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Cole, Nat “King”
(Encyclopedia) Cole, Nat “King,” 1919–65, American musician and composer, b. Montgomery, Ala., as Nathaniel Adams Coles. A jazz pianist, he played Los Angeles nightclubs and in 1938 formed the King…Sir John Richard Hicks Biography
Sir John Richard HickseconomistBorn: 4/8/1904Birthplace: Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England Nobel Prize-winning economist whose works include Value and Capital (1939), A Theory of Economic History…Sir Rudolf Bing 1997 Deaths
Sir Rudolf Bing former general manager of the Metropolitan Opera Bing, who ran the Met from 1950 to 1972, revolutionized the opera house by hiring African Americans Leontyne Price and Marian…Sir Anthony Glyn 1998 Deaths
Sir Anthony Glyn (Geoffrey Leo Simon Davson)author unconventionally spirited British author of several novels and biographies, including one about Elinor Glyn, his libertine grandmother for…Sir John Gielgud 2000 Deaths
Sir John GielgudAge: 96 British stage actor who specialized in portraying Shakespearean characters but also excelled as a character actor. His performance as Hamlet, first given in 1929 and…Sir Alec Guinness 2000 Deaths
Sir Alec GuinnessAge: 86 versatile British stage, television, and film actor known for his gifts of mimicry and characterization. His broad range of performances, widely hailed as flawless…Sir Marcus Oliphant 2000 Deaths
Sir Marcus OliphantAge: 98 nuclear physicist who helped to develop the atom bomb and discovered new forms of hydrogen and helium. He was shocked at the bomb's devastating effects on Hiroshima…Sir Lynden Pindling 2000 Deaths
Sir Lynden PindlingAge: 70 Bahamian politician who served as prime minister from 1967 to 1992 and led the country through independence from Britain in 1973. He was accused of covering up for…Sir Raymond Firth 2002 Deaths
Sir Raymond FirthAge: 100 British social anthropologist who was an expert on Polynesian culture, focusing on its social organization and economic systems. Died: London, Feb. 22, 2002María…Sir John Pople 2004 Deaths
Sir John PopleAge: 78 British-born scientist who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1998 for his work on a computer program that facilitates the study of the properties of molecules and how…Trending
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