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Jimmy Smith 2005 Deaths

Jimmy SmithAge: 76 jazz organist whose scintillating music, called “soul jazz,” combined jazz, R&B, and bebop. He played on a Hammond B-3 electronic organ, an instrument not previously…

The Last Big Thing

Director/Writer:Dan ZukovicStratosphere Entertainment; R; 98 minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Dan Zukovic, Susan Heimbinder and Sibel Ergener Zukovic's satire on media obsession and pop culture…

Aesop's Fables: The Witch

by Aesop The Crow and the RavenThe Old Man and DeathThe Witch A Witch professed to be able to avert the anger of the gods by means of charms, of which she alone possessed the secret; and…

Brewer's: Lockhart

When the good Lord James, on his way to the Holy Land with the heart of King Robert Bruce, was slain in Spain fighting against the Moors, Sir Simon Locard, of Lee, was commissioned to…

Billy Ray Smith 2001 Deaths

Billy Ray SmithAge: 66 a 13-year NFL defensive lineman, who played in two Super Bowls with the Baltimore Colts; played three seasons at the University of Arkansas and helped them win the 1955…

Gene Simmons Biography

Gene Simmons(Eugene Klein, born Chaim Witz)musicianBorn: 8/25/1949Birthplace: Haifa, Israel A founding member of the rock group Kiss (1973–present), a band noteworthy as much for its members…

August Wilson 2005 Deaths

August WilsonAge: 60 playwright, poet, and writer whose work focused on the struggles of African Americans. His plays, which were usually set in his native Pittsburgh, include Ma Rainey's…

Marsha Mason

Marsha MasonactressBorn: 4/3/1942Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri A stage actress of the 1960s and 1970s, Mason's fame as a film star soared when she received four Oscar nominations in a brief span of…