Caskets On Parade ... Book of the Dead ... Obits: "G"

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prominent NYC judge  Hortense W. Gabel born on 12-16-1912 expired 12-7-1990   age 77

French actor  Jean Gabin   played Marechal in Le Grand Illusion (1937) ¤ real name: Jean-Alexis Moncorge  born on 5-17-1904 in Paris, France expired 11-15-1976 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France   age 72

actor  William Clark Gable   played Fletcher Christian in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Rhett Butler in Gone With The Wind (1939) born on 2-1-1901 in Cadiz, Ohio expired 11-16-1960 in Hollywood, California   age 59

NYC Commodore Music Shop owner  Milton Gabler   founded Commodore Records independent jazz label in 1930s; produced numerous records, including Rock Around the Clock (1954); Billy Crystal's uncle born on 5-20-1911 in New York, New York expired 7-20-2001 in New York, New York   age 90

1971 Nobel physics laureate  Dennis Gabor   invented and developed holography (1947); coined the term hologram ¤ born: Dénes Gábor  born on 6-5-1900 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary expired 2-8-1979 in London, England   age 78

Arnold Ziffel's former main squeeze  Eva Gabor born on 2-11-1921 in Budapest, Hungary expired 7-4-1995 in Los Angeles, California   age 74

family matriarch  Joli Gabor de Szigethy ¤ born: Jancsi Tillerman  born on 9-29-1900 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary expired 4-1-1997 in Rancho Mirage, California   age 96   cause: cardiac arrest

Magda Gabor born on 7-10-1919 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary expired 6-6-1997 in Rancho Mirage, California   age 77   cause: renal failure

Medellin drug cartel leader  Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha expired 12-15-1989   age 42

women's major league baseball player  Rose M. Gacioch   pitched for the Rockford Peaches (1945-54) born on 8-31-1915 in Wheeling, West Virginia expired 9-9-2004 in Clinton Township, Michigan   age 89

serial killer  John Wayne Gacy Jr.   killed 33 males, mostly by suffocation, in and around his home at 8213 W. Summerdale, Norridge, Illinois; some of his victims: William "Billy" Carroll Jr., Gregory Godzik, John Butckovich, Michiael Bonnin, John Szyc, Robert Gilroy, Frank Wayne "Dale" Landingin, Tim McCoy, Darrell Sampson, Randall Reffett, Samuel Stapleton, Rick Johnston, John Prestige, Matthew Bowman, John Mowery, Russell Nelson, Robert Winch, Tommy Baling, David Talsma, William Kinred, James Mazzara, Timothy O'Rourke, Robert Piest; a number of other victims were never identified ¤ aka: Pogo the Clown  born on 3-17-1942 in Chicago, Illinois expired 5-10-1994 in Joliet, Illinois   age 52   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 1979 DO 7.7% 1980 DO 6.3%

philosopher  Hans-George Gadamer born on 2-11-1900 in Marburg, Germany expired 3-13-2002 in Heidelberg, Germany   age 102

author  William Thomas Gaddis born on 12-29-1922 in New York, New York expired 12-16-1998 in East Hampton, New York   age 75   cause: prostate cancer

St. Louis Browns "pinch-hitter"  Edward Carl "Eddie" Gaedel   sent to plate as a stunt by Browns owner Bill Veeck during the second game of an August 19, 1951 double-header with the Detroit Tigers; (uniform number "1/8"); between games Eddie had emerged from a "cake" celebrating the 50th anniversary of the American League; pitcher Bob Cain walked lead-off batter Eddie (all 3-foot 7-inch of him) on 4 straight pitches; Eddie was then replaced by a pinch-runner born on 6-8-1925 in Chicago, Illinois expired 6-18-1961 in Chicago, Illinois   age 36   cause: murdered; shot during mugging

AIDS-infected Marine  Martin F. Gaffney born on 1-17-1949 expired 11-1-1991   age 42

Vostok 1 cosmonaut Colonel  Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin   first human to have orbited the Earth 4/12/1961 born on 3-9-1934 in Gzhatsk, Russia, USSR expired 3-27-1968 in Moscow, Russia, USSR   age 34   cause: MiG-15 crash

Miss USA (1957) for a day  Mary Leona Gage   stripped of title the day after winning when it was learned that she was married and had two kids (plus, she was only 18 (not 21); replaced by Miss Argentina: Mónica Lamas; was married six times — ex-Mrs Edward Thacker, Gene Ennis, Nick Covacevich, Gunther Peter Collatz, ______ and _____ Kaminer. born on 4-13-1939 in Longview, Texas expired 10-5-2010 in Sherman Oaks, California   age 71   cause: heart failure; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

World War II soldier  Rene A. Gagnon   on of the six marines who raised the flag on Mount Suribachi that was photographed by Joe Rosenthal born on 3-27-1925 in Manchester, New Hampshire expired 10-12-1979 in Hooksett, New Hampshire   age 54   cause: heart attack

economist  Yegor Timurovich Gaidar   former acting Russian prime minister under Yeltsin (June 15 - December 14, 1992); a Putin critic; at the end of November 2006 was poisoned in Ireland; he slowly recovered but it looks like they finally "got" him ¤ Егор Тиmýрoвич Гaйдар  born on 3-19-1956 in Moscow, Russia, USSR expired 12-16-2009 in Odintsovo raison, Moscow oblast, Russia   age 53   cause: "blood clot"

Lynyrd Skynyrd backup singer  Cassie Gaines   a "Honkette"; sister of Steve born on 1-9-1948 expired 10-20-1977 in McComb, Mississippi   age 29   cause: plane crash

former Division II basketball coach  George Edward "Big House" Gaines Sr.   coached at Winston-Salem State University; went 828 and 447 born on 5-21-1923 in Paducah, Kentucky expired 4-18-2005 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina   age 81   cause: complications from stroke

Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist  Steven Earl Gaines born on 9-14-1949 in Miami, Florida expired 10-20-1977 in McComb, Mississippi   age 28   cause: plane crash

MAD Magazine co-founder (1952) & publisher  William Maxwell Gaines born on 3-1-1922 in New York, New York expired 6-3-1992   age 70

French singer  Serge Gainsbourg   had 1969 soft-porn hit Je t'aime, moi non plus with actress Jane Birkin ¤ born: Lucien Ginsburg  born on 4-2-1928 in Paris, France expired 3-2-1991 in Paris, France   age 62

former Grenada Premier Sir  Eric Matthew Gairy   ousted in 1979 by Maurice Bishop born on 2-19-1922 in Saint Andrew's, Grenada expired 8-23-1997 in Grand Anse, Grenada   age 75   cause: complications from diabetes

inventor  Henry J. Gaison   founded the Auto-Strop Safety Razor Company (1906), sold it to Gillette Safety Razor Company (1930) and became its chairman (1930-38) expired 8-6-1974 in White Plains, New York   age 104

virologist/pedophile Dr.  Daniel Carleton Gajdusek   shared the 1976 Nobel medicine prize; discovered the rare disease Kuru in the Fore Tribe of Papua, New Guinea (they eat their dead relatives); in their language Kuru means "shaking" or "shivering"; in 1997 plead guilty to child molestation — did his probation in Europe born on 9-9-1923 in Yonkers, New York expired 12-12-2008 in Tromso, Norway   age 85   cause: congestive heart failure

9mm submachine gun inventor (1950s)  Uziel Gal born on 12-15-1923 in Germany expired 9-7-2002 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   age 78   cause: cancer

musician  Manuel Galbán   was a guitarist in the Buena Vista Social Club ensemble born on 1-14-1931 in Gibara, Holguin Province, Cuba expired 7-7-2011 in Havana, Cuba   age 80   cause: heart attack AKS: Galban

economist  John Kenneth Galbraith born on 10-15-1908 in Iona Station, Ontario, Canada expired 4-29-2006 in Cambridge, Massachusetts   age 97    Contest Selectors 2000 KLS 14% 2001 DTM, KLS 25% 2002 DTM, JAC, MORB 27.3% 2003 ANG, COCO, DTM, KLS, PCD, TAP 33.3% 2004 ANG, DTM, KLS, PCD, RR, TAP 33.3% 2005 ANG, DTM, KLS, PCD, RR, TBC, WORM 30.4% 2006 ANG, DTM, KLS, PCD, RIE, RR, SPIT 23.3%    Scored 2.8391 points

former boxer & pro wrassler  Anthony "Two-Ton Tony" Galento   known for the phrase "I'll moider da bum" born on 3-12-1910 in Orange, New Jersey expired 7-22-1979 in Livingston, New Jersey   age 69   cause: heart attack

kid actor  Alice Mae Gallagher   appeared in the Our Gang movie shorts ¤ née: Raetz  born on 1-8-1926 expired 9-12-2008 in Ridgewood, New Jersey   age 82

cartoonist  George Gately Gallagher   created Heathcliff the cat (1973) born on 12-21-1928 expired 9-30-2001 in Ridgewood, New Jersey   age 72   cause: heart attack

middle distance (800 meter) runner  Kimberly Ann Gallagher   two-time Olympic medalist: silver (1984) & bronze (1988) born on 6-11-1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 11-18-2002 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   age 38   cause: strokes; stomach cancer

former Army Air Corps Sgt.  Raymond C. Gallagher   gunner/assistant flight engineer aboard Bockscar, the plane that nuked Nagasaki born on 10-19-1921 in Chicago, Illinois expired 5-2-1999   age 77

Texas death row inmate  Samuel Clark Gallamore ¤ aka: number 999090  born on 2-15-1971 expired 1-14-2003 in Huntsville, Texas   age 31   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2003 DTM, RR, TMTX 16.7%    Scored 10.0250 points

Mexican geezer  Ezequiel Guzman Gallardo   claims to have rode with Pancho Villa born on 4-11-1887 expired 2-??-2000 in Tampico, Mexico   age 112

astronomer  Johann Gottfried Galle   (with d'Arrest) was first to observe the planet Neptune (9-23-1846), based upon calculations of LeVerrier born on 6-9-1812 in Grãfenhainichen, Prussia expired 7-10-1910 in Potsdam, Germany   age 98

New Hampshire governor (1979-82)  Hugh J. Gallen born on 7-30-1924 in Portland, Maine expired 12-24-1982   age 58

former Whitesnake band guitarist  Mel Galley born on 3-8-1948 in Cannock, Staffordshire, England expired 7-1-2008 in Heath Hayes, Staffordshire, England   age 60   cause: cancer of the esophagus    Contest Selectors 2009 PCD

writer  Paul William Gallico   founded the Golden Gloves boxing tournaments; wrote The Snow Goose (1941) & The Poseidon Adventure (1969) born on 7-26-1897 in New York, New York expired 7-15-1976 in Monte Carlo, Monaco   age 78   cause: heart attack

wine company co-founder  Ernest Gallo   brother of Julio born on 3-18-1909 in Jackson, Amador County, California expired 3-6-2007 in Modesto, California   age 97    Contest Selectors 2002 DTM 9.1% 2003 DTM, KOHD, MJ 16.7% 2004 DTM, MJ 11.1% 2005 DTM, SLIM, SPIT 13.0% 2006 DTM, RIE, SPIT 10.0% 2007 DTH, DTM, RIE, SPIT 12.9%    Scored 3.1125 points

reputed New York Mafioso  Joseph Gallo born on 4-6-1929 expired 4-7-1972 in New York, New York   age 43

wine company co-founder  Julio Gallo   brother of Ernest born on 3-21-1910 in Modesto, California expired 5-2-1993 in Modesto, California   age 83   cause: Jeep accident

actor & motivational speaker  Donald Galloway   appeared as Kip Rysdale on The Secret Storm (1962-63), officer Ed Brown on Ironside (1967-75) & Richard Bowins in The Big Chill (1983) born on 7-27-1937 in Brooksville, Kentucky expired 1-8-2009 in Reno, Nevada   age 71

pollster  George Horace Gallup II born on 11-18-1901 in Jefferson, Iowa expired 7-26-1984 in Tschingel, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland   age 82   cause: heart attack

pollster  George Horace Gallup III born on 4-9-1930 in Evanston, Illinois expired 11-21-2011 in Princeton, New Jersey   age 81   cause: liver cancer

1932 Nobel literature laureate  John Galsworthy   wrote series of books known as the Forsyte Saga: The Man of Power (1906), In Chancery (1920), To Let (1921), The White Monkey (1924), The Silver Spoon (1926) & Swan Song (1928) ¤ psuedonym: John Sinjohn  born on 8-14-1867 in Parkfield, Kingston Hill, Surrey, England expired 1-31-1933 in Grove Lodge, Hampstead, England   age 65   cause: brain tumor

former Argentine general  Léopoldo Fortunato Galtieri   led junta that ruled Argentina in the 1980s; his seizure of the (Malvinas) Falkland Islands precipitated a disasterous war with Great Britain born on 7-15-1926 in Casero, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina expired 1-12-2003 in Buenos Aires, Argentina   age 76   cause: heart failure; pancreatic cancer    Contest Selectors 2003 RR 5.6%    Scored 7.4000 solo points AKS: Leopoldo

physician & physicist  Luigi Galvani   studied effects of electricity on animal muscles (1771); the eponym galvanize is based upon his suties of electric current flow through liquids born on 9-9-1737 in Bologna, Italy expired 12-4-1798 in Bologna, Italy   age 61

industrialist  Joseph E. Galvin   co-founded Galvin Manufacturing Corp. (1928) born on --1899 expired 3-7-1944 in Oak Park, Illinois   age 44   cause: heart disease

industrialist  Paul Vincent Galvin   co-founded Galvin Manufacturing Corp. (1928) ... it eventually became Motorola (after the car radio they manufactured) born on 6-27-1895 in Harvard, Illinois expired 11-5-1959 in Evanston, Illinois   age 64   cause: leukemia

former Motorola CEO (1959-86)  Robert William "Bob" Galvin   was son of the founder born on 10-9-1922 in Marshfield, Wisconsin expired 10-11-2011 in Chicago, Illinois   age 89

Mafia Don  Carlo Gambino   reputed to be the model for The Godfather born on 9-1-1902 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy expired 10-15-1976 in Massapequa, New York   age 74

Dutch Gold Honey Inc founder (1946)  W. Ralph Gambler   first to sell honey in bear-shaped plastic container (1957) expired 9-15-2001 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania   age 89

surgeon Dr.  Joseph Sampson Gamgee   invented cotton-wool & Gamgee Tissue, a surgical dressing of absorbent cotten between layers of absorbent gauze; namesake of Rings character born on --1828 in Warwick, England expired ??-??-1886 in England   age 58

tenuous (Soviet) Georgian "President" Dr.  Zviad Gamsakhurdia born on 3-31-1939 in Tbilisi, Georgia expired 12-31-1993 in Tsalenjikha region, Western Georgia   age 54   cause: executed; shot by own supporters

pioneer french film director  Abel Eugène Alexander Gance   made the epic Napoleon (1927) featuring an early widescreen process (multi-vision) born on 10-25-1889 in Paris, France expired 11-10-1981 in Paris, France   age 92   cause: lung ailment

Indian Prime Minister  Indira Priyadarshini Nehru Gandhi born on 11-19-1917 in Allahabad, India (now Uttar Pradesh) expired 10-31-1984 in New Delhi, India   age 66    Contest Selectors 1979 DO, HA, HFS, JW, MS, VM, YJ 53.8% 1980 DO, HP, JH 18.8%

Hindu spiritual leader (Mahatma)  Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi   champion of non-violent protest born on 10-2-1869 in Porbandar, India expired 1-30-1948 in New Delhi, India   age 78   cause: assassinated; shot to death

former Indian premier  Rajiv Ratna Gandhi born on 8-20-1944 in Bombay, India expired 5-21-1991   age 46

Sanjay Gandhi   son of Indira born on 12-14-1946 in New Delhi, India expired 6-23-1980 in New Delhi, India   age 33   cause: small plane crash

Black Sox first baseman  Charles Arnold "Chick" Gandil   worked as a plumber after lifetime ban from baseball born on 1-19-1887 in Saint Paul, Minnesota expired 12-13-1970 in Calistoga, California   age 83   cause: cardiac failure

anti-property tax crusader  Paul Gann   pushed California Proposition 13 (1978) with Howard Jarvis born on 6-12-1912 in Clark County, Arkansas expired 9-11-1989   age 77

media mogul  Frank Ernest Gannett   founded Gannett Co. (1945) born on 9-15-1876 in Bristol, New York expired 12-3-1957 in Rochester, New York   age 81

typeface designer  Claude Garamond   perfected the Roman typeface, which replaced Gothic as the predominant style in use around 1531; namesake of the Garamond font born on --1499 in Paris, France expired ??-??-1561 in Paris, France   age 62

Springfield (Mass.) Armory worker  John Cantius Garand   invented the M-1 rifle (1930) born on 1-1-1883 in Saint Rémi, Quebec, Canada expired 2-16-1974 in Springfield, Massachusetts   age 86

former child actor  Matthew Garber   played Michael Banks in Mary Poppins (1964) born on 3-25-1956 in London, England expired 6-13-1977 in Hampstead, England   age    cause: haemorrhagic narcotising pancreatitis

actress  Greta Garbo   "I vant to be (left) alone." ¤ born: Greta Lovisa Gustafsson  born on 9-18-1905 in Stockholm, Sweden expired 4-15-1990   age 84    Contest Selectors 1979 HA, JW, MS, VM 30.8% 1980 BB, DH, EB, JW, VA 31.3%

Mexican diplomat  Alfonso García Robles   shared the 1982 Nobel Peace prize born on 3-20-1911 in Zamora, Michoacán State, Mexico expired 9-2-1991 in Mexico City, Mexico   age 80 AKS: Garcia

former Philippine president (1957-61)  Carlos P. Garcia born on 11-4-1896 in Talibon, Bohol, Philippines expired 6-14-1971 in Quezon City, Philippines   age 74   cause: heart attack

Cannibal and the Headhunters bandleader  Francisco M. Garcia   had 1965 hit with Land of 1,000 Dances born on 4-22-1946 expired 1-21-1996 in Los Angeles, California   age 49

Grateful Dead leader  Jerry Garcia born on 8-1-1942 in San Francisco, California expired 8-9-1995   age 53

last of the "Federales" soldier  Teodoro García   fought against Pancho Villa to keep Porfirio Diaz in power in Mexico born on 1-7-1889 in Sacramento, Coahuila, Mexico expired 4-24-1999 in Texas City, Texas   age 110

actor  Vincent Gardenia born on 1-7-1922 expired 12-8-1992   age 70

character actor  William Reginald Gardiner born on 2-27-1903 in Wimbledon, England expired 7-7-1980 in Westwood, California   age 77   cause: heart attack; pneumonia

actress  Ava Lavinia Gardner   married to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra ¤ real name: Lucy Johnson  born on 12-24-1922 in Grabton, North Carolina expired 1-25-1990 in London, England   age 67   cause: pneumonia; complications from 1981 stroke

The Coasters leader  Carl Edward Gardner Sr. born on 4-29-1928 in Tyler, Texas expired 6-12-2011 in Port Saint Lucie, Florida   age 83   cause: congestive heart failure; vascular dementia; throat cancer

music teacher  Donald Yetter Gardner   wrote novelty song " All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth" (1947) born on 8-20-1913 in Portland, Pennsylvania expired 9-15-2004 in Brockton, Massachusetts   age 91   cause: complications from operation; fall

oldster  Edna Parshall Jackson Gardner   her first husband Jesse died in Russia, part of the World War I Polar Bear Expedition; her second husband was Claude Jackson, Jesse's older brother; husband number three was Mirle Gardner born on 4-25-1895 in Detroit, Michigan expired 5-18-2003 in Fowlerville, Michigan   age 108

detective novelist  Erle Stanley Gardner   created lawyer Perry Mason and District Attorney Hamilton Burger born on 7-17-1889 in Maldden, Massachusetts expired 3-11-1970 in Temecula, California   age 80 AKS: Earl

playwright  Herbert George Gardner   wrote A Thousand Clowns (1962) & I'm Not Rappaport (1986) born on 12-28-1934 in New York, New York expired 9-24-2003 in New York, New York   age 68   cause: lung disease

John Champlin Gardner Jr. born on 7-21-1933 in Batavia, New York expired 9-14-1982 in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania   age 49

former commando & Anglican priest (1953-58)  John Edmund Gardner   turned to writing — churned out 14 James Bond novels for the literary estate (Fleming only produced 12) born on 11-20-1926 in Deaton Deleval, Northumberland, England expired 8-3-2007 in Basingstoke, England   age 80   cause: heart failure

Johnson H.E.W. secretary (1965-68)  John William Gardner   founded Common Cause (8/18/1970) born on 10-8-1912 in Los Angeles, California expired 2-16-2002 in Palo Alto, California   age 89   cause: complications from prostate cancer

crooner  Kenneth A. "Kenny" Gardner   sang for Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians (1940-78); married Guy's daughter Elaine born on 3-20-1913 in Lakeview, Iowa expired 7-26-2002 in Manhasset, New York   age 89   cause: heart attack following appendectomy

writer & puzzle-meister  Martin Gardner   used to write the "Mathematical Games" column in Scientific American born on 10-21-1914 in Tulsa, Oklahoma expired 5-22-2010 in Norman, Oklahoma   age 95    Contest Selectors 2007 AUDC 3.2%

20th U.S. president (March 4th thru September 19th, 1881)  James Abram Garfield   shot by Charles Guiteau on July 2nd, 1881, in Washington, D.C. born on 11-19-1831 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio expired 9-19-1881 in Elberon, New Jersey   age 49   cause: gunshot wounds

General Foods chemical engineer (1971-85) Ms.  Torunn Atteraas "Teri" Garin   helped developed aspartame born on 9-19-1947 in Bergen, Norway expired 4-26-2002 in Bronxville, New York   age 54   cause: lung cancer

childrens story author  Howard Roger Garis   created Uncle Wiggily born on 4-25-1873 in Binghamton, New York expired 11-5-1962 in Northampton, Massachusetts   age 89

B-movie actress  Beverly Garland   widow of Fillmore Crank; appeared in DOA (1950), Swamp Women, Not of This Earth, It Conquered the World (1956), Naked Paradise (1957), The Alligator People (1959) & My Three Sons tv series ¤ born: Beverly Fessenden  born on 10-17-1926 in Santa Cruz, California expired 12-5-2008 in Hollywood Hills, California   age 82

singer  Judy Garland   played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (1939); mother of Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft ¤ born: Frances Ethel Gumm Mrs. David Rose Mrs. Vincente Minnelli Mrs. Sid Luft Mrs. Mark Herron Mrs. Mickey Deans  born on 6-10-1922 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota expired 6-22-1969 in London, England   age 47

refrigeration expert  Milton Ward Garland ¤ nickname: "Mr. Refrigeration"  born on 8-23-1895 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania expired 7-27-2000 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania   age 104   cause: complications from heart attack

industrialist  Robert Garland   the "father" of Daylight Saving Time expired 4-19-1949 in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania   age 86

legendary county guitarist  Walter Louis "Hank" Garland   his career was cut short by a 1961 automobile accident that left him with significant neurological trauma ¤ nickname: "Sugarfoot"  born on 11-11-1930 in Cowpens, South Carolina expired 12-28-2004 in Orange Park, Florida   age 74   cause: staph infection

jazz pianist  Erroll Garner   wrote Misty born on 6-15-1921 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 1-2-1977 in Los Angeles, California   age 55   cause: cardiac arrest; emphysema

colorful FDR Vice President (1933-1941)  John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner   Texas Rep. from 1903-1932; House Speaker 1931-1932; once said that the vice presidency "wasn't worth a bucket of spit." born on 11-22-1868 in Blossom Prairie, Texas expired 11-7-1967 in Uvalde, Texas   age 98

vaudeville slapstick comedian  Paul "Mousie" Garner   last of Ted Healy's Stooges (as Shemp's replacement when he was on the road) born on 7-31-1909 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 8-8-2004 in Verdugo Hills, California   age 95 AKS: Mousey Gardner

film director  William Taylor Garnett   directed The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) born on 6-13-1894 in Los Angeles, California expired 10-4-1977 in Sawtelle, California   age 83   cause: leukemia

actress  Betty Garrett   widow of Larry Parks; played Irene Lorenzo on All In The Family (1973-75) & Edna Babish on Laverne & Shirley (1976-82) born on 5-23-1919 in Saint Joseph, Missouri expired 2-11-2011 in Westwood, California   age 91   cause: aortic aneurysm    Contest Selectors 2006 ADWC 3.3% 2007 ADWC 3.2% 2008 ADWC 3.1% 2010 ADWC, JCM, NFG 11.1%

actress  Joy Garrett born on 3-2-1946 in Los Angeles, California expired 2-11-1993   age 46

heiress  Candace Mossler Garrison   acquitted of the June 30, 1964 murder of her husband Jacques Mossler at 1965 trial expired 10-26-1976 in Miami Beach, Florida   age 55

tv producer/director  Greg Garrison   produced/directed the Dean Martin tv show & celebrity roasts ¤ born: Harvin Ginsburg  born on 2-20-1924 in New York, New York expired 3-25-2005 in Thousand Oaks, California   age 81   cause: pneumonia

1960's New Orleans District Attorney and JFK assassination-conspiracy theorist  Jim Garrison born on 11-20-1921 in Denison, Iowa expired 10-21-1992   age 70

skiffle group leader  Frederick "Freddie" Garrity   lead singer of Freddie and the Dreamers; had 1960s hits with I'm Telling You Now & Do the Freddie born on 11-14-1936 in Manchester, England expired 5-19-2006 in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales   age 69   cause: circulatory disease; ephysema

first Today Show host  David Cunningham "Dave" Garroway born on 7-13-1913 in Schenectady, New York expired 7-21-1982   age 69

actress  Greer Garson   earned Best Actress oscar for playing title role in Mrs. Miniver born on 9-29-1903 in County Down, Northern Ireland expired 4-6-1996 in Dallas, Texas   age 92   cause: heart failure

farmer  Roswell Garst   hosted Khruschchev in a 1959 visit to his Iowa farm born on 6-13-1898 expired 11-5-1977 in Carroll, Iowa   age 79

Back-to-Africa movement leader  Marcus Moziah Garvey   founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (1914); founder of Rastafarianism born on 8-17-1887 in Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica expired 6-10-1940 in London, England   age 52

ballad singer  John Gary   co-invented Aqua-Lung diving aid ¤ born: John Gary Strader  born on 11-29-1932 in Watertown, New York expired 1-4-1998 in Dallas, Texas   age 65   cause: cancer

novelist & diplomat  Romain Gary   one-time husband of Jean Seberg (1963-70); accused FBI of smearing her character ¤ born: Roman Kacew  born on 5-8-1914 in Vilna, Lithuania expired 12-2-1980 in Paris, France   age 66   cause: suicide; self inflicted gunshot to head

pro wrassler  Richard J. "Dick" Garza ¤ nom-de-headlock: "The Mighty Igor"  born on 7-16-1931 expired 1-7-2002 in Detroit, Michigan   age 70

Solomon Islands resident  Biuku Gasa   as a scout for the U.S. military made first contact with JFK (with partner Eroni Kumana) after the sinking of the PT-109 (August 1943) born on 7-27-1923 in Madou, Solomon Islands expired 11-23-2005 in Vavudu Village, Kauvi Island, Solomon Islands   age 82

songwriter  Clarence L. Gaskill   wrote Minnie the Moocher and Prisoner of Love expired 4-29-1948 in New York, New York   age 56

former chief sculptor & engraver of the U.S. Mint (1965-81)  Frank Gasparro   designed reverse of U.S. one-cent coin (Lincoln Memorial), obverse & reverse of the Eisenhower dollar & the Susan B. Anthony dollar born on 8-26-1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 9-29-2001 in Haverford, Pennsylvania   age 92

Patrick Gass   last survivor of the 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition (he was a sergeant) born on 6-12-1771 in Pennsylvania expired 4-2-1870 in Wellsburg, West Virginia   age 98

Dr.  Herbert Spencer Gasser   shared the 1944 Nobel prize in medicine born on 7-5-1888 in Platteville, Wisconsin expired 5-11-1963 in New York, New York   age 74

actor/director  Vittorio Gassman   once married to Shelley Winters (1952-54) born on 9-1-1922 in Genoa, Italy expired 6-29-2000 in Rome, Italy   age 77   cause: heart attack

Alabama businessman  Arthur G. Gaston born on 7-4-1892 expired 1-19-1996   age 103

former Los Angeles Police chief (1978-92)  Daryl Francis Gates born on 8-30-1926 in Glendale, California expired 4-15-2010 in Dana Point, California   age 83   cause: cancer

actor  Larry Gates   appeared on tv Guiding Light soap opera as H.B. Lewis, as well as the movies Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, In the Heat of the Night, Airport and Teahouse of the August Moon born on 9-24-1915 in Saint Paul, Minnesota expired 12-12-1996   age 81

Mary M. Gates   wife of William Sr.; Bill's mom born on 7-25-1929 expired 6-10-1994   age 64

one time talent agency secretary  Phyllis L. Gates   was "married" to Rock Hudson (November 9, 1955 to April, 1958) born on 12-7-1925 in Dawson, Minnesota expired 1-4-2006 in Marina del Rey, California   age 80

basketball Hall of Famer  William P. "Pop" Gates born on 8-30-1917 in Decatur, Illinois expired 12-1-1999 in New York, New York   age 82   cause: heart failure

Greek lyricist  Nikos Gatsos born on 12-8-1914 in Hania, Arcadia, Greece expired 5-12-1992 in Athens, Greece   age 77

pioneering French movie maker  Leon Gaumont expired 8-11-1946 in Sainte Maxime sur Mer, France   age 82

Siddhartha Gautama   founded Buddhism (528 B.C.) ¤ aka: "Buddha" or "Bhagavat"  born on 4-8-563 BC in Kapilavastu, India expired 2-25-483 BC in Kusinagara, India   age 79

former welterweight boxer (1943-58)  Kid Gavilan ¤ born: Gerardo Gonzalez  nickname: "The Hawk"  born on 1-6-1926 in Camaguey Province, Cuba expired 2-13-2003 in Miami, Florida   age 77   cause: heart attack

George H. Gay Jr.   crashed pilot who witnessed the Battle of Midway from the water born on 3-8-1917 expired 10-21-1994   age 77

fundamentalist minister  Marvin Pentz Gay Sr.   father/slayer of singer born on 10-1-1914 expired 10-10-1998 in Culver City, California   age 84   cause: pneumonia

Motown singing star  Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr.   at one time paired with Tammi Terrell ¤ born: Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.  born on 4-2-1939 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 4-1-1984 in Los Angeles, California   age 44   cause: shot to death by father

third-banana comedian  Jackie Gayle   started in show biz as a drummer; appeared in Broadway Danny Rose (1984), Tin Men (1987) & Bulworth (1998) as well as a bunch of Dean Martin celebrity roasts ¤ born: Jack Potovsky  born on 3-1-1926 in New York, New York expired 11-23-2002 in Miami Beach, Florida   age 76   cause: following open heart surgery AKS: Gale Gail Gael Gayel Gayl

physician & chemist  Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac   isolated Boron (fifth on the Period Table of Elements; 1808); postulated a law of combined gases born on 12-6-1778 in Saint Léonard-de-Noblat, Haute-Vienne, Limoges, France expired 5-9-1850 in Paris, France   age 71

actress  Janet Gaynor   won first Best Actress oscar for Seventh Heaven (1928) ¤ born: Laura Gainor  born on 10-6-1906 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 9-14-1984 in Palm Springs, California   age 77

actor  Ben Gazzara   on Broadway played Brick in original production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955); had lead in They All Laughed & played a porn mogul in The Big Lebowski ¤ born: Biagio Anthony Gazara  born on 8-28-1930 in Manhattan, New York, New York expired 2-3-2012 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 81   cause: pancreatic cancer    Contest Selectors 2009 GOHI 3.3%

actor  Michael Vincente Gazzo   played Frankie Pentangeli in Godfather II born on 4-5-1923 in Hillside, New Jersey expired 2-14-1995 in Los Angeles, California   age 71   cause: stroke

circus wild animal trainer  Gunther Gebel-Williams ¤ real name: Gunther Gebel  born on 9-12-1934 in Schweidnitz, Germany expired 7-19-2001 in Venice, Florida   age 66   cause: cancer    Contest Selectors 2001 ROTS 12½%    Scored 8.4000 solo points

actor  Will Auge Geer   played the sheriff in the only blacklisted U.S. movie Salt of the Earth (1954); also played Grandpa Zebulon Walton; married to Herta Ware in the 1930s; was also Harry Hay's lover born on 3-9-1902 in Frankfort, Indiana expired 4-22-1978 in Los Angeles, California   age 76   cause: respiratory ailment    Contest Selectors 1979 MM

baseball iron man  Lou Gehrig   held record for consecutive games played (2,130) until 1997; batted fourth in Murderers' Row ¤ full name: Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig nickname: "The Ironman"  born on 6-19-1903 in New York, New York expired 6-2-1941 in New York, New York   age 37   cause: ALS

baseball great  Charles Leonard "Charlie" Gehringer   Detroit Tigers second baseman (1924-42) born on 5-11-1903 in Fowlerville, Michigan expired 1-21-1993 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan   age 89

Hall-of-Fame former RAMS halfback (1940-49)  Clarence Fred Gehrke   came up with idea of painted ram horns on helmets (1947); later managed Denver Broncos born on 4-24-1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah expired 2-12-2002 in Palm Springs, California   age 83

criminally insane grave robber/murderer  Edward Theodore "Ed" Gein   made clothing & lampshades from human body parts; gutted & dressed his murder victims; urban legend has it that Ed was the inspiration for Norman Bates (Psycho; 1959) born on 8-27-1906 in La Crosse, Wisconsin expired 7-26-1984 in Madison, Wisconsin   age 77   cause: renal failure; cancer

book publisher  Bernard J. Geis   published Valley of the Dolls (1966) & Sex and the Single Girl born on 8-30-1909 in Chicago, Illinois expired 1-8-2001 in New York, New York   age 91

former Brazilian military dictator (1974-79)  Ernesto Geisel born on 8-3-1908 in Bento Goncalves, Brazil expired 9-12-1996 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   age 88

children's book author  Theodor Seuss Geisel   suggested idea for Gerald McBoing-Boing; wrote The Five Thousand Fingers of Dr. T movie & How the Grinch Stole Christmas animated tv special (1966) ¤ better known as Dr. Seuss  born on 3-2-1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts expired 9-24-1991 in La Jolla, California   age 87    Contest Selectors 1980 BD 6.3%

chemist & Clairol co-founder  Lawrence M. Gelb   during a 1931 visit to Paris discovered the hair coloring formula (owned by company called Mury) that became the company's first product born on 1-8-1898 in New York, New York expired 9-27-1980 in New York, New York   age 82

screenwriter & tv producer  Larry Simon Gelbart   co-wrote Tootsie & The Wrong Box (1966); co-produced M*A*S*H tv series born on 2-25-1928 in Chicago, Illinois expired 9-11-2009 in Beverly Hills, California   age 81   cause: cancer

tv writer/producer  Bruce Geller   created Mission Impossible & Mannix tv series born on 10-13-1930 in New York, New York expired 5-21-1978 in Santa Barbara, California   age 47   cause: private plane crash

war correspondent  Martha Gellhorn   third wife of Ernest Hemingway (1940-45) born on 11-8-1908 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 2-15-1998 in London, England   age 89 AKS: Gelhorn Gellhorne

Lebanese president Sheikh  Pierre Gemayel born on 11-1-1905 in Lebanon expired 8-30-1984 in Bikfaya, Lebanon   age 78

art critic  Emily Genauer   won 1974 Pulitzer prize for art criticism ¤ Mrs. Frederick Gash  born on 7-19-1911 in New York, New York expired 8-23-2002 in New York, New York   age 91

former International Telephone & Telegraph president (1959-77)  Harold S. Geneen born on 1-22-1910 in Bournemouth, Dorcester, England expired 11-21-1997 in New York, New York   age 87   cause: heart attack

writer/dramatist/burglar  Jean Genét born on 12-19-1910 in Paris, France expired 4-15-1986 in Paris, France   age 75   cause: throat cancer AKS: Genet

chanteuse  Geneviève   a regular guest on the Tonight Show when Jack Paar was hosting ¤ real name: Ginette Marguérite Auger  born on 4-17-1920 in Paris, France expired 3-14-2004 in Los Angeles, California   age 83   cause: complications from stroke

Mongol conquerer  Genghis Khan   grandfather of Kublai Khan; his tomb may have been discovered near Batshireet, Hentii Province, Mongolia ¤ aka: Temujin  born on --1162 in Mongolia expired 8-18-1227 in Kharakhoto, Mongolia   age 65   cause: fall from horse and/or battle wounds

former Yamaha president (1950-92)  Genichi Kawakami   son of company founder born on 1-30-1912 in Hama Kita, Japan expired 5-25-2002 in Hamamatsu, Japan   age 90

lawyer turned stage and movie actor  Leo Genn   played first mate Starbuck in Moby Dick (1956) born on 8-9-1905 in London, England expired 1-26-1978 in London, England   age 72   cause: heart attack

choreographer  Peter Gennaro   1977 Tony for choreography of Annie born on 11-23-1919 in Metairie, Louisiana expired 9-28-2000 in New York, New York   age 80

murder victim  Kitty Genovese   her screams for help were ignored born on --1935 expired 3-13-1964 in New York, New York   age 28   cause: stabbed to death

John Anthony Genzale   member of the New York Dolls rock band ¤ aka: "Johnny Thunder"  born on 7-15-1952 expired 4-22-1991   age 38

former Montreal hockey player (1950-68)  Bernard André Joseph "Bernie" Geoffrion   original slap shot specialist ¤ aka: "Boom Boom"  born on 2-14-1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada expired 3-11-2006 in Atlanta, Georgia   age 75   cause: stomach cancer AKS: Andre Geoffrian

defrocked pedophile priest  John J. Geoghan   accused of having molested over 100 boys born on 6-4-1935 expired 8-23-2003 in Shirley, Massachusetts   age 68   cause: murdered ;strangled

English King (1714-1727)  George I   great-grandson of James I; first monarch of the House of Hannover born on 5-28-1660 in Hannover, Prussia expired 6-12-1727 in Osnabrück, Hannover, Prussia   age 67

English King (1727-1760)  George II   son of George I ¤ born: George Augustus Hannover  born on 11-10-1683 in Herrenhausen Palace, Prussia expired 10-25-1760 in London, England   age 76

mentally ill British king (1760-1820)  George III   grandson of George II; his repressive policies lost the American colonies ¤ George William Frederick Hanover  born on 6-4-1738 in London, England expired 1-29-1820 in Windsor, England   age 81

British king (1820-1830)  George IV   son of George III born on 8-12-1762 in London, England expired 6-25-1830 in Windsor, England   age 67

British King (1910-36)  George V   son of Edward VII; grandson of Queen Victoria; father of Edward VIII and George VI; name of house changed during World War I (1917) to disassociate the British monarchy from the German monarchy ¤ full name: George Frederick Ernest Albert Saxe-Coburg/Windsor  born on 6-3-1865 in London, England expired 1-20-1936 in Sandringham, Norfolk, England   age 70

British monarch (1936-52)  King George VI   son of George V; husband of Elizabeth; father of Queen Elizabeth II ¤ full name: Albert Frederick George Arthur Windsor  born on 12-14-1895 in Sandringham, Norfolk, England expired 2-6-1952 in Sandringham, Norfolk, England   age 56

actor  Anthony George   played Agent Cam Allison on The Untouchables (1960) & Don Corey on Checkmate (1960-62) ¤ born: Octavio Gabriel George  born on 1-29-1921 in Endicott, New York expired 3-16-2005 in Los Angeles, California   age 84   cause: complications from lung disease

character actor Chief  Dan George   was chief of the Burrard tribe (1951-63); appeared in Little Big Man as Old Lodge Skins born on 6-24-1899 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada expired 9-23-1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   age 82

film actor  Heinrich George   played worker foreman Grot in Metropolis (1927), Franz Biberkopf in Berlin Alexanderplatz (1931) & Bürgemeister Nettelbeck in Kolberg (1945); too chummy with Nazi filmmakers, arrest by Soviets after the war and interned in Sachsenhausen concentration camp ¤ born: Georg August Friedrich Hermann Schulz  born on 10-9-1893 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany expired 9-26-1946 in Oranienburg, Germany   age 52   cause: starvation; complications from appendicitis surgery

Little Feat founder/leader  Lowell George born on 4-13-1945 in Hollywood, California expired 6-29-1979 in Arlington, Virginia   age 34   cause: heart attack

writer  Peter Bryan George   wrote Two Hours to Doom (1958; U.S. title: Red Alert); it was the basis for Dr. Strangelove (1964; he co-authored the screenplay); received a 1966 Hugo Award ¤ pen name: Peter Bryant  born on 3-26-1924 in Treorchy, Wales expired 6-1-1966 in Hastings, East Sussex, England   age 42   cause: suicide

insult tv talk show host  Wally George   put his guests in the "Hot Seat"; father of Debecca DeMornay ¤ born: George Walter Pearch  born on 12-4-1931 in Oakland, California expired 10-5-2003 in Fountain Valley, California   age 71   cause: pneumonia; cancer

Grand Duchess  Georgievna Leonida Bagration-Moukhranskaya   widow of Grand Duke Vladimir Cyrillovich (titular Czar of Russia) born on 10-6-1914 expired 5-23-2010 in Madrid, Spain   age 95    Contest Selectors 2007 KLS 3.2% 2008 KLS 3.1% 2009 KLS 3.3% 2010 KLS 3.7%    Scored 5.5000 solo points AKS: b.9/23/1914 old style

pro baseball's first female umpire  Bernice Gera born on 6-15-1931 in Ernest, Pennsylvania expired 9-23-1992   age 61

(briefly) Albanian  Queen Geraldine I   wife of Zog I; mother of Leka I ¤ title: Countess Apponyi von Nagy-Appony  born on 8-6-1915 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary expired 10-22-2002 in Tirana, Albania   age 87 AKS: Geraldina

Playboy March 1967 Playmate of Month  Fran Gerard ¤ born: Frances Anna Camuglia  born on 3-23-1948 in Staten Island, New York, New York expired 5-30-1985 in Fountain Valley, California   age 37

company heir  Daniel F. Gerber   joined Freemont Canning Company (1912); started making baby food in 1920s; changed company name to Gerber Products Company (1943) born on 5-6-1898 expired 3-16-1974 in Fremont, Michigan   age 75

tv producer  David Gerber   was executive producer of programs such as Nanny and the Professor, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Police Story and it's spinoff Police Woman born on 7-25-1923 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 1-2-2010 in Los Angeles, California   age 86   cause: heart failure

Freemont Canning Company founder  Frank Daniel Gerber born on 5-6-1873 in Freemont, Michigan expired 10-7-1952 in Fremont, Michigan   age 79

former Marvel cartoonist  Stephen Ross "Steve" Gerber   created Howard the Duck; wrote script for Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Contagion" (1989; the Ikonian computer virus nearly blows-up the Enterprise); died awaiting lung transplant born on 9-20-1947 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 2-10-2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 60   cause: pneumonia; pulmonary fibrosis

conductor & classical record producer  Charles Allan Gerhardt   conducted the definitive recording of Howard Hanson's Symphony No. 2 ("Romantic") born on 2-6-1927 in Detroit, Michigan expired 2-22-1999 in Redding, California   age 72   cause: complications from surgery; brain cancer

politician  Manfred Gerlach   was the last head-of-state for East Germany (1989-90) born on 5-8-1928 in Leipzig, Germany expired 10-17-2011 in Berlin, Germany   age 83

topless/thong bathing suit designer (1964)  Rudolfi "Rudi" Gernreich born on 8-8-1922 in Vienna, Austria expired 4-21-1985 in Los Angeles, California   age 62   cause: lung cancer

author, editor, publisher  Hugo Gernsback   created the pulp magazine Amazing Stories (1926); coined the term "science fiction" (1929); described radar 35 years before its invention; namesake of the science fiction Hugo Awards born on 8-16-1884 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg expired 8-19-1967 in New York, New York   age 83

Chiricahua Apache  Chief Geronimo   son of Chal-o-Row; surrendered in 1888 born on 6-??-1829 in Arizona expired 2-17-1909 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma   age 79   cause: pneumonia

Baylor U plastic surgery resident Dr.  Frank J. Gerow   co-inventor of the silicone gel breast implant; had a drinking problem; a highly fictionalized account of the implant story was told in the HBO movie Breast Men (1998) born on 11-5-1929 in Canada expired 7-15-1993   age 63   cause: cerebral hemorrhage

Massachusetts political hack, Declaration of Independence signer & Madison 2nd term vice president (1813-14)  Elbridge Gerry   notorious for eponymous convoluted district boundary constructions --- when one particularly familiarly-shaped district was compared to a salamander a respondent said "That's not a salamander, its a Gerry-mander," and the term stuck born on 7-17-1744 in Marblehead, Massachusetts expired 11-23-1814 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 70

lyricist/playwright  Leonard Gershe   wrote screenplays for Funny Face (1957) & Silk Stockings (1957); wrote Butterflies Are Free play & screenplay (1968/72) based upon the experiences of Harold Krents born on 6-10-1922 in New York, New York expired 3-9-2002 in Beverly Hills, California   age 79   cause: complications from stroke

composer  Arthur Gershwin   brother of George, Ira & Frances born on 3-14-1900 in New York, New York expired 11-19-1981 in New York, New York   age 81

famed Broadway and classical composer  George Gershwin   wrote Porgy and Bess (1935), Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris; received first Pulitzer prize in music for Of Thee I Sing (1931); brother of Arthur, Ira & Frances ¤ born: Jacob Gershovitz  born on 9-26-1898 in New York, New York expired 7-11-1937 in Hollywood, California   age 38   cause: brain tumor

composer  Ira Gershwin   brother of Arthur, George & Frances ¤ born: Israel Gershovitz  born on 12-6-1896 in New York, New York expired 8-17-1983 in Beverly Hills, California   age 86    Contest Selectors 1979 DO, JW 15.4% 1980 DO, JW, RR 18.8%

Ira's widow  Leonore S. Gershwin born on 10-3-1900 expired 8-20-1991   age 90

actress  Betty Lou Gerson   narrated Cinderella (1961); voiced Cruella DeVil in 101 Dalmatians (1961) ¤ Mrs. Lou Lauria  born on 4-19-1914 in Chattanooga, Tennessee expired 1-12-1999 in Los Angeles, California   age 84   cause: stroke

oscar-winning film editor  Harry W. Gerstad   won two Academy Awards for Champion (1949) & High Noon (1952; shared); also edited The Five Thousand Fingers of Dr. T (1953), Adventures of Superman tv series (1953-54; also directed 1955-57), Highway Patrol (1955; also directing) & Batman tv series ¤ born: Harry Donald Gerstad  born on 6-11-1909 expired 7-17-2002 in Palm Springs, California   age 93

Dr.  Charles W. Gerstenberg   co-founded Prentice-Hall publishing house expired 9-15-1948 in Setauket, New York   age 66

former GM chairman/CEO (1972-74)  Richard C. Gerstenberg born on 11-24-1909 in Little Falls, New York expired 7-11-2002 in Paradise Valley, Arizona   age 92

attorney  Elmer H. Gertz   got Nathan Leopold parole; sucessssfully defended Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer against obscenity charges born on 9-14-1906 expired 4-27-2000 in Chicago, Illinois   age 93

retired "composer"  Irving Gertz   scored such cinematic opuses as It Came From Outer Space (1953), The Creature Walks Among Us (1956), The Monolith Monsters (1957), The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), The Deadly Mantis (1957), The Alligator People (1959), and tv episodes of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) & Land of the Giants (1968) born on 5-19-1915 in Providence, Rhode Island expired 11-14-2008 in Los Angeles, California   age 93

1970's tennis star  Vitas Gerulaitis born on 7-26-1954 in New York, New York expired 9-18-1994   age 40

U.S. District judge  Gerhard Alden Gesell   issued several key Watergate rulings, tried the burglars of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office & the issued original Pentagon Papers ruling (affirmed by appeals court judge Gurfein) born on 6-16-1910 in Los Angeles, California expired 2-19-1993   age 82

composer/lyracist  Clark Gesner   wrote music for You're A Good Man Charlie Brown off-broadway show (opened 3/7/1967); also wrote music for Captain Kangaroo show born on 3-27-1938 in Augusta, Maine expired 7-23-2002 in New York, New York   age 64   cause: heart attack

Aerospace Corp. inventor Dr.  Ivan Alexander Getting   conceived of the Global Positioning System (GPS) born on 1-18-1912 in New York, New York expired 10-11-2003 in Coronado, California   age 91

Golden Girls actress  Estelle Getty   widow of Arthur Gettleman ¤ née: Scher  born on 7-25-1923 in Manhattan, New York, New York expired 7-22-2008 in Hollywood, California   age 84   cause: Lewy body disease    Contest Selectors 2002 JEDS 9.1% 2003 DTM 5.6% 2004 DTM, LMLD 11.1% 2005 DTM, FA, MOT, PCD, WORM 21.7% 2006 DTM, HH, LMLD, MOT, PCD, RIE, RR, TFM, WEP 30.0% 2007 ABRA, DTM, LMLD, MOT, PCD, PUD, RIE, RPRM, RR, TFM, WEP, 4GUE 38.7% 2008 BYE, DTM, GAS, KLS, MORB, NFG, OED, OIE, PCD, RIE, RR, SBAP, TFM, WEP, 4GUE 46.9%    Scored 4.1002 points AKS: Estell Estele Estel

oil billionaire  Jean Paul Getty Sr.   at one time considered the world's richest individual; wrote a series of articles for Playboy magazine (1961-63) born on 12-15-1892 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 6-6-1976 in Sutton Place, Surrey, England   age 83   cause: heart attack

John Paul Getty Jr. born on 9-7-1932 expired 4-17-2003 in London, England   age 70   cause: chest infection

John Paul (Jean) Getty III   was kidnapped back in 1973 & held for ransom (lost an ear); father of Bathazar Getty; suffered stroke that left him paralyzed & blind (1981) born on 11-4-1956 expired 2-6-2011 in Buckinghamshire, England   age 54    Contest Selectors 2008 KLS 3.1% 2009 KLS 3.3% 2010 KLS 3.7%

saxophone artist  Stan Getz ¤ real name: Stanley Gayetzby  born on 2-2-1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 6-6-1991   age 64

Carrozzeria Ghia founder  Giacinto Ghia born on 9-18-1887 in Turin, Italy expired 2-21-1944 in Turin, Italy   age 56

operatic bass  Nicolai Ghiarov born on 9-13-1929 in Velingrad, Bulgaria expired 6-2-2004 in Modena, Italy   age 74   cause: heart attack; kidney disease

Sainted Catholic Church leader (1566-1572)  Michele Ghisleri   elected 226th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church January 7, 1566 ¤ Pope Pius V  born on 1-17-1504 in Bosco, Lombardi expired 5-1-1572 in Rome, Italy   age 68

character actress  Alice Margaret Ghostley   won Tony Award as Best Feature Actress in The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window; played bumbling housekeeper Esmeralda on Bewitched (1966-72) & Bernice on Designing Women (1987-93) ¤ Mrs. Felice Orlandi  born on 8-14-1923 in Eve, Misouri expired 9-21-2007 in Studio City, California   age 84   cause: colon cancer; strokes    Contest Selectors 2002 CMH 9.1% AKS: Ghostly Ghostlie

ex-Iranian foreign minister (1979-82)  Sadegh Ghotbzadeh   allegedly plotted to overthrow the Ayatollah born on 2-11-1936 in Tehran, Iran expired 9-15-1982 in Tehran, Iran   age 46   cause: executed; firing squad    Contest Selectors 1980 DW, EK, HA 18.8% AKS: Goatbazadeh Goat's Bad Breath

Detroit Mafia capo  Anthony Joseph "Tony Jack" Giacalone   reputed to have had Jimmy Hoffa wacked at the Machus Red Fox restaurant born on 1-19-1919 in Detroit, Michigan expired 2-23-2001 in Detroit, Michigan   age 82   cause: heart & kidney failure

mobster  Vito William "Billy Jack" Giacalone   brother of Tony Jack; probably the last person to know what actually happened to Jimmy Hoffa born on 4-16-1923 in Detroit, Michigan expired 2-19-2012 in Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan   age 88

Angelo Bartlett Giamatti   the last "great" Baseball Commissioner (April 1, 1989 to September 1, 1989) born on 4-4-1938 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 9-1-1989 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts   age 51   cause: heart attack

Bank of America founder  Amadeo Peter Giannini born on 5-6-1870 in San Jose, California expired 6-3-1949 in San Francisco, California   age 79   cause: heart attack

Dr.  William Francis Giauque   1949 Nobel prize winner in chemistry born on 5-12-1895 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada expired 3-28-1982 in Berkeley, California   age 86

Bee Gee  Andy Gibb born on 3-5-1958 in Douglas, Isle of Man, England expired 3-10-1988   age 30   cause: cardiac viral infection    Contest Selectors 2012 ADWC

Bee Gees bass & keyboardist  Maurice Gibb   Robin's fraternal twin brother born on 12-22-1949 in Douglas, Isle of Man, England expired 1-12-2003 in Miami, Florida   age 53   cause: heart attack; pneumonia; twisted bowel (ischemic enteropathy)    Contest Selectors 1980 DO 6.3%

MGM art department head (1924-56)  Austin Cedric Gibbons   won 11 Academy Awards; sketched out the design that George Stanley used to make the original "Oscar" statuettes for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (of which he was a co-founder); married to Dolores Del Rio (1930-41) born on 3-23-1893 in New York, New York expired 7-26-1960 in Hollywood, California   age 67   cause: "a long illness"

historian  Edward Gibbons   wrote The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-1788) born on 5-8-1737 in Putney, England expired 1-16-1794 in London, England   age 56

natural food proponent  Euell Gibbons   wrote Stalking the Wild Asparagus (1962) born on 9-8-1910 in Clarksville, Texas expired 12-29-1975 in Beavertown, Pennsylvania   age 65   cause: bleeding ulcer

composer  Albert A. "Andy" Gibson   co-wrote The Huckle-buck (with lyricist Roy Alfred) expired 2-10-1961 in Cincinnati, Ohio   age 47   cause: heart attack AKS: hucklebuck

orchestra conductor Sir  Alexander Drummond Gibson born on 2-11-1926 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland expired 1-14-1995   age 68

tennis player  Althea Gibson   winner of 1957 Wimbledon & 1958 U.S. Open singles title born on 8-25-1927 in Silver, South Carolina expired 9-28-2003 in East Orange, New Jersey   age 76   cause: respiratory failure    Contest Selectors 2002 JL 9.1% 2003 ANG, JL 11.1%    Scored 6.1500 points

illustrator  Charles Dana Gibson   creator of the Gibson Girl expired 12-23-1944 in New York, New York   age 77

songwriter/singer  Donald Eugene Gibson   wrote I Can't Stop Loving You, Sweet Dreams & Oh Lonesome Me born on 4-3-1928 in Shelby, North Carolina expired 11-17-2003 in Nashville, Tennessee   age 75

early cowboy movie star  Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson born on 8-6-1892 in Tememah, Nebraska expired 8-23-1962 in Woodland Hills, California   age 70

comedian/character actor  Henry Gibson   given his stage name by friend Jon Voight, with whom he had a short-lived comedy routine; appeared on Laugh-In; on F Troupe as Wrongo Starr, in Nashville (1975) as Haven Hamilton & on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Nilva in the episode Profit and Lace (1998) ¤ born: James Bateman  born on 9-21-1935 in Germantown, Pennsylvania expired 9-14-2009 in Malibu, California   age 73   cause: cancer

"Gibson Girl" model  Irene Langhorne Gibson   made famous by illustrations of her (by her husband) in the early 1900s expired 4-20-1956 in Greenwood, Virginia   age 83

Negro League ballplayer  Joshua "Josh" Gibson born on 12-21-1911 in Buena Vista, Georgia expired 1-20-1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   age 35

Alabama geezer  Susie Elizabeth Gibson ¤ née: Potts  born on 10-31-1890 in Corinth, Mississippi expired 2-16-2006 in Tuscumbia, Alabama   age 115   cause: heart failure    Contest Selectors 2004 KLS 5.6% 2005 KLS 4.3% 2006 KLS 3.3%    Scored 3.5000 solo points

playwright  William Gibson   wrote The Miracle Worker for tv (1957), then as a Broadway play (1959) & Two for the See Saw (1958) born on 11-13-1914 in New York, New York expired 11-25-2008 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts   age 94

radio/tv/screen writer  Nelson Roosevelt Gidding   wrote radio & tv scripts for Sergeant Preston of the Yukon; wrote screenplays for I Want To Live (1958), The Andromeda Strain (1971) & Hindenburg (1975) born on 9-15-1919 in New York, New York expired 5-1-2004 in Santa Monica, California   age 84   cause: congestive heart failure AKS: Giddings

André Paul Guillaume Gide   the 1947 Nobel literature laureate born on 11-22-1869 in Paris, France expired 2-19-1951 in Paris, France   age 81   cause: pneumonia

litigant  Clarence Earl Gideon   plaintiff in landmark Supreme Court decision affording indigent defendants the right to appointed council in criminal cases (Gideon v. Wainwright; 1963); his case before the court was argued by Abe Fortas ¤ Florida Prison System Number 003826  born on 8-30-1910 in Hannibal, Missouri expired 1-18-1972 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida   age 61

Prince Gideon   leader of Cornelius Bros. & Sister Rose pop group ¤ real name: Carter Cornelius  born on --1948 expired 11-7-1991 in Dania, Florida   age 43   cause: heart attack

businessman  Gerald S. Gidwitz   co-founder of the Helene Curtis cosmetics company born on 7-17-1906 in Memphis, Tennessee expired 7-11-2006 in Chicago, Illinois   age 99   cause: congestive heart failure

actor Sir  Arthur John Gielgud   won 1982 Best Supporting actor oscar for Arthur born on 4-14-1904 in London, England expired 5-21-2000 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England   age 96    Contest Selectors 1980 EB 6.3% 2000 KLS 14%    Scored 5.4000 solo points

Edward Gierek   former Polish Communist Party leader (1970-80) born on 1-6-1913 in Porabka, Poland expired 7-29-2001 in Cieszyn, Poland   age 88   cause: lung infection related to work as coal miner

quiet hero  Hermine "Miep" Gies   participated in the concealment of Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis; she retrieved Anne's diary after the raid, returning it to Anne's father after the war ¤ née: Sanstrouschitz  born on 2-15-1909 in Vienna, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary expired 1-11-2010 in The Netherlands   age 100   cause: heart attack; complications from a fall    Contest Selectors 2003 COCO 5.6% 2005 CSI, SPIT 8.7% 2006 CSI, RR, SPIT 10.0% 2007 DTM, RR, SPIT 9.7% 2008 DTM, RIE, RR, SPIT 12.5% 2009 CSI, DTM, GOHI, PCD, RIE, RR 20.0% 2010 CSI, DTM, PCD, RIE, RR 18.5%    Scored 2.6563 points

Dutch resistance member  Jan Gies   helped hide Anne Frank and family born on 10-18-1905 expired 1-26-1993   age 87

classical pianist  Walter Wilhelm Gieseking   made one of the first stereo tape-recorded performances in Berlin during WWII born on 11-5-1895 in Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alps, France expired 10-26-1956 in London, England   age 60

former Genovese crime family Don  Vincent "the Chin" Gigante   tried to avoid prosecution by walking around in pajamas & a bathrob, muttering incoherently ¤ aka: "the Oddfather"  born on 3-29-1928 in The Bronx, New York, New York expired 12-19-2005 in Springfield, Missouri   age 77   cause: heart disease

toy maker  Alfred Carlton Gilbert Sr.   founder of the company that bore his name (it started as the Mysto Magic Company in 1909); invented the Erector Set (1913); Olympic athlete that at one time held the world pole vault record born on 2-15-1884 in Salem, Oregon expired 1-24-1961 in Boston, Massachusetts   age 76 AKS: A. C. Gilbert Company

comic actor  Billie Gilbert   his funny sneeze got him the gig of voicing Sneezy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs born on 9-12-1894 in Louisville, Kentucky expired 9-23-1971 in Hollywood, California   age 77

song writer  Ray Gilbert   won 1947 Best Song oscar for Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (from Song of the South); husband of Janis Paige born on 9-5-1912 in Hartford, Connecticut expired 3-3-1976 in Los Angeles, California   age 63   cause: complications from heart surgery

spousal mercy killer  Roswell W. Gilbert born on 7-21-1909 expired 9-3-1994   age 85

actress  Ruth Gilbert   had title role in the 1931 production of Alice in Wonderland expired 10-12-1993   age 71   cause: cancer

Tony Gilbert expired 7-24-1982   age 21

operetta composer  William Schwenck Gilbert   half of the team Gilbert and Sullivan born on 11-18-1836 in London, England expired 5-29-1911   age 74

efficiency expert  Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.   Lillian's horny husband (he should have stopped at 12 instead of going for a baker's dozen) born on 7-7-1868 in Fairfield, Maine expired 6-14-1924 in Montclair, New Jersey   age 55   cause: heart attack

Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr.   co-wrote Cheaper By The Dozen (1948) born on 3-17-1911 in Plainfield, New Jersey expired 2-18-2001 in Charleston, South Carolina   age 89

pioneering efficiency expert  Lillian Evelyn Moller Gilbreth   mother of 12 children; subject of the book Cheaper by the Dozen born on 5-24-1878 in Oakland, California expired 1-2-1972 in Phoenix, Arizona   age 93

concert pianist  Emil Grigoyevich Gilels born on 10-19-1916 in Odessa, Ukraine expired 10-14-1985 in Moscow, Russia, USSR   age 68    Contest Selectors 1980 GP 6.3%

actor  Jack Gilford ¤ born: Jacob Gellman  born on 7-25-1907 in New York, New York expired 6-4-1990 in New York, New York   age 82    Contest Selectors 1980 DO 6.3%

movie restoration expert  David Gill   partner of Kevin Brownlow; restored Gance's Napoleon born on 6-9-1928 in Papua, New Guinea expired 9-28-1997 in Huntington, Cambridgeshire, England   age 69   cause: heart attack

prolific comic book writer  Joe Gill   worked for Timely Comics (later renamed Marvel) and then Charlton Comics; also did some work for DC Comics born on 7-13-1919 in Scranton, Pennsylvania expired 12-17-2006 in Ansonia, Connecticut   age 87   cause: complications from fall from stool

WWII radio propagandist  Mildred Elizabeth Gillars ¤ née: Sisk aka: "Axis Sally"  born on 11-29-1900 in Portland, Maine expired 6-25-1988 in Columbus, Ohio   age 87

jazz trumpeter  John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie born on 10-21-1917 in Cheraw, South Carolina expired 1-5-1993 in Englewood, New Jersey   age 75    Contest Selectors 1979 MM 7.7% 1980 MM 6.3%

inventor/animator  Edwin "Ted" Gillette   inventor of the Syncro-Vox device/process; creator of the Clutch Cargo tv cartoon born on 8-11-1909 expired 9-30-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 94

Saftey Razor inventor  King Camp Gillette   "Look sharp, feel sharp!" born on 1-5-1855 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin expired 7-9-1932 in Los Angeles, California   age 77

former Pittsburgh quarterback  Joe W. Gilliam Jr.   won two Super Bowls in 1970s born on 12-29-1950 expired 12-25-2000 in Nashville, Tennessee   age 49   cause: cocaine overdose    Contest Selectors 1979 HA 7.7% 1980 HA 6.3%

prolific tv writer  Jackson Clark Gillis   wrote for Lassie, The Adventures of Superman, Perry Mason, Columbo, Wonder Woman, Zorro, Tarzan, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Murder She Wrote, I Spy, The Adventures of Spin and Marty, The Hardy Boys, Racket Squad, Sugarfoot, The Fugitive, Lost In Space, Mission: Impossible, Mannix, Bonanza, Ironside, Hawaii Five-O, Starsky and Hutch, Police Woman, ... born on 8-21-1916 in Kalama, Washington expired 8-19-2010 in Moscow, Idaho   age 93   cause: pneumonia

criminal  Lester M. Gillis ¤ aka: "Baby Face Nelson"  born on 12-26-1901 expired 9-27-1934   age 32

former football coach  Sidney Gillman   coached the Rams (1955-59), Chargers (1960-69) & Oilers (1973-74) born on 10-26-1911 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 1-3-2003 in Century City, California   age 91    Contest Selectors 1980 JW 6.3% 2002 JL 9.1% 2003 JL 5.6%    Scored 5.9000 solo points

radio/tv announcer  Arthur Wells Gilmore born on 3-18-1912 in Tacoma, Washington expired 9-25-2010 in Irvine, California   age 98

convicted murderer  Gary Mark Gilmore expired 1-17-1977 in Point of Mountain, Utah   age 36   cause: executed; firing squad

character actress  Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold born on 12-9-1897 in London, England expired 5-24-1987   age 89   cause: pneumonia; cardiac problems    Contest Selectors 1979 DO 7.7% 1980 DO, RR 12.5%

Esquire Magazine co-founder  Arnold Gingrich born on 12-5-1903 in Grand Rapids, Michigan expired 7-9-1976 in Ridgewood, New Jersey   age 72   cause: cancer

Newt's mommie  Kathleen A. "Kit" Gingrich born on 11-20-1925 in Enola, Pennsylvania expired 9-23-2003 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania   age 77

geezer  Gin Kanie   remaining half of world's oldest twins ¤ in Japanese Gin means "silver"  born on 8-1-1892 in Japan expired 2-28-2001 in Nagoya, Japan   age 108

psychologist Dr.  Haim Ginott   Today Show "resident psychologist"; author of Between Parent and Child born on 8-5-1922 in Tel Aviv, Palestine expired 11-4-1973 in New York, New York   age 51

"beat generation" poet  Allen Ginsberg born on 6-3-1926 in Newark, New Jersey expired 4-5-1997 in New York, New York   age 70    Contest Selectors 1979 DW 7.7%

video tape/recording inventor  Charles P. Ginsburg   employed by AMPEX Corp. born on 7-27-1920 expired 4-9-1992   age 71

tv actor/director  Robert Withrop Ginty   played Lt. T.J. Wiley on Baa Baa Black SHeep (1976-78), Thomas Craig Anderson on The Paper Chase tv series (1978-9) & appeared in Coming Home (1978) born on 11-14-1948 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 9-21-2009 in Los Angeles, California   age 60   cause: cancer

dissident poet  Aleksandr Ilich Ginzburg born on 11-21-1936 in Leningrad, Russia, USSR expired 7-19-2002 in Paris, France   age 65    Contest Selectors 1980 JH 6.3%

controversial erotica publisher  Ralph Ginzburg   busted for sending Eros through the U.S. mails born on 10-28-1929 in New York, New York expired 7-6-2006 in The Bronx, New York, New York   age 76   cause: multiple myeloma

2003 Nobel physics co-laureate  Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg born on 10-4-1916 in Moscow, Russia expired 11-8-2009 in Moscow, Russia   age 93 AKS: b.9/21/1916 old style calendar

Charlton/DC comics artist & editor  Richard Joseph "Dick" Giordano born on 7-20-1932 in Manhattan, New York, New York expired 3-27-2010 in Ormond Beach, Florida   age 77   cause: leukemia

former Bulgarian  Queen Giovanna   widow of Bulgarian King Boris III ¤ aka: Ioanna  born on 11-13-1907 expired 2-26-2000   age 92

Notre Dame All-American football running back (1917-20)  George Gipp   portrayed in Knute Rockne, All American (1940) by Ronald Reagan ¤ aka: "The Gipper" (as in "Win one for the Gipper")  born on 2-18-1895 in Laurium, Michigan expired 12-14-1920 in South Bend, Indiana   age 25   cause: pneumonia

author  Frederick Benjamin Gipson   wrote Old Yeller born on 2-7-1908 in Mason, Texas expired 8-14-1973 in Mason, Texas   age 65

cartoonist/illustrator  Jean Henri Gaston Giraud   provided the characters and situations for the Taarna segment of Heavy Metal (1981) ¤ aka: "Moebius" «or» "Gir"  born on 5-8-1938 in Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France expired 3-10-2012 in Paris, Île-de-France, France   age 73   cause: cancer

L'Epress founding editor (1953)  Françoise Giroud ¤ born: France Gourdji  born on 9-21-1916 in Geneva, Switzerland expired 1-19-2003 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France   age 86   cause: head injuries suffered in fall AKS: Francoise

silent film actress  Dorothy Gish   sister of Lillian born on 3-11-1898 in Massilon, Ohio expired 6-4-1968 in Rapallo, Italy   age 70

silent film star  Lillian Diana Gish born on 10-14-1893 in Springfield, Ohio expired 2-27-1993   age 99    Contest Selectors 1979 DO, DW, HA, HP, JH, MS 46.2% 1980 DO, DR, DW, HA, JH, RR 37.5%

jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/arranger/composer  James Peter "Jimmy" Giuffre born on 4-26-1921 in Dallas, Texas expired 4-24-2008 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts   age 86   cause: pneumonia; Parkinson's disease AKS: Joofrie Giufre Guiffre

symphony & opera orchestra conductor  Carlo Maria Giulini born on 5-9-1914 in Barletta, Italy expired 6-14-2005 in Brescia, Italy   age 91

Luciana Giussani   with sister Angela created Diabolik born on 4-19-1928 expired 3-31-2001 in Milan, Italy   age 72

get-rich-quick pitchman  Charles J. Givens Jr.   sleazy slug born on 2-5-1941 in Decatur, Illinois expired 7-12-1998 in Orlando, Florida   age 57   cause: prostate cancer

Apollo astronaut  Edward Galen Givens   didn't live long enough to be assigned a flight born on 1-5-1930 in Quanah, Texas expired 6-6-1967 in Houston, Texas   age 37   cause: automobile accident

former Greek Army General  Phaidon Gizikis   member of the military junta; followed Papadopolous as "president" (1973-74) born on 6-17-1917 in Arta, Greece expired 7-27-1999   age 82

Karl Adolph Gjellerup   shared the 1917 Nobel prize in literature ¤ pen name: Epigonos  born on 6-2-1857 in Roholte, Zealand, Denmark expired 10-11-1919 in Klotzsche, Germany   age 62

Jethro Tull bassist  John Glascock born on 5-2-1951 in London, England expired 11-17-1979   age 28   cause: following heart surgery    Contest Selectors 1980 JW

Elizabeth Glaser   wife of Paul Michael; mother of Jacob born on 11-11-1947 in New York, New York expired 12-3-1994 in Santa Monica, California   age 47   cause: complications from AIDS

folk singer  Tom Glazer   had pop hit with On Top of Spaghetti (1963) born on 9-2-1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 2-21-2003 in Rochester, New York   age 88   cause: complications from stroke

The Producers producer  Sidney Glazier   won Best Documentary Feature oscar for his production of The Eleanor Roosevelt Story (1965) born on 5-29-1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 12-14-2002 in Bennington, Vermont   age 86

comedian  Herbert John "Jackie" Gleason   original Chester A. Riley on The Life of Riley tv series (1949-50); Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners born on 2-26-1916 in New York, New York expired 6-24-1987   age 71   cause: colon cancer    Contest Selectors 1979 DW, JW, MM, MS, YJ 38.5% 1980 DR, DW, MM, VA 25.0%

character actor  James Gleason   played the police Lt. in Aresenic and Old Lace born on 5-23-1886 in New York, New York expired 4-2-1959 in Woodland Hills, California   age 72

bad/tough-guy character actor  Paul Xavier Gleason   a friend of Jack Kerouac; the two went to see Splendor in the Grass together (1961) — it convinced Gleason to become an actor; portrayed the corrupt private investigator Clarence Beeks in Trading Places (1983) & high school principal Richard Vernon in The Breakfast Club (1985) born on 5-4-1939 in Jersey City, New Jersey expired 5-27-2006 in Burbank, California   age 67   cause: mesothelioma

Chiago White Sox manager (1919-23)  William J. "Kid" Gleason   managed the infamous "Black Sox" team born on 10-26-1866 in Camden, New Jersey expired 1-2-1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   age 76

lawyer  William R. Glendon   argued the Pentagon Papers case before the Supreme Court on behalf of the Washington Post (won 6 to 3) born on 5-1-1919 in Medford, Massachusetts expired 12-25-2008 in White Plains, New York   age 89

retired CBS Radio newscaster  Joseph Christopher Glenn born on 3-23-1938 in New York, New York expired 10-17-2006 in Norwalk, Connecticut   age 58   cause: heart attack; liver cancer

big band jazz trombonist & vibraphonist  Tyree Glenn   performed with Louis Armstrong's All-Stars (1964-71) born on 11-23-1912 in Corsicana, Texas expired 5-18-1974 in Englewood, New Jersey   age 61

sports broadcaster  Martin Irving "Marty" Glickman   track athlete pulled from 1936 Berlin Olympic 400 meter relay team because he was Jewish born on 8-14-1917 in New York, New York expired 1-3-2001 in New York, New York   age 83   cause: complications from heart bypass surgery

Russian romantic composer  Reinhold Moritzovich Glière   wrote the ballet Red Poppy born on 1-11-1875 in Kiev, Ukraine, Russia expired 6-25-1956 in Moscow, Russia, USSR   age 81 AKS: Gliere

archaeology professor  Peter Vilhelm Glob   co-discovered remains of Dilmun; wrote Mosefolket Fernalderens Mennesker bevart i 2000 År (The Bog People; 1965) born on --1911 expired 7-20-1985   age 84

Florida death row inmate  Robert Dewey Glock II ¤ aka: number 093836  born on 5-22-1961 expired 1-11-2001 in Starke, Florida   age 39   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2001 TEX 12½%    Did  Not Score - insufficient category citations (only 2 of the minimum 3 needed)

actress  Marie Glory ¤ born: Raymonde Louise Marcelle Toully  born on 3-3-1905 in Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Normandy, France expired 1-24-2009 in Cannes, France   age 103    Contest Selectors 2006 WEP 3.3%

country music harmonica player  Lonnie Glosson born on 2-14-1908 in Judsonia, Arkansas expired 3-2-2001   age 93

one-time Met Opera soprano (1909-12)  Alma Gluck   first wife of Efrem Zimbalist Sr.; mother of Jr. & Marcia Davenport; had hit record (2-million seller) with "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" ¤ born: Reba Fiersohn  born on 5-11-1884 in Bucharest, Roumania expired 10-27-1938 in New York, New York   age 54

art gallery owner  Lewis L. Glucksman   was a former Lehman Brothers trader born on 12-22-1925 expired 7-5-2006 in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland   age 80

Charles Albert Gobat   shared the second Nobel prize in peace (1902) born on 5-21-1843 in Tramelan, Switzerland expired 3-16-1914 in Bern, Switzerland   age 70

Nazi propaganda minister  Paul Josef Göbbels   killed the kids, dog, wife, then himself in the bunker along with his beloved Adolf born on 10-29-1897 in Rheydt, Germany expired 5-3-1945 in Berlin, Germany   age 47 AKS: Gobbels Goebbels Gobels Goebels

comedian  George Gobel born on 5-20-1919 in Chicago, Illinois expired 2-24-1991 in Encino, California   age 71    Contest Selectors 1979 7.7%

playwright  Charles William Goddard   principal author of The Perils of Pauline movie serials expired 1-11-1951 in Miami, Florida   age 71

actress  Paulette Goddard   Mrs. Charlie Chaplin (1936-42) & MRs. Erich M. Remarque (1958-70) born on 6-3-1905 in Great Neck, New York expired 4-23-1990 in Porto Ronco, Switzerland   age 84

pioneering rocket designer  Robert Hutchings Goddard   launched the first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926; namesake of Goddard Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama born on 10-5-1882 in Worcester, Massachusetts expired 8-10-1945 in Baltimore, Maryland   age 62

actor  Trevor Goddard   former boxer; had a recurring role on J.A.G. tv series born on 10-14-1965 in Perth, Australia expired 6-7-2003 in North Hollywood, California   age 37   cause: suicide; prescription drug overdose

Tour de France director (1947-87)  Jacques Jean François Goddet   founded sports newspaper L'Equipe (1944); his father was a co-founder of the Tour (1903) born on 6-21-1905 in Paris, France expired 12-15-2000 in Paris, France   age 95

mathematical logician Dr.  Kurt Gödel   known for his 1931 theorem Gödel's Proof; one of the three subjects of the book Gödel, Escher, Bach born on 4-28-1906 in Brunn, Austria-Hungary (now Brno) expired 1-14-1978 in Princeton, New Jersey   age 71

radio star  Arthur Michael Godfrey born on 8-31-1903 in New York, New York expired 3-16-1983 in New York, New York   age 79    Contest Selectors 1979 JW, SB, VM 23.1% 1980 DO, DR, JW, MM, VA 31.3%

silent screen "vamp"  Dagmar Godowsky   daughter of Leopold Sr.; brother of Leopold Jr. born on 11-24-1897 expired 2-13-1975 in New York, New York   age 77

Frances Gershwin Godowsky   George, Ira and Arthur's little sister; wife of Leopold born on 12-26-1906 in New York, New York expired 1-18-1999 in New York, New York   age 92

concert pianist  Leopold Godowsky Sr. born on 2-13-1870 in Vilnius, Lithuania expired 11-21-1938 in New York, New York   age 68

chemist  Leopold Godowsky Jr.   co-inventor of Kodak's Kodachrome slide film (1935) born on 5-27-1901 in Chicago, Illinois expired 2-18-1983 in New York, New York   age 81

assassin  Nathuram Vinayak Godse   killer of Gandhi born on 5-19-1910 in Baramati, Poona District, India expired 11-15-1949   age 39   cause: hanged

emigre ballet dancer  Alexander Boris Godunov born on 11-28-1949 in Sakhalin, Russia, USSR expired 5-16-1995 in West Hollywood, California   age 45

telecommunications mogul  John D. "Jack" Goeken   a co-founder of MCI (1963) & Airfone; his lawsuit lead to the breakup of AT&T (before SBC started reassembling it) born on 8-22-1930 expired 9-16-2010 in Joliet, Illinois   age 80   cause: cancer

retired Campbell's Soup Company executive  Donald Edward Goerke   creator of Spaghetti-Os & Chunky Soups born on 8-8-1926 in Waukesha, Wisconsin expired 1-10-2010 in Delran, Pennsylvania   age 83   cause: heart failure

screenwriter & tv producer/director  Ivan C. Goff   co-created Charlie's Angels; co-produced Mannix (1967-75; with Ben Roberts) born on 4-17-1910 in Perth, Australia expired 9-23-1999 in Santa Monica, California   age 89

radio comedian  Norris "Tuffy" Goff   played Abner on Lum & Abner born on 5-30-1906 in Cove, Polk County, Arkansas expired 6-7-1978 in Palm Desert, California   age 72   cause: complications from stroke

Rosewood (Florida) massacre survivor  Arnett Turner Goins   survived 1923 murder/destruction rampage by white mob born on 4-18-1913 expired 3-24-2002 in Saint Petersburg, Florida   age 88

former Coca-Cola chairman  Robert Crispulo Goizueta   gave the world New Coke (blech) born on 11-18-1931 in Havana, Cuba expired 10-18-1997 in Atlanta, Georgia   age 65   cause: lung cancer

duo pianist  Arthur Gold   partnered with Robert Fizdale (1944-82) born on 2-6-1917 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada expired 1-3-1990 in New York, New York   age 72   cause: lung cancer

Academy Award-winning film composer  Ernest Gold   got oscar for Exodus (1960); also scored Its A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), On The Beach (1959), Judgement at Nuremburg, Ship of Fools, Inherit the Wind and The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969) born on 7-13-1921 in Vienna, Austria expired 3-17-1999 in Santa Monica, California   age 77   cause: stroke

research chemist  Harry Gold   convicted of being a courier in 1950s atomic spying case born on 12-11-1911 expired 8-28-1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   age 60   cause: heart failure during heart surgery

gym owner  Sidney "Joe" Gold   founded both Gold's Gym (1965) & World Gym (1977) born on 3-10-1922 in East Los Angeles, California expired 7-12-2004 in Marina del Rey, California   age 82   cause: congestive heart failure

former Justice  Arthur Joseph Goldberg   Kennedy Labor Secretary (1961-62); Supreme Court justice (1962-65); UN ambassador (1965-68) born on 8-8-1908 in Chicago, Illinois expired 1-18-1990 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 81   cause: cardiac arrest

cartoonist  Reuben Lucius "Rube" Goldberg   zany cartoonist, synonymous with anything ludicrously complicated; drew the Boob McNuttReuben Award for cartooning; won 1948 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning born on 7-4-1883 in San Francisco, California expired 12-7-1970 in New York, New York   age 87

surviving World War I military veteran  Samuel Goldberg   last surviving member of the U.S. Cavalry born on 3-19-1900 in Greenville, Rhode Island expired 12-10-2006 in Greenville, Rhode Island   age 106

juice purveryor  Hyman Golden   co-founder of the Unadulterated Food Products Co. (1972; with Leonard Marsh and Arnold Greenberg); they introduced Snapple (1980) and eventually changed the name of the company to Snapple Beverage Corporation; sold the company in the 1990s born on 6-11-1923 in Passaic, New Jersey expired 9-14-2008 in Great Neck, New York   age 85   cause: complications from stroke

CBS art director  William Golden   designed the CBS Eye logo — it debuted October 20, 1951 born on 3-31-1911 in New York, New York expired 10-23-1959 in Stony Pointe, New York   age 48

former ABC president  Leonard Harry Goldenson born on 12-7-1905 in Scottdale, Pennsylvania expired 12-27-1999 in Longboat Key, Florida   age 94

UCBerkeley particle physicist  Gerson Goldhaber   played a role in the discovery of the antiproton, psi & charmed quark particles; the discoverer of 'dark energy' born on 2-20-1924 in Chemnitz, Germany expired 7-19-2010 in Berkeley, California   age 86

nuclear/particle physicist  Maurice Goldhaber   in 1957 established that neutrinos have negative helicity (with Grodzins & Sunyar); 1998 Fermi Award winner; brother of Gerson Goldhaber born on 4-18-1911 in Lemberg, Austria, Austro-Hungarian Empire expired 5-11-2011 in East Setauket, Long Island, New York   age 100

author Sir  William Gerald Golding   wrote Lord of the Flies (1954); won 1983 Nobel literature prize born on 9-19-1911 in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England expired 6-19-1993 in Perranarworthal, Wiltshire, England   age 81   cause: heart failure

marching and concert band master  Edwin Franko Goldman born on 1-1-1878 in Louisville, Kentucky expired 2-21-1956 in New York, New York   age 78

anarchist  Emma Goldman   founder of Mother Earth magazine born on 6-29-1869 in Kovno, Russia (now Kaunas, Lithuania) expired 5-14-1940 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada   age 70   cause: complications from stroke

physicist & businessman  Jacob E. "Jack" Goldman   as Xerox's chief scientist founded the Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) in 1970, hiring Dr. George Pake to run it — it came up with such innovations as ethernet, the laser printer, the Graphical User Interface (with the ubiquitous "mouse") & the ALTO personal computer; he was unable to convince the Xerox management to take advantage of everything that they had developed born on 7-18-1921 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 12-20-2011 in Westport, Connecticut   age 90   cause: congestive heart failure

playwright  James Goldman   wrote The Lion in Winter, Follies and They Might Be Giants; brother of William born on 6-30-1927 in Chicago, Illinois expired 10-28-1998 in New York, New York   age 71   cause: heart attack

engineer  Phillip Y. Goldman   with steve Perlman & Bruce Leak founded WebTV (1995; sold to Microsoft in 1997) born on 7-17-1964 expired 12-26-2003 in Los Altos Hills, California   age 39

march bandleader  Richard Franko Goldman born on 12-7-1910 in New York, New York expired 1-22-1980 in Baltimore, Maryland   age 69

classic wrong place, wrong time, murder victim, restaurant waiter  Ronald Lyle Goldman   killed by O.J. while trying to return Nicole Simpson's glasses born on 7-2-1968 in Illinois expired 6-12-1994 in Los Angeles, California   age 25   cause: stabbed to death

Sylvan N. Goldman   invented the grocery shopping cart (1936) born on 11-15-1898 expired 11-25-1984 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma   age 86

CBS labs inventor Dr.  Peter Carl Goldmark   inventor of the 331/3 rpm long playing record (1948); developed the original U.S. color television system (Field-Sequential Scanning process) approved briefly by the FCC, then withdrawn (used later on U.S. moon shots) born on 12-2-1906 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary expired 12-7-1977 in Port Chester, New York   age 71   cause: car crash

Met Opera radio opera commentator (1943-90)  Boris Goldovsky born on 6-7-1908 in Moscow, Russia expired 2-15-2001 in Brookline, Massachusetts   age 92

Clifford Goldsmith   created radio Aldrich Family (1938-54) born on 3-29-1899 in Aurora, New York expired 7-11-1971 in Tucson, Arizona   age 72

movie music composer  Jerrald K. "Jerry" Goldsmith   scored a number of Star Trek movies & tv themes born on 2-10-1929 in Los Angeles, California expired 7-21-2004 in Beverly Hills, California   age 75   cause: cancer AKS: Jerrold Gerrold Gerrald

writer  Olivia Goldsmith   author of First Wives Club (1992) ¤ born: Randy Goldfield legal name: Justine Rendal  born on --1949 in Dumont, New Jersey expired 1-15-2004 in New York, New York   age 54   cause: heart attack; coma; elective surgery to remove loose skin under chin

furniture polish mogul  Jerome Goldstein   in 1951 his mom (Ida) bought the formula (from chemist Lee Scott) for Scott's Liquid Gold for $350 born on 9-23-1922 in Denver, Colorado expired 1-5-2000 in Denver, Colorado   age 77   cause: large-cell lymphoma

former IBM mathematician (1958-69) Dr.  Herman Heine Goldstine   while in the U.S. Army during World War II supervised the construction of ENIAC; with von Neumann built EDVAC (1952); author of The Computer from Pascal to von Neumann (1972) born on 9-13-1913 in Chicago, Illinois expired 6-16-2004 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania   age 90

movie & tv director  James Goldstone   directed original Star Trek series second pilot Where No Man Has Gone Before; also directed The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) born on 6-8-1931 in Los Angeles, California expired 11-5-1999 in Shaftsbury, Vermont   age 68   cause: cancer

ex-hockey player  William A. "Bill" Goldsworthy born on 8-24-1944 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada expired 3-29-1996 in Minneapolis, Minnesota   age 51

retired Arizona senator (1953-87)  Barry M. Goldwater Sr.   1964 Republican presidential candidate; his Vice Presidental running mate was William Miller born on 1-1-1909 in Phoenix, Arizona expired 5-29-1998 in Paradise Valley, Arizona   age 89    Contest Selectors 1979 HFS, HP, MM, SB 30.8% 1980 DH, DR, DW, EB, MM 31.3% 2002 RAVN

Archie creator  John L. Goldwater   a distant relation to senator Barry Goldwater; also created Jughead, Betty, Veronica, Reggie, et al.; artist Bob Montana drew the characters; helped form the Comics Magazine Association (president for 25 years), creator of the Comics Code Authority born on 2-14-1906 in New York, New York expired 2-20-1999 in New York, New York   age 93   cause: heart attack

pioneering Hollywood movie producer  Samuel Goldwyn   co-founder of Paramount Pictures with Jesse Lasky and Adolph Zukor (1913); the Goldwyn in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; famous for his malapropisms (aka: Goldwynisms) ¤ born: Samuel Gelbfisch briefly renamed Samuel Goldfish settled upon Goldwyn  born on 8-27-1882 in Warsaw, Poland expired 1-31-1974 in Los Angeles, California   age 91

radio producer  Dan Golenpaul   created/produced original radio version of Information Please (1938-52) born on --1900 in New York, New York expired 2-13-1974 in New York, New York   age 73

Dr.  Camillo Golgi   his work on the structure of the nervous system garnered him a share of the 1906 Nobel prize in physiology born on 7-7-1843 in Corteno, Brescia, Italy expired 1-21-1926 in Pavia, Italy   age 82

prolific movie art director  Alexander Golitzen   won oscars for Phantom of the Opera (1943), Spartacus (1960) & To Kill a Mockingbird (1962); he also was art director on one of our favorites: This Island Earth (1955) born on 2-28-1908 in Moscow, Russia expired 7-26-2005 in San Diego, California   age 97   cause: congestive heart failure

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra conductor (1931-57)  Vladimir Golschmann born on 12-26-1893 in Paris, France expired 3-1-1972 in New York, New York   age 78

retired mathematician & Stanford professor  Gene Howard Golub   a co-founder of the university's computer science department (1965); did innovative work in the field of numerical analysis, specifically in matrix computations born on 2-29-1932 in Chicago, Illinois expired 11-16-2007 in Palo Alto, California   age 75   cause: acute myeloid leukemia

former Portugese president (1974-76)  Francisco da Costa Gomes born on 6-30-1919 in Chaves, Portugal expired 7-29-2001 in Lisbon, Portugal   age 81   cause: respiratory failure

hapless baseball club manager  Pedro W. "Preston" Gómez Martinez   was the first manager of the San Diego Padres born on 4-20-1923 in Central Preston, Oriente Province, Cuba expired 1-13-2009 in Fullerton, California   age 85   cause: complications from being run over by truck AKS: Gomez

baseball pitcher (1953-62)  Ruben Gomez born on 7-13-1927 in Arroyo, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico expired 7-26-2004 in San Juan, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico   age 77   cause: complications from kidney ailment

character actor  Thomas Gomez   played Abe Saperstein in The Harlem Globetrotters (1951), Wang Khan in The Conquerer (1956) & the minister in Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) born on 7-10-1905 in New York, New York expired 6-18-1971 in Santa Monica, California   age 65   cause: injuries sustained in car crash

former baseball player  Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez born on 11-26-1909 in Rodeo, California expired 2-17-1989   age 79

AFL-CIO co-founder  Samuel L. Gompers   first president of AFL (1886-1924) born on 1-27-1850 in London, England expired 12-13-1924 in San Antonio, Texas   age 74

dull, plodding political hack  Wladyslaw Gomulka   was the Polish Communist Party leader (1956-70) until he f**ked up one too many times & was shitcanned born on 2-6-1905 in Krosno, Poland expired 9-1-1982 in Otwock, Poland   age 77   cause: throat cancer

character actor  Jose Gonzales-Gonzales   older brother of Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales born on 12-7-1922 in San Antonio, Texas expired 12-15-2000 in Los Angeles, California   age 78   cause: brain hemorrhage; myeloblastic anemia

former Texas representative (1961-98)  Henry Barbosa Gonzalez born on 5-3-1916 in San Antonio, Texas expired 11-28-2000 in San Antonio, Texas   age 84    Contest Selectors 2000 TEX 14%    Scored 6.6000 solo points

tennis great  Pancho Gonzalez ¤ real name: Richard Alonzo Gonzales  born on 5-9-1928 in Los Angeles, California expired 7-3-1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 67

comedic western movie actor  Ramiro "Pedro" Gonzalez Gonzalez   was "discovered" as a contestant on Groucho's game show You Bet Your Life (1953) & subsequently signed to a movie contract by John Wayne; appeared in Rio Lobo, McLintock, Chisum & Support Your Local Gunfighter born on 5-24-1925 in Aguilares, Texas expired 2-6-2006 in Culver City, California   age 80

Buena Vista Social Club pianist  Rubén González born on 5-26-1919 in Santa Clara, Las Villas, Cuba expired 12-8-2003 in Havana, Cuba   age 84   cause: kidney & lung problems AKS: Ruben Gonzalez

statistician Dr.  Jack Good   during World War II was a code breaker at Bletchley Park, working with Alan Turing; did developmental work in Bayesian statistics; advised Stanley Kubrick about computer sentience for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) ¤ born: Isidor Jacob Gudak  born on 12-9-1916 in London, England expired 4-5-2009   age 92

Janet K. Good   had been a friend of Dr. Kevorkian born on 10-24-1923 expired 8-15-1997 in Farmington, Michigan   age 73   cause: suicide; pancreatic cancer

pediatrician, microbiologist & pathologist Dr.  Robert A. Good   a founder of modern immunology; performed first successful human bone marrow transplant (1968) born on 5-21-1922 in Crosby, Minnesota expired 6-13-2003 in Saint Petersburg, Florida   age 81   cause: esophageal cancer

Gumby co-creator  Ruth H. Parklander Clokey Goodell   ex-wife of Art Clokey; produced the Davy and Goliath animated show; was also a literature professor at Augstana College (Illinois) born on 9-12-1923 in Hallock, Minnesota expired 12-28-2008 in Los Osos, California   age 85   cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease

1964 CORE Freedom Summer campaigner  Andrew Goodman   murdered by Klan thugs along with James Chaney & Michael Schwerner born on 11-23-1943 in New York, New York expired 6-21-1964 in Neshoba County, Mississippi   age 20   cause: murdered; shot

clarinetist and big band leader  Benjamin David "Benny" Goodman   big hit: Swing, Swing, Swing ¤ nickname: "The King of Swing"  born on 5-30-1909 in Chicago, Illinois expired 6-13-1986 in New York, New York   age 77    Contest Selectors 1979 MM, MS 15.4% 1980 DR, HP, MM 18.8%

psychologist Dr.  Carolyn Elizabeth Goodman   mother of a slain civil rights worker Andrew Goodman; in 2005 was able to testify at the trial of Edgar Ray Killen ¤ née: Drucker  born on 10-6-1915 in Woodmere, New York expired 8-17-2007 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 91   cause: complications from strokes

comedienne/character actress  Dolores "Dody" Goodman   played the ditzi mother of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman born on 10-28-1914 in Columbus, Ohio expired 6-22-2008 in Englewood, New Jersey   age 93

astrology author  Linda Goodman born on 4-9-1925 in Parkersburg, West Virginia expired 10-21-1995   age 70

World War I veteran  Louis Goodman born on 1-18-1897 in Ukraine expired 9-16-2003 in Atlanta, Georgia   age 106   cause: cancer

pharmacologist Dr.  Louis Sanford Goodman   a pioneer in ani-cancer chemotherapy born on 8-27-1906 in Portland, Oregon expired 11-19-2000 in Salt Lake City, Utah   age 94

Marvel Comics founder & publisher  Martin Goodman born on 1-18-1908 in New York, New York expired 6-6-1992 in Palm Beach, Florida   age 84

movie composer  Ronald Alfred Goodman   wrote scores for Village of the Damned (1960), Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965) & Where Eagles Dare (1968) born on 2-17-1925 in Plymouth, Devon, England expired 1-8-2003   age 77   cause: asthma attack

Texas death row inmate  Spencer Corey Goodman   broke the neck of Cecile Ham (7/2/91; age 39) born on 10-28-1968 expired 1-18-2000 in Huntsville, Texas   age 31   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2000 TEX 14%    Scored 11.9000 solo points

singer/songwriter  Steven Benjamin Goodman   wrote City of New Orleans born on 7-25-1948 in Chicago, Illinois expired 9-20-1984 in Seattle, Washington   age 36   cause: kidney & liver failure; leukemia

gospel singer  Vestal Goodman   appeared (along with her husband "Happy") on the PTL Club show ¤ née: Freeman  born on 12-13-1929 in Fyffe, Alabama expired 12-27-2003 in Celebration, Florida   age 74

retired U.S. Army General  Andrew Jackson Goodpaster   served in World War II & Vietnam; lead NATO (1969-74); was commander of West Point (1977-81) born on 2-12-1915 in Granite City, Illinois expired 5-16-2005 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 90   cause: prostate cancer

pathologist Dr.  Ernest William Goodpasture   developed the anti-mumps vaccine in 1931; lead to mass production of vaccines against typhus, influenza, smallpox and yellow fever born on 10-17-1886 in Montgomery County, Tennessee expired 9-20-1960 in Nashville, Tennessee   age 73

first Mr. America  Bert M. Goodrich born on 12-26-1906 expired 12-7-1991   age 84

playwright  Frances Goodrich   co-wrote The Diary of Anne Frank with husband Albert Hackett; awarded 1955 Pulitzer Prize for play adaptation born on --1891 in Belleville, New Jersey expired 1-29-1984 in New York, New York   age 92

Its a Wonderful Life screenwriter  Marcus Aurelius Goodrich born on 11-28-1897 in San Antonio, Texas expired 10-20-1991 in Richmond, Virginia   age 93   cause: heart attack

game show creator/producer  Mark Goodson   partnered with Bill Todman born on 1-24-1915 in Sacramento, California expired 11-18-1992   age 77

Texas death row inmate  Alvin Urial Goodwin III ¤ aka: number 879  born on 12-27-1963 expired 1-18-2001 in Huntsville, Texas   age 37   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2001 BOD, DTM, RR, TEX 50%    Scored 9.1125 points

British tv celebrity  Jade Cerisa Lorraine "Jady" Goody   has appeared on the Big Brother tv franchise in England and India born on 6-5-1981 in Bermondsey, London, England expired 3-22-2009 in Upshire, Essex, England   age 27   cause: cervical cancer    Contest Selectors 2009 RAVN, RIE 6.7%    Scored 11.0500 points

record retailer  Sam Goody born on 2-25-1904 expired 8-8-1991   age 87

rubber vulcanization process discoverer (1839)  Charles Goodyear born on 12-29-1800 in New Haven, Connecticut expired 7-1-1860 in New York, New York   age 59

character actor  Howard Jacob Goorney   a co-founder of Theater Workshop; played Sloth (husband of Lust) in Bedazzled (1967) born on 5-11-1921 in Manchester, England expired 3-29-2007 in Bath, Somerset, England   age 85 AKS: Gorney

British conductor Sir  Eugene Goosens born on 5-26-1893 in London, England expired 6-13-1962 in Hillingdon, England   age 69

Maria Gertrud Kate Göppert-Mayer   shared the 1963 Nobel physics prize born on 6-28-1906 in Kattowitz, Upper Silesia, Germany expired 2-20-1972 in San Diego, California   age 65 AKS: Goeppert

Mike's mom  Maria Gorbachev expired 4-15-1995   age 84

Mikhail's wife  Raisa Maximovna Titorenko Gorbachov expired 9-20-1999 in Münster, Germany   age 67   cause: leukemia

actor  Bernard Gorcey   created role of Isaac Cohen in Abie's Irish Rose in 1922; father of Leo born on 1-9-1886 in Russia expired 9-11-1955 in Hollywood, California   age 69   cause: automobile accident

Dead End Kids and Bowery Boys actor  Leo Gorcey born on 6-3-1915 in New York, New York expired 6-2-1969 in Oakland, California   age 53

songwriter  Alan Lee Gordon   (with Garry Bonner) wrote "Happy Together" (1967; hit for The Turtles) & "Celebrate" (1969; hit for Three Dog Night) born on 4-22-1944 in Natick, Massachusetts expired 11-22-2008 in Scottsdale, Arizona   age 64   cause: cancer

former Kidder Peabody head  Albert Hamilton Gordon   headed up the Trollop Society at one time born on 7-21-1901 in North Scituate, Massachusetts expired 5-1-2009 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 107    Contest Selectors 2007 DTM 3.2% 2008 DTM 3.1% 2009 DTM 3.3%    Scored 4.3000 solo points

one-time blacklisted screenwriter  Bernard Gordon   penned screenplays for Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) Day of the Trifids (1962) & Krakatoa, East of Java (1969) born on 10-29-1918 in New Britain, Connecticut expired 5-11-2007 in Hollywood Hills, California   age 88   cause: bone cancer

character actor  Bruce Gordon   played Frank Nitti on The Untouchables tv series born on 2-1-1916 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts expired 1-20-2011 in Santa Fe, New Mexico   age 94

saxophonist  Dexter Keith Gordon born on 2-27-1923 in Los Angeles, California expired 4-25-1990 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   age 67

actor  Gale Gordon ¤ born: Charles T. Aldrich Jr.  born on 2-2-1906 in New York, New York expired 6-30-1995 in Escondido, California   age 89

soap opera actor  Gerald Gordon   played Dr. Nick Bellini on The Doctors (1966-76) and Dr. Mark Dante on General Hospital (1976-78 & 1982-83) born on 7-12-1934 in Chicago, Illinois expired 8-17-2001 in Los Angeles, California   age 67   cause: emphysema

Chilean junta secret police head General  Humberto Gordon Rubio   under house arrest awaiting trial at time of death born on 9-21-1927 in Santiago, Chile expired 6-15-2000 in Santiago, Chile   age 72   cause: heart attack

writer  Irving Gordon   wrote song Unforgettable; co-wrote (with his son) Abbott and Costello's Who's On First comedy sketch born on 2-14-1915 in New York, New York expired 12-1-1996 in Los Angeles, California   age 81

tough-guy western movie actor  Leo V. Gordon   in 1940s did four years in San Quentin for robbery born on 12-2-1922 in New York, New York expired 12-26-2000 in Los Angeles, California   age 78

Detroit tv yakker  Louis Gordon   hosted a syndicated tv talk show from WKBD-TV (1965-77); it was on that show that presidential candidate George Romney claimed that he had been "brainwashed" in Vietnam born on 5-17-1917 expired 5-24-1977 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan   age 60   cause: heart failure

character actor  Mark Gordon   played Chuckles the Clown in one episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973) — an episode before the character was wearing a peanut costume & was shucked-to-death by an elephant born on 5-19-1926 expired 8-12-2010 in New York, New York   age 84

Broadway producer  Max Gordon   productions include Born Yesterday, My Sister Eileen, Junior Miss and The Solid Gold Cadillac born on 6-28-1892 in New York, New York expired 11-2-1978 in New York, New York   age 86   cause: heart attack

film director  Michael Gordon   directed Cyrano de Bergerac (1950), I Can Get It For You Wholesale (1951), Pillow Talk (1959), Boys' Night Out (1962), Move Over, Darling (1963) & The Impossible Years (1968) born on 9-6-1909 in Baltimore, Maryland expired 4-29-1993 in Century City, California   age 83

character actor  Phil Gordon   finished trying to live down having played Jasper "Jazzbo" Depew (Jethrine Beaudine's fiance) on The Beverly Hillbillies (1963) ¤ real name: Phil H. Gulley  born on 5-5-1916 in Meridian, Mississippi expired 6-15-2010 in Mobile, Alabama   age 94 AKS: Jazbo Jazboe Jazbow Jazzboe Jazzbow

R&B singer/pianist  Rosco Gordon II born on 4-10-1928 in Memphis, Tennessee expired 7-11-2002 in New York, New York   age 74   cause: heart attack

actress  Ruth Gordon   wife of Garson Kanin; starred in movie Harold & Maude (1971) born on 10-30-1896 in Wollaston, Massachusetts expired 8-28-1985 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts   age 88    Contest Selectors 1979 DO, YJ 15.4% 1980 DH, DO, DR, DW, EB, RR 37.5%

engineer  William Edwin "Bill" Gordon Ph.D.   retired engineering professor of Cornell & Rice univeristies; designed the Arecibo radio telescope (1963), supervised it's construction and became it's first director born on 1-8-1918 in Paterson, New Jersey expired 2-16-2010 in Ithaca, New York   age 92

former Tennessee senator (1953-70)  Albert Arnold Gore Sr.   father of Clinton Vice President Al born on 12-26-1907 in Granville, Tennessee expired 12-5-1998 in Carthage, Tennessee   age 90

Genevieve W. Gore   co-founder of W.L. Gore and Associates (1958); her husband invented the water-resistant fabric Gore-Tex (1976) ¤ née: Walton  born on 3-23-1913 in Salt Lake City, Utah expired 1-20-2005 in Newark, Delaware   age 91

Pauline L. Gore   widow of Al Sr.; mother of former vice president ¤ née: LaFon  born on 10-6-1912 in Palmersville, Tennesee expired 12-15-2004 in Carthage, Tennessee   age 92

chemist  Wilbert L. Gore   co-founder of W.L. Gore and Associates (1958); inventor of Gore-Tex water-resistant fabric (1976) born on 1-25-1912 in Meridian, Idaho expired 7-25-1986 in Wind River Range, Wyoming   age 74   cause: heart attack

composer  Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki   his Symphony No.3, Opus 36 is title "Symphony of Sorrowful Sons" (1922) born on 12-6-1933 in Czernica, Silesia, Poland expired 11-12-2010 in Katowice, Poland   age 76   cause: lung infection; cardiac issues

contract bridge expert  Charles Henry Goren born on 3-4-1901 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 4-3-1991 in Encino, California   age 90

The Gashlycrumb Tinies A is for AMY who fell down the stairs B is for BASIL assaulted by bears C is for CLARA who wasted away D is for DESMOND thrown out of a sleigh E is for ERNEST who choked on a peach F is for FANNY sucked dry by a leech G is for GEORGE smothered under a rug H is for HECTOR done in by a thug I is for IDA who drowned in a lake J is for JAMES who took lye by mistake K is for KATE who was struck with an axe L is for LEO who swallowed some tacks M is for MAUD who was swept out to sea N is for NEVILLE who died of ennui O is for OLIVE run through with an awl P is for PRUE trampled flat in a brawl Q is for QUENTIN who sank in a mire R is for RHODA consumed by a fire S is for SUSAN who perished of fits T is for TITUS who flew into bits U is for UNA who slipped down a drain V is for VICTOR squashed under a train W is for WINNIE embedded in ice X is for XERXES devoured by mice Y is for YORICK whose head was knocked in Z is for ZILLAH who drank too much gin macabre artist & author  Edward St. John Gorey   drew artwork for the opening titles for PBS' Mystery tv series; wrote & illustrated The Gashlycrumb Tinies ¤ nickname: "Ted"  born on 2-25-1925 in Chicago, Illinois expired 4-15-2000 in Hyannis, Massachusetts   age 75   cause: complications following heart attack

Italian film producer  Mario Cecchi Gori   made Mediterraneo born on --1920 in Brescia, Lombardi, Italy expired 11-5-1993 in Rome, Italy   age 73

Lewis J. Gorin Jr.   founder of the Veterans of Future Wars (1936), a parody of the VFW born on 1-14-1914 expired 1-1-1999 in Louisville, Kentucky   age 84

Herman's widow  Emmy Göring ¤ born: Emmy Sonnemann  expired 6-8-1973 in München, Germany   age 80

Nazi air minister  Hermann Wilhelm Göring   Gestapo founder, Luftwaffe chief, Hitler confidant, War Criminal; committed suicide just before he was to be hanged born on 1-12-1893 in Rosenheim, Germany expired 10-15-1946 in Nuremburg, Germany   age 53   cause: suicide; poison

actor  Marius Backman Goring   played Julian Craster in The Red Shoes (1948) born on 5-23-1912 in Newport, Isle of Wight, England expired 9-30-1998 in West Sussex, England   age 86   cause: cancer

allegedly last Gallipoli veteran  Percy Goring born on 12-19-1894 in London, England expired 7-27-2001 in Bunbury, Australia   age 106

Russian author  Maxim Gorky ¤ born: Alekei Maksimovich Peshkov  born on 3-28-1868 in Nizhni-Novgorod, Russia expired 6-14-1935 in Moscow, Russia, USSR   age 67

Broadway/film/tv character actor  Cliff Gorman   won Tony for portraying Lenny Bruce in Broadway play (1971) born on 10-13-1936 in New York, New York expired 9-5-2002 in New York, New York   age 65   cause: leukemia

Sixth U.S. president  Nathaniel Gorman   sixth president of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation (6/6/1786-2/1/1787) born on 5-27-1738 in Charlestown, Massachusetts expired 6-11-1796 in Charlestown, Massachusetts   age 58

business technologist  William F. Gorog   in 1960s co-founded Data Corporation (it later bacame LexisNexis) born on 9-2-1925 in Warren, Ohio expired 7-14-2002 in Falls Church, Virginia   age 76   cause: lung cancer

refrigeration pioneer Dr.  John Gorrie   received a patent for a mechanical ice-making machine May 6, 1851 born on 10-3-1803 in Charleston, South Carolina expired 6-29-1855 in Apalachicola, Florida   age 51

Riddler, comedian, impressionist, Classic Star Trek actor  Frank John Gorshin   played Cheron Commissioner Bele in Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (1969; Emmy nomination); although estranged from his wife she was at his side at the end; no word on the last whereabouts of his "paramour" (Haji) born on 4-5-1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 5-17-2005 in Burbank, California   age 72   cause: pneumonia; lung cancer; emphysema    Contest Selectors 2005 TBC 4.3%    Scored 7.8000 solo points AKS: Gorshen

former Australian prime minister (1968-71) Sir  John Grey Gorton born on 9-9-1911 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia expired 5-19-2002 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   age 90   cause: pneumonia; respiratory failure

French cartoonist  René Goscinny   co-created Asterix the Gaul (with Alberto Udezro; 1959) born on 8-4-1926 in Paris, France expired 11-5-1977 in Paris, France   age 51   cause: heart attack

radio actor  Freeman Fisher Gosden   Amos Jones on Amos 'n' Andy born on 5-5-1899 in Richmond, Virginia expired 12-1-1982 in Los Angeles, California   age 83

country singer  Vernon Gosdin born on 8-5-1934 in Woodland, Alabama expired 4-28-2009 in Nashville, Tennessee   age 74   cause: complications from stroke; cancer

character actor  Maurice Gosfield   played Pvt. Doberman on the Sgt. Bilko tv series (1955-9) born on 1-28-1913 in New York, New York expired 10-19-1964 in Saranac Lake, New York   age 51   cause: heart failure; diabetes

Hall-of-Fame ball player  Leon Allen "Goose" Goslin born on 10-16-1900 in Salem, New Jersey expired 5-15-1971 in Bridgeton, New Jersey   age 70

Texas death row inmate  Cornelius Alan Goss born on 5-24-1961 expired 2-23-2000 in Huntsville, Texas   age 38   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2000 TEX 14%    Scored 11.2000 solo points

sadistic Nazi concentration camp commandant  Amon Leopold Goth   ran the Plaszów camp in Poland where he ran into Oskar Schindler (when he wasn't 'duck hunting' the inmates) born on 12-11-1908 in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire expired 9-13-1946 in Krakáu, Poland   age 37   cause: executed; hanged AKS: Goeth

philosopher & writer  Johann Wolfgang von Göthe born on 8-28-1749 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany expired 3-22-1832 in Weimar, Germany   age 82 AKS: Gothe Goethe

former "Teflon Don"  John Joseph Gotti Jr. born on 10-27-1940 in New York, New York expired 6-10-2002 in Springfield, Missouri   age 61   cause: throat & brain cancer    Contest Selectors 2000 TEX 14% 2001 DTM, RR 25% 2002 DTM, JL, RAVN, RR, TMTX 45.5%    Scored 6.5563 points

U.S. government bureaucrat/criminal Dr.  Sidney Gottlieb   ran the CIA's MKUltra program (1951-73), experimenting upon unwitting/unknowing victims for years with LSD and other toxic substances, knowingly violating the standards established by the United States under which Nazi doctors had been executed after the Nuremburg war crimes trials born on 8-3-1918 in New York, New York expired 3-7-1999 in Washington, Virginia   age 80

monologist  "Brother" Theodore Gottlieb   interned in Dachau Concentration camp (1938) until he signed over family fortune for 1 Mark; Albert Einstein arranged to get him out of Germany born on 11-11-1906 in Düsseldorf, Germany expired 4-5-2001 in New York, New York   age 94

19th-century composer  Louis Moreau Gottschalk born on 5-8-1829 in New Orleans, Louisiana expired 12-18-1869 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   age 40

physicist Dr.  Samuel Abraham Goudsmit   co-discoverer of the electron's spin (1925) born on 7-11-1902 in The Hague, The Netherlands expired 12-4-1978 in Reno, Nevada   age 76   cause: heart attack

much-honored typographer  Frederic William Goudy   created over 100 typefaces, including the ones bearing his name born on 3-8-1865 in Bloomington, Illinois expired 5-11-1947 in Marlboro, New York   age 82

stately character actor  Michael Roland Gough   played Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's butler in the Batman movies (1992, 1995 & 1997) and the Celestial Toymaker on Dr. Who series born on 11-23-1915 in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya expired 3-17-2011 in England   age 95    Contest Selectors 2003 COCO 5.6% 2007 DTH 3.2%

Dick Tracy creator  Chester Gould   a two-time recipient of the Reuben Award (1959 & 1977) born on 11-20-1900 in Pawnee, Oklahoma expired 5-11-1985 in Woodstock, Illinois   age 84

pianist  Glenn Herbert Gould born on 9-25-1932 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada expired 10-5-1982 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada   age 50

physicist Dr.  Gordon Gould   grad student of Dr. Polycarp Kusch; coined term LASER in 1957 (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) born on 7-19-1920 in New York, New York expired 9-16-2005 in New York, New York   age 85

actor  Harold Gould   played Rhoda's father on tv; played foaming-at-mouth studio executive in Silent Movie ¤ born: Harold Vernon Goldstein  born on 12-10-1923 in Schenectady, New York expired 9-11-2010 in Woodland Hills, California   age 86   cause: prostate cancer

composer  Morton Gould born on 12-10-1913 in Richmond Hill, New York expired 2-21-1996 in Orlando, Florida   age 82

actress  Sandra Gould   second Gladys Kravitz on Bewitched (1966-72); replaced Alice Pearce in role after her death born on 7-23-1916 in New York, New York expired 7-20-1999 in Burbank, California   age 82   cause: stroke

Harvard biologist/evolutionist Dr.  Stephen Jay Gould born on 9-10-1941 in New York, New York expired 5-20-2002 in New York, New York   age 60   cause: cancer

film director & song writer  Edmund Goulding   directed Grand Hotel (1932), Dark Victory (1939), The Razor's Edge (1946), Nightmare Alley (1947) & Everybody Does It (1949) born on 3-20-1891 in Feltham, Middlesex, England expired 12-24-1959 in Los Angeles, California   age 68   cause: suicide

half of the Bob and Ray comedy duo  Raymond Walter Goulding born on 3-20-1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts expired 3-24-1990 in Long Island, New York   age 68

actor, singer  Robert Gerard Goulet born on 11-26-1933 in Lawrence, Massachusetts expired 10-30-2007 in Los Angeles, California   age 73   cause: interstitial pulmonary fibrosis    Contest Selectors 2001 DTM 12½% 2004 DTM 5.6% 2005 DTM 4.3%

singer/bandleader  John Fred Gourrier   front man of John Fred and His Playboy Band born on 5-8-1941 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana expired 4-15-2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana   age 63   cause: complications following kidney transplant    Contest Selectors 2005 RAVN 4.3%    Scored 8.7000 solo points AKS: Gourier Gorier Gorrier Goarier Goarrier

afflicted teen  Maria Alicia Gowans   suffered from progeria born on 2-20-1970 expired 4-14-1985   age 15   cause: diseases of old age

sportscaster  Curtis Gowdy Sr.   did play-by-play for the first Super Bowl (1967) & called the famous "Heidi" game 11/12/1968 (Oakland beats the Jets with two touchdowns in the last minute of play after the network had cut away to show the kiddie movie) born on 7-31-1919 in Green River, Wyoming expired 2-20-2006 in Palm Beach, Florida   age 86   cause: leukemia    Contest Selectors 2002 RAVN 9.1% 2003 RAVN 5.6%

glamour photographer  Peter Andrew Gibson Gowland   had a number of uncredited roles in major movies including Citizen Kane (1941) & Joan of Arc (1948) ; photographed a number of Playboy centerfolds born on 4-3-1916 in Hollywood, California expired 3-17-2010 in Pacific Palisades, California   age 93   cause: complications from surgery for broken hip    Contest Selectors 2006 CSI, XXX 6.7% 2009 CSI, XXX 6.7% 2010 XXX 3.7%    Scored 5.7000 solo points

film starlet  Ruth Elizabeth "Betty" Grable   famous World War II pinup girl; married to Jackie Coogan (1937-40) & Harry James (1943-65); sang for Ted Fio Rito's big band; chain-smoked herself to death born on 12-18-1916 in South Saint Louis, Missouri expired 7-2-1973 in Santa Monica, California   age 56   cause: lung cancer

W.R. Grace Co. president (1942-92)  Joseph Peter Grace Jr. born on 5-25-1913 in Manhasset, New York expired 4-19-1995 in New York, New York   age 81

Doyle Dane Bernbach art director  Roy Grace   worked on memorable commercials for Alka-Seltzer ("Mamma Mia! That's a Spicy Meatball."), American Tourister (gorilla beating up bag) & Volkswagon born on 12-5-1936 in New York, New York expired 2-26-2003 in New York, New York   age 66   cause: prostate cancer

W.R. Grace Co. co-founder (1865)  William Russell Grace   NYC mayor (1880s) born on 5-10-1832 in Queenstown, Ireland expired 3-21-1904 in New York, New York   age 71

British media mogul Lord  Lew Grade ¤ born: Louis Winogradsky  born on 12-25-1906 in Tokmak, Ukraine expired 12-13-1998 in London, England   age 91    Contest Selectors 1980 HP 6.3%

original Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer  Don Grady   appeared on series as Don in its third season (1957-58); later appeared on My Three Sons tv series; brother of Lani O'Grady ¤ born: Don Agrati  born on 6-8-1944 in San Diego, California expired 6-27-2012 in Thousand Oaks, California   age 68   cause: cancer

character actor  David Graf   played heavily-armed Officer Tackleberry in the Police Academy movies & Earhart navigator Fred Noonan on Star Trek: Voyager (1995) born on 4-16-1950 in Lancaster, Ohio expired 4-7-2001 in Phoenix, Arizona   age 50   cause: heart attack

obstetrician & gynecologist Dr.  Ernst Gräfenberg   his research lead to the discovery of the "urethral sponge," a zone of erogenous feeling located along the suburethral surface of the anterior vaginal wall (1944); subsequently Dr. John Perry & Beverly Whipple resurrected his work, relabeling the "sponge" as the G-Spot in his honor (1981) born on 9-26-1881 in Adelebsen, Germany expired 10-28-1957 in New York, New York   age 76   cause: complications from Parkinson's disease AKS: Ernest Grafenberg Graffenberg Grafenburg Graffenburg Grafinberg Graffinberg Grafinburg Graffinburg Gee G Spot Spaat

lyricist  George Graff   co-wrote When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1912) born on 8-5-1886 in New York, New York expired 1-24-1973 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania   age 86

former Chisholm, Minnesota physician (1912-59)  Archibald Wright "Moonlight" Graham   described as "quick as a flash of moonlight"; on June 29, 1905, as a 28-year old New York Giants rookie, he replaced George Browne in right field for the last two innnings of a game with the New York Superbas; he was on deck when the game ended, his only appearance in a major league baseball game — he left the team to finish medical school 7/4/1905; brother of Frank P. Graham ¤ aka: 'Doc Graham'  born on 11-9-1876 in Fayetteville, North Carolina expired 8-25-1965 in Chisholm, Minnesota   age 88

convicted murderess  Barbara Graham   subject of I Want to Live (1958) born on --1923 in Oakland, California expired 6-3-1955 in San Quentin, California   age 32   cause: executed; potassium cyanide

Michael Nesmith's mom  Bette Clair Graham   Mrs. Warren Nesmith (1941-46) & Mrs. Robert Graham (1962-75); invented Liquid Paper (1956; originally called "Mistake Out") ¤ born: Bette Clair McMurry  born on 3-23-1924 in San Antonio, Texas expired 5-12-1980   age 56

rock promoter/Rolling Stones producer  Bill Graham ¤ real name: Wolfgang Grajonca  born on 1-8-1931 in Berlin, Germany expired 10-25-1991 in Vallejo, California   age 60

Repertory Theater of St. Louis publicist  Bradford L. Graham   on September 10, 1999 he coined the term blogosphere in his web log born on 11-25-1968 in New London, Missouri expired 1-1-2010 in Saint Louis, Missouri   age 41

architect  Bruce John Graham   while with the firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed Chicago's John Hancock Center (1970) & Sears (now Willis) Tower (1974) born on 12-1-1925 in La Cumbre, Columbia expired 3-6-2010 in Hobe Sound, FLorida   age 84   cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease

one-time University of North Carolina president (1930-49)  Frank Porter Graham   was appointed to fill out a term in the U.S. Senate (1949-50); brother of the 'mythical' baseball player born on 10-14-1886 in Fayetteville, North Carolina expired 2-16-1972 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina   age 85

graphic artist  John J. Graham   creator of the NBC peacock logo (1956) born on 5-8-1908 in Seattle,Washington expired 6-12-1994   age 86

former Washington Post publisher (1973-93)  Katharine Meyer Graham born on 6-16-1917 in New York, New York expired 7-17-2001 in Boise, Idaho   age 84   cause: injuries suffered in fall

choreographer  Martha Graham born on 5-11-1893 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 4-1-1991   age 97    Contest Selectors 1979 MM 7.7% 1980 EB, HP, MM 18.8%

American Gothic model  Nan R. Wood Graham   sister of the artist born on 7-19-1899 expired 12-14-1990 in Menlo Park, California   age 91

gridiron great  Otto Everett Graham Jr.   Hall-of-Fame quarterback for the Cleveland Browns (1946-55) born on 12-6-1921 in Waukegan, Illinois expired 12-17-2003 in Sarasota, Florida   age 82   cause: aortic aneurysm; Alzheimer's disease

comedian & writer  Ronny Graham   won a 1952 Tony for writing on show New Faces of 1952; colleague of Mel Brooks ¤ real name: Ronald Montcrief Stringer  born on 8-26-1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 7-4-1999 in Los Angeles, California   age 79   cause: complications from liver disease

evangelist  Ruth McCue Graham   wife of Billy Jr. ¤ née: Bell  born on 6-10-1920 in Quingjiang, China expired 6-14-2007 in Montreat, North Carolina   age 87    Contest Selectors 2003 MB 5.6% 2004 LMLD 5.6% 2005 QKU 4.3% 2006 LMLD, MOT, QKU 10.0% 2007 AUDC, KLS, LMLD, MOT, QKU, TFM 19.4%    Scored 3.8781 points

gossip columnist  Sheilah Graham   once had an affair with F. Scott Fitzgerald ¤ born: Lily Shiel ex-Mrs. Trevor Westbrook  born on 9-15-1904 in Leeds, England expired 11-17-1988 in Palm Beach, Florida   age 84   cause: congestive heart failure

early American health nut  Sylvester Graham   invented the cracker that is named after him born on 7-5-1794 in West Suffield, Connecticut expired 9-11-1851 in Northampton, Massachusetts   age 57

ex-talk show host  Virginia Graham ¤ born: Virginia Komiss  born on 7-4-1912 in Chicago, Illinois expired 12-22-1998 in New York, New York   age 86   cause: cardiac arrest

evangelist  William Franklin Graham I   father of the well-known evangelist (Jr.) expired ??-??-1950s   age ??    Contest Selectors 2007 ADWC

jazz drummer  William James "Billy" Graham   performed with Charlie Parker born on 11-10-1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada expired 6-6-2003 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada   age 74

novelist  Winston Mawdsley Graham   wrote Ross Poldark (1945), Demelza (1946), Jeremy Poldark (1950) and 9 others; the books were the basis of a 1970 tv miniseries; author of Marnie born on 6-30-1910 in Manchester, England expired 7-9-2003 in Buxted, Sussex, England   age 93

movie actress  Gloria Grahame   played good-time girl Violet Bick in It's a Wonderful Life (1947) ¤ born: Gloria Hallward  born on 11-28-1925 in Pasadena, California expired 10-12-1981 in New York, New York   age 55   cause: breast cancer AKS: Graham

childrens book author  Kenneth Grahame   wrote The Wind in the Willows (1908) born on 3-8-1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland expired 7-6-1932 in Pangbourne, England   age 73

Australian-born composer and pianist  Percy Aldrich Grainger born on 7-8-1882 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia expired 2-20-1961 in White Plains, New York   age 78

Texas death row inmate  Carlos Alberto Granados ¤ number 999307  born on 9-18-1970 expired 1-10-2007 in Huntsville, Texas   age 36   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2007 ADWC, BOD, DFFC, DTM, JCM, KLS, OIE, PCD, QKU, RAVN, RIE, RPRM, SPIT 41.9%    Scored 8.9006 points

former U.S. Treasurer  Kathryn O'Hay Granahan   representative from Pennsylvania (1956-62) born on 12-7-1895 in Easton, Pennsylvania expired 7-10-1979 in Norristown, Pennsylvania   age 83

musician  John A. "Johnny" Grande   with Bill Haley & Billy Williamson formed the Saddlemen group (1949); that group became the core of The Comets for which he was pianist, accordionist & arranger born on 1-14-1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 6-2-2006 in Clarkesville, Tennessee   age 76

comics artist  Charles J. "Jerry" Grandenetti   started out as an assistant to Will Eisner born on 4-15-1926 expired 2-19-2010 in Bellport, New York   age 83

harpist  Marcel Georges Lucien Grandjany born on 9-3-1891 in Paris, France expired 2-24-1975 in New York, New York   age 83

movie/tv writer/producer  Bert Granet   produced Berlin Express (1948); a writer/producer of The Untouchables; as producer of Desilu Playhouse got Rod Serling script The Time Element produced - it became the "pilot" for the Twighlight Zone born on 7-10-1910 in New York, New York expired 11-15-2002 in Santa Monica, California   age 92   cause: injuries suffered in fall

football legend  Harold Edward "Red" Grange ¤ nickname: "The Galloping Ghost"  born on 6-13-1903 in Forksville, Pennsylvania expired 1-28-1991   age 87

2003 Nobel economics co-laureate  Clive William John Granger born on 9-4-1934 in Swansea, Wales expired 5-27-2009 in La Jolla, California   age 74

actor  Farley Granger born on 7-1-1925 in San Jose, California expired 3-27-2011 in New York, New York   age 85

former (3rd) Urban League executive director  Lester Blackwell Granger born on 9-16-1896 in Newport News, Virginia expired 1-8-1976 in Alexandria, Virginia   age 79

"swashbuckling" actor  Stewart Granger ¤ born: James Lablanche Stewart  born on 5-6-1913 in London, England expired 8-16-2008 in Santa Monica, California   age 95   cause: cancer

Dr.  Ragnar Arthur Granit   shared the 1967 Nobel prize in physiology for discoveries concerning physiological & chamical visual processes in the eye born on 10-30-1900 in Helsinki, Helsinge, Finland expired 3-12-1991 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden   age 90

retired PacBel switchboard installer  LeRoy Grannis   took up surfing at age 14, becoming a Manhattan Beach Surf Club member in 1932; was a co-founder of the Palos Verdes Surf Club (1935); became a surf photographer in 1960; a co-founder of International Surfing Magazine (1964; it later changed it's title to "Surfing"); last surfed in 2001 born on 8-12-1917 in Hermosa Beach, California expired 2-3-2011 in Torrance, California   age 93 AKS: Granis Grannus Granus

political activist  Granny D ¤ born: Ethel Doris Rollins Mrs. Jim Haddock  born on 1-24-1910 in Laconia, New Hampshire expired 3-9-2010 in Dublin, New Hampshire   age 100   cause: complications from emphysema    Contest Selectors 2006 OIE 3.3% 2007 LMLD 3.2% 2008 OIE 3.1% 2010 OIE 3.7%    Scored 5.0000 solo points

tv producer & syndicator  Bernard Granoff   created Treasure Hunt; associated with Chuck Barris as president of Barris Industries born on 7-10-1918 expired 4-28-1996 in Englewood, New Jersey   age 77   cause: heart attack

Life magazine photographer  Allan Grant   did last photo shoot of Marilyn Monroe (August 3, 1962) & took first pix of Marina Oswald after the JFK assassination (November 22, 1963) born on 10-23-1919 in New York, New York expired 2-1-2008 in Los Angeles, California   age 88   cause: pneumonia; Parkinson's disease

actor  Cary Grant   father of Jennifer; ex-husband of Betsy Drake & Dyan Cannon ¤ born: Archibald Alexander Leach  born on 1-18-1904 in Bristol, Avon, England expired 4-17-1986   age 76    Contest Selectors 1979 DO, HFS, HP, SB 30.8% 1980 EB, HP 12.5%

hydraulic systems engineer  David Grant   Howard Hughes' co-pilot aboard the Spruce Goose (11/2/1947) born on 5-5-1917 in Detroit, Michigan expired 9-20-2001 in Calabasas, California   age 84

journalist  Jane Grant   co-founded The New Yorker magazine (1925) ¤ real name: Jeanette Cole Grant  born on 5-29-1892 in Joplin, Missouri expired 3-16-1972 in Litchfield, Connecticut   age 79   cause: cancer

Disney artist/story writer  Joe Grant   designed the queen/Wicked Witch in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1933); led story development for Fantasia (1940); co-wrote Dumbo (1941); recipient of the 1996 National Cartoonist's Society Rube Award born on 5-15-1908 in New York, New York expired 5-6-2005 in Glendale, California   age 96   cause: heart attack

L.A. media personality  John W. "Johnny" Grant Jr.   the Chamber of Commerce named him the honorary "mayor" of Hollywood, presiding over Walk of Fame ceremonies & drug store openings; he once dated Mamie Van Doren (back when she was still a nubile teenage Joan Olander) born on 5-9-1923 in Goldsboro, North Carolina expired 1-8-2008 in Hollywood, California   age 84

porno actress  Shauna Grant ¤ real name: Colleen Applegate aka: "Callie Ames"  born on 5-24-1963 in Bellflower, California expired 3-23-1984 in Palm Springs, California   age 20   cause: suicide; gunshot

Union general and 18th U.S. president (1869-1877)  Ulysses Simpson Grant ¤ born: Hiram Ulysses Grant  born on 4-27-1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio expired 7-23-1885 in Mount McGregor, New York   age 63   cause: cancer

department store founder  William Thomas Grant born on 6-27-1876 in Stevensville, Pennsylvania expired 8-6-1972 in Greenwich, Connecticut   age 96   cause: heart disease

jazz impressario  Norman Granz   started the Clef, Norgran, Verve (1955) & Pablo (1974) record labels born on 8-6-1918 in Los Angeles, California expired 11-22-2001 in Geneva, Switzerland   age 83   cause: complications from cancer

character actor  Charles Grapewin   played Uncle Henry in The Wizard of Oz; also in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Jeeter Lester in Tobacco Road (1941) born on 12-20-1869 in Xenia, Ohio expired 2-2-1956 in Corona, California   age 86

jazz violinist  Stéphane Grappelli   member of the Hot Club Quintet born on 1-26-1908 in Paris, France expired 12-1-1997 in Paris, France   age 89   cause: complications after surgery

radio announcer  Earle W. Graser   second radio voice of The Lone Ranger for WXYZ in Detroit (1st; 3rd) expired 4-8-1941 in Farmington, Michigan   age 32   cause: automobile accident

Rite-Aid founder (1962)  Alexander Grass   started company as Thrif-D-Discount Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania (name changed in 1968) born on 8-3-1927 expired 8-27-2009 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania   age 82   cause: lung cancer

ex-Connecticut governor (1975-80)  Ella Grasso ¤ born: Ella Rosa Giovianna Olivia Tambussi  born on 5-10-1919 in Windsor Locks, Connecticut expired 2-5-1981 in Hartford, Connecticut   age 61   cause: cancer

cartoonist  Fremont David "Dave" Graue   wrote/drew Alley Opp (1973-2001), taking over from strip's creator born on 9-6-1926 in Oak Park, Illinois expired 12-10-2001 in Flat Rock, North Carolina   age 75   cause: head injuries sustained in car crash

NBC radio & tv reporter (1930-73)  Benjamin Franklin Grauer   famous for covering the Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop born on 6-2-1908 in New York, New York expired 5-31-1977 in New York, New York   age 68   cause: heart ailment

showman  Sidney Patrick "Sid" Grauman   builder of the "Chinese Theater" that bore his name (sold it to Ted Mann); started the practice of movie stars putting their foot & hand prints in cement born on 3-17-1879 in Indianapolis, Indiana expired 3-5-1950 in Hollywood, California   age 70   cause: heart ailment

poet's muse  Beryl Antoinette Graves   widow of Robert Graves ¤ née: Pritchard  born on 2-22-1915 in London, England expired 10-27-2003 in Deya, Majorca, Spain   age 88

former Lansing (MI) mayor (1969-81)  Gerald William Graves born on 7-28-1923 in Alpena, Michigan expired 4-4-2006   age 82   cause: Alzheimer's disease    Contest Selectors 1979 YJ 7.7%

Dallas police detective  L. C. Graves   one of Lee Harvey Oswald's escorts in the basement of the Dallas police headquarters; he wrestled the gun away from Jack Ruby after the assassination born on 10-8-1918 expired 2-11-1995   age 76

actor  Peter Graves   brother of James Arness ¤ born: Peter Aurness  born on 3-18-1926 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 3-14-2010 in Pacific Palisades, California   age 83   cause: heart attack    Contest Selectors 2000 SPAM 14% 2002 CMH 9.1% 2005 SPAM 4.3% 2008 SPAM 3.1%

poet  Robert von Ranke Graves   author of I, Claudius and Claudius the God born on 7-26-1895 in London, England expired 12-7-1985 in Deya, Majorca, Spain   age 90

actress  Teresa Graves   started career as a singer with the Doodletown Pipers; appeared on Turn-On (1969) & Laugh-In (1969-70); starred on Get Christie Love (1974-5) born on 1-10-1949 in Houston, Texas expired 10-10-2002 in Hyde Park, California   age 54   cause: apartment fire

Belgian actor  Fernand Gravey   neither "lumpy" or "wavey" ¤ stage name: "Gravet"  expired 11-2-1970 in Paris, France   age 65

1950s and 60s radio talk show pioneer  Barry Gray ¤ born: Bernard Yaroslaw  born on 7-2-1916 in Red Lion, New Jersey expired 12-21-1996 in New York, New York   age 80

actor  Charles Gray   played Ernst Stavro Blofeld in Diamonds Are Forever (1971) born on 8-29-1928 in Bournemouth, Dorcester, England expired 3-7-2000 in London, England   age 71

singer  Dobie Gray   had hits with "The 'In' Crowd" (1965) & "Drift Away" (1973) ¤ born: Laurence Darrow Brown «or» Leonard Victor Ainsworth  born on 7-26-1940 in Simonton, Texas expired 12-6-2011 in Nashville, Tennessee   age 71   cause: cancer

stage/movie musical actress  Dolores Gray born on 6-7-1924 in Chicago, Illinois expired 6-26-2002 in New York, New York   age 78   cause: heart attack

cartoonist  Harold Lincoln Gray   created the Little Orphan Annie comic strip (1924) born on 1-20-1894 in Kankakee, Illinois expired 5-9-1968 in La Jolla, California   age 74

computer scientist  James Nicholas Gray   received the 1998 A.M. Turing Award; disappeared while sailing between San Francisco & the Farallon Islands born on 1-12-1944 in San Francisco, California expired 1-28-2007 in near the Farallon Islands, eastern Pacific Ocean   age 63   cause: disappeared while boating AKS: Jim

bandleader  Jerry Gray   wrote PEnnsylvania 6-5000 (with Carl Sigman) and String of Pearls born on 7-3-1915 in East Boston, Massachusetts expired 8-10-1976 in Dallas, Texas   age 61   cause: heart attack

former acting FBI head (May 1972 - April 1973)  Louis Patrick Gray born on 7-18-1916 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 7-6-2005 in Atlantic Beach, Florida   age 89   cause: pancreatic cancer

one-armed St. Louis Browns outfielder (1945)  Peter Gray ¤ real name: Peter Wyshner  born on 3-7-1915 in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania expired 6-30-2002 in Sheatown, Pennsylvania   age 87

actor & monologist  Spalding Gray   best known for Swimming to Cambodia; had history of depression & suicide attempts (jumping off the Staten Island Ferry) born on 6-5-1941 in Providence, Rhode Island expired 1-10-2004 in East River, New York   age 62   cause: suicide; drowned AKS: Spaulding Grey

singer/actress  Kathryn Grayson ¤ born: Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick  born on 2-9-1922 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina expired 2-17-2010 in Los Angeles, California   age 88    Contest Selectors 2005 ADWC 4.3% 2007 DGW 3.2% 2008 DGW 3.1% 2009 DGW 3.3% 2010 DGW 3.7%    Scored 6.2000 solo points

boxer  "Rocky" Graziano ¤ real name: Thomas Rocco Barbella  born on 6-7-1922 in New York, New York expired 5-22-1990   age 69

electrical engineer  Wilson Greatbatch   with Chardack & Gage was a co-developer of one of the first implantable heart pacemakers (1960) born on 9-6-1919 in Buffalo, New York expired 9-27-2011 in Amherst, New York   age 92

Soviet Defense minister (1973-76) Marshall  Andrei Antonovich Grechko   became Politburo member in 1973 born on 10-17-1903 in Golodaevka, Ukraine, Russia (now Kuibyshevo) expired 4-26-1976 in Moscow, Russia, USSR   age 72

dancer  José Greco I born on 12-23-1918 in Montorio nei Frentani, Italy expired 12-31-2000 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania   age 82   cause: heart failure

playwright  Adolph Green   collaborated with Betty Comden; winner of 5 Tony awards born on 12-2-1914 in New York, New York expired 10-23-2002 in New York, New York   age 87

lyracist  Bud Green   co-wrote Sentimental Journey (with Homer & Brown); also wrote The Flat Foot Floogee with the Floy Floy born on 11-19-1897 in Austria expired 1-2-1981 in Yonkers, New York   age 83

Texas Instruments co-founder  Cecil Howard Green born on 8-6-1900 in Manchester, England expired 4-12-2003 in La Jolla, California   age 102    Contest Selectors 2003 TMTX 5.6%    Scored 4.8000 solo points

former All-American Girl's Professional Baseball League catcher  Dorothy M. "Dottie" Green   played for the Rockford Peaches (1943-47); the character Dottie Hinson in A League of Their Own (1992) was partly based upon her born on 4-30-1921 in Natick, Massachusetts expired 10-29-1992 in Natick, Massachusetts   age 71

former Michigan governor (1927-31)  Fred Warren Green   assisted in rescue efforts following the Bath School bombing born on 10-19-1871 in Manistee, Michigan expired 11-30-1936 in Munising, Michigan   age 65   cause: heart attack

film cinematographer & director  Guy Green   won cinematography oscar for Great Expectations (1946); a co-founder of the British Society of Cinematographers (1949); directed A Patch of Blue (1965) born on 11-5-1913 in Frome, Somerset, England expired 9-15-2005 in Beverly Hills, California   age 91   cause: heart & kidney failure

Irving "Irvin" Green   a co-founder of Mercury Records (1944) and the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America; 1952) born on 2-6-1916 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 7-1-2006 in Palm Springs, California   age 90

actress/writer  Mary Green born on 4-4-1910 expired 12-16-1992   age 82

former slave  Nancy Green   portrayed first living trademark, Aunt Jemima (1893-1923) born on --1834 in Montgomery County, Kentucky expired 9-24-1923 in Chicago, Illinois   age 89   cause: struck by automobile

pinup model  Phyllis Pamela Green   played Milly the model in Peeping Tom (1960) and Paula in Naked as Nature Intended (1961) ¤ called "The British Bettie Page"  born on 3-28-1929 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England expired 5-7-2010   age 81    Contest Selectors 2006 XXX 3.3%

former Detroit Tiger great  Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg born on 1-1-1911 in New York, New York expired 9-14-1994   age 83

New York Pro Musica Antiqua co-founder (1952)  Noah Greenberg   his mother died when informed of his death born on 4-9-1919 in New York, New York expired 1-9-1966 in New York, New York   age 46   cause: heart attack

screenwriter  Stanley R. Greenberg   for tv wrote The Missles of October & Pueblo (1973); shared a Nebula Award for his screenplay of Soylent Green (1973) born on 9-3-1927 in Chicago, Illinois expired 8-25-2002 in Kensington, California   age 74   cause: brain cancer

Emmy-winning tv director  David Greene   directed Rich Man, Poor Man & 1st the episode of Roots ¤ born: David Brian Green  born on 2-28-1921 in Manchester, England expired 4-7-2003 in Ojai, California   age 82   cause: pancreatic cancer

Guinness Book geezer  Ettie Mae Greene born on 9-8-1877 expired 2-26-1992   age 114

novelist  Graham Greene   wrote The Third Man born on 10-2-1904 in Berkhampstead, England expired 4-3-1991 in Vevay, Switzerland   age 86    Contest Selectors 1980 GP 6.3%

pinheaded Federal judge  Harold H. Greene   forced the breakup of the Bell System (AT&T) in 1984 under the premise that it would foster "competition" and lower prices .... yeah, right; this guy's headed for the seventh circle of hell ¤ born: Heinz Gruenhaus  born on 2-6-1923 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany expired 1-29-2000 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 76   cause: cerebral hemorrhage

actor  Lorne Greene   played Ben Cartright on Bonanza born on 2-12-1915 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada expired 9-11-1987 in Santa Monica, California   age 72    Contest Selectors 1979 MM 7.7% 1980 MM 6.3%

actor  Richard Greene   had title role in 1950s Adventures of Robin Hood tv series born on 8-25-1918 in Plymouth, Devon, England expired 6-1-1985 in Norfolk, England   age 66   cause: cardiac arrest

announcer  David Greenspan   offscreen narrator of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ¤ aka: David Perry  born on 4-4-1923 expired 12-28-1991   age 68

astrophysicist  Jesse Leonard Greenstein   did pioneering work on quasars born on 10-15-1909 in New York, New York expired 10-21-2002 in Arcadia, California   age 93

Joseph L. Greenstein   5-foot 4-inch vaudeville strong man ¤ aka: "The Mighty Atom"  born on 7-15-1892 in Suvalk, Poland expired 10-8-1977 in New York, New York   age 85

portly character actor  Sydney Greenstreet   played Kasper Guttman in The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Señor Ferrari in Casablanca born on 12-27-1879 in Sandwich, Kent, England expired 1-8-1954 in Hollywood, California   age 74

songwriter/record producer  Eleanor Louise "Ellie" Greenwich   with ex-husband co-wrote many rock hits, including "Da Doo Ron Ron", "River Deep, Mountain High", "Chapel of Love" & "Be My Baby" born on 10-23-1940 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 8-26-2009 in New York, New York   age 68   cause: heart attack; pneumonia

film noir actress  Jane Greer   played Kathie Moffatt in Out of the Past (1947) & Joan Graham in The Big Steal (1949) ¤ born: Bettejane Greer  born on 9-9-1924 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 8-24-2001 in Bel Air, California   age 76   cause: cancer

William Greer   driver of the limousine in which JFK was assassinated born on 9-22-1909 in County Tyrone, Ireland expired 2-23-1985 in Waynesville, North Carolina   age 75   cause: colon cancer

character actor  William Robert "Dabbs" Greer   played Rev. Robert Alden on Little House on the Prairie; "Dabbs" was his mother's maiden name — he took it as his stage name born on 4-2-1917 in Fairview, Missouri expired 4-28-2007 in Pasadena, California   age 90   cause: kidney and heart disease    Contest Selectors 2006 TFM 3.3% 2007 TFM 3.2%    Scored 6.0000 solo points AKS: Dabs

John Robert Gregg   invented the shorthand system that bears his name born on 6-17-1867 in Rockcorry, Ireland expired 2-23-1948 in New York, New York   age 80

former Ford auto designer (1931-43)  Eugene T. Gregorie   designed the Lincoln Zephyr (1936), the Lincoln Continental (1939) & the 1949 Mercury born on 10-12-1908 expired 12-1-2002 in Saint Augustine, Florida   age 94

character actor  James Gregory   played Senator Iselin in The Manchiurian Candidate (1962) & inspector Lugar on Barney Miller tv series born on 12-23-1911 in New York, New York expired 9-16-2002 in Sedona, Arizona   age 90   cause: "natural causes"

one-term Iowa congressman (1965-66)  Stanley Lloyd Greigg   as a Democratic National Committee deputy chairman signed the criminal complaint in the Watergate breakin (6-17-1972) born on 5-7-1931 in Ireton, Iowa expired 6-13-2002 in Salem, Virginia   age 71   cause: heart attack AKS: Greig

outdoorsman  Claude Hamilton "Grits" Gresham Jr.   was a field producer & host for The American Sportsman on ABC; for 26 years was the shooting editor of Sports Afield magazine; appeared in a number of Miller Lite beer commercials born on 6-21-1922 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina expired 2-18-2008 in Natchitoches, Louisiana   age 86   cause: pneumonia; Alzheimer's disease

western author  Pearl "Zane" Grey   titles include: West of the Pecos and Riders of the Purple Sage born on 1-31-1872 in Zanesville, Ohio expired 10-23-1939 in Altadena, California   age 67

actress  Virginia Grey   a young Gloria Swanson was one of her babysitters; her big role: Evangeline "Little Eva" St, Claire in Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) born on 3-22-1917 in Los Angeles, California expired 7-31-2004 in Woodland Hills, California   age 87   cause: heart failure

Texas death row inmate  Timothy Lane Gribble   raped, robbed & strangled Elizabeth Jones born on 8-27-1963 expired 3-15-2000 in Huntsville, Texas   age 36   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2000 TEX 14%    Scored 11.4000 solo points

Ringling Brothers circus clown  Otto Griebling born on 4-28-1896 in Germany expired 4-19-1972 in New York, New York   age 75

pioneering film maker  John Grierson   coined the word "documentary"; helped create Canada's National Film Board born on 2-26-1898 in Kilmadock, England expired 2-19-1972 in Bath, Somerset, England   age 73

tv/movie writer/director  Thomas S. Gries   wrote/directed Will Penny (1968); directed EarthII (1971) & Helter Skelter (1976); produced Donovan's Brain (1953); father of actor Jonathan Gries born on 12-20-1922 in Chicago, Illinois expired 1-3-1977 in Pacific Palisades, California   age 54   cause: heart attack

Eighth U.S. president  Cyrus Griffin   eighth (and last) president of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation (1/22/1788-4/30/1789) born on 7-16-1748 in Farnham, Virginia expired 12-14-1810 in Yorktown, Virginia   age 62

screenwriter  Eleanore Griffin   co-wrote screenplay for 1938's Boys Town born on 4-29-1904 in Saint Paul, Minnesota expired 7-25-1995 in Woodland Hills, California   age 91

jazz tenor-saxophonist  John Arnold "Johhny Griffin III born on 4-24-1928 in Chicago, Illinois expired 7-25-2008 in Availles-Limouzine, France   age 80

author  John Howard Griffin Sr.   wrote Black Like Me (1961) born on 6-16-1920 in Dallas, Texas expired 9-9-1980 in Fort Worth, Texas   age 60   cause: complications from diabetes

game show creator & resort owner  Mervyn Edward Griffin   had hit singing I've Got A Love-a-lee Bunch of Coconuts; created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! born on 7-6-1925 in San Mateo, California expired 8-12-2007   age 82   cause: prostate cancer    Contest Selectors 2005 GHG 4.3% 2006 GHG 3.3% 2007 BONY 3.2%    Scored 6.8000 solo points

former Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins owner  Calvin Griffith   at end of 1960 season moved the Senators from Washington D.C. to Minneapolis ¤ born: Calvin Robertson  born on 12-1-1911 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada expired 10-20-1999 in Melbourne, Florida   age 87   cause: kidney infection/renal failure

screenwriter  Charles B. Griffith   wrote a lot of scripts for Roger Corman: Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957), A Bucket of Blood, Wild Angels & Little Shop of Horrors (1960) born on 9-23-1930 in Chicago, Illinois expired 9-28-2007 in San Diego, California   age 77

legendary film producer and director  David Lewelyn Wark Griffith   made Birth of A Nation, Intolerance, America and others; in 1920 co-founded United Artists studio with Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and William S. Hart born on 1-22-1875 in Floydsfork, Kentucky expired 7-23-1948 in Hollywood, California   age 73   cause: cerebral hemorrhage

character actor  Hugh Griffith   played Sheik Ilderim in Ben Hur (1959; Best Supporting actor oscar) & Squire Western in Tom Jones (1963) ¤ born: Marian Gilas  born on 5-30-1912 in Anglesey, North Wales, United Kingdom expired 5-14-1980 in London, England   age 67

actor & documentarian  Kenneth Griffith   appeared in the final episode of The Prisoner as The President ¤ born: Kenneth Griffiths  born on 10-12-1921 in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, England expired 6-25-2006 in London. England   age 84

former rock/skiffle band guitarist  Eric Griffiths   was a founding member of The Quarrymen, a band that featured Griffiths, Colin Hanton, Paul McCartney, Len Garry, John Lennon and others; the band eventually evolved into The Beatles several years after Griffiths left the group; he went on to the Merchant Marine, then the British prison system as a service manager & finally ran a dry cleaning establishment born on 10-31-1940 in Denbigh, Wales expired 1-29-2005 in Edinburgh, Scotland   age 64   cause: pancreatic cancer

former Congresswoman (1955-74), Judge & Michigan Lt. Governor (1983-90)  Martha Edna Griffiths   dumped from re-election ticket by James Blanchard ¤ née: Wright  born on 1-29-1912 in Pierce City, Missouri expired 4-22-2003 in Armada, Michigan   age 91

soda pop inventor  Charles Leiper Griggs   formulated the Howdy orange drink and something that he initially called "Bib-label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda" (in October 1929); eventually the name got shortened to a more manageable "7Up" born on --1868 in Prince's Branch, Missouri expired ??-??-19??   age ??

Shuttle STS-51--D astronaut  Stanley David Griggs born on 9-7-1939 in Portland, Oregon expired 6-17-1989 in Earle, Arkansas   age 49   cause: training mission plane crash

chemist  François Auguste Victor Grignard   shared the 1912 Nobel Chemistry prize born on 5-6-1871 in Cherbourg, France expired 12-13-1935 in Lyon, France   age 64 AKS: Francois

quack psychiatrist Dr.  James P. Grigson Jr.   testified over 150 times on behalf of the State of Texas in capital murder cases; expelled from the American Psychiatric Association for predicting the future behavior of individuals without ever having examined them; filmmaker Errol Morris was going to include him in a film & stumbled across one of Grigson's victims — death row inmate Randal Adams; Morris made the film about him instead (The Thin Blue Line; 1988) ¤ aka: "Dr. Death"  born on 1-30-1932 expired 6-13-2004   age 72   cause: lung cancer

former Grass Roots lead singer  Robert Frank Grill   performed on "Midnight Confessions", "The River is Wide" & "Temptation Eyes" (amongst others) born on 11-30-1943 in Los Angeles, California expired 7-11-2011 in Orlando, Florida   age 67   cause: coma; a fall; stroke

Princess  Antoinette Louise Alberte Suzanne de Grimaldi   sister of Prince Rainier III ¤ Baroness of Massy  born on 12-28-1920 in Paris, Île-de-France, France expired 3-18-2011 in Monte Carlo, Monaco   age 90    Contest Selectors 2007 KLS 3.2% 2008 KLS 3.1% 2009 KLS 3.3% 2010 KLS 3.7% AKS: Alberta

Princess  Grace Patricia (Kelly) Grimaldi   wife of Prince Rainier of Monacco; mother of Princesses Caroline and Stephanie born on 11-12-1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 9-14-1982 in Monte Carlo, Monaco   age 52   cause: removal from life support; brain death; strokes

Prince  Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand de Grimaldi III   ruler of Monacco since 1949; widower of Princess Grace; father of Prince Albert & Princesses Caroline and Stephanie born on 5-31-1923 in Monte Carlo, Monaco expired 4-6-2005 in Monte Carlo, Monaco   age 81   cause: heart, lung & kidney failure    Contest Selectors 2000 KLS 14% 2001 DTM, KLS 25% 2002 JAC 9.1% 2003 KLS, MB, PCD, RAVN, TMTX 27.8% 2004 KLS, LMLD, PCD, RAVN, RR 27.8% 2005 KLS, PCD, RAVN, WORM 17.4%    Scored 4.7125 points

philologist & folklorist  Jakob Ludwig Grimm   co-published the story collection Children's and Household Tales (1812) ¤ one of the Brothers Grimm  born on 1-4-1785 in Hanau, Hesse, Germany expired 9-20-1863 in Berlin, Germany   age 78

philologist & folklorist  Wilhelm Karl Grimm   co-published the story collection Children's and Household Tales (1812) ¤ one of the Brothers Grimm  born on 2-24-1786 in Hanau, Hesse, Germany expired 12-16-1859 in Berlin, Germany   age 73   cause: infection

Sussex University electrical engineering professor  Richard Lawrence Grimsdale   built world's first transistorized computer born on 9-18-1929 in Australia expired 12-6-2005 in Brighton, Sussex, England   age 76   cause: heart infection

electronics engineer  Victor H. Grinich   after leaving Shockley Semiconductor Labs co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor (1957) with Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, Jean Hoerni, Eugene Kleiner, Jay Last & Sheldon Roberts (the "Traitorous Eight") ¤ born: Victor Grgurinovich  born on 11-26-1924 expired 11-4-2000 in Mountain View, California   age 75   cause: prostate cancer

Russian Olympic skating medalist  Sergei Grinkov born on 2-4-1967 in Moscow, Russia, USSR expired 11-20-1995 in Lake Placid, New York   age 28   cause: heart attack

Liberty Bell 7, Gemini 3 and Apollo 1 astronaut  Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom   second American in space; died on launching pad during a systems test born on 4-3-1926 in Mitchell, Indiana expired 1-27-1967 in Cape Canaveral, Florida   age 40   cause: flash fire in capsule

Connecticut Planned Parenthood League director  Estelle T. Griswold   convicted of violating 1879 law against use of contraceptives; in Griswold v. Connecticut the Supreme Court struck down the law (7-2; June 7, 1965), establishing a "right of privacy" for married couples born on 6-8-1900 expired 8-13-1981 in Fort Myers, Florida   age 81 AKS: Griswald

retired University of Arizona professor  Ralph E. Griswold   co-creator of the SNOBOL computer programming language (1963) born on 5-19-1934 in Modesto, California expired 10-4-2006 in Tucson, Arizona   age 72   cause: pancreatic cancer

actor  George Cooper Grizzard Jr. born on 4-1-1928 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina expired 10-2-2007 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 79   cause: complications from lung cancer

author  Lewis M. Grizzard Jr. born on 10-20-1946 in Columbus, Ohio expired 3-20-1994 in Atlanta, Georgia   age 47

professional ice skater  Werner Fritz Groebli   first half of the skating duo "Frick and Frack" (with Hans Mauch; 1939-53) born on 4-21-1915 in Basel, Switzerland expired 4-14-2008 in Zollikerberg, Zurich, Switzerland   age 92   cause: complications from broken leg    Contest Selectors 2006 MOT 3.3% 2007 MOT 3.2% 2008 MORB 3.1%    Scored 5.8000 solo points

filmmaker, ad man, father of Matt  Homer P. Groening   eponymous inspiration for Homer Simpson born on 12-30-1919 expired 3-15-1996   age 76

classical/jazz composer  Ferdinand Rudolf "Ferde" von Grofe   colaborated with Paul Whiteman (1919-33); arranged and orchestrated Rhapsody in Blue for George Gershwin; wrote Grand Canyon Suite (1931) and Mississippi Suite born on 3-27-1892 in New York, New York expired 4-3-1972 in Santa Monica, California   age 80   cause: strokes

actor  David Lawrence Groh   played Rhoda Morgenstern's husband Joe Gerard on the Rhoda spinoff sitcom born on 5-21-1939 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 2-12-2008 in Los Angeles, California   age 68   cause: kidney cancer

Soviet foreign minister  Andre Gromyko expired 7-2-1989   age 79    Contest Selectors 1979 MM 7.7% 1980 MM 6.3%

modern architect and designer  Walter Adolf Gropius   founded the Bauhaus school of design and architecture born on 5-18-1883 in Berlin, Germany expired 7-5-1969 in Boston, Massachusetts   age 86

current oldest ex-major league baseball player  Howard Hoffman "Howdy" Groskloss   took the field in 44 games as a second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates (6/23/1930-9/25/1932) born on 4-9-1906 in Sheradan, Pennsylvania expired 7-15-2006 in Vero Beach, Florida   age 100    Contest Selectors 2006 OIE, WEP 6.7%    Scored 3.7500 points AKS: Grosskloss Grossklos Grosklos

radio-frequency transmission inventor  Al Gross   invented the walkie-talkie (1938); Chester Gould used his concepts to create Dick Tracey's wrist radio; in 1958 received FCC type approval for 27MHz Citizens Band radio tramission/reception equipment ¤ ham call sign: F8PAL CB Handle: Phineas Thaddeus Veeblefetzer  born on 2-22-1918 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada expired 12-21-2000 in Sun City, Arizona   age 82

Gross Telecasting founder  Harold F. "Hal" Gross born on 7-15-1901 expired 4-7-2002 in Pleasant Valley, Arizona   age 100    Contest Selectors 1980 MM, RR 12.5%

Austrian Nazi doctor  Heinrich Gross   eugenecist who was responsible for the murder of hundreds of children during World War II while at the Am Spiegelgrund Clinic, extracting their brains in the name of "research" ; subject of a 2004 documentary Gray Matter born on --1914 expired 12-15-2005 in Vienna, Austria   age 91   cause: dementia    Contest Selectors 2005 RR 4.3%    Scored 5.9000 solo points

former SNL comedienne  Marjorie Gross born on 4-18-1956 expired 6-7-1996 in Los Angeles, California   age 40   cause: cancer

Catskill Mountain hotel and country club co-founder  Jennie Grossinger born on 6-16-1892 in Galicia, Austria expired 11-20-1972 in Sullivan County, New York   age 80

Catskill Mountain hotel and country club co-founder (1914)  Malka Grossinger expired 8-16-1952 in Grossinger, New York   age 81

former Clinton County (MI) farm boy  Leo J. Grove   organized what turned out to be the first professional football game in the U.S., played in Shepardsville, Michigan, on July 4, 1895 (the second being played in Latrobe, PA almost two months later). expired ??-??-19??   age ??

1920's star Philadelphia Athletics pitcher  Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove   winner of 300 games born on 3-6-1900 in Lonaconing, Maryland expired 5-22-1975 in Norwalk, Ohio   age 75   cause: heart attack

Lt.General  Leslie Richard Groves   head of the Manhattan District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; built the Pentagon; directed the World War II A-bomb project (Manhattan Project) born on 8-17-1896 in Albany, New York expired 7-13-1970 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 73   cause: heart attack

Cleveland Browns lineman & placekicker (1946-67)  Louis R. "the toe" Groza born on 1-25-1924 in Martin's Ferry, Ohio expired 11-29-2000 in Middleburgh Heights, Ohio   age 76   cause: heart attack; Parkinson's disease

Hindenburg survivor  Alfred Groezinger   cook aboard the Hindenburg born on 1-21-1916 expired 12-24-2002 in Friedrichshafen, Germany   age 85

fireworks manufacturer  Felix Grucci Sr. born on 5-28-1905 in New York, New York expired 1-8-1993   age 87   cause: Alzheimer's disease

cloying cartoonist  John Barton "Johnny" Gruelle   created Ragedy Ann (1918) & Ragedy Andy (1920) born on 12-24-1880 in Arcola, Illinois expired 1-9-1938 in Miami Beach, Florida   age 57

former Alaska senator (1958-68)  Ernest Gruening   Alaska territorial governor (1939-53); one of two senators to vote against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (they contended that it was unconstitutional) 8/8/1964 born on 2-6-1887 in New York, New York expired 6-26-1974 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 87   cause: cancer

war criminal  Radislav P. Grujičić ¤ aka: Marko Jankovic  born on --1911 in Serbia expired ??-??-19??   age ?? AKS: Grujicic

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. co-founder (1930)  Leroy Randle Grumman   aircraft designer born on 1-14-1895 in Huntington, New York expired 10-4-1982 in Manhasset, New York   age 87

former Time Magazine editor  Henry Anatole Grunwald born on 12-3-1922 in Vienna, Austria expired 2-26-2005 in New York, New York   age 82   cause: heart failure    Contest Selectors 2005 QKU 4.3%    Scored 6.8000 solo points

Kingston Trio co-founder  Dave Guard   left the group in 1961 & was replaced by John Stewart born on 10-19-1934 in San Francisco, California expired 3-22-1991 in Rollingsford, New Hampshire   age 56   cause: lymphatic cancer

actor  Harry Guardino born on 12-23-1925 in New York, New York expired 7-28-1995 in Palm Springs, California   age 69

Aldo Gucci   son of Florentine saddlemaker Guccio Gucci born on 5-26-1904 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy expired 1-19-1990 in Rome, Italy   age 84   cause: coma; prostate cancer

Penthouse magazine co-founder  Kathy Keeton Guccione   at one time a very successful stripper; co-founded Omni magazine born on --1939 in South Africa expired 9-19-1997 in New York, New York   age 58   cause: complications from surgery; breast cancer

low rent smut-monger  Robert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini "Bob" Guccione   former publisher of the smut-rag called Penthouse magazine (1969-2004); he was to Hefner what Value City is to Saks; went through 4 wives: Lilyann Becker, Muriel Hudson, Kathy Keeton, April Dawn Warren (the widow) born on 12-17-1930 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 10-20-2010 in Plano, Texas   age 79   cause: lung cancer; esophageal cancer    Contest Selectors 2004 CSI, LMLD, RR 11.1% 2005 CSI, TMD 8.7% 2006 CSI, TBC, TWOS 10.0% 2008 CSI, OIE, TWOS 9.4% 2009 CSI, LMLD, TWOS 10.0% 2010 LMLD, TWOS 7.4%    Scored 5.8500 points

radio/tv producer  John Guedel   created (or co-created) People Are Funny (1941), House Party (1945), the Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1944), You Bet Your Life & Earn Your Vacation; came up with the idea for the Duck with $100 in its beak that would come down and reward contestants when they "say the secret word"; no relation to the pinch-hitting midget born on 10-9-1913 in Portland, Indiana expired 12-17-2001 in Los Angeles, California   age 88   cause: heart failure

former Ivory Coast military ruler General  Robert Gueï   in by coup (12-24-1999); lasted until October 2000 born on 7-18-1944 in Nidrou, Côte d'Ivoire expired 9-19-2002 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire   age 58   cause: killed during mutiny/civil war AKS: Guei Guehi

newspaperman and poet  Edgar Albert Guest   for many years his writings appeared in the Detroit Free Press born on 8-20-1881 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England expired 8-5-1959 in Detroit, Michigan   age 77

Dr.  George Howell Guest   organist & choirmaster of St. John's College, Cambridge (1948-93) born on 2-9-1924 in Bangor, North Wales, United Kingdom expired 11-20-2002 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   age 78

director  Valmond Maurice Guest   made Casino Royale (1967), When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) & The Day the Earth Caught Fire born on 12-11-1911 in London, England expired 5-10-2006 in Palm Springs, California   age 94   cause: prostate cancer

revolutionary "martyr"  Ernesto "Ché" Guevara de la Serna born on 5-14-1928 in Rosario, Argentina expired 10-9-1967 in La Higuera, Bolivia   age 39   cause: executed; shot

cinematographer  Burnett Guffey   won oscar for Bonnie and Clyde (1967) born on 5-26-1905 in Del Rio, Tennessee expired 5-30-1983 in Goleta, California   age 78

4-time oscar-winning feature documentary filmmaker  Charles Eli Guggenheim   won award for Nine From Little Rock (1964), Robert Kennedy Remembered (1968), The Johnstown Flood (1989) & A Time for Justice (1994) born on 3-31-1924 in Cincinnati, Ohio expired 10-9-2002 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 78   cause: pancreatic cancer

Newsday co-founder  Harry Frank Guggenheim born on 8-23-1890 in West End, New Jersey expired 1-22-1971 in Sands Point, New York   age 80

hair stylist  Sydney Guilaroff   did Judy Garland's braids for The Wizard of Oz; made Lucille Ball a redhead; first hair stylist to receive onscreen credit for his work born on 11-2-1907 in England expired 5-28-1997 in Beverly Hills, California   age 89   cause: pneumonia

physicist  Charles-Édouard Guillaume born on 2-15-1861 in Fleurier, Swiss-Jura, Switzerland expired 5-13-1938 in Sèvres, France   age 77 AKS: Edouard

physician  Joseph Ignace Guillotine   sought a "more humane" method of capital punishment; came up with eponymous device to behead the perps (it was a big hit with the rabble during the French Revolution) born on 5-28-1738 in Saintes, France expired 3-26-1814 in Paris, France   age 75

actress & brothel owner  Mary Louise Cecilia "Texas" Guinan   greeted customers with "Hello, Sucker" ¤ "First Lady of the Speakeasies"  born on --1889 in Waco, Texas expired 11-5-1933 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   age 44

conga (drum) master  Tata Güines ¤ real name: Federico Atistides Soto Alejo  born on 6-30-1930 in Güines, Cuba expired 2-4-2008 in Havana, Cuba   age 77   cause: kidney infection AKS: Guines

former millionaire playboy  Jorge Guinle   at one point his family owned Brazil's largest port (Santos) & built the Compacabana Palace Hotel (where he died) ¤ nickname: Jorginho  born on 2-5-1916 in Botofogo, Brazil expired 3-5-2004 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   age 88   cause: aortic aneurysm

actor Sir  Alec Guinness   received 1958 best actor oscar for Bridge on the River Kwai; also known for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars Episodes IV through VI ¤ born: Alec Guinness de Cuffe  born on 4-2-1914 in London, England expired 8-5-2000 in Midhurst, Sussex, England   age 86   cause: liver cancer    Contest Selectors 1979 DW 7.7% 1980 EB 6.3% 2000 KLS 14%    Scored 6.4000 solo points

Arthur Francis Benjamin Guinness ¤ title: 3rd Lord Iveagh  born on 5-20-1937 in London, England expired 6-18-1992   age 55

assassin  Charles Julius Guiteau   shot president James Garfield July 2nd, 1881 in Washington, District of Columbia born on 9-8-1844 in Freeport, Illinois expired 6-30-1882 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 37   cause: executed; hanged

financier and art collector  Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian   was a major stockholder in the merger of the Royal Dutch and Shell oil companies; started the Foundation that bears his name born on --1869 in Turkey expired 7-20-1955 in Lisbon, Portugal   age 86

playboy  Nubar Sarkis Gulbenkian   son of Calouste born on 6-2-1896 in Kadi Keui, Turkey expired 1-10-1972 in Cannes, France   age 75   cause: heart failure

eccentric classical pianist  Friedrich Gulda born on 5-16-1930 in Vienna, Austria expired 1-27-2000 in Weissenbach, Austria   age 69   cause: heart failure

tennis coach  Timothy Edward "Tim" Gullickson born on 9-8-1951 in La Crosse, Wisconsin expired 5-3-1996 in Wheaton, Illinois   age 44   cause: brain cancer

opthalmologist  Allvar Gullstrand   his work on the dioptrics of the eye earned him the 1911 Nobel prize in physiology born on 6-5-1862 in Landskrona, Sweden expired 7-28-1930 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden   age 68

circus acrobat and showman  Samuel W. Gumpertz   gave Florenz Ziegfeld his first theatrical job as a vaudeville troupe manager; later was Harry Houdini's manager expired 6-22-1952 in Sarasota, Florida   age 84

one-time U-Texas electrical engineering student  David H. Gunby   last fatality of 1966 clock tower murder rampage - was shot in his only good kidney; endured failed transplant & decades of dialysis born on 4-14-1943 expired 11-12-2001 in Fort Worth, Texas   age 58   cause: complications from wound

actor  Moses Gunn born on 10-2-1929 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 12-16-1993   age 64

former S.S. major  Otto Günsche   one of Hitler's aides in the bunker; got to toss the burning rag onto the gasoline-soaked corpses of Adolf & Eva (ooh ... we're so jealous) born on 9-24-1917 expired 10-2-2003 in Lohmar, Germany   age 86   cause: heart failure AKS: Gunsche Guensche Gunshe Guenshe

tenor & The Coasters lead singer (Jan. 1958-May 1961)  Cornelius Gunter   had hits with Charlie Brown and Poison Ivy (1959) ¤ born: Cornell Gunter  born on 11-14-1936 in Los Angeles, California expired 2-26-1990 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 53   cause: shot dead

former LSU women's basketball coach  Sue Gunter   a 2005 inductee into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame born on 5-22-1939 in Walnut Grove, Leake County, Mississippi expired 8-4-2005 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana   age 66   cause: respiratory failure; emphysema    Contest Selectors 2005 RAVN 4.3%    Scored 8.4000 solo points

radio electronics inventor  Frank A. Gunther   devised the two-way radio; gave first demonstration of FM Radio (with Edwin Armstrong) (1935); designed LORAN navigation system for the Coast Guard (1939) born on 2-3-1908 in New York, New York expired 5-24-1999 in Venice, Florida   age 91

Stanford U. law professor emeritus  Gerald Gunther   wrote textbook Constitutional Law born on 5-26-1927 in Usingen, Taunus, Germany expired 7-20-2002 in Palo Alto, California   age 75   cause: lung cancer

writer  John Joseph Gunther   author of a number of Inside ... books born on 8-30-1901 in Chicago, Illinois expired 5-29-1970 in New York, New York   age 68

former 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals judge  Murray Irwin Gurfien   affirmed Judge Gesell's ruling to permit the New York Times to publish the Pentagon Papers (1971) born on 11-17-1907 in New York, New York expired 12-16-1979 in New York, New York   age 72   cause: heart attack

former Florida senator (1969-75)  Edward Gurney born on 1-12-1914 in Portland, Maine expired 5-14-1996 in Winter Park, Florida   age 82

actress  Rachel Gurney   played Lady Bellamy on BBC costume drama Upstairs, Downstairs (1971-73; her character exited the series via the Titanic) ¤ born: Rachel Gurney Lubbock  born on 3-5-1920 in Eton, Berkshire, England expired 11-28-2001   age 81

well-publicized child cancer victim  Carl Einar Gustafson   namesake of the "Jimmy Fund" born on 8-18-1935 in New Sweden, Maine expired 1-21-2001 in Caribou, Maine   age 65   cause: stroke

Swedish king  Gustav V   lasted almost 43 years on the throne expired 10-29-1950 in Stockholm, Sweden   age 92

Swedish king  Gustav VI Adolf   reigned 1950-73; father of Danish Queen Ingrid ¤ full name: Oscar Frederik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf  born on 11-11-1882 in Stockholm, Sweden expired 9-15-1973 in Helsingbard, Sweden   age 90   cause: internal bleeding

novelist  Alfred Bertram Guthrie Jr. born on 1-13-1901 in Bedford, Indiana expired 4-26-1991 in Choteau, Montanay   age 90    Contest Selectors 1980 GP 6.3%

one-time Martha Graham troupe dancer  Marjorie Greenblatt Guthrie   was Woody's 2nd ex-wife; mother of Cathy Ann, Arlo, Joady & Nora Lee Guthrie ¤ 1st marital surname: Mazia  born on 6-10-1917 in Atlantic City, New Jersey expired 3-13-1983 in New York, New York   age 66

famed folk singer and composer  Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie   wrote "This Land is Your Land..." folk song; a founder of the Almanac Singers; father of Arlo born on 7-14-1912 in Okemah, Oklahoma expired 10-3-1967 in Queens, New York, New York   age 55   cause: complications from Huntington's disease

Texas death row inmate  Vincent Gutierrez ¤ number 999262  born on 10-1-1978 expired 3-28-2007 in Huntsville, Texas   age 28   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2007 ADWC, DFFC, DTH, DTM, JCM, OIE, PCD, QKU, RAVN, SPIT 32.3%    Scored 9.7049 points

Planned Parenthood president (1962-74)  Alan Frank Guttmacher born on 5-19-1898 in Baltimore, Maryland expired 3-18-1974 in New York, New York   age 75   cause: leukemia

original Coasters tenor  Billy Guy ¤ born: Frank William Phillips  born on 6-20-1936 in Itasca, Texas expired 11-5-2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 66   cause: heart attack

former Chilean military junta member  Gustavo Leigh Guzmán   as head of Chilean Air Force ordered bombing of presidential palace during September 1973 coup that overthrew Salvadore Allende born on 9-19-1920 in Santiago, Chile expired 9-29-1999 in Santiago, Chile   age 79   cause: circulatory problems

former Guatemalan president (1951-54) Col.  Jacobo Arbenz Guzman   overthrown in 1954 U.S.-backed coup expired 1-27-1971 in Mexico City, Mexico   age 57   cause: drowned in bathtub after heart attack

noted film character actor  Edmund Gwenn   played Kris Kringle in the original Miracle on 34th Street (1947; for which he received a Best Supporting Actor oscar) and Dr. Harold Medford ("the world's foremost Myrmecologist") in Them! born on 9-26-1875 in Glamorgan, Wales expired 9-6-1959 in Woodland Hills, California   age 83 AKS: Gwen

Declaration of Independence signer  Button Gwinnett   has an extremely rare & valuable signature; died following a duel with Georgia General Lachlan McIntosh born on 4-18-1735 in Down Hatherly, Gloucestershire, England expired 5-16-1777 in Saint Catherine's Island, Georgia   age 42   cause: gangrenous leg infection from bullet wounds

character actress  Anne Gwynne   appeared in Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) ¤ born: Marguerite Gwynne Trice  born on 12-10-1918 in Waco, Texas expired 3-31-2003 in Woodland Hills, California   age 84   cause: stroke

versatile actor  Frederick Hubbard Gwynne   played Officer Francis Muldoon on Car 54, Where Are You? & Herman Munster on The Munsters born on 7-10-1926 in New York, New York expired 7-2-1993   age 66

former Tibetan temporal leader  Bainqen Erdini Qoigyu Gyaincain   collaborated with the Chinese after the 1950 takeover ¤ aka: the 10th Panchen Lama; "Kum-bu-tze-den"  born on 2-19-1938 in Xunhua Saler Autonomous County of Qinghai expired 1-28-1989 in Shigatse, Tibet   age 50   cause: heart attack AKS: Lobsang Trinley Lhundrub Chokyi Gyaltsen

Lobsang Samden Gyatso   brother of the Dali Lama born on 1-1-1932 in Tibet expired 5-6-1998 in Pacific Grove, California   age

role playing game pioneer  Ernest Gary Gygax   was co-creator of the Dungeons & Dragons game (1974) born on 7-27-1938 in Chicago, Illinois expired 3-4-2008 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin   age 69   cause: complications from abdominal aneurysm

former CBC Morningside radio host (1982-97)  Peter Gzowski born on 7-13-1934 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada expired 1-24-2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada   age 67   cause: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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