "Cooler King") in The Great Escape (1963) — the novel's author had cited John D. Lewis as the basis of the character ... what could he know expired 3-27-2006 in Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucesershire, England   age 102

illustrator  Harold Rudolf "Hal" Foster   first artist to draw the Tarzan newspaper comic strip (November 1928); created the Prince Valiant strip (1937) & drew it through 1971 (succeeded by John Cullen Murphy); 1957 Reuben Award winner born on 8-18-1892 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada expired 7-25-1982 in Spring Hill, Florida   age 89

Oakland, California school superintendent Dr.  Marcus A. Foster   assassinated by the Symbionese Liberation Army born on 3-31-1923 expired 11-6-1973 in Oakland, California   age 50   cause: cyanide-tipped bullets

bandleader & actor  Phil Foster   played Laverne's father on Laverne and Shirley tv series (1976-82) ¤ born: Fivel Feldman  born on 3-29-1914 in New York, New York expired 7-8-1985 in Rancho Mirage, California   age 71

movie actor  Preston S. Foster born on 8-24-1900 in Ocean City, New Jersey expired 7-14-1970 in La Jolla, California   age 69

multiple organ transplant recipient  Tabatha Foster born on 6-10-1984 in Madisonville, Kentucky expired 5-11-1988 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   age 3   cause: multiple organ failure

blues harmonica player  Willie Foster born on 9-19-1921 in Leland, Mississippi (outside town) expired 5-20-2001 in Jackson, Mississippi   age 79   cause: heart attack

personal secretary to V.I. Lenin  Lidiya Fotiyeva   she knew where all of the skeletons were buried (not just figuratively) expired 8-25-1975 in Moscow, Russia, USSR   age 93

prolific character actor  Byron Foulger   in the last two years of the run of Petticoat Junction played train conductor Wendall Gibbs of the C&FW Railroad born on 8-27-1899 in Ogden, Utah expired 4-4-1970 in Hollywood, California   age 70   cause: heart condition

mathematician  Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier   discovered theorem of periodic oscillation (1822) born on 3-21-1768 in Auxerre, Bourgogne, France expired 5-16-1830 in Paris, France   age 62

Johnson Treasury Secretary (1965-68)  Henry H. Fowler born on 9-5-1908 in Roanoke, Virginia expired 1-3-2000 in Alexandria, Virginia   age 94

Oklahoma death row inmate  Mark Andrew Fowler born on 5-6-1965 expired 1-23-2001 in McAlester, Oklahoma   age 35   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2001 TEX 12½%    Did  Not Score - insufficient category citations (only 2 of the minimum 3 needed)

William Alfred Fowler   shared the 1983 Nobel physics prize born on 8-9-1911 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 3-14-1995 in Pasadena, California   age 83

former Los Angeles Examiner reporter  William R. Fowler   first on the scene (ahead of the police) of the discovered Black Dahlia corpse born on 8-29-1922 in Jamaica, New York expired 4-13-2004 in Burbank, California   age 81   cause: prostate cancer AKS: Will

author  John Robert Fowles   author of The Collector (1963), The Magus (1966) & The French Lieutenant's Woman born on 3-31-1926 in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England expired 11-5-2005 in Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire, England   age 79   cause: heart failure

character actor  Douglas Vincent Fowley ¤ born: Daniel Vincent Fowley  born on 5-30-1911 in New York, New York expired 5-21-1998 in Woodland Hills, California   age 86

Oklahoma death row inmate  Billy Rae Fox born on 10-24-1965 expired 1-25-2001 in McAlester, Oklahoma   age 35   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2001 TEX 12½%    Did  Not Score - insufficient category citations (only 2 of the minimum 3 needed)

former S.F. Giants manager  Charles Francis "Charlie" Fox born on 10-7-1921 in New York, New York expired 2-16-2004 in Stanford, California   age 82   cause: complications from pneumonia

cartoonist  Fontaine Talbot Fox Jr.   creator of the Toonerville Trolley comic strip born on 3-3-1884 in Louisville, Kentucky expired 8-9-1964 in Greenwich, Connecticut   age 80

comics writer  Gardner Fox   co-creator of The Flash for DC Comics (1940) born on 5-20-1911 in New York, New York expired 12-24-1986 in Princeton, New Jersey   age 75

cartoonist  Gilbert T. "Gill" Fox   edited Jack Cole's Plastic Man while at Quality Comics (1940-43); penciled/inked Bill Ward's Torchy born on 11-19-1915 in New York, New York expired 5-15-2004 in Redding Ridge, Connecticut   age 88

Chicago clothier  Harold C. Fox   credited with creating the Zoot Suit born on 7-9-1910 expired 7-28-1996 in Siesta Key, Florida   age 86

former White Sox second baseman  Jacob Nelson "Nellie" Fox   coached Washington Senators from 1967 to 1973 born on 12-25-1927 in Saint Thomas, Pennsylvania expired 12-1-1975 in Baltimore, Maryland   age 47   cause: skin cancer

John Michael Fox   co-founder of Florida Foods Inc. (1946); the company changed its name to Minute Maid Corp. (1947) and was purchased by the Coca-Cola Co. in 1960 born on 12-26-1912 in Esher, England expired 1-9-2003 in Winter Park, Florida   age 90

actor  Michael Fox born on 2-27-1921 expired 6-1-1996   age 75

retired Federal judge (1962-87)  Noel Peter Fox born on 8-30-1910 in Kalamazoo, Michigan expired 6-3-1987 in Grand Rapids, Michigan   age 76    Contest Selectors 1980 BB 6.3%

Ohio death row inmate  Richard E. Fox   kidnapped/strangled//stabbed 18 year old Leslie Renae Keckler (1989) ¤ aka: number 227307  born on 2-3-1956 in Tontogany expired 2-12-2003 in Lucasville, Ohio   age 47   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2003 RR 5.6%    Did  Not Score - insufficient category citations (only 1 of the minimum 3 needed)

long distance runner  Terrence Stanley "Terry" Fox   lost right leg to bone cancer; started a run across Canada to raise money for cancer research (had to stop in Thundar Bay, Ontario when the lung cancer was diagnosed) born on 7-28-1958 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada expired 6-27-1981 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada   age 22   cause: pneumonia; bone & lung cancer

organist  Virgil Keel Fox born on 5-3-1912 in Princeton, Illinois expired 10-25-1980 in West Palm Beach, Florida   age 68   cause: cancer

movie pioneer  William Fox   founded Fox Film Corp. (1915), the successor to his Greater New York Film Rental Company (1904); bought rights to Movietone sound-on-film process from Case & Sponable; in 1929 bought Loews, Inc. (MGM owner) but was forced to relinquish ownership by government (under prodding from Louis B. Mayer); forced out of Fox studio (1930); studio merged with Twentieth Century Pictures (1935) ¤ born: Wilhelm Fuchs  born on 1-1-1879 in Tulchva, Hungary expired 5-8-1952 in New York, New York   age 73

one-time stripper & big-boob model  Karen Ann Foxx   quit the biz in 1992 & had her 44DDs removed ¤ born: Karen Ann Bell aka: "Edith Holtzman" & "Annie Ample"  born on 10-30-1950 in San Diego, California expired 1-1-2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 57   cause: heart failure; multiple sclerosis

comedian  Redd Foxx   starred in Sanford and Son tv series ¤ born: John Elroy Sanford  born on 12-9-1922 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 10-11-1991 in Hollywood, California   age 68    Contest Selectors 1979 HFS 7.7% 1980 BB, DR, HP 18.8%

movie producer/director  Bryan W. Foy   one of the Seven Little Foys; directed The Lights of New York (1928) and produced PT-109 (1963) & the 3-D opus House of Wax (1953) born on 12-8-1894 in Chicago, Illinois expired 4-20-1977 in Los Angeles, California   age 82   cause: heart failure

The Seven Little Foys kid performer  Charles "Charley" Foy born on 6-12-1898 in Illinois expired 8-22-1984 in Los Angeles, California   age 86

vaudevillian  Edward Fitzgerald "Eddie" Foy Sr.   father of The Seven Little Foys vaudeville act born on 3-9-1856 in Greenwich Village, New York expired 2-16-1928 in Kansas City, Missouri   age 71   cause: heart attack

vaudevillian  Edward Fitzgerald "Eddie" Foy Jr.   member of The Seven Little Foys vaudeville act born on 2-4-1905 in New Rochelle, New York expired 7-15-1983 in Woodland Hills, California   age 78   cause: pancreatic cancer

WXYZ/ABC radio/tv announcer  Frederick William Foy   voiced the introduction to "The Lone Ranger" on radio (1948-54) & tv (1949-57) — "A firey horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty 'Hi! Yo! Silver! ..."; also annouced "The Green Hornet" and "Challenge of the North" ("Sergeant Preston of the Yukon") as well as the Dick Cavett tv show born on 3-27-1921 in Detroit, Michigan expired 12-22-2010 in Woburn, Massachusetts   age 89

kid vaudeville performer  Irving L. Foy   last of the The Seven Little Foys troupe born on 8-26-1908 expired 4-20-2003 in Albuquerque, New Mexico   age 94   cause: complications from broken collarbone

theater manager  Richard "Dick" Foy   another one of those pesky The Seven Little Foys expired 4-4-1947 in Dallas, Texas   age 42   cause: heart attack

former Copper League (baseball) bat boy  Thomas P. "Tommy" Foy Sr.   worked with disgraced Chicago White(/"Black") Sox players Eddie Cicotte, Chick Gandil, Buck Weaver, Lefty Williams; was a survivor of the World War II Bataan death march born on 10-19-1914 in Silver City, New Mexico expired 10-8-2011 in Bayard, New Mexico   age 96

pianist  Malcolm Frager born on 1-15-1935 in Sait Louis, Missouri expired 6-20-1991   age 56

former UPI reporter  Oscar Fraley   co-wrote The Untouchables about the exploits of Eliot Ness born on 8-2-1914 expired 1-6-1994   age 79

author  Janet Paterson Frame ¤ surname changed to Clotha (1973)  born on 8-28-1924 in Dunedin, New Zealand expired 1-29-2004 in Dunedin, New Zealand   age 79   cause: acute leukemia    Contest Selectors 2004 BOD 5.6%    Scored 7.1000 solo points

former NASCAR president (1972-2003)  William Clifton "Bill" France   his father founded NASCAR in 1947 ¤ aka: "Junior"  born on 4-4-1933 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 6-4-2007 in Daytona Beach, Florida   age 74   cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease    Contest Selectors 2002 JAC 9.1% 2003 OGGI, PCD 11.1% 2007 ADWC 3.2%    Scored 7.6000 solo points

NASCAR founder (1947)  William Henry Getty France   built the Daytona & Taladega speedways born on 9-26-1909 expired 6-7-1992   age 82

violinist  Zino Rene Francescatti born on 8-9-1902 in Marseilles, France expired 9-17-1991 in La Ciotat, France   age 89

singer  Sergio Franchi born on 4-6-1926 in Cremona, Italy expired 5-1-1990 in Stonington, Connecticut   age 64   cause: brain cancer

actor  Anthony "Tony" Franciosa   had once been married to Shelley Winters (1957-60) ¤ born: Anthony Papaleo  born on 10-25-1928 in New York, New York expired 1-19-2006 in Los Angeles, California   age 77   cause: stroke

Monarch of Bermuda ship captain  Albert R. Francis   rescued 78 passengers from the burning Morro Castle cruise ship (9/8/1934) expired 10-11-1972 in Tucker's Town, Bermuda   age 83

actress  Anne Lloyd Francis   played Altera in Forbidden Planet (1956) and Honey West on tv (196566) born on 9-16-1930 in Ossining, New York expired 1-2-2011 in Santa Barbara, California   age 80   cause: pancreatic cancer    Contest Selectors 2009 RAVN 3.3% 2010 RAVN 3.7%

game show panelist  Arlene Francis ¤ born: Arlene Francis Kazanjian  born on 10-20-1908 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 5-31-2001 in San Francisco, California   age 92   cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease    Contest Selectors 2000 KLS 14% 2001 KLS, ROTS 25%    Scored 4.5500 points

drummer  David "Panama" Francis born on 12-21-1918 in Miami, Florida expired 11-11-2001 in Orlando, Florida   age 82   cause: stroke

cinematographer & horror film director  Frederick "Freddie" Francis   won cinematography oscars for Sons and Lovers (1960) & Glory (1989) born on 12-22-1917 in Islington, London, England expired 3-17-2007 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England   age 89

super-geezer  George R. Francis   had been the oldest man in America born on 6-6-1897 in New Orleans, Louisiana expired 11-27-2008 in Sacramento, California   age 111   cause: congestive heart failure    Contest Selectors 2008 DFFC 3.1%    Scored 3.8000 solo points

ex-jockey  Richard Stanley "Dick" Francis   became a respected crime/mystery writer born on 10-31-1920 in Lawrenny, Pembrokeshire, Wales expired 2-14-2010 in Grand Cayman Island   age 89    Contest Selectors 2005 FA, WORM 8.7% 2008 TFM 3.1%

movie director  Pietro Francisci   made Hercules (1957) & Hercules Unchained (1959) born on 9-9-1906 in Rome, Italy expired ??-??-1977 in Rome, Italy   age 70

actor  James Grover Franciscus born on 1-31-1934 in Clayton, Missouri expired 7-8-1991 in North Hollywood, California   age 57

James Franck   shared the 1925 Nobel prize in physics born on 8-26-1882 in Hamburg, Germany expired 5-21-1962 in Göttingen, Germany   age 79

former Fordham Rams football guard  Edmund J. Franco   member of the Seven Blocks of Granite (1936-37) born on 4-24-1915 expired 11-18-1992 in Bayonne, New Jersey   age 77   cause: heart attack

Generalissimo  Francisco Franco   according to SNL Weekend Update "he's still dead" - namesake of one of our Contest Awards ¤ full name: Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde  born on 12-4-1892 in El Ferrol, Spain expired 11-20-1975 in Madrid, Spain   age 82   cause: toxic shock; peritonitis, heart disease, kidney failure    Contest Selectors 1979 YJ

illustrator  André François ¤ born: André Farkas  born on 11-9-1915 in Timisoara, Roumania expired 4-11-2005 in Grisy-les-Plâtres, France   age 89   cause: heart & kidney failure AKS: Andre Francois

French diplomat  André François-Poncet   was ambassador to Germany from 1930 to 1938; his warnings of Hitler's intentions went unheeded by the pre-war French government born on 6-13-1887 in Provins, France expired 1-8-1978 in Paris, France   age 90 AKS: Andre Francois-Poncet

60-Minute Gourmet  Pierre Franey born on 1-13-1921 in Saint-Vinnemer, Burgundy, France expired 10-15-1996 in Southampton, England   age 75   cause: stroke

former Lebanese President  Suleiman Kabalan Franjieh born on 6-15-1910 in Zgharta, Lebanon expired 7-23-1992 in Beirut, Lebanon   age 82

dentist  Aldred Louis Frank   invented the "modern" root canal (1963) born on 7-17-1922 expired 1-16-2008 in Los Angeles, California   age 85   cause: Alzheimer's disease

diarist  Anneliese Marie Frank born on 6-12-1929 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany expired 3-29-1945 in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, Germany   age 15   cause: typhus; starvation

Yale halfback (1935-37)  Clinton Edward Frank   winner of the Heisman Trophy (1937) born on 9-13-1915 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 7-7-1992 in Evanston, Illinois   age 76

Edith Holländer Frank   Anne's mother born on 1-16-1900 in Aachen, Germany expired 1-6-1945 in Auschwitz concentration camp, Poland   age 44   cause: Zyklon-G poison gas

Il'ja Mikhailovich Frank   shared the 1958 Nobel physics prize born on 10-23-1908 in Saint Petersberg, Russia expired 6-22-1990   age 81 AKS: Ilja Ilya b.10/10/1908 old style calendar

former NBC News producer/president  Israel Reuven Frank born on 12-7-1920 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada expired 2-5-2006 in Englewood, New Jersey   age 85   cause: complications from pneumonia

attorney  John P. Frank   Ernesto Miranda's mouthpiece (1963-66); got the perp off without a warning; in 1992 was Anita Hill's legal advisor born on 11-10-1917 in Appleton, Wisconsin expired 9-7-2002 in Scottsdale, Arizona   age 84

National Pencil Company manager  Leo Max Frank   convicted & sentenced to death for the 1913 slaying of Mary Phagan; sentence commuted to life without parole by Georgia governor John Slaton; lynch mob (calling itself the Knights of Mary Phagan) stormed the Georgia State Prison at Milledgeville, took him to a place near Mary's birthplace and lynched him; this incident prompted the formation of the Anti-Defamation League of the B'nai Brith born on 4-17-1884 in Cuero, Texas expired 8-17-1915 in Frey's Grove, Georgia (near Marietta)   age 31   cause: murdered; lynched

Margot Betti Frank   Anne's sister born on 2-16-1926 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany expired 3-27-1945 in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, Germany   age 19   cause: typhus; starvation

writer/producer/director  Melvin Frank   directed Li'l Aber (1959) & A Touch of Class (1973) born on 8-13-1913 in Chicago, Illinois expired 10-14-1988 in Los Angeles, California   age 75

Otto Heinrich Frank   Anne's father born on 5-12-1889 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany expired 8-19-1980 in Basel, Switzerland   age 91

cartoonist  Philip N. Frank Sr.   a 1968 MSU graduate — while there did editorial trips for the State News student newspaper; creator of the Farley & Elderberries strips born on 3-27-1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 9-12-2007 in Bolinas, California   age 64   cause: brain tumor

movie director  John Frankenheimer   made Manchurian Candidate (1962), Seven Days in May (1964), Black Sunday (1977) & Ronin (1998) born on 2-19-1930 in New York, New York expired 7-6-2002   age 72   cause: stroke; complications following spinal surgery

former Supreme Court justice (1939-62)  Felix Frankfurter   co-founder of the ACLU (1920) born on 11-15-1882 in Vienna, Austria expired 2-22-1965 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 82

publisher, inventor, revolutionary  Benjamin Franklin   first U.S. Postmaster General; invented the lightning rod and bi-focal eyeglasses; came up with "Daylight Saving Time" to save candles ¤ wrote under the pen name of Richard Saunders aka: "Poor Richard"  born on 1-17-1706 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 4-17-1790 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   age 84

Rev.  Clarence LeVaughn Franklin   Aretha's father; spent last five years of :life" in a coma after June 10, 1979 home invasion that resulted in two gunshot wounds born on 1-22-1915 in Sunflower County, Mississippi expired 7-27-1984 in Detroit, Michigan   age 69   cause: heart failure    Contest Selectors 1980 DH, JW 12.5%

lyricist  David "Dave" Franklin   co-wrote the merry melody The Merry-go-Round Broke Down for Guy Lombardo (1937) — you know it better as the Looney Tunes theme expired 2-2-1970 in Los Angeles, California   age 70

Temptations signer  Melvin Franklin ¤ real name: David English  born on 10-12-1942 in Montgomery, Alabama expired 2-22-1995 in Los Angeles, California   age 52

molecular biologist  Rosalind Elsie Franklin   an expert X-ray crystallographer; working with Maurice Wilkins made the images that Watson & Crick used (without her permission or knowledge) to demonstrate DNA's helical structure; she was the only one of the group to not share the 1962 Nobel Prize born on 7-25-1920 in London, England expired 4-16-1958 in London, England   age 37   cause: ovarian cancer; X-ray exposure

producer & director  Sidney Arnold Franklin   producer of Mrs. Miniver (1942); oscar winner); won 1943 Irving Thalberg Memorial Award born on 3-21-1893 in San Francisco, California expired 5-18-1972 in Santa Monica, California   age 79

Warner Brothers cartoon music composer  Milton J. Franklyn   wrote the music to "The Michigan Rag," sung by Michigan J. Frog, in One Froggy Evening cartoon (1955; lyrics by Michael Maltese & Chuck Jones) born on 9-16-1897 in New York, New York expired 4-2-1962 in Hollywood, California   age 64   cause: heart attack

murder victim  Robert "Bobby" Franks   Leopold & Loeb's "thrill-kill" victim expired 5-21-1924 in Chicago, Illinois   age 14   cause: suffocation

actress  Mary Frann   played Bob's wife Joanna Loudon on Newhart (1982-90) born on 2-27-1943 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 9-23-1998 in Los Angeles, California   age 55

Pipco co-founder  Warren Franscioni   eventually re-enlisted in the Air Force after their "Flying Saucer" was licensed to Wham-O born on 4-7-1917 expired 5-??-1974   age

character actor  Arthur Franz   did a lot of lame sci-fi pix: he played Dr. Stuart Kelston in the original Invaders From Mars (1953) born on 2-29-1920 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey expired 6-17-2006 in Oxnard, California   age 86   cause: heart failure; emphysema

Prince of Liechtenstein  Franz Josef II born on 8-16-1906 in Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein expired 11-13-1989   age 83

last Austro-Hungarian Emperor (1848-1916 Austria; 1867-1916 Hungary)  Franz Joseph I ¤ Full Name: Charles Francis Joseph Hapsburg  born on 8-18-1830 in Vienna, Austria expired 11-21-1916 in Vienna, Austria   age 86

Miss America pageant executive director (1941-67)  Lenora S. Slaughter Frapart   created the "talent" competition born on 10-23-1906 expired 12-4-2000 in Ventnor City, New Jersey   age 94 AKS: Leonora Fraport

former UAW president (1977-83)  Douglas Andrew Fraser   was involved in the bail-out of Chrysler in the early 1980s born on 12-18-1916 in Glasgow, Scotland expired 2-23-2008 in Southfield, Michigan   age 91   cause: empysema

old soldier  James Fraser   one of last dozen surviving Canadian World War I soldiers expired 12-7-2002 in Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada   age 104

sculptor  James Earle Fraser   designed the U.S. "Buffalo" nickel; in 1912 used models: Northern Cheyenne Black Hills war leader Justin Two Moons (present at Little Big Horn), Sitting Bull (Sioux) aide Iron Tail (also at Little Big Horn), Kiowa Indian Adoeett and John Big Tree born on 11-4-1876 in Winona, Minnesota expired 10-11-1953 in Westport, Connecticut   age 76

character actress  Shelagh Fraser   played Aunt Beru in Star Wars IV born on 11-25-1922 in Purley, Surrey, England expired 8-29-2000   age 79

Charles Fraser-Smith   Ian Fleming's inspiration for the James Bond character Q expired 11-9-1992   age 88

Albanian political leader  Mehdi Frasheri   Albanian premier 1935-36; governor of Palestine expired 5-25-1963 in Rome, Italy   age 88

wiseguy  Aladena James Fratianno   mob boss turned rat fink ¤ aka: "Jimmy the Weasel"  born on --1913 expired 6-30-1993   age 79

geezer  Giovanni Frau born on 12-29-1890 in Orroli, Sardinia, Italy expired 6-19-2003 in Orroli, Sardinia, Italy   age 112

vaudevillian & character actor  William Frawley   landlord Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy; stoggie-smoking "political advisor" in original Miracle on 34th Street born on 2-26-1893 in Burlington, Iowa expired 3-3-1966 in Hollywood, California   age 73

industrialist  Joseph Frazer   co-founder of Kaiser-Frazer Corp.; co-developed the original Jeep as president of Willys-Overland Motors (1939-43) born on 3-4-1892 in Nashville, Tennessee expired 8-7-1971 in Newport, Rhode Island   age 79   cause: cancer

Hugo-award winning fantasy artist  Frank Frazetta   illustrated Conan the Barbarian, Tarzan and John Carter of Mars stories & was published in numerous magazines (including Playboy) ¤ born: Frank Frazzetta  born on 2-9-1928 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 5-10-2010 in Fort Myers, Florida   age 82   cause: stroke

former heavyweight boxer  Joseph William "Joe" Frazier born on 1-12-1944 in Beaufort, South Carolina expired 11-7-2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   age 67   cause: liver cancer

illustrator  Frank Kelly Freas   winner of 11 Hugo Awards; of his sci-fi work one of the most famous appeared on the cover of the October 1953 Astounding Science Fiction depicting a giant robot holding the body of a dead man in it's hand (the picture was later adapted for a rock band's album cover); was a cover artist for Mad Magazine (1958-62) drawing numerous depictions of magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman born on 8-27-1922 in Hornell, New York expired 1-2-2005 in Los Angeles, California   age 82

gangster's moll  Evelyn "Billie" Frechette   John Dillinger's "great love"; did 2 years in Milan (MI) pen for harboring him ¤ 1st marriage: Mrs. Welton Spark 3rd marriage: Mrs. Art Tic  born on 9-15-1907 in Neopit, Wisconsin expired 1-13-1969 in Shawano, Wisconsin   age 61   cause: cancer

Mark Frechette   lead actor in Zabriskie Point (1970) born on 12-4-1947 expired 9-27-1975 in Norfolk, Massachusetts   age 27   cause: suffocation while weight lifting

Danish monarch (1947-72)  King Frederick IX   head of the House of Glucksburg; husband of Queen Ingrid; father of Danish Queen Margrethe II born on 3-11-1899 expired 1-14-1972 in Copenhagen, Denmark   age 72   cause: heart attack; pneumonia; influenza

cinematographer  Neal L. Fredericks   shot The Blair Witch Project (1999) born on 7-24-1969 expired 8-14-2004 in Dry Tortugas, Florida   age 35   cause: drowned; plane crash

exiled Greek  Queen Mother Frederika   consort of Paul I; mother of Spanish Queen Sofia & Greek King Constantine XII ¤ titles: Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Braunschweig-Lüneburg full name: Louise Thyra Victoria Margarita Sophia Olga Cecilia Isabella Christina  born on 4-18-1917 in Blankenburg, Germany expired 2-6-1981 in Madrid, Spain   age 63   cause: heart failure

reviver of the Olympic Games  Pierre de Frédy   first Secretary-General of the Olympics; second head of the International Olympic Committee (1896-1925) ¤ aka: Le Baron Pierre de Coubertin  born on 1-1-1863 in Paris, France expired 9-2-1937 in Geneva, Switzerland   age 74   cause: heart attack

advertising executive  Forrest William Free   came up with National Airlines suggestive ad campaign "I'm Cheryl — Fly Me" born on 8-28-1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 1-1-2003 in Poughkeepsie, New York   age 74   cause: complications from lung cancer

radio disc jockey  Alan Freed   coined term "Rock and Roll"; got caught with hand out during the 1960s payola scandal born on 12-5-1922 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania expired 1-20-1965 in Palm Springs, California   age 42

movie musical producer  Arthur Freed   won two Academy Awards; wrote Singin' in the Rain (1929); produced The Wizard of Oz (1939), An American in Paris (1951) and Gigi (1958) born on 9-9-1894 in Charleston, South Carolina expired 4-12-1973 in Hollywood, California   age 78   cause: heart attack

songwriter  Max C. Freedman   co-wrote Rock Around the Clock (1953) born on 1-8-1893 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 10-8-1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   age 69

Rose Freedman   last survior of the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. fire (March 25, 1911) in New York ¤ born: Rose Rosenfeld  born on 3-27-1893 in Vienna, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary expired 2-15-2001 in Beverly Hills, California   age 107    Contest Selectors 2000 RR 14% 2001 RR 12½%    Scored 4.3000 solo points

movie director  Thornton Freeland   made Whoopee! (1930) & Flying Down to Rio (1933) born on 2-10-1898 in Hope, North Dakota expired 5-22-1987 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida   age 89

Dr.  David Guthrie Freeman   won 1949 All-England badminton championship; seven-time U.S. champion born on 9-6-1920 in Pasadena, California expired 6-28-2001 in San Diego, California   age 80   cause: Merkle cell carcinoma

tv animal trainer  Elias Franklin Freeman   trainer of Cleo the Basset Hound (on 1950s People's Choice), Higgins (aka: Benji) on Petticoat Junction (rescued from Burbank animal shelter in 1960), Arnold Ziffel from Green Acres & Tramp on My Three Sons ¤ aka: Frank Inn  born on 5-8-1916 in Camby, Indiana expired 7-27-2002 in Sylmar, California   age 86   cause: complications from fall; diabetes

anthropologist Dr.  John Derek Freeman   debunker of Margaret Mead's claptrap hooie born on 8-16-1916 in Wellington, New Zealand expired 7-6-2001 in Canberra, Australia   age 84

ubiquitous character actress  Kathleen Freeman   played General Burkhalter's husband-seeking sister Gertrude Linkmeier on Hogan's Heroes; appeared on Broadway in The Full Monty born on 2-17-1919 in Chicago, Illinois expired 8-23-2001 in New York, New York   age 82   cause: lung cancer

tenor sax player  Lawrence "Bud" Freeman born on 4-13-1906 in Chicago, Illinois expired 3-15-1991 in Chicago, Illinois   age 84

tv actor/writer/producer  Leonard Freeman   created the Hawaii Five-O tv crime series (1968) born on 10-31-1920 in Sonoma County, California expired 1-20-1974 in Palo Alto, California   age 53   cause: complications from heart surgery

former Minnesota governor (1954-61)  Orville Lothrup Freeman   Kennedy/Johnson agriculture secretary (1961-69) born on 5-9-1918 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 2-20-2003 in Minneapolis, Minnesota   age 84   cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease

former actress  Rose Marie Freeman   appeared in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) & 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957); widow of Hawaii Five-O creator Leonard Freeman — oversaw the series reboot (2010) ¤ née: Emma nom-de-cinema: Joan Taylor  born on 8-18-1929 in Lake Forest, Illinois expired 3-4-2012 in Santa Monica, California   age 82

Gemini astronaut  Theodore C. Freeman   killed in T-38 trainer crash born on 2-18-1930 in Haverford, Pennsylvania expired 10-31-1964 in Houston, Texas   age 34   cause: plane crash

British Nazi proponent  David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford   father of Deborah, Diana, Unity, Pamela and Nancy Freeman-Mitford ¤ title: Lord Redesdale  expired 3-17-1958 in Northumberland, England   age 80

Nancy Freeman-Mitford   sister of Deborah, Diana, Jessica, Pamela and Unity born on 11-28-1904 in Chelsea, England expired 6-30-1973 in Versailles, France   age 68

1930s "perfect Aryan beauty"  Unity Valkyrie Freeman-Mittford   daughter of Baron Redesdale; sister-in-law of British Facist Sir Oswald Mosley; disciple of Adolf Hitler; attempted suicide in 1939 after Germany invaded Poland (shot self in head with pistol); spent last nine years as a veggie in a nursing home expired 5-29-1948 in Oban, Scotland   age 33   cause: meningitis

actor & narrator  Paul Frees   played Dr. Vorhees in The Thing From Outer Space (1951); provided the voice of John Beresford Tipton on The Millionaire tv series (1955-60), the "voice" of the aliens in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), the voice of Colossus in Colossus: The Forbin Project (1969) and the cartoon character voices of Inspector Fenwick on Dudley Dooright and Boris Badenov on Rocky and Bulwinkle; original voice of Pillsbury icon Poppin' Fresh ¤ born: Solomon Hersh Frees nickname: the man of a thousand voices  born on 6-22-1920 in Chicago, Illinois expired 11-2-1986 in Tiborn, California   age 66

former cotton & alfalfa farmer  George Elston Freestone   oldest Boy Scout, joining L.A. troup in 1910 born on 7-28-1898 in Safford, Arizona expired 2-8-2003 in Mesa, Arizona   age 104

Illinois death row inmate  James Frei Jr. expired 3-22-1995   age 41   cause: executed; lethal injection AKS: Free

tv producer  Fred Freiberger   worked on Ben CaseyWild, Wild West & original Star Trek series (3rd season; 1968-69) born on 2-19-1915 in New York, New York expired 3-2-2003 in Bel Air, California   age 88

Ella Wieder Freilich   Senator Joe Lieberman's mother-in-law born on 1-17-1918 expired 8-6-2004 in Englewood, New Jersey   age 86    Contest Selectors 2001 TEX 12½%

Looney Toones & Merry Melodies director  Isadore "Friz" Freleng   created Yosemite Sam; drew first Warner Brothers cartoon Sinkin' in the Bathtub born on 8-21-1906 in Kansas City, Missouri expired 5-26-1995 in Los Angeles, California   age 88

character actress  Susan French   played the elder Elise McKenna in Somewhere in Time (1980) & Sev Maylore in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Man of the People (1992) ¤ Susan Frances Moultrie  born on 1-23-1912 expired 4-6-2004 in Santa Monica, California   age 91

actor  Victor French   appeared on Highway to Heaven born on 12-4-1934 in Los Angeles, California expired 6-15-1989   age 54

Luftwaffe photographer  Walter Frentz   worked on Triumph of the Will (1934) & Olympia (1936); took lots of pictures of Hitler born on 8-21-1907 in Heilbrunn, Germany expired 7-6-2004 in Uberlingen-am-Badersee, Germany   age 96

stage/movie actor  Pierre Fresnay   played Marius Olivier in Marcel Pagnol's trilogy Marius (1931), Fanny (1932) & César (1936); played Captain Boieldieu in Le Grande Illusion (1937) ¤ born: Pierre-Jules Laudenbach  born on 4-4-1897 in Paris, France expired 1-9-1975 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France   age 77   cause: respiratory ailment

pioneer psychoanalyst  Sigmund Freud   sometimes a death is just a death born on 5-6-1856 in Freiberg, Moravia expired 9-23-1939 in London, England   age 83   cause: suicide; morphine overdose; oral cancer

psychologist  Herbert Freudenberger   in 1974 coined term burnout ("the extinction of motivation or incentive, especially where one's devotion to a cause or relationship fails to produce the desired results") born on 11-26-1926 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany expired 11-29-1999 in New York, New York   age 73   cause: cardiac failure

cinematographer  Karl Freund   filmed Metropolis (1927); also long-time photographer of the I Love Lucy tv show born on 1-16-1890 in Königinhof, Bavaria, Austria-Hungary expired 5-3-1969 in Santa Monica, California   age 79

former Ford design engineer  Donald Nelson Frey   lead the team that designed the Mustang auotomobile (introduced at the New York Worlds Fair on April 17, 1964); was also the Chairman & CEO of Bell & Howell born on 3-13-1923 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 3-5-2010 in Evanston, Illinois   age 86   cause: stroke

Rev.  Marvin V. Frey   wrote Kum Ba Yah born on 12-19-1918 expired 11-28-1992   age 73

Brazalian media baron  Octavio Frias de Oliveira born on 8-5-2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil expired 4-24-2007 in São Paulo, Brazil   age 94   cause: kidney failure

fomer Continental Grain chairman  Michel Fribourg born on 8-11-1913 in Antwerp, Belgium expired 4-10-2001 in New York, New York   age 87

former Baseball Commissioner (September 20, 1951 to November 16, 1965)  Ford Christopher Frick   National League president (1934-51); founded the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938 born on 12-19-1894 in Wawaka, Indiana expired 4-8-1978 in Bronxville, New York   age 83   cause: complications from strokes

actress  Florida Friebus   played Dobie Gillis' mom on tv born on 10-10-1909 in Auburndale, Massachusetts expired 5-27-1988 in Laguna Niguel, California   age 79

journalist  Alfred Hermann Fried   influenced by Bertha von Suttner became a leader in the peace movement; shared the 1911 Nobel peace prize born on 11-11-1864 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary expired 5-5-1921 in Vienna, Austria   age 56   cause: lung infection

director & Actors' Studio teacher  Martin Fried born on 10-12-1927 in New York, New York expired 3-28-2000 in New York, New York   age 72   cause: aneurism

feminist crone  Betty Naomi Friedan   wrote The Feminine Mystique (1963); co-founder of NOW — The National Organization for Women (1966) ¤ born: Bettye Naomi Goldstein the former Mrs. Carl Friedan  born on 2-4-1921 in Peoria, Illinois expired 2-4-2006 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 85   cause: congestive heart failure    Contest Selectors 2000 ANG 14% 2002 ANG 9.1% 2004 GHG 5.6% 2005 BYE, GHG 8.7% 2006 BYE, TFM 6.7%    Scored 5.2500 points AKS: Freidan Freedan

movie composer  Hugo Friedhofer   received oscar for scoring Best Years of Our Lives (1946) born on 5-3-1901 in San Francisco, California expired 5-17-1981 in Hollywood, California   age 80   cause: complications from injuries sustained in fall

el-schlocko movie producer  David Frank "Dave" Friendman   made Blood Feast (1963) & Ilsa: She-Wolf of the S.S.; purportedly sat next to Kurt Vonnegut in a college calculus class born on 12-24-1923 in Birmingham, Alabama expired 2-14-2011 in Aniston, Alabama   age 87   cause: heart failure

former stripper/junkie  Honey Bruce Friedman   one-time wife of Lenny Bruce (1951-57); mother of Kitty Bruce (b.1955) ¤ born: Harriett Jolliff aka: "Hot Honey Harlow" Mrs. Jeffrey Friedman  born on 8-15-1927 in Manila, Arkansas expired 9-12-2005 in Honolulu, Hawaii   age 78   cause: complications from colitis

Maurice H. Friedman   developed the "rabbit test" for pregnancy born on 10-27-1903 expired 3-8-1991   age 87

1976 Nobel prize-winning economist  Milton Friedman   taught at the University of Chicago (1946-76) born on 7-31-1912 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 11-16-2006 in San Francisco, California   age 94   cause: heart failure    Contest Selectors 2002 MORB 9.1% 2003 TAP 5.6% 2004 TAP 5.6% 2005 SLIM 4.3% 2006 ANG, SPIT 6.7%    Scored 4.3500 points

economist  Rose Director Friedman   widow of Milton Friedman born on 12-25-1910 in Charterosk, Ukraine, Russian Empire expired 8-18-2009 in Davis, California   age 98   cause: heart ailment    Contest Selectors 2007 WEP 3.2%

movie producer  Stephen Friedman   produced The Last Picture Show, Slap Shot and The Big Easy born on 3-15-1937 in New York, New York expired 10-4-1996 in Brentwood, California   age 59   cause: multiple myeloma

German rocket developer  Hans R. Friedrich   co-developed the V-2 rocket and the Atlas ICBM expired 12-6-1958 in San Diego, California   age 47

former pro wrassler  Robert H. Friedrich ¤ aka: "Ed `Strangler' Lewis"  born on 6-30-1891 in Nekoosa, Wisconsin expired 8-7-1966 in Muskogee, Oklahoma   age 75

song writer  Cliff Friend   co-wrote The Merry-go-Round Broke Down for Guy Lombardo (1937 ; the Looney Tunes theme) born on 10-1-1893 in Cincinnati, Ohio expired 6-27-1974 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 80

tv producer  Edwin S. Friendly Jr.   co-created Laugh-In (with George Schlatter) & Little House on the Prairie born on 4-8-1922 in New York, New York expired 6-17-2007 in Rancho Santa Fe, California   age 85   cause: cancer

former CBS news president (1964-66)  Fred W. Friendly   one of "Murrow's Boys"; producer of CBS Reports documentary Harvest of Shame ¤ born: Ferdinand Friendly Wachenheimer  born on 10-30-1915 in New York, New York expired 3-3-1998 in New York, New York   age 82

British photographer and inventor  William Edward Friese-Greene   built first "practical" motion picture camera (1889) born on 9-7-1855 in Bristol, Avon, England expired 5-5-1921 in London, England   age 65

Gordon Friesen   with wife co-founded the folk song journal Broadside (1962) born on 3-3-1909 in Weatherford, Oklahoma expired 10-15-1996 in New York, New York   age 87

operetta composer  Rudolf Friml   wrote Indian Love Call (from his operetta The Firefly; 1912) and Rose Marie born on 12-7-1879 in Prague, Bohemia expired 11-12-1972 in Hollywood, California   age 92

"Fordham Flash" & N.Y. Giants second baseman  Frank Francis "Frankie" Frisch   managed the Saint Louis Cardinals "Gashouse Gang" born on 9-9-1898 in New York, New York expired 3-12-1972 in Wilmington, Delaware   age 73   cause: cardiac arrest; complications from car crash

Swiss novelist  Max Frisch born on 5-15-1911 in Zürich, Switzerland expired 4-4-1991 in Zürich, Switzerland   age 79

economist  Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch   shared the first Nobel Prize in economics born on 3-3-1895 in Oslo, Norway expired 1-31-1973 in Oslo, Norway   age 77

country singer  William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell   had hit song Saginaw Michigan (1964) born on 3-31-1928 in Corsicana, Texas expired 7-19-1975 in Nashville, Tennessee   age 47   cause: stroke

actor  Gerd Fröbe   played James Bond villain Auric Goldfinger ¤ real name: Karl-Gerhart Fröber  born on 2-25-1912 in Planitz, Germany expired 9-5-1988 in München, Germany   age 76   cause: heart attack AKS: Frobe

tutonic educator  Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel   created the Kindergarten system (1936) born on 4-21-1782 in Oberweissbach, Germany expired 6-21-1852 in Marienthal, Germany   age 70

former General Mills engineer  Harold Edward "Bud" Froehlich   designed and built the Alvin submersible — it found the submerged H-bomb in the Mediterranean Sea off Palomares, Spain (1966) & was used by Robert Ballard to explore the wreck of the Titanic (it was named after Woods Hole engineer Allyn Vine, not the cartoon chipmunk) born on 7-13-1922 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 5-19-2007 in Maplewood, Minnesota   age 84

actor  Gustav Fröhlich   had male lead in Metropolis (1927) playing Freder; marriage to actress Lída Baarová (1935-38) came to an end when he walked in on her boffing Nazi propaganda minister Göbbels (his mistress since 1935) born on 3-21-1902 in Hannover, Prussia, Germany expired 12-22-1987 in Lugano, Switzerland   age 85 AKS: Frohlich

diminutive character actor  Siegfried "Sig" Frohlich   played one of the Flying Monkeys in The Wizard of Oz 1939) — he's the one that swooped down and grabbed Toto in the forest born on 1-8-1910 in Kozova, Galicia, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) expired 9-30-2005 in Los Angeles, California   age 95   cause: pneumonia

Broadway producer  Charles Frohman   brother of Daniel born on 6-17-1860 in Sandusky, Ohio expired 5-7-1915 in Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland   age 54   cause: drowned aboard Lusitania

Broadway producer  Daniel Frohman   co-founded Famous Players Film Co. (1912); brother of Charles born on 8-22-1851 in Sandusky, Ohio expired 12-26-1940 in New York, New York   age 89

architect  Philip Hubert Frohman   took over design & construction of the Washington National Cathedral in 1921; full name: Episcopal Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul born on 11-16-1887 in New York, New York expired 10-30-1972 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 84   cause: injuries sustained on 8/7 when struck by automobile

character actor  David W. Froman   had recurring role of Lt. Bob Brooks on Matlock lawyer/crime drama (1986-94); was Captain K'Nera on Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Heart of Glory (1988) born on 12-31-1938 in Miami, Oklahoma expired 2-8-2010 in Miami, Oklahoma   age 71   cause: cancer

comedian  Milton Frome born on 2-24-1908 expired 3-21-1989 in Woodland Hills, California   age 81   cause: heart failure

psychoanalyst Dr.  Erich Fromm born on 3-23-1900 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany expired 3-18-1980 in Muralto, Switzerland   age 79   cause: heart attack

oft-married football Rams owner  Georgia Irwin Geiger Johnson Wyler Hayes Rosenbloom Frontiere   inherited team from deceased hubby; moved it to St. Louis (1995) born on 11-21-1927 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 1-18-2008 in Los Angeles, California   age 80   cause: breast cancer    Contest Selectors 2006 XXX 3.3% 2008 RAVN, XXX 6.3%    Scored 5.7500 points

poet  Robert Lee Frost   won four Pulitzer prizes born on 3-26-1874 in San Francisco, California expired 1-29-1963 in Boston, Massachusetts   age 88

"pioneering" break dancer  Wayne A. Frost   appeared in Flashdance (1983) ¤ aka: "Frosty Freeze"  born on 12-4-1963 expired 4-3-2008 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 44 AKS: b-boying

big rig trailer manufacturer  Harvey Charles Fruehauf   co-founder of Fruehauf Trailer Co. born on 12-15-1893 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan expired 10-14-1968 in Detroit, Michigan   age 74

supergeezer  Bertha Fry   had been the third-oldest person in the world born on 12-1-1893 in Madison, Switzerland County, Indiana expired 11-14-2007 in Muncie, Indiana   age 113   cause: pneumonia    Contest Selectors 2007 RPRM 3.2%    Scored 3.7000 solo points AKS: Frey

British playwright  Christopher Fry born on 12-18-1907 in Bristol, Avon, England expired 6-30-2005 in Chichester, West Sussex, England   age 97    Contest Selectors 2003 JL 5.6%

impressionist  David Frye   did a spot-on Nixon; also did lots of 1960s politicians & pop-culture icons ¤ real name: David Shapiro  born on 11-21-1933 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 1-24-2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 77   cause: cardiopulmonary arrest AKS: Fry Frey Freigh

terminally typecast actor  Dwight Iliff Frye   Renfield in Dracula (1931), Fritz in Frankenstein (1931), Karl in Bride of Frankenstein (1935), "villager" in Son of Frankenstein (1939), another "villager" in Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) and Rudi in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) born on 2-22-1899 in Salina, Kansas expired 11-7-1943   age 44   cause: heart attack

3-time Tony winning Broadway producer  Robert Fryer   produced Wonderful Town, Auntie Mame, Mame, Sweet Charity, Sweeney Todd, Chiago & Noises Off; also produced The Shining (1980) born on 11-18-1917 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 5-28-2000 in Los Angeles, California   age 82   cause: complications from Parkinson's disease

Voytek Frykowski born on 12-22-1936 in Poland expired 8-9-1969 in Los Angeles, California   age 32   cause: murdered; shot twice, struck over head 13 times, stabbed 51 times AKS: Wojciech Voytak Wojicieck Wojtek Voityck

Imperial Japanese Navy commander  Mitsuo Fuchida   led the attack on Pearl Harbor; radioed back the coded success message Tora, Tora, Tora; spent postwar period as a Christian missionary born on 12-3-1903 in Nago, Japan expired 5-30-1976 in Kashihara, Japan   age 72

commie spy physicist  Emil Klaus Julius Fuchs   provided Stalin with the designs to build an A-bomb born on 12-29-1911 in Russelsheim, Germany expired 1-28-1988 in Berlin, Germany   age 76

Antarctic explorer Sir  Vivian Fuchs   first person to make a surface crossing of the continent (1957-58) born on 2-11-1908 in Isle of Wight, England expired 11-11-1999 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   age 91

Sir  Vivian Ernest Fuchs born on 2-11-1908 in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England expired 11-11-1999 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   age 91

character actor  Alan Fudge born on 2-27-1944 in Witchita, Kansas expired 10-10-2011 in Los Angeles, California   age 67   cause: lung & liver cancer

noted Cuban fisherman  Gregorio Fuentes   captain of Hemingway's boat El Pilar; inspiration for title character in The Old Man and the Sea (1952) born on 7-11-1897 in Lanzarote, Canary Islands expired 1-13-2002 in Cojimar, Cuba   age 104   cause: cancer

Japanese aviator  Nobuo Fujita   only pilot to bomb mainland U.S. during World War II; used a modular plane (delivered by submarine) to make two bombing runs (September 9 & 23) in the Brookings, Oregon area expired 9-30-1997 in Tokyo, Japan   age 85   cause: lung cancer

University of Chicago meteorologist Dr.  Tetsuya Theodore "Ted" Fujita   first to describe downbursts & microbursts --- straight-line winds of up to 150 miles-per-hour; inventor of the eponymous Tornado Rating Scale (along with Allen Pearson) born on 10-23-1920 in Kitakyushu City, Japan expired 11-19-1998 in Chicago, Illinois   age 78

movie director  Kinji Fukasaku   did a bunch of yakuza movies & co-directed Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) born on 7-3-1930 in Mito, Japan expired 1-12-2003 in Tokyo, Japan   age 72   cause: prostate cancer

former Japanese prime minister (1976-78)  Takeo Fukuda born on 1-14-1905 expired 7-5-1995 in Tokyo, Japan   age 90    Contest Selectors 1979 HFS 7.7%

Kenichi Fukui   shared the 1981 Nobel chemistry prize born on 10-4-1918 in Nara, Japan expired 1-9-1988 in Kyoto, Japan   age 69

former Arkansas senator (1945-74)  James William Fulbright born on 4-9-1905 in Sumner, Missouri expired 2-9-1995 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 89    Contest Selectors 1979 DO 7.7% 1980 DO 6.3%

brush company founder (1910)  Alfred Carl Fuller born on 1-13-1885 in Berwick, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada expired 12-4-1973 in Hartford, Connecticut   age 88   cause: bone marrow disease

singer  Bobby Fuller   had 1966 hit with I Fought The Law born on 10-22-1943 in Goose Creek, Texas expired 7-18-1966 in Los Angeles, California   age 22   cause: gasoline ingestion

actress & one-time Ed Wood girlfriend  Dolores Fuller   appeared in Glen of Glenda (1953), Jail Bait (1954) & Bride of the Monster (1955); had to share her angora sweaters with Eddie; she later wrote songs for Elvis movies (with Ben Weisman) ¤ born: Dolores Eble Mrs. Philip Chamberlin  born on 3-10-1923 in South Bend, Indiana expired 5-9-2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 88   cause: complications from strokes

former AP president (1976-85)  Edwin Keith Fuller born on 1-19-1923 in Arlington, Kansas expired 6-7-2002 in Chevy Chase, Maryland   age 79   cause: Alzheimer's disease

old biddy  Ida Fuller   received first Social Security check, issued 1/31/1940, for $22.54 (she had contributed a total of $22 in payroll taxes & received more than $20,000); a classmate of Calvin Coolidge at Blade River Academy born on 9-6-1874 in Ludlow, Vermont expired 1-27-1975 in Brattleboro, Vermont   age 100

blues musician  Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller   one-man-band musician playing the 12-string guitar, kazoo, harmonica, washboard & cymbal born on 3-12-1896 in Jonesboro, Georgia expired 1-28-1976 in Oakland, California   age 79

bit-part actor  Lance Fuller   played Braack (Exeter's weasel assistant) in This Island Earth (1955); briefly married to Joi Lansing (1951-53) born on 12-6-1928 in Somerset, Kentucky expired 12-22-2001 in Los Angeles, California   age 73

former lawyer  Millard Dean Fuller   after law school co-founded big bux marketing firm with Morris Dees; with wife Linda (b.1941) co-founded Habitat for Humanity (1976); was booted out of it for harrassing the females born on 1-3-1935 in Lanett, Alabama expired 2-3-2009 in Americus, Georgia   age 74

biochemist  Ray W. Fuller   co-discoverer of Prozac (with Dr. Brian Mulloy & Dr. David Wong) born on 12-16-1935 in Dongola, Illinois expired 8-11-1996 in Greenwood, Indiana   age 60   cause: leukemia

(2nd) geodesic dome architect  Richard Buckminster Fuller   namesake of chemical compounds known as Buckminsterfullerenes (aka "Buckyballs") born on 7-12-1895 in Milton, Massachusetts expired 7-1-1983 in Los Angeles, California   age 87    Contest Selectors 1979 DW, MM, MS, RR 30.8% 1980 DR, MM, RR, VA 25.0%

adventurer, inventor  Robert Edison Fulton Jr.   built a flying car (the "Airphibian") in 1947; his "Skyhook" aerial rescure system was seen in Thunderball; was present at the opening of King Tut's tomb born on 4-15-1909 in New York, New York expired 5-7-2004 in Newtown, Connecticut   age 95

last survivor of Bonnie & Clyde's gang  Ralph Smith Fults born on 1-23-1911 in Anna, Texas expired 3-15-1993 in Dallas, Texas   age 82

reference work publisher  Isaac Kauffman Funk   co-founded Funk and Wagnalls (1890) born on 9-10-1839 in Clifton, Ohio expired 4-4-1912 in Montclair, New Jersey   age 72

Candid Cameraman  Allen Funt born on 9-16-1914 in New York, New York expired 9-5-1999 in Pebble Beach, California   age 84   cause: complications from 1993 stroke

Motown singer/songwriter/producer  Harvey Fuqua born on 7-27-1929 in Lexington, Kentucky expired 7-6-2010 in Detroit, Michigan   age 80   cause: heart attack

politician/businessman  John Brooks Fuqua   raised by maternal grandparents after mother's death (he changed his surname to theirs); lead Fuqua Industries conglomerate from its founding until 1988 ¤ born: John Brooks Elam Jr.  born on 6-26-1918 in Prospect, Prince Edward County, Virginia expired 4-12-2006 in Atlanta, Georgia   age 87   cause: complications from bronchitis

pharmacologist  Robert Francis Furchgott   shared the 1998 Nobel prize in medicine for his work with the gas nitric oxide (not the same as nitrous oxide) born on 6-4-1916 in Charleston, South Carolina expired 5-19-2009 in Seattle, Washington   age 92

Utah Jazz pro basketball player  Terry Furlow born on 10-18-1954 expired 5-23-1980 in Linndale, Ohio   age 25   cause: freeway car crash (fell asleep at wheel?)

consumer advocate  Elizabeth Mary "Betty" Furness born on 1-3-1916 in New York, New York expired 4-2-1994   age 78

former Pittsburgh Steelers tackle (1972-80)  Stephen R. "Steve" Furness   coached at the college & pro levels born on 12-5-1950 expired 2-9-2000 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   age 49   cause: heart attack

oscar-winning art director  Anton Furst   did visual design for Batman (based upon the art & set design of the movie Metropolis (1926)), Alien, Moonraker and Full Metal Jacket ¤ born: Anthony Francis Furst  born on 5-6-1944 in London, England expired 11-24-1991 in Los Angeles, California   age 47   cause: suicide

actor/playwright  George Furth   writer of "Company" (1970; 1971 Tony for Best Book-Musical); played railway agent Woodcock in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Charlie Flagler in Myra Breckinridge (1971) & Van Johnson in Blazing Saddles (1974) ¤ born: George Schweinfurth  born on 12-14-1932 in Chicago, Illinois expired 8-11-2008 in Santa Monica, California   age 75   cause: lung infection

astrophysicist  Harold P. Furth   originator of the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (1983-97) born on 1-13-1930 in Vienna, Austria expired 2-21-2002 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   age 72   cause: heart ailment

Berlin Philharmonic conductor  Wilhelm Furtwaengler   led orchestra during most of Nazi era born on 1-25-1886 in Berlin, Germany expired 11-30-1954 in Baden-Baden, Germany   age 68

writer  Gertrud Anna Fussenegger   grande dame of Austrian literature ¤ aka: Dorn-Fussenegger  born on 5-8-1912 in Pilsen, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary expired 3-19-2009 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria   age 96    Contest Selectors 2009 WEP 3.3%    Did Not Score - insufficient category citations (two to be exact)

Soviet film actress  Zoya Alexyevna Fyodorova   had child (Viktoriya, conceived on VE Day) by then U.S. Captain & Naval attaché Jackson Tate during WWII; shipped to labor camp by Stalin for 8 years following child's birth born on 12-21-1912 in Saint Petersburg, Russia expired 12-13-1981 in Moscow, Russia, USSR   age 68   cause: shot to death during robbery of apartment

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