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south Boston congressman (1971-2001)  John Joseph "Joe" Moakley born on 4-27-1927 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 5-28-2001 in Bethesda, Maryland   age 74   cause: leukemia

Sweedish geezer  Elsa Moberg born on 6-30-1889 in Lysekil, Sweden expired 11-27-2001   age 112

Mary M. Moberly   sister of Babe Ruth ¤ born: Mary M. Ruth  born on 8-2-1900 expired 7-1-1992   age 91

mathematician & astronomer  August Ferdinand Möbius   discovered the eponymously-named one-sided topographic phenomenon --- the Möbius Strip (1858) born on 11-17-1790 in Schulpforta, Saxony expired 9-26-1868 in Leipzig, Germany   age 77 AKS: Mobius

Mamie E. Till Mobley   mother of murdered teen Emmett Louis Till (1955) ¤ née: Carthan  born on 11-23-1921 in Hazelhurst, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi expired 1-6-2003 in Chicago, Illinois   age 81   cause: heart attack; kidney failure AKS: Mobly Moblie Moberly Moberley Moberlie

Marie Antoinette "Mama" Mobutu   wife of Zaïre president Mobutu Sese Seko expired 10-22-1977 in Genolier, Switzerland   age 45

former Zaïre (Congo) despot (1960-97)  Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu waza Banga   looted country's mineral resources & impoverished the people; overthrown by Laurent Kabila ¤ born: Joseph Désiré Mobutu  born on 10-14-1930 in Lisala, Belgian Congo expired 9-7-1997 in Rabat, Morocco   age 66   cause: prostate cancer

newspaper columnist  Norton Mockridge   hosted radio program on CBS radio (1964-70) born on 9-29-1915 in New York, New York expired 4-18-2004 in San Antonio, Texas   age 88   cause: pneumonia

Napa Valley vintner  Robert Gerald Mondavi born on 6-18-1913 in Virginia, Minnesota expired 5-16-2008 in Yountville, California   age 94

retired MIT professor  Franco Modigliani   1985 Nobel economics laureate born on 6-18-1918 in Rome, Italy expired 9-25-2003 in Cambridge, Massachusetts   age 85

Bolobedu tribe "Rain Queen"  Mokope Modjadji V born on --1936 in Modjadji, South Africa expired 6-22-2001 in Pietersburg, South Africa   age 64   cause: renal & heart failure

Wagnerian soprano  Martha Mödl born on 3-12-1912 in Nuremberg, Germany expired 12-16-2001 in Stuttgart, Germany   age 89

single-handled faucet inventor  Alfred M. Moen born on 12-27-1916 in Seattle, Washington expired 4-17-2001 in Destin, Florida   age 84    Contest Selectors 2010 BYE

screen writer  Ivan R. Moffat   wrote screenplays for Giant (1956) & Black Sunday (1977) born on 2-18-1918 expired 7-4-2002 in Los Angeles, California   age 84   cause: stroke

operatic soprano & actress  Anna Moffo Sarnoff   widow of Robert W. Sarnoff born on 6-27-1932 in Wayne, Pennsylvania expired 3-10-2006 in New York, New York   age 73   cause: stroke; breast cancer

"prophet"  Mohammed   was to Islam what L. Ron Hubbard was to Scientology; like Ron, he is a popular author of fiction (The Koran) born on 1-30-570 in Mecca, Arabia expired 6-8-632 in Medina, Arabia   age 62 AKS: Muhammad Quran

Morrocan  King Mohammed V   reigned from 1957-61; father of Hassan II ¤ full name: Youssef Sidi Mohammed ben Moulay  expired 2-26-1961 in Rabat, Morocco   age 51

pork-eating terrorist  Fazul Abdullah Mohammed   planned al-Qaeda's 1998 embassy attacks in Africa other possible dates of birth: 2/25/1974 & 12/25/1974 born on 8-25-1972 in Moroni, Comoros Islands expired 6-7-2011 in Afgooye corridor, Somalia   age 38   cause: firefight at security checkpoint

Warith Deen Mohammed   son of Elijah Muhammed, succeeding daddy as the head of the "family business" ¤ born: Wallace Delaney Mohammed  born on 10-30-1933 expired 9-9-2008 in Chicago, Illinois   age 74

radio & movie actor  Gerald Mohr   member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theater radio company; played title role in radio Adventures of Philip Marlowe series born on 6-11-1914 in New York, New York expired 11-10-1968 in Stockholm, Sweden   age 54

cinematographer  Harold "Hal" Mohr   husband of Evelyn Venable; won two oscars for A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) & Phantom of the Opera (1943); also photographed The Jazz Singer (1927) and Captain Blood (1935) born on 8-2-1894 in San Francisco, California expired 5-10-1974 in Santa Monica, California   age 79

opera record producer  Richard Mohr   Texaco Met Opera intermission producer, succeeding Geraldine Souvaine (1981-93) born on 6-13-1919 in Springfield, Ohio expired 11-23-2002 in West Milford, New Jersey   age 83   cause: heart attack

minerologist  Friedrich Mohs   invented eponymous Hardness Scale (1812) born on 1-29-1773 in Gernrode, Germany expired 9-29-1839 in Agardo, Italy   age 66

chemist  Ferdinand-Frédéruco-Henri Moissan   received the 1906 Nobel prize in chemistry for the isolation of Fluorine born on 9-28-1852 in Paris, France expired 2-20-1907 in Paris, France   age 54

Mexican tenor & film star  José Mojica   abruptly quit the movies and became a Franciscan monk (1942) expired 9-20-1974 in Lima, Peru   age 78   cause: heart ailment

former Khmer Rouge military commander (1975-78)  Ta Mok   last "leader" of the Khmer Rouge — had Pol Pot arrested (possibly had him killed); died awaiting trial for genocide ¤ real surname: Choeun real given name: Chhit «or» Oeung «or» Ek «or» Ung aka: "The Butcher"  born on --1926 in Takeo Province, Cambodia expired 7-21-2006 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia   age 80   cause: respiratory complications; hypertension; tuberculosis

former accountant  George A. Molchan   was one of the Oscar Meyer "Little Oscar" pitchmen (1951-87) born on 6-5-1922 in Lanfair, Pennsylvania expired 4-12-2005 in Hobart, Indiana   age 82   cause: Alzheimer's disease

FDR staffer  Raymond Charles Moley   one of several claiming to have coined phrase "New Deal" born on 9-27-1886 in Berea, Ohio expired 2-18-1975 in Phoenix, Arizona   age 88

former Purdue football coach (1955-69)  Jack Mollenkopf   lead team in their only Rose Bowl win (1967 over U.S.C.) expired 12-4-1975 in Rochester, Minnesota   age 70   cause: cancer

electrical engineer Dr.  Charles Edwin Molnar   co-designed the first "PC", the LINC (Laboratory Instrument Computer), in 1962 at M.I.T. born on 3-14-1935 in Newark, New Jersey expired 12-13-1996 in Mountain View, California   age 61   cause: complications from diabetes

playwright  Ferenc Molnar born on 1-12-1878 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary expired 4-1-1952 in New York, New York   age 74

Paulina Zhemchuzhina Molotov   wife of Vyacheslav expired 5-1-1970 in Moscow, Russia, USSR   age 76

Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov   Stalin's Foreign Minister; namesake of gasoline bottle bomb "Molotov Cocktail"; negotiated the Non-Aggression Pact with Von Ribbentrop that carved up Poland at the start of World War II born on 3-9-1890 in Kukarka, Russia expired 11-8-1986 in Moscow, Russia, USSR   age 96

beer baron  Hartland de Montarville Molson   former owner of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team; also a former Canadian senator born on 5-29-1907 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada expired 9-28-2002 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada   age 95

classical historian  Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen   earliest-born of the Nobel laureates (he was the second Literature prize winner in 1902) born on 11-30-1817 in Garding, Sleswick, Denmark expired 11-1-1903 in Charlottenburg, Germany   age 85

former Sierra Leone president (1985-92)  Joseph Saidu Momoh   ousted in military coup born on 1-26-1937 expired 8-2-2003 in Guinea   age 66

producer/screenwriter  Paul Monash   co-produced the Peyton Place tv series born on 6-14-1917 in New York, New York expired 1-14-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 85

Fritz's daughter  Eleanor Jane Mondale ¤ ex-Mrs. Keith Van Horne & Greg Thunder Mrs. Chan Poling  born on 1-19-1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 9-17-2011 in Prior Lake, Minnesota   age 51   cause: glioblastoma; anaplastic astrocytoma    Contest Selectors 2006 CSI, DFFC, LMLD, QKU, RAVN, RR 20.0% 2007 ABRA, ANG, AUDC, DFFC, DGW, DTM, GREB, QKU, RAVN, RPRM, RR 35.5% 2008 CSI, DFFC, GREB, QKU, RAVN, RPRM, RR 21.9% 2009 ADWC, ANG, CSI, GAS, GREB, LMLD, QKU, RAVN, RPRM, RR 33.3% 2010 ADWC, ANG, BYE, CSI, DFFC, DTM, GAS, GREB, LMLD, QKU, RAVN, RPRM, RR 48.1%

singer  Domenico Mondugno   had 1958 hit Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu, more commonly known as Volare born on 1-9-1928 in Polignano a Mare, Italy expired 8-6-1994 in Lampadusa, Italy   age 66 AKS: Mondugo

Lombard League of Peace president  Ernesto Teodoro Moneta   shared the 1907 Nobel peace prize born on 9-20-1833 in Milan, Austria-Hungary expired 2-10-1918 in Milan, Italy   age 84   cause: pneumonia

author  Paul Monette born on 10-16-1945 in Lawrence, Massachusetts expired 2-10-1995 in West Hollywood, California   age 49

comedian  Matthew Corbett Monica born on 6-1-1930 expired 7-22-1998 in North Miami, Florida   age 68

Cambodia  King Sisowath Monivong   regined from 1927 to 1941; was succeeded by his grandson born on 12-27-1875 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia expired 4-24-1941 in Kampot, Cambodia   age 65

Portugese brain surgeon Dr.  António Caetano de Abreau Freire Egas Moniz   shared the 1949 Nobel prize in medicine for inventing the lobotomy ("prefrontal leucotomy"; 1935); became dictator Salazar's foreign minister expired 12-13-1955 in Lisbon, Portugal   age 81 AKS: Antonio

musician's muse  Nellie Monk   widow of Thelonious ¤ maiden name: Smith  born on 12-27-1921 in Saint Petersburg, Florida expired 6-25-2002 in New York, New York   age 80   cause: cerebral hemorrhage

jazz artist  Thelonius Sphere Monk Jr. born on 10-17-1917 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina expired 2-17-1982 in Englewood, New Jersey   age 64    Contest Selectors 1980 DH 6.3%

comedian/actor  Robert Alan "Bob" Monkhouse born on 6-1-1928 in Beckenham, Kent, England expired 12-29-2003 in Eggington, Bedfordshire, England   age 75

novelist/screenwriter  John Cherry Monks Jr.   co-wrote play Brother Rat; his most memorable line: "Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse" (spoken by character Nick Romano in Knock on Any Door; 1949) born on 2-24-1910 in Pleasantville, New York expired 12-10-2004 in Pacific Palisades, California   age 91

molecular/cellular biologist  Jacques Lucien Monod   shared the 1965 Nobel prize in medicine born on 2-9-1910 in Paris, France expired 5-31-1976 in Cannes, France   age 66

naturalist  Théodore André Monod   co-inventor of the bathyscaphe; set world deep-dive record in 1954 in it born on 4-9-1902 expired 11-21-2000 in Versailles, France   age 98

character actor  Delbert L Monroe   played seaman Kowski in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea movie & seaman Kowalski in the subsequent tv series born on 4-7-1936 in Santa Barbara, California expired 6-5-2009 in Oceanside, California   age 73   cause: leukemia AKS: Del Monroe

5th U.S. president (1817-25)  James Monroe   promulgated the Monroe Doctrine on non-interference in western-hemisphere affairs by Europe born on 4-28-1758 in Westmoreland, Virginia expired 7-4-1831 in New York, New York   age 73

electrical engineer  Jay Monroe   graduated/received his B.S.E.E. from Cornell at age 18; invented the Tensor lamp, the low-voltage but high-intensity minilamp (1959) ¤ born: Jay Monroe Shapiro  born on 12-15-1926 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 6-12-2007 in Sands Point, New York   age 80

sexy but troubled actress  Marilyn Monroe   first Playboy Sweetheart of the Month (December 1953); appeared in numerous movies, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Some Like It Hot and The Seven Year Itch; was married to James Dougherty, Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller; had affair with JFK during his presidency; allegedly died by an overdose of sleeping pills — the debate rages over whether it was accidental, intentional, or forced ¤ born: Norma Jeane Mortensen Baker  born on 6-1-1926 in Los Angeles, California expired 8-5-1962 in Brentwood, California   age 36   cause: barbituate overdose AKS: Jean Mortenson

Willow Run World War II B-29 & B-24 riveter  Rose Will Monroe   photo model for Rosie the Riveter born on 3-2-1920 expired 5-31-1997 in Clarksville, Indiana   age 77

sleepy-toned singer  Vaughn Monroe   had hit with Ghostriders in the Sky born on 10-7-1911 in Akron, Ohio expired 5-21-1973 in Stuart, Illinois   age 61

former NBC News correspondent  William Blanc "Bill" Monroe Jr.   also moderated "Meet The Press" (1975-84), succeeding Lawrence Spivak born on 7-17-1920 in New Orleans, Louisiana expired 2-17-2011 in Potomac, Maryland   age 90   cause: complications from hypertension

bluegrass mandolin player  William Smith "Bill" Monroe born on 9-13-1911 in Rosine, Kentucky expired 9-9-1996 in Springfield, Tennessee   age 84

despised First Lord of Admiralty (1771-82)  John Montagu   wrecked the English navy; invented what we call the sandwich ¤ title: Fourth Earl of Sandwich  born on 11-3-1718 in Wiltshire, England expired 4-30-1792 in London, England   age 73

anthropologist  Monatgue Francis Ashley Montagu ¤ born: Israel Ehrenberg  born on 6-28-1905 in London, England expired 11-26-1999 in Princeton, New Jersey   age 94   cause: cardiovascular disease

Ricardo's actor brother  Carlos Montalbán born on 6-5-1903 in Mexico City, Mexico expired 3-28-1991 in New York, New York   age 87

actor & "fine Corinthian leather" pitchman  Ricardo Conzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino   played Mr. Rourke on original Fantasy Island (1978-83) and Khan Nooninan Singh on original series Star Trek episode Space Seed (1967) and in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982); brother-in-law of Loretta Young (wife Georgiana's sister) born on 11-25-1920 in Mexico City, Mexico expired 1-14-2009 in Los angeles, California   age 88    Contest Selectors 1979 MM 7.7% 2002 JEDS 9.1% 2003 ABRA, JEDS, OGGI, TAP 22.2% 2004 ADWC, TAP 11.1% 2005 ADWC, SLIM, WORM 13.0% 2007 ABRA, AUDC, GOHI 9.7% 2008 GOHI 3.1% AKS: Montalban

poet  Eugenio Montale   won 1975 Nobel Prize in Literature born on 10-12-1896 in Genoa, Italy expired 9-12-1981 in Milan, Italy   age 84   cause: heart failure

comic strip author  Bob Montana   drew the Archie comic books from characters created by John Goldwater born on 10-23-1920 in Stockton, California expired 1-4-1975 in Meredith, New Hampshire   age 54   cause: heart attack

yodeling country singer  Patsy Montana born on 10-30-1908 in Hot Springs, Arkansas expired 5-3-1996 in San Jacinto, California   age 87

Army Land Warfare Laboratory researcher  Nicholas Montanarelli   was the co-developer of Kevlar bulletproof vest/body armor (1970s) born on 5-21-1905 expired 9-??-1978 in Baltimore, Maryland   age 73

actor  Yves Montand ¤ born: Ivo Livi  born on 10-13-1921 in Monsummano Alto, Italy expired 11-9-1991 in Senlis, France   age 70

Grand Iatollah  Hossein Ali Montazeri born on --1922 in Najafabad, Persia expired 12-20-2009 in Qom, Iran   age 87   cause: heart failure

1950s/60s roller derby star  Ken Monte born on 6-16-1929 in Wautoma, Wisconsin expired 6-24-2004 in Alameda, California   age 75   cause: cancer

educator  Maria Montessori born on 8-31-1870 in Chiaraville, Ancona province, Italy expired 5-6-1952 in Noordwijk, The Netherlands   age 81

Mario Montessori expired 2-10-1982   age 83

actress  Maria Montez   movie career came to an end when she started putting on "weight"; wife of Jean-Pierre Aumont ¤ real name: Maria Antonia Garcia Vidal de Santo Silas  born on 6-6-1918 in Barahona, Dominican Republic expired 9-7-1951 in Paris, France   age 31   cause: died in the bathtub, drowned during a heart attack

Aztec emperor  Montezuma I   rebuilder of Tennochtitlan (1446) born on --1390 in Tennochtitlan, Mexico expired ??-??-1464 in Tennochtitlan, Mexico   age 74

Aztec emperor  Montezuma II   conquered by Cortez born on --1480 in Tennochtitlan, Mexico expired 6-30-1520 in Tennochtitlan, Mexico   age 40   cause: executed

ballooning pioneer  Jacques Étienne Montgolfièr   brother of Joseph Michel; co-invented first practical hot air balloon (1783); built balloon used in first human flight in November, 1783 born on 1-7-1745 in Vidalon les Annonay, France expired 8-2-1799 in Serrieres, France   age 54

ballooning pioneer  Joseph Michel Montgolfièr   brother of Jacques Étienne; co-invented first practical hot air balloon (1783) born on 8-26-1740 in Vidalon les Annonay, France expired 6-26-1810 in Balaruc les Baines, France   age 69

World War II British Field Marshall  Bernard Law Montgomery   beat Rommel at El Alamein, Egypt in 1942 born on 11-17-1887 in Kennington Oval, England expired 3-24-1976 in Isington, England   age 88

Today Show stage hand  Campbell Theron Montgomery expired 8-31-1994 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 33   cause: murdered; shot to death

actress  Elizabeth Montgomery   played Samantha Stevens on Bewitched (1964-72) born on 4-15-1933 in Los Angeles, California expired 5-18-1995 in Los Angeles, California   age 57

former Michigan State representative  George Montgomery born on 1-13-1909 in Ionia, Michigan expired 3-10-1981   age 72    Contest Selectors 1980 MM 6.3%

Western movie actor  George Montgomery   Mr. Dinah Shore (1943-63) ¤ born: George Montgomery Letz  born on 8-29-1916 in Brady, Montana expired 12-12-2000 in Rancho Mirage, California   age 84   cause: heart failure

former Mississippi Rep. (1967-96)  Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery   was a big shot in veterans affairs ¤ born without middle name assumed the "V" during World War II  born on 8-5-1920 in Meridian, Mississippi expired 5-12-2006 in Meridian, Mississippi   age 85   cause: long-term complications from bowel obstruction surgery; could no longer get his shit together

World War II Medal of Honor recipient  Jack Cleveland Montgomery born on 7-23-1917 in Long, Oklahoma expired 6-11-2002 in Muskogee, Oklahoma   age 84

jazz guitarist  John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery born on 3-6-1923 in Indianapolis, Indiana expired 6-15-1968 in Indianapolis, Indiana   age 45

jazz singer  Marion Montgomery ¤ born: Maud Runnells Mrs. Laurie Holloway  born on 11-17-1934 in Natchez, Mississippi expired 7-22-2002 in Bray, Berkshire, England   age 67   cause: lung cancer

Lightcrust Dough Boys banjo picker (1935-2001)  Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery   took stage name from actor Robert Montgomery ¤ real name: Marvin D. Wetter  born on 3-7-1913 in Rinard, Iowa expired 6-6-2001 in Dallas, Texas   age 88   cause: leukemia

Scottsboro Boys defendant  Olen Montgomery   nearly blind, was enroute to purchase glasses so that he could see when arrested born on --1914 in Monroe, Georgia expired ??-??-19??   age ??

actor  Robert Montgomery   father of actress Elizabeth Montgomery ¤ born: Henry Montgomery Jr.  born on 5-21-1904 in Beacon, New York expired 9-27-1981 in New York, New York   age 77   cause: cancer

actress  Carlotta R. Monti   mistress of W.C. Fields; allegedly won the Miss America pageant prior to coming to Hollywood; wrote W. C. Fields and Me about her relationship; film roles include: girl patron in coffee shop in King Kong (1933), Priestess of Zar in Tarzan the Fearless (1933, with Buster Crabbe) and as a receptionist in Never Give a Sucker and Even Break ¤ born: Carlotta Montijo  born on 1-20-1907 expired 12-8-1993 in Woodland Hills, California   age 86

Catholic Church leader (1963-1978)  Giovanni Battista Montini   elected 263rd Pope of the Roman Catholic Church June 21, 1963 ¤ Pope Paul VI  born on 9-26-1897 in Concesio, Brescia, Italy expired 8-6-1978 in Castel Gandolfo, Italy   age 80

Sir  Arnold Geoffroy de Montmorency born on 7-27-1908 expired 12-23-2003 in Balcombe Place, England   age 95

blind jazz pianist  Tete Montoliu ¤ real name: Vincenç Montoliu Massana  born on 3-28-1933 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain expired 8-24-1997 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain   age 64   cause: lung cancer

flamenco guitarist  Carlos Montoya born on 12-13-1903 in Madrid, Spain expired 3-3-1993 in Wainscott, New York   age 89

New Mexico senator (1965-76)  Joseph Manuel Montoya   member of the Senate Watergate Committee in 1973 born on 9-24-1915 in Peña Blanca, New Mexico expired 6-5-1978 in Georgetown, Maryland   age 62   cause: kidney & liver failure

composer/music critic  Xavier Montsalvatge born on 3-11-1912 in Gerona, Spain expired 5-7-2002 in Barcelona, Spain   age 90

tv director/producer  Gloria Monty   was executive producer of General Hospital (1978-87 & 1991-92) ¤ born: Gloria Montemuro  born on 8-12-1921 in Allenhurst, New Jersey expired 3-30-2006 in Rancho Mirage, California   age 84   cause: cancer

midget actor  Harry Monty   in The Wizard of Oz (1939) he played a munchkin and the Flying Monkey that carried Dorothy away from the Haunted Forest to the witch's castle ¤ born: Hymie Lichenstein  born on 4-15-1904 in Dallas, Texas expired 12-28-1999 in Beverly Hills, California   age 95

old time tennis star  Helen Wills Moody   won eight Wimbledon titles in the 1920s and 30s; married financier Frederick Moody ¤ Mrs. Helen Newington Wills Moody Roark  born on 10-6-1905 in Centerville, California expired 1-1-1998 in Carmel, California   age 92

jazz saxophonist  James Moody born on 3-26-1925 in Savannah, Georgia expired 12-9-2010 in San Diego, California   age 85   cause: pancreatic cancer

Titanic 6th officer  James Paul Moody born on 8-21-1887 in Scarborough, England expired 4-15-1912 in North Atlantic Ocean   age 24   cause: drowned

investment information publisher  John Moody   founded Moody's Investors Service in 1900 expired 2-16-1958 in La Jolla, California   age 89

professional golfer  Orville Moody   won the 1969 U.S. Open born on 12-9-1933 in Chickasha, Oklahoma expired 8-8-2008 in Sulphur Springs, Texas   age 74   cause: complications from multiple myeloma

eponymous synthesizer inventor (1963)  Robert Arthur Moog   got his start building Theremins; earned a PhD in engineering physics from Cornell ¤ moog rhymes with vogue  born on 5-23-1934 in New York, New York expired 8-21-2005 in Ashville, North Carolina   age 71   cause: glioblastoma multiforme

U.S. Bureau of Standards scientist  Charles Moon   helped establish the Ohm as the standard unit of electrical resistance expired 1-31-1953 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 67

The Who drummer  Keith Moon born on 8-23-1946 in Wembly, England expired 9-7-1978 in London, England   age 32   cause: drug overdose

Robert Aurand Moon   invented the Zoning Improvement Plan Codes in 1950s (introduced in 1963) ¤ aka: "Mr. Zip Code"  born on 4-15-1917 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania expired 4-10-2001 in Leesburg, Florida, 34748   age 83

comics artist  James Hoel "Jim" Mooney   worked on Supergirl, Spider-man, Batman, The Hulk, ...; his sister Julia had been a Ziegfeld Girl born on 8-13-1919 expired 3-29-2008 in Port Salerno, Florida   age 88

former light-heavyweight boxing titleist  Archie Moore ¤ born: Archibald Lee Wright  born on 12-13-1913 in Benoit, Mississippi expired 12-9-1998 in San Diego, California   age 84

blues singer  Arnold Dwight "Gatemouth" Moore born on 11-8-1913 in Topeka, Kansas expired 5-19-2004 in Yazoo City, Mississippi   age 90

interior decorator  Bethene Miller Moore   one of 54 survivors of history's worst plane crash (2 jumbo jets collided on the runway at Tenerife); her husband died rescuing people before the plane blew up born on 7-19-1909 in Kansas City, Missouri expired 10-3-2004 in Carmel Village, California   age 95

Klan murder victim  Charles Eddie Moore   with friend Henry Dee was kidnapped, beaten, mutilated and dumped in the Mississippi River to die born on 8-10-1944 expired 5-2-1964 in Tallulah, Louisiana (near)   age 19   cause: drowned; mutilated; severe beating

Lone Ranger tv actor (1949-56)  Clayton Moore   preceeded on the radio by Stenius, Graser & Beemer ¤ born: Jack Carlton Moore  born on 9-14-1914 in Chicago, Illinois expired 12-28-1999 in West Hills, California   age 85   cause: heart attack    Contest Selectors 2000 ANG

Clement Clarke Moore   wrote A Visit from Saint Nicholas (1823; "Twas the night before Christmas....") born on 7-15-1779 in New York, New York expired 7-10-1863 in Newport, Rhode Island   age 83

former actress  Constance Moore   portrayed W.C. Fields' daughter Victoria Whipsnade in You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) & Wilma Deering in the Buck Rogers movie serial (1939) ¤ Mrs. John Maschio  born on 1-18-1920 in Sioux City, Iowa expired 9-16-2005 in Los Angeles, California   age 85   cause: heart failure; heart diease

Texas death row inmate  Curtis Moore ¤ #999212  born on 2-26-1968 expired 1-14-2009 in Huntsville, Texas   age 40   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2009 ADWC, BOD, DFFC, DTM, JCM, RAVN, RIE, SBAP 26.7%    Scored 8.5195 points

musician and comedian  Dudley Stuart John Moore   partnered with Peter Cook; pursued Lillian Lust in Bedazzled (1967) & Bo Derek in 10 born on 4-19-1935 in Dagenham, England expired 3-27-2002 in Plainfield, New Jersey   age 66   cause: pneumonia; progressive supranuclear palsy    Contest Selectors 2000 ANG, TEX 29% 2001 ANG, BOD, DTM, KLS, TEX 62½% 2002 ANG, BOD, CMH, JAC, JL, TMTX 45.5%    Scored 5.9781 points

Milwaukee blues bar owner  Everett L. "Boobie" Moore   proprietor of Boobie's Place (NOT a strip club) born on 6-2-1931 in Louisiana expired 12-7-2003 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin   age 72   cause: lung infection

Texas death row inmate  Frank Moore ¤ #999210  born on 5-16-1959 expired 1-21-2009 in Huntsville, Texas   age 47   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2009 ADWC, BOD, DFFC, DTM, JCM, PCD, RAVN, RIE, SBAP 30.0%    Scored 7.5098 points

former game & variety show host  Garry Moore ¤ real name: Thomas Garrison Morfit  born on 1-31-1915 in Baltimore, Maryland expired 11-28-1993 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina   age 78   cause: emphysema AKS: Gary

World War II Corregidor commander (during siege) Major General  George Fleming Moore expired 12-2-1949 in Carolands, California (near)   age 62   cause: suicide; pistol

retired Aussie horse trainer  George Thomas Donald Moore born on --1923 in Mackay, Queensland, Australia expired 1-8-2008 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   age 84   cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease    Contest Selectors 2008 RAVN 3.1%    Scored 6.6000 solo points

CART racecar driver  Greg Moore born on 4-22-1975 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada expired 10-31-1999 in Fontana, California   age 24   cause: car crash ("massive head injuries")

vaudeville star and tv actor  Harry R. Moore   played George "Kingfish" Stevens on Amos 'n' Andy tv series born on --1888 in Rock Island, Illinois expired 12-13-1958 in Los Angeles, California   age 70   cause: tuberculosis

peace crusader  Hugh Moore   co-founder & Board Chairman of Dixie Cup Co. born on 4-27-1887 expired 11-25-1972 in New York, New York   age 85

character actor  Jack A. "Alvy" Moore   played county agent Hank Kimball on Green Acres born on 12-5-1921 in Vincennes, Indiana expired 5-4-1997 in Palm Desert, California   age 75   cause: heart failure

NYC restauranteur  James H. "Dinty" Moore   took nickname from friend's comic strip (Bringing Up Father) expired 12-25-1952 in New York, New York   age 83   cause: embolism

actress  Joanna Cook Moore   mother of Tatum O'Neal & Griffin O'Neal born on 11-10-1934 expired 11-22-1997 in Indian Wells, California   age 63   cause: lung cancer

Texas death row inmate  Johnathan Bryant Moore   a self-proclaimed facist (apparently didn't get the memo about that whole World War II thing) ¤ number 999216  born on 4-4-1974 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida expired 1-17-2007 in Huntsville, Texas   age 32   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2007 ADWC, BOD, DFFC, DTM, JCM, KLS, OIE, PCD, QKU, RAVN, RIE, SPIT 38.7%    Scored 9.3012 points AKS: Jonathon

The Drifters lead singer  Johnny Moore   had hits with Under the Boardwalk, Up on the Roof and On Broadway born on 12-14-1934 expired 12-30-1998 in London, England   age 64   cause: Princess Di syndrome ("enroute to a hospital")

Titanic survivor  Margaret Graham Moore expired 4-3-1976 in Greenwich, Connecticut   age 83

Texas death row inmate  Michael Patrick Moore ¤ aka: number 999126  born on 9-16-1963 in Onondaga County, New York expired 1-9-2002 in Huntsville, Texas   age 38   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2001 BOD, DTM, RR 25% 2002 BOD, DTM, RR, TMTX 36.4%    Scored 9.0125 points

B movie actress  Pauline Moore born on 6-14-1914 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania expired 12-7-2001 in Sequim, Washington   age 87

former Thin Lizzy guitarist  Robert William "Gary" Moore born on 4-4-1952 in Belfast, Northern Ireland expired 2-6-2011 in Estepona, Costa del Sol, Spain   age 58

author  Robin Moore   wrote The Green Berets (1965), The French Connection (1969) & co-wrote The Happy Hooker (1972); also co-wrote lyrics to the song The Ballad of the Green Berets (1966) ¤ real name: Robert Lowell Moore Jr.  born on 10-31-1925 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 2-21-2008 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky   age 82

biochemist  Stanford Moore   shared the 1972 Nobel prize in chemistry born on 9-4-1913 in Chicago, Illinois expired 8-23-1982 in New York, New York   age 68

actor  Victor Moore   famous for playing vice-president Alexander Throttlebottom in 1932 musical Of Thee I Sing born on 2-24-1876 in Hammonton, New Jersey expired 7-23-1962 in East Islip, New York   age 86

actress  Agnes Moorehead   played Endora (Samantha's mother) on Bewitched born on 12-6-1906 in Clinton, Massachusetts expired 4-30-1974 in Rochester, Minnesota   age 67   cause: cancer

retired Admiral  Thomas Hinman Moorer   chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1970-74) born on 2-9-1912 in Mount Willing, Alabama expired 2-5-2004 in Bethesda, Maryland   age 91

cartoonist  Richard Arnold "Dick" Moores   took over drawing the Gasoline Alley strip (1959-86); received the 1974 Reuben Award born on 12-12-1909 in Lincoln, Nebraska expired 4-22-1986 in Fairview, North Carolina   age 76

RAND Corp. employee  Richard H. Moorsteen   one of the authors of the Pentagon Papers expired 4-12-1975 in Malibu, California   age 49

sports team owner  Anthony J. Morabito   organizer (in 1946) and chief owner of the San Francisco 49ers football team expired 10-27-1957 in San Francisco, California   age 47

sports team owner  Victor Morabito   chief owner of the San Francisco 49ers football team from 1958 to 1964 expired 5-10-1964 in San Francisco, California   age 45

poet  Marcus Vinícius da Cruz de Mello Moraes   co-wrote Garota de Ipanema (The Girl from Ipanema; 1962) born on 10-19-1913 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil expired 7-9-1980 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   age 61   cause: died in bathtub

Village People co-creator  Jacques Morali   had the idea for show group featuring a Cowboy, Indian, Soldier, Construction Worker, Police Officer & Biker born on --1947 in France expired 11-15-1991 in New York, New York   age 44   cause: AIDS

vaudeville comedian  George Moran   half of the Mack & Moran 2 Black Crows comedy team ¤ real name: George Searcy  born on --1882 in Elwood, Kansas expired 8-1-1949 in Oakland, California   age 67   cause: stroke

gangster  George C. "Bugs" Moran   Chicago rival of Al Capone; escaped the 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre born on --1893 in Minnesota expired 2-25-1957 in Leavenworth, Kansas   age 64

1930s/40s movie scream queen  Marie Jeanette "Peggy" Moran   appeared in The Mummies Hand (1940), One Night in the Tropics (1940) & Hello, Sucker (1941) born on 10-23-1918 in Clinton, Iowa expired 10-25-2002 in Camarillo, California   age 84   cause: complications from injuries suffered in car accident

author  Elsa Morante born on --1918 in Rome, Italy expired 11-27-1985 in Rome, Italy   age 67

author and cleric Sir  Thomas More   wrote Utopia (1516); had major run-ins with Henry VIII born on 2-7-1478 in London, England expired 7-6-1535 in London, England   age 57 AKS: Moor Moore

Navy Admiral  Ben Moreell   organized the World War II Seabee construction battalions born on 9-14-1892 expired 7-30-1978 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   age 85

retired U.S. diplomat  Richard Henry Morefield   had been Consul General of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran — taken hostage for 444 days born on 9-9-1929 in Venice, California expired 10-11-2010 in Raleigh, North Carolina   age 81   cause: pneumonia

industrialist  John Motley Morehead   a co-founder of Union Carbide born on 11-3-1870 expired 1-7-1965 in Rye, New York   age 94

accused Jewish post-World War II human rights violator  Salomon Morel   lost his family in German concentration camps; made a Communist Concentration Camp commandant in post-war Poland; accused of starving German prisoners (pay-back time); Israel refused his extradition back to Poland (more than a bit of a double standard on their part) ¤ born: Schlomo Morel  born on 11-15-1919 in Garbów, Powiat Lubelki, Poland expired 2-14-2007 in Tel Aviv, Israel   age 87    Contest Selectors 2001 ANG 12.5% 2002 ANG 9.1% 2003 ANG, COCO 11.1% 2004 ANG 5.6% AKS: Solomon

Texas death row inmate  James Walter Moreland born on 5-15-1960 expired 1-27-2000 in Huntsville, Texas   age 39   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2000 TEX 14%    Scored 11.1000 solo points

operatic tenor  Barry Morell born on 3-30-1927 in Manhasset, New York expired 12-4-2003 in East Sandwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts   age 75   cause: esophageal cancer AKS: Berry Morrell

jazz drummer  Joseph A. "Joe" Morello   a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet (1956-67), performing on such classics as "Take Five", "strange Meadowlark" and "Blue Rhondo à la Turk" born on 7-17-1928 in Springfield, Massachusetts expired 3-12-2011 in Irvington, New Jersey   age 82

ventriloquist  Wenceslao Moreno ¤ better known as Señor Wences  born on 4-17-1896 in Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain expired 4-20-1999 in New York, New York   age 103

radio/tv producer & playwright  Albert Edward Morgan   wrote The Great Man (1955), Cast of Characters & Oh Captain!; produced the Today Show from 1961 to 1968 born on 1-16-1920 in Queens, New York, New York expired 3-3-2011 in Brattleboro, Vermont   age 91

former Antioch College president (1920-33)  Arthur E. Morgan   first chariman of the TVA (1933-38) born on 6-20-1878 in Cincinnati, Ohio expired 11-16-1975 in Xenia, Ohio   age 97

character actor  Frank Morgan   appeared in The Wizard of Oz as Professor Marvel, Emerald City door guard, Taxi driver (with the horse of a different color), Wizard's Hall door guard and the Wizard ¤ born: Francis Philip Wuppermann  born on 6-1-1890 in New York, New York expired 9-18-1949 in Beverly Hills, California   age 59   cause: heart attack

son of ex-slaves  Garrett Augustus Morgan   invented an early gas mask (1914) & traffic signal (1923) born on 3-4-1877 in Paris, Kentucky expired 8-27-1963 in Cleveland, Ohio   age 86

actor  Harry Morgan   appeared on Dragnet (1967-70) and M*A*S*H (1975-83) ¤ born: Harry Bratsburg  born on 4-10-1915 in Detroit, Michigan expired 12-7-2011 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California   age 96   cause: pneumonia    Contest Selectors 2000 BOD, SPAM 29% 2001 BOD, NFG, ROTS 37½% 2002 BOD, RAVN 18.2% 2003 OGGI, RAVN 11.1% 2004 BOD, LMLD, NFG 16.7% 2005 BOD, NFG 8.7% 2006 BOD, LMLD, NFG, TFM, 4GUE 16.7% 2007 BOD, BONY, DTH, GOHI, LMLD, NFG, TFM, 4GUE 25.8% 2008 BOD, GAS, GOHI, NFG, OIE, RPRM, TFM, 4GUE 25.0% 2009 BOD, GAS, NFG, RPRM, TFM 16.7% 2010 ADWC, BOD, GAS, LMLD, NFG, REPR, RPRM 25.9%

torch singer and actress  Helen Riggins Morgan born on 8-2-1900 in Danville, Illinois expired 10-8-1941 in Chicago, Illinois   age 41   cause: liver failure

radio satirist & game show panelist  Henry Morgan born on 3-31-1915 in New York, New York expired 5-19-1994 in New York, New York   age 79    Contest Selectors 2006 GGG

financier  John Pierpont Morgan Sr.   chairman of J.P. Morgan & Co.; founded U.S. Steel born on 4-17-1837 in Hartford, Connecticut expired 3-31-1913 in Rome, Italy   age 75

financier  John Pierpont Morgan Jr.   chairman of J.P. Morgan & Co. and U.S. Steel; indirectly owned the Titanic; was scheduled to depart on its maiden voyage but changed his plans at the last minute born on 9-7-1867 in Irvington, New York expired 3-13-1943 in Boca Grande, Florida   age 75

British Women's Auxiliary Corps officer  Kay Summersby Morgan   "confidential secretary" and driver for Gen. Dwight Eisenhower during World War II; alleged to have been his mistress during the war ¤ born: Kathleen McCarthy-Morrogh more generally known as Kay Summersby  born on 11-23-1908 in Inish Beg Island, County Cork, Ireland expired 1-20-1975 in Southampton, New York   age 66   cause: liver cancer

sports car manufacturer  Peter Henry Geoffrey Morgan   son of company founder born on 11-3-1919 in Malvern Link, Worcestershire, England expired 10-20-2003 in Malvern Link, Worcestershire, England   age 83

stage/screen actor  Ralph Morgan   co-founder of the Screen Actors Guild and Actors Equity; brother of Frank ¤ real name: Raphael Kuhner Wuppermann  born on 7-6-1883 in New York, New York expired 6-11-1956 in New York, New York   age 72

actor  Richard Morgan born on 8-12-1958 in Hobart, Australia expired 12-23-2006 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   age 48   cause: motor neuron disease    Contest Selectors 2007 OIE

former Army Air Corps Colonel  Robert K. "Bob" Morgan   pilot of the Memphis Belle B-17 bomber (11-7-1942 to 5-17-1943); the plane was named for his fiance at that time born on 7-13-1918 in Ashville, North Carolina expired 5-15-2004 in Ashville, North Carolina   age 85   cause: complications from broken neck; fall in his home

typographer  Stanley Arthur Morgan   developed the Times New Roman typeface for The London Times (1932) expired 10-11-1967 in London, England   age 78

Dr.  Thomas Hunt Morgan   won the 1933 Nobel medicine prize for his discoveries concerning the role of chromosomes in heredity born on 9-25-1866 in Lexington, Kentucky expired 12-4-1945 in Pasadena, California   age 79   cause: arterial aneurysm; heart failure

astronomer  William Henry Morgan   discovered the Milky Way galaxy's spiral structure born on 1-3-1906 expired 6-21-1994   age 88

game theory & mathematical economics pioneer  Oskar Morgenstern   colleague of John von Neumann born on 1-24-1902 expired 7-26-1977 in Princeton, New Jersey   age 75

FDR Treasury secretary (1934-45)  Henry Morgenthau Jr. born on 5-11-1891 in New York, New York expired 2-6-1967 in Poughkeepsie, New York   age 75

Japanese land mogul  Taikichiro Mori born on --1904 in Tokyo, Japan expired 1-30-1993 in Tokyo, Japan   age 88

New Orleans' first black mayor (1978-1986)  Ernest Nathan Morial born on 10-9-1929 in New Orleans, Louisiana expired 12-24-1989 in New Orleans, Louisiana   age 60

historian  Samuel Eliot Morison born on 7-9-1887 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 5-15-1976 in Boston, Massachusetts   age 88   cause: complications from stroke

Sony co-founder (1946), president (1950-71) & chairman (1976-94)  Akio Morita   gave the world the Walkman born on 1-26-1921 in Nagoya, Japan expired 10-3-1999 in Tokyo, Japan   age 78   cause: pneumonia

actor  Noriuki "Pat" Morita   the owner of Arnold's Drive-In on Happy Days & the Karate Kid's mentor born on 6-28-1932 in Isleton, California expired 11-24-2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 73    Contest Selectors 2004 RIE 5.6% 2005 RIE 4.3%    Scored 7.7000 solo points

author  Christopher Darlington Morley   wrote Kitty Foyle (1939); co-founded the Baker Street Irregulars (1934) born on 5-5-1890 in Haverford, Pennsylvania expired 3-28-1957 in Roslyn Heights, New York   age 66

Titanic "survivor"  Ellen Mary Phillips Walker Morley   only child conceived aboard the Titanic to have made the later part of the crossing; mother (Kate Florence Phillips) had run off with her boss (Henry Samuel Morley) & booked 2nd Class passage as "Mr. and Mrs. Marshall"; it is purported that the story of her parents was the basis for the plot of Titanic (1997) ¤ "Betty"  born on 1-11-1913 in Worcester, England expired 10-??-2005 in Worcester, England   age 92   cause: Alzheimer's disease    Contest Selectors 2000 RR 14% 2001 RR 12½% 2002 RR 9.1% 2004 RR 5.6% 2005 KLS, RR 8.7%    Did Not Score - insufficient category citations (zero to be exact) 2006 KLS

promoter  Eric Douglas Morley   created the Miss World Festival Bikini Girl pageant (1951); the next year they changed the name to Miss World pageant born on 9-26-1918 in London, England expired 11-9-2000 in London, England   age 82

confection shop owner  Henry Samuel Morley   abandoned his famil & ran off with his mistress aboard the Titanic as "Mr. and Mrs. Marshall"; conceived a child during the early part of the passage born on 5-3-1873 in England expired 4-15-1912 in North Atlantic Ocean   age 38   cause: drowned

blacklisted actress  Karen Morley   ran afoul of the slug-brained U.S. Congress' commie witch hunt hysteria idiocy (1947) ¤ born: Mildred Linton  born on 12-12-1909 in Ottumwa, Iowa expired 3-8-2003 in Woodland Hills, California   age 93   cause: pneumonia

actor  Robert Morley born on 5-26-1908 in Semley, England expired 6-3-1992 in Reading, England   age 84    Contest Selectors 1979 RR 7.7% 1980 HP 6.3%

old quadruplet  Helen D. Morlok   identical sister of Edna A. Morlock, Wilma B. Morlock & Sarah C. Cotton born on 5-19-1930 in Lansing, Michigan expired 10-31-2003 in Lansing, Michigan   age 73 AKS: Morlock

old quadruplet  Wilma B. Morlok   identical twin sister of Edna A. Morlok, Sarah C. Cotton & Helen D. Morlok born on 5-19-1930 in Lansing, Michigan expired 1-2-2002 in Lansing, Michigan   age 71 AKS: Morlock

former Italian prime minister (1963-67, 1974-76)  Aldo Moro born on 9-23-1916 in Maglie, Apulia, Italy expired 5-9-1978 in Rome, Italy   age 61   cause: murdered by Red Brigades kidnappers

Virgin Island Commissioner of Education  Alonzo Graseano Morón   Note the name/job combination. expired 10-31-1971 in San Juan, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico   age 62

former Miami-Dade judge (1971-91)  Ellen James "Maximum" Morphonios   one-time model & beauty contest winner; before elevation to the bench prosecuted Jim Morrison for indecent exposure born on --1929 in Ponzer, North Carolina expired 12-22-2002 in Miami, Florida   age 73   cause: stomach cancer AKS: Morphonious Morphonius

actor/comedian  Michael Morra ¤ stage name: "Rockets Redglare"  born on 5-8-1949 expired 5-28-2001 in New York, New York   age 52   cause: complications from kidney/liver failure; cirrhosis; hepatitis C

Dr.  Theodore Morrell   Hitler's personal physician expired 6-1-1948 in Giessen, Germany   age 62

Ruthless People actress  Anita Rose Morris born on 3-14-1943 in Durham, North Carolina expired 3-2-1994 in Los Angeles, California   age 50   cause: cancer

actor  Chester Morris   portrayed detective Boston Blackie in movies born on 2-16-1901 in New York, New York expired 9-11-1970 in New Hope, Pennsylvania   age 69   cause: barbituate overdose

Guinness Book geezer  Eva Morris born on 11-18-1885 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England expired 11-2-2000 in Stone, Staffordshire, England   age 114

character actress  Frances Morris   on 1950s Adventures of Superman tv series portrayed Sarah "Ma" Kent (Supie's adoptive mother) born on 8-3-1908 in Springfield, Massachusetts expired 12-2-2003   age 95

Glenn Morris   1936 Olympic Decathelon champion; won 1936 Sullivan Award; appeared in a few movies as Tarzan born on 6-18-1912 in Simla, California expired 1-31-1974 in Palo Alto, California   age 61

Mission Impossible actor (Barney Collier)  Greg Morris   father of actor Phil Morris born on 9-26-1934 in Cleveland, Ohio expired 8-27-1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 61   cause: lung & brain cancer

crackpot hydraulics engineer  Henry Madison Morris   co-authored "The Genesis Flood: The Biblical Record and it's Scientific Implications" (1961); founder of the Institute for Creation Research; spent the last several decades flogging 'Intelligent Design' theology born on 10-6-1918 in Dallas, Texas expired 2-25-2006 in Santee, California   age 87   cause: strokes

character actor/tv director  Howard Jerome "Howie" Morris   Ernest T. Bass on the Andy Griffith Show; the voice of Gerald McBoing-Boing, Fred's boss Mr. Slate on The Flintstones, The Hamburglar & the Quantas Koala Bear; directed With Six You Get Eggroll (1968), Don't Drink The Water (1969) & the Get Smart pilot born on 9-4-1919 in New York, New York expired 5-21-2005 in Hollywood, California   age 85   cause: heart ailment    Contest Selectors 2004 ADWC, NFG 11.1% 2005 ADWC, NFG 8.7%    Scored 5.2500 points

Texas death row inmate  Kenneth Wayne Morris ¤ aka: number 999117  born on 3-4-1971 expired 3-4-2009 in Huntsville, Texas   age 38   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2003 DTM, RR, TMTX 16.7%

journalist & film producer  Michael Morris   sixth head of the International Olympic Committee (1972-80) ¤ 3rd Baron Killanin  born on 7-30-1914 in London, England expired 4-25-1999 in Dublin, Ireland   age 84    Contest Selectors 1980 RR 6.3%

super-geezer  Neva Morris   had been the oldest U.S. resident ¤ née: Freed  born on 8-3-1895 in Ames, Iowa expired 4-6-2010 in Ames, Iowa   age 114    Contest Selectors 2010 DFFC 3.7%    Scored 3.60009 solo points

1940s radio star  Bret Morrison   voice of The Shadow born on 5-5-1912 expired 9-25-1978 in Hollywood, California   age 66

Morrison-Knudsen co-founder (1912)  Harry W. Morrison born on 2-23-1885 in Kenney, Illinois expired 7-9-1971 in Boise, Idaho   age 86

WLS radio announcer  Herbert O. Morrison   on May 6th, 1937 described Hindenburg Zeppelin crash at Lakehurst, New Jersey to a radio audience; tearfully uttered the phrase "... oh, the humanity ..." as people burned to death before him born on 5-14-1905 expired 1-10-1989 in Cheat Lake, West Virginia   age 83

The Doors (of Perception) vocalist  James Douglas "Jim" Morrison   busted for indecent exposure during a Miami concert born on 12-8-1943 in Melbourne, Florida expired 7-3-1971 in Paris, France   age 27   cause: drug abuse-induced heart attack

former Louisiana congressman  James Hobson Morrison born on 12-8-1908 in Hammond, Louisiana expired 7-20-2000 in Hammond, Louisiana   age 91   cause: heart attack; stroke

soap opera actor  Michael D. Morrison born on 1-1-1960 expired 2-18-1993   age 33

MIT professor emeritus  Philip Morrison born on 11-7-1915 in Somerville, New Jersey expired 4-22-2005 in Cambridge, Massachusetts   age 89    Contest Selectors 2000 BOD 14% 2001 BOD 12½% 2002 BOD 9.1% 2004 BOD 5.6% 2005 BOD 4.3%    Scored 6.1000 solo points

former building inspector  Walter Frederick Morrison   co-founded Partners in Plastic (1948), aka Pipco; created the "Flying Saucer" (1948); the second version (the Pluto Platter) was licensed to Wham-O in 1955 born on 1-23-1920 in Richfield, Utah expired 2-9-2010 in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah   age 90 AKS: frisbe frisbee frisbie

character actress  Anna Karen Morrow   widow of ; played housekeeper nak on Payton Place tv series (1960s) & "Sarpidon woman" on original series Star Trek episode All Our Yesterdays (1969) born on 9-20-1914 in New Jersey expired 7-1-2009 in Woodland Hills, California   age 94

trombonist/bandleader  Buddy Morrow ¤ born: Muni Zudekoff  born on 2-8-1919 in New Haven, Connecticut expired 9-27-2010 in Maitland, Florida   age 91

Elizabeth Cutter Morrow   mother of Anne Morrow Lindburgh; widow of U.S. Mexican ambassador Dwight W. Morrow expired 1-23-1955 in Englewood, New Jersey   age 81

personal computing pioneer  George C. Morrow   a member of UC Berkeley's Homebrew Computer Club; founder of MicroStuf born on 1-30-1934 in Detroit, Michigan expired 5-7-2003 in San Mateo, California   age 69   cause: aplastic anemia

actor  Jeff Morrow   played the alien Exeter in This Island Earth (1954); also appeared in Kronos (1957) and The Giant Claw (1957) ¤ born: Irving Morrow  born on 1-13-1907 in New York, New York expired 12-26-1993 in Canoga Park, California   age 86

actor  Vic Morrow born on 2-14-1929 in New York, New York expired 7-23-1982 in Castaic, California   age 53   cause: decapitated by (crashing) helicopter rotor blade

character actor  William Byron Morrow   twice played senior Starfleet officers on the original Star Trek series: Admiral Komak in Amok Time (1967) & Admiral Westervliet in For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky (1968) born on 9-8-1911 in Chicago, Illinois expired 5-11-2006 in Woodland Hills, California   age 94

actor  Barry Morse   played Lt. Philip Gerard on original The Fugitive tv series ¤ real name: Herbert Morse  born on 6-10-1918 in London, England expired 2-2-2008 in London, England   age 89   cause: stroke

One Man's Family creator and writer  Carlton E. Morse born on 7-4-1901 in Jennings, Louisiana expired 5-24-1993   age 91

1940s/50s singer  Ella Mae Morse   had hits with Cow-Cow Boogie (1942), House of Blue Lights (1946) and The Blacksmith Blues (1952) born on 9-12-1924 in Mansfield, Texas expired 10-16-1999 in Bullhead City, Arizona   age 75   cause: respiratory failure

inventor  Samuel Finley Breese Morse   invented the telegraph code that bears his name born on 4-27-1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts expired 4-2-1872 in New York, New York   age 80

former Oregon senator (1945-68)  Wayne Lyman Morse   one of two senators to vote against the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution born on 10-20-1900 in Madison, Wisconsin expired 7-22-1974 in Portland, Oregon   age 73   cause: kidney failure

geezer  Thomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand Mortensen born on 8-16-1882 in Skaarup, Denmark expired 4-25-1998 in San Rafael, California   age 115

barrister/playwright Sir  John Clifford Mortimer   created the Rumpole of the Bailey character born on 4-21-1923 in Hampstead, London, England expired 1-16-2009 in Turville Heath, Buckinghamshire, England   age 85

restauranteur  Arnold J. "Arnie" Morton   founded Morton's Steakhouse (1978); helped launch the Taste of Chicago festival (1985); with Hefner & Lownes started the first Playboy Club (1960) born on 5-23-1922 in Chicago, Illinois expired 5-28-2005 in Deerfield, Illinois   age 83   cause: cancer; Alzheimer's disease

former U.S Treasurer (1977-81)  Azie Taylor Morton born on 2-1-1936 in Dale, Texas expired 12-7-2003 in Austin, Texas   age 67   cause: complications following stroke

character actor  Clive Morton   played butler Makepeace on Upstairs, Downstairs tv series (1970-75) born on 3-16-1904 in London, England expired 9-24-1975 in London, England   age 71

great jazz musician & songwriter  Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton ¤ born: Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe  born on 9-20-1885 in Gulfport, Louisiana expired 7-10-1941 in Los Angeles, California   age 55

tv producer  Gary Morton   last husband of Lucille Ball ¤ born: Morton Goldaper  born on 12-19-1924 in New York, New York expired 3-30-1999 in Palm Springs, California   age 74   cause: lung cancer

accomplished person Dr.  Jay Morton   played Stinky in silent Our Gang comedies; as a writer/artist for Fleischer Studios coined a number of Superman's best-known catchphrase (intoned by a stentorian announcer): "Look; up in the sky; it's a bird; it's a plane; it's ... Superman" & "Faster than a speeding bullet; more powerful than a locomotive; able to leap tall buildings in a single bound..."; inventor of the pop-top aluminum beverage can born on 6-27-1911 in Hollywood, California expired 9-6-2003 in Charlotte, North Carolina   age 92   cause: cerebral aneurysm

salt company co-founder  Joy Morton born on 9-27-1855 in Detroit, Michigan expired 5-9-1934 in Lisle, Illinois   age 78

Harrison vice president (1889-93)  Levi Parsons Morton   also New York governor from 1895-97 born on 5-16-1824 in Shoreham, Vermont expired 5-16-1920 in Rhinebeck, New York   age 96

salt company co-founder  Mark Morton   company known for the slogan "When it rains, it pours" born on 11-22-1858 in Omaha, Nebraska expired 6-25-1951 in Chicago, Illinois   age 92

Nathan P. Morton   founded SoftWarehouse in 1984 — it became CompUSA born on 9-25-1948 expired 11-30-2005 in Dallas, Texas   age 57   cause: pneumonia; heart attack

Nixon/Ford Interior Secretary (1971-75) & Ford Commerce Secretary (1975-76)  Rogers Clark Ballard Morton   brother of Thruston born on 9-19-1914 in Louisville, Kentucky expired 4-19-1979 in Easton, Maryland   age 64   cause: cancer

Kentucky rep. (1947-53) & senator (1957-69)  Thurston Ballard Morton born on 8-19-1907 in Louisville, Kentucky expired 8-14-1982 in Louisville, Kentucky   age 74

Bush (the elder) Commerce Secretary (1989-92)  Robert Adam Mosbacher Sr. born on 3-11-1927 in Mount Vernon, New York expired 1-24-2010 in Houston, Texas   age 82   cause: prostate cancer

San Francisco mayor (1976-78)  George Richard Moscone born on 11-24-1929 in San Francisco, California expired 11-27-1978 in San Francisco, California   age 49   cause: assassinated; shot to death (

professional billiards player  William Joseph "Willie" Mosconi   12-time world champion born on 6-27-1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 9-16-1993 in Haddon Heights, New Jersey   age 80    Contest Selectors 1980 EB 6.3% 2003 COCO AKS: Moscone

former New Jersey beat AP reporter  Seth H. Moseley   got exclusive interview with Lindbergh hours after his son was kidnapped; covered the Morro Castle & Hindenburg disasters born on 3-26-1909 expired 8-11-2001 in Torrington, Connecticut   age 92

mathematician  Jürgen Moser born on 7-4-1928 in Königsburg, Germany expired 12-17-1999 in Schwerzenbach, Switzerland   age 71   cause: prostate cancer

geriatric painter  Anna Mary Robertson "Grandma" Moses   started her "career" at age 78 born on 9-7-1860 in Greenwich, Connecticut expired 12-13-1961 in Hoosick Falls, New York   age 101

autocratic NYC public works czar (1924-68)  Robert Moses born on 12-18-1888 in New Haven, Connecticut expired 7-29-1981 in West Islip, New York   age 92   cause: heart failure

tv writer/producer  Robert "Bob" Mosher   co-creator of Leave It To Beaver (1957-63) & The Munsters born on 1-18-1915 expired 12-??-1972   age 57

Nazi-lover  Diana Mosely   widow of Oswald Mosley (Hitler was a guest at her wedding in Göbbels drawing room) ¤ born: Diana Freeman-Mitford  born on 6-10-1910 expired 8-11-2003 in Paris, France   age 93   cause: complications from stroke

Texas death row inmate  Kenneth Mosley ¤ #999243  born on 9-7-1958 expired 1-7-2010 in Huntsville, Texas   age 51   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2010 ADWC, BOD, DFFC, DTM, JCM, OIE, PCD, RAVN 29.6%    Scored 7.4195 points

slide saxophone inventor  Lawrence Leo "Snub" Mosley   played with Louis Armstrong & Fats Waller born on 12-29-1905 in Little Rock, Arkansas expired 7-21-1981 in New York, New York   age 75   cause: pneumonia; complications from stroke

British Nazi Sir  Oswald Ernald Mosley Sr.   founded the British Union of Facists (1932-43); brother-in-law of Unity Freeman-Mitford born on 11-16-1896 in Staffordshire, England expired 12-2-1980 in Orsay, France   age 84

actor  Arnold Moss born on 1-28-1911 in New York, New York expired 12-15-1989 in New York, New York   age 78

Eugene Harold Moss   co-wrote the Roger Ramjet cartoon series (1965); provided voice for Smokey the Bear (1979-88) ¤ born: Eugene Harold Moshontz  born on 10-3-1926 in Cleveland, Ohio expired 7-15-2002 in Rancho Mirage, California   age 75   cause: cancer

Boston Celtics announcer  John M. "Johnny" Most born on 6-15-1923 expired 1-3-1993   age 69

record producer  Mickie Most ¤ real name: Michael Peter Hayes  born on 6-20-1938 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England expired 5-30-2003 in London, England   age 64   cause: cancer

Broadway and Hollywood comedy star actor  Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel   played Tevye on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof (1964) and Max Bialystock in the movie The Producers (1968); given nickname by press agent born on 2-28-1915 in New York, New York expired 9-8-1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   age 62   cause: cardiac arrest; complications from viral infection

Harvard statistician  Charles Frederick Mosteller   co-authored "Probability and Statistics" (1961; with Rourke & Thomas) born on 12-24-1916 in Clarksburg, West Virginia expired 7-23-2006 in Falls, Church, Virginia   age 89

jazz drummer, bandleader, composer  Stephen Paul Motian   performed with the Bill Evans trio & with Keith Jarrett born on 3-25-1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 11-22-2011 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 80   cause: complications from myelodisplastic syndrome

death row inmate  Jeffrey Dean Motley born on 9-17-1965 expired 2-7-1995   age 29

Cleveland Browns hall of fame fullback (1946-53)  Marion Motley born on 6-5-1920 in Leesburg, Georgia expired 6-27-1999 in Cleveland, Ohio   age 79   cause: prostate cancer

major GM stockholder  Charles Stewart Mott Sr. born on 6-2-1875 in Newark, New Jersey expired 2-18-1973 in Flint, Michigan   age 97   cause: influenza

1946 Nobel peace co-laureate  John Raleigh Mott born on 5-25-1865 in Livingston Manor, New York expired 1-31-1955 in Orlando, Florida   age 89

Sir  Nevill Francis Mott   shared the 1977 Nobel physics prize born on 9-30-1905 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England expired 8-8-1996 in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England   age 90 AKS: Neville

Ruth Rawlings Mott   widow of Charles; mother of Stewart; oversaw the Mott charities born on 10-18-1901 in El Paso, Texas expired 1-25-1999 in Flint, Michigan   age 97

philanthropist  Stewart Rawlings Mott   son of Charles born on 12-4-1937 in Flint, Michigan expired 6-12-2008 in Mount Kisco, New York   age 70   cause: cancer

guitarist  Tony Mattola   played with Sinatra; was in the old Tonight Show band when it was in New York City born on 4-18-1918 in Kearney, New Jersey expired 8-9-2004 in Denville, New Jersey   age 86   cause: double pneumonia; stroke AKS: Mattola Motola Matola Mottolah Mattolah Motolah Matolah Mottoluh Mattoluh Motoluh Matoluh

Stanford University computer science professor  Rajeev Motwani   mentored graduate students Brin & Page in database search algorithms, but didn't invest in their little startup venture (Google) born on 3-24-1962 in Jammu, India expired 6-5-2009 in Atherton, California   age 47   cause: drown in his swimming pool; he couldn't swim

Lebanese President  Rene Mouawad expired 11-22-1989   age 64

sports writer  Anson Mount   wrote for Playboy born on 11-24-1925 expired 10-11-1986   age 60

ornithologist  Guy Reginald Mountfort   a co-founder of the World Wildlife Fund (1961) born on 12-5-1905 in London, England expired 4-23-2003 in Bournemouth, Dorsetshire, England   age 97

movie actor  Alan Cedric Mowbray   a co-founder of the Screen Actor's Guild born on 8-18-1897 in London, England expired 3-25-1969 in Hollywood, California   age 71   cause: heart attack

former British Northern Ireland Secretary  Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam   helped negotitate the 1998 Good Friday peace settlement born on 9-18-1949 in Watford, England expired 8-19-2005 in Canterbury, Kent, England   age 55   cause: dehydration; starvation; irreversible coma; head injury suffered in fall; brain tumor AKS: Mowlan

newspaper correspondent  Edgar Ansel Mowrer   won 1933 Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the rise of Adolf Hitler born on 3-8-1892 in Bloomington, Indiana expired 3-2-1977 in Madeira, Portugal   age 84

Dale Moyer   former "oldest twin" born on 6-20-1895 in Alvordton, Ohio expired 7-17-2004 in Alvordton, Ohio   age 109    Contest Selectors 2002 JL 9.1% 2003 COCO, JL 11.1%

Glen Moyer   former "oldest twin" born on 6-20-1895 in Alvordton, Ohio expired 4-16-2001 in Alvordton, Ohio   age 105

former New York senator (1977-2001)  Daniel Patrick Moynihan born on 3-16-1927 in Tulsa, Oklahoma expired 3-26-2003 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 76   cause: infection following surgery for ruptured appendix    Contest Selectors 2000 TEX 14% 2001 TEX 12½% 2002 TMTX 9.1% 2003 TMTX 5.6%    Scored 7.4000 solo points

composer  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart   wrote over 600 works, including 41 symphonies, the Don Giovanni opera, sonatas, quartets and concerti ¤ born: Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart  born on 1-27-1756 in Salzburg, Austria-Hungary expired 12-5-1791 in Vienna, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary   age 35   cause: trichinosisp; bad pork cutlets

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