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Fred Rogers 2003 Deaths

Fred RogersAge: 74 host of the Emmy Award–winning children's show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. His gentle demeanor and comforting advice entertained millions of children during its 33-year…

Fred Marcellino 2001 Deaths

Fred MarcellinoAge: 61 illustrator who designed book covers and jackets, transforming them from often garish marketing tools to subtle works of art. He also wrote and illustrated children's…

Thompson, William T.

(Encyclopedia) Thompson, William T., 1812–82, American humorist and editor, b. Ravenna, Ohio. He was founder and editor of the Savannah Morning News, which became one of the most prominent newspapers…

Chicago (Play)

Book: Fred Ebb and Bob FosseMusic: John KanderLyrics: Fred EbbDirector: Walter BobbieChoreography: Ann ReinkingMusic Director: Rob FisherSets: John Lee BeattyCostumes: William Ivey…

Golden Dawn, Hermetic Order of the

(Encyclopedia) Golden Dawn, Hermetic Order of the, occult-oriented fraternal organization established by the Freemasons in England (1888), led by S. L. MacGregor Mathers (1854–1917). The order's…

Kay Thompson 1998 Deaths

Kay ThompsonAge: 93 entertainer best known for authoring the enormously popular “Eloise” books about the adventures of a bratty child living at the Plaza Hotel in New York.Died: July 2,…

John Thompson, 1999 News

57, venerated longtime Georgetown University basketball coach, resigned in January for personal reasons. Under Thompson's 27-year tutelage, Georgetown's Hoyas spawned Patrick Ewing, reached…

Tommy G. Thompson Biography

Tommy G. ThompsonGeorge W. Bush's secretary of Health and Human Services Born: 11/19/1941Birthplace: Elroy, Wis. Thompson was the governor of Wisconsin for an unprecedented 14 years. During…

Floyd Thompson 2002 Deaths

Floyd ThompsonAge: 69 Army Special Forces major who was the country's longest-serving prisoner of war, having endured nine years of isolation and starvation in South Vietnam. Died: Key West,…

Benjamin Thompson 2002 Deaths

Benjamin ThompsonAge: 84 architect who transformed Boston's dilapidated waterfront into the Faneuil Hall Marketplace, a popular tourist attraction. He duplicated the concept with equal…