Caskets On Parade ... 2003 Contest - List of "Big Misses"
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formerArmy general counsel  John Gibbon Adams   had repeated clashes with the alcoholic sociopathic junior jackass from Wisconsin born on 3-23-1912 in Ashland, Kentucky expired 6-26-2003 in Dallas, Texas   age 91

World War II sergeant  Lucien Adams   Medal of Honor recipient expired 3-31-2003 in San Antonio, Texas   age 80

Egyptian geezer  Youssef Mohamed Attia al-Chadhli   one-time carpenter who never saw a doctor expired 2-1-2003 in Damietta, Egypt   age 122

former Soviet Secret Police general  Heydar Alirza Aliyev   took advantage of military mutiny & booted previous president; president of Azerbaijan (1993-2003) born on 5-10-1923 in Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan expired 12-12-2003 in Cleveland, Ohio   age 80   cause: congestive heart failure

former Atlanta mayor (1962-70)  Ivan Earnest Allen Jr. born on 3-15-1911 in Atlanta, Georgia expired 7-2-2003 in Atlanta, Georgia   age 92

Broadway producer  Lewis M. Allen   produced Annie (1977-83), I'm Not Rapaport (1986) & Master Class (1996) — all three shows won Tony Awards born on 6-27-1922 in Berryville, Virginia expired 12-8-2003 in New York, New York   age 81   cause: pancreatic cancer

yodeling radio cowgirl  Rosalie Allen ¤ real name: Julia Marlene Bedra Mrs. Malcolm McGlasson  born on 6-27-1924 in Old Forge, Pennsylvania expired 9-23-2003 in Palmdale, California   age 79   cause: heart failure; diabetes

Saddam cousin  Ali Hassan al-Majid   ordered poison gas attacks on Kurds, (1988) killing over 100,000; Governor of Kuwait during Iraq's 7 month occupation ¤ aka: "Chemical Ali"  born on --1941 in Tikrit District, Iraq expired 4-5-2003 in Basra, Iraq   age 50s   cause: bombs, bombs & more bombs; diabetes

tv writer/producer/director  Rodney Amateau   involved in a number of classic series, including: The Bob Cummings Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Mr. Ed, My Mother the Car & Gilligan's Island (directed pilot) born on 12-20-1923 in New York, New York expired 6-29-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 79   cause: cerebral hemorrhage

Shuttle STS-89 & 107 astronaut  Michael Phillip Anderson born on 12-25-1959 in Plattsburgh, New York expired 2-1-2003 in over north-central Texas   age 43   cause: disintegration of Shuttle Columbia during re-entry

former Guatemalan dictator/presidente (1970-74)  Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio expired 12-6-2003 in Guatemala City, Guatemala   age 85

tv writer  Margaret Armen   wrote for The Rifleman, The Big Valley, Lawman, Cannon & Star Trek — original series episodes The Gamesters of Triskelion (introduced Kirk to hot drill thral space babe;paid off in Quatloos), The Paradise Syndrome (Kirk marries hot Native American princess space babe) & The Cloud Minders (Spock meets hot intellectual space babe) born on 9-9-1921 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 11-10-2003 in Woodland Hills, California   age 82   cause: heart failure

adultering televangelist  Garner Ted Armstrong   estranged son of Herbert W. Armstrong expired 9-15-2003 in Tyler, Texas   age 73   cause: pneumonia

jazz fidler  William Howard Taft Armstrong ¤ aka: "Louie Bluie"  born on 3-4-1907 in Dayton, Tennessee expired 7-30-2003 in Boston, Massachusetts   age 96   cause: compliations from heart attack

saxophone player  Buddy Arnold ¤ born: Arnold Buddy Grishaver  expired 11-9-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 77   cause: complications from open-heart surgery

CanWest media mogul  Israel H. "Izzy" Asper born on 8-11-1932 in Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada expired 10-7-2003 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   age 71

dancer/choreographer  Cholly Atkins   once teamed with Honi Coles ¤ real name: Charles Sylvan Atkinson  born on 9-30-1913 in Pratt City, Alabama expired 4-19-2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 89

cardiologist Dr.  Robert Coleman Atkins   known for his low carbohydrate / high protein diet born on 10-17-1930 in Columbus, Ohio expired 4-17-2003 in New York, New York   age 72   cause: coma; head injuries suffered in slip and fall accident

playwright  George Axelrod   wrote plays The Seven Year Itch (1953) & Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1955); movie screenplays include Bus Stop, Breakfast at Tiffany's (1959), The Manchurian Candidate (1962) & How To Murder Your Wife (1965) born on 6-9-1922 in New York, New York expired 6-21-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 81   cause: heart failure

Playboy "Men" columnist  Asa Baber born on 6-19-1936 in Chicago, Illinois expired 6-16-2003 in Chicago, Illinois   age 66   cause: ALS

Sister  Barbara Vernon Bailey   created the Bunnykins watercolors (1934) born on 6-28-1910 in Woore, Shropshite, England expired 5-4-2003 in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England   age 92

former New York Philharmonic flutist  Julius Baker born on 9-23-1915 in Cleveland, Ohio expired 8-6-2003 in Danbury, Connecticut   age 87

Rock and Roll H.O.F. singer/songwriter  Hank Ballard   leader of the Royals (later Midnighters); wrote/performed The Twist (1958; recorded by Checker the following year) & Finger Poppin' Time ¤ born: John H. Kendricksin  born on 11-18-1927 in Detroit, Michigan expired 3-2-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 75   cause: throat cancer

first black Zimbabwean president (1980-87)  Canaan Sodindo Banana   force out by Robert Mugabe born on 3-5-1936 in Esiphezini, Essexvale District, Southern Rhodesia expired 11-10-2003 in Harara, Zimbabwe   age 67

famous voice  Jane Barbe   voiced hundreds of announcements for the phone companies — such as "At the tone the time will be ..." expired 7-21-2003 in Roswell, Georgia   age 74   cause: cancer

Wall Street Journal editorial page editor  Robert LeRoy Bartley born on 10-12-1937 in Marshall, Minnesota expired 12-10-2003 in New York, New York   age 66   cause: cancer

stage/movie actor Sir  Alan arthur Bates   played Basil in Zorba the Greek (1964), Jos James in Georgy Girl (1966) & Mr. Jennings in Gosford Park (2001) born on 2-17-1934 in Allestree, Derbyshire, England expired 12-27-2003 in London, England   age 69   cause: cancer of the liver & pancreas

former Twins' all-star catcher  Earl Jesse Battey Jr. born on 1-5-1935 in Los Angeles, California expired 11-15-2003 in Gainesville, Florida   age 68   cause: cancer

bass guitarist, singer, songwriter  Clyde "Skip" Battin   a member of the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers & the New Riders of the Purple Sage born on 2-18-1934 in Galipolis, Ohio expired 7-6-2003 in Silverton, Oregon   age 69   cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease

former Florida congressman (1949-92)  Charles Edward Bennett Sr.   sponsored the legislation that put "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency (1955) & the Americans With Disabilities Act born on 12-2-1910 in Canton, New York expired 9-6-2003 in Jacksonville, Florida   age 92

MIT professor  Stephen A. Benton   as a Polaroid Co. employee invented the white-light 3-D rainbow-colored hologram (1968), used on credit cards, driver's licenses, etc. born on 12-1-1941 in San Francisco, California expired 11-9-2003 in Boston, Masachusetts   age 61   cause: brain cancer

composer  Luciano Berio born on 10-24-1925 in Oneglia, Liguria, Italy expired 5-27-2003 in Rome, Italy   age 77

linguist  Charles Frambach Berlitz   ran the language schools founded by his grandfather; author of Atlantis (1969), Mysteries from Forgotten Worlds (1973) & The Bermuda Triangle (1974) born on 11-22-1913 in New York, New York expired 12-18-2003 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida   age 90

Spanish candymaker  Enric Bernat Fontlladusa   created Chupa Chups lollipops (1958) expired 12-27-2003 in Barcelona, Spain   age 80

character actor  Lyle Bettger   played lots of villains in the 1950s & 60s born on 2-13-1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 9-24-2003 in Atascadero, California   age 88

labor union dinosaur  Morris "Moe" Biller   headed the American Postal Workers Union (1980-2001) born on 11-15-1915 in New York, New York expired 9-5-2003 in New York, New York   age 87

editorial cartoonist  Jerry Bittle   also drew Geech strip expired 4-7-2003 in Honduras   age 53   cause: heart attack while scuba diving

former Croatian Army chief of staff  Janko Bobetko   indicted by the U.N. war crimes tribunal (1991) born on 1-10-1919 in Sisak, Croatia expired 4-29-2003 in Zagreb, Croatia   age 84   cause: heart & kidney ailments

University of Pennsylvania China scholar  Derek Bodde   was the first Fulbright scholar (1948); author of Peking Diary: A Year of Revolution (1950) born on 3-9-1909 in Brant Rock, Massachusetts expired 11-3-2003 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   age 94

former Messerschmitt flight engineer  Ludwig Bölkow   helped develop the first fighter jet in World War II, the Me-262, and the Airbus airliner born on 6-30-1912 in Schwerin, Germany expired 7-25-2003 in Munich, Germany   age 91

former baseball player  Bobby Lee Bonds   father of Barry Bonds born on 3-15-1946 in Riverside, California expired 8-23-2003 in San Francisco, California   age 57   cause: lung cancer; brain tumor

last surviving World War I fighter pilot  Henry John Lawrence Botterell   shot down a German balloon 8-29-1918 born on 11-7-1896 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada expired 1-3-2003 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada   age 106

tv/movie production designer  Melvin Bourne   did production design on Howdie Doody & Kojak; movie design for Interiors (1978), Startdust Memories (1980), Zelig, The Natural (1984), Reversal of Fortune (1990) & Striptease (1996) born on --1923 in Chicago, Illinois expired 1-14-2003   age 79

inventor  Robert Bliss Bourque   co-inventor of arcade fortune teller Zoltan, the Astrological Wizard (1965) born on 8-14-1920 in Brockton, Massachusetts expired 3-22-2003 in Duxbury, Massachusetts   age 82   cause: congestive heart failure

juvenile singer "Little"  Eva Narcissus Boyd   baby sitter for Carole King and Gerry Goffin; they wrote her a song & she had a 1962 hit with it: The Loco-Motion as Little Eva born on 6-29-1943 in Bellhaven, North Carolina expired 4-10-2003 in Kinston. North Carolina   age 59   cause: ovarian & cervical cancer

auto racer  Johnny Boyd   raced in Indy 500 from 1955 to 1966 expired 10-26-2003 in Fresno, California   age 77

Booker Bradshaw   as an actor played Dr. M'Benga on original Star Trek series episodes A Private Little War & That Which Survives; was an executive at Motown Records, managing the Supremes expired 4-1-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 62   cause: heart attack

jazz cornetist/trumpeter  Reuben "Ruby" Braff born on 3-16-1927 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 2-9-2003 in North Chatham, Massachusetts   age 75   cause: lung disease

archaeologist  Linda Schreiber Braidwood   with husband discovered oldest farming village (SE Turkey; from circa 7000 B.C.) born on 10-9-1909 in Grand Rapids, Michigan expired 1-15-2003 in Chicago, Illinois   age 93

archaeologist  Robert John Braidwood   did field work in Iran, Iraq, Syria & Turkey; with wife discovered oldest farming village (SE Turkey; from circa 7000 B.C.) born on 7-29-1907 in Detroit, Michigan expired 1-15-2003 in Chicago, Illinois   age 95

tenn actor  Jonathan Gregory Brandis   played Lucas Wolenczek on Seaquest: DSV (1993-96) born on 4-13-1976 in Danbury, Connecticut expired 11-12-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 27   cause: (suicide)

former Iron Butterfly guitarist (1967-69)  Eric Braunn   played noted riff in In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida expired 7-25-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 52   cause: cardiac arrest

former Kentucky governor  Edward Thompson Breathitt Jr. born on 11-26-1924 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky expired 10-14-2003 in Lexington, Kentucky   age 78

baseball pitcher  Kenneth Alven Brett   youngest pitcher to every hurl in a World Series game; a brother of George Brett born on 9-18-1948 in New York, New York expired 11-18-2003 in Spokane, Washington   age 55   cause: brain cancer

evangelist  William Rohl Bright   co-founded Campus Crusade for Christ (1951) born on 10-19-1921 in Coweta, Oklahoma expired 7-19-2003 in Orlando, Florida   age 81   cause: complications from pulmonary fibrosis

physicist  Bertram N. Brockhouse   1994 Nobel physics co-laureate born on 7-15-1918 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada expired 10-13-2003 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada   age 85

former U.S. Olympic hockey team coach  Herbert P. Brooks   coached 1980 team that won the gold medal at the Lake Placid games born on 8-5-1937 in Saint Paul, Minnesota expired 8-11-2003 in Forest Lake, Minnesota   age 66   cause: injuries sustained when ejected from rolling minivan on southbound Interstate 35

former character actor  Rand Brooks   played Melanie Wilkes' doomed brother Charles Hamilton & Scarlett O'Hara's first husband, in Gone With the Wind (1939); also played Jean D'Arc, Joan's brother in Joan of Arc, Lucky Jenkins, Hopalong Cassidy's movie sidekick & Cpl. Randy Boone on the Rin Tin Tin tv series (1954-59); retired from acting and started his own private EMS service in the L.A. area born on 9-21-1918 in Los Angeles, California expired 9-1-2003 in Santa Ynez, California   age 84

former AT&T chairman  Charles Lee Brown   presided over the Bell System breakup (1984) born on 8-23-1921 in Richmond, Virginia expired 11-12-2003 in Richmond, Virginia   age 82

Shuttle STS-107 astronaut  David McDowell Brown born on 4-16-1956 in Arlington, Virginia expired 2-1-2003 in over north-central Texas   age 46   cause: disintegration of Shuttle Columbia during re-entry

character actor  Robert Brown   best known for being second actor to play M in four James Bond movies: Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1989), The Living Daylights (1987) & License to Kill (1989) born on 11-12-1918 in Swanage, Dorsetshire, England expired 11-11-2003 in Swanage, Dorsetshire, England   age 84   cause: cancer

World War I veteran  William Brown born on 8-23-1894 in Cuero, Texas expired 10-12-2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 109

actress  Katherine "Kathie" Browne   played Deela, one of Captain Kirk's "quickie" conquests, in original Star Trek episode Wink of an Eye (1968); wife of Darren McGavin born on 9-19-1939 in San Luis Obispo, California expired 4-8-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 63

high jumper  Valeri Brumel   won Olympic silver (1960) & gold (1964) medals born on 4-14-1942 in Siberia expired 1-26-2003 in Moscow, Russia   age 60   cause: "a prolonged illness"

lyricist  Matilda Genevieve "Felice" Bryant   with husband co-wrote Rocky Top, Bye Bye Love and Wake Up Little Susie ¤ née: Scaduto  born on 8-7-1925 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin expired 4-22-2003 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee   age 77   cause: cancer

classical clarinetist  Jack Brymer born on 1-27-1915 expired 9-16-2003   age 88

actor  Horst Buchholz   played Chico in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Marius in Fanny (1961) & Otto Piffl in One, Two, Three (1961) born on 12-4-1933 in Berlin, Germany expired 3-3-2003 in Berlin, Germany   age 69   cause: complications from a broken hip

retired USC chemistry professor Dr.  Anton Behme Burg   expert on the element Boron's properties; during one experiment produced a byproduct molecule that later became known as Teflon when a duPont researcher discovered it born on 10-18-1904 in Dallas City, Illinois expired 11-19-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 99

character actor  Norman Burton   played Felix Leiter in Diamonds are Forever (1971) born on --1923 expired 11-29-2003 in on the California/Arizona border   age 79   cause: car crash

hapless auto company executive  Eugene Anthony Cafiero   headed Chrysler in early 1970s when it was about to crash and burn (replaced by Iacocca); then went on to be president of the DeLorean Motor Company (another crash and burn scenario) born on 6-13-1926 in New York, New York expired 12-8-2003 in Naples, Florida   age 77   cause: pancreatic cancer

game show producer  Steven Roy Carlin   executive producer of the $64,000 Question, $64,000 Challenge & the syndicated $128,000 Question; developed Rootie Kazootie kiddie show; wrote comic strip Happy the Humbug expired 2-4-2003 in New York, New York   age 84   cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease

tv director & game show creator  William "Bill" Carruthers   started in Detroit as director of WXYZ-TV's daily Soupy Sales piefest, moving with the show to California when it went "national"; directed The Dating & Newlywed Games for Chuck Barris; created Press your Luck born on --1930 in Detroit, Michigan expired 3-2-2003 in Burbank, California   age 72   cause: landed on the Big Whammy; complications from stroke

one-time chain gang laborer  James Carter   as an inmate at the Mississippi State Penitentary lead a group of prisoners in singing the work song Po' Lazarus for Alan Lomax (1959); the recording was included in the soundtrack of the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000); the soundtrack CD went platinum & was named the Grammy Album of the Year born on 12-??-1926 in Sunflower, Mississippi expired 11-26-2003 in Oak Park, Illinois   age 76   cause: stroke

the singing fat lady  Nell Carter   starred on Gimme a Break! tv sitcom ¤ born: Nell Hardy  born on 9-13-1948 in Birmingham, Alabama expired 1-23-2003 in Beverly Hills, California   age 54   cause: complicastions for diabetes

character actor  Anthony L. Caruso   played Bela Oxmyx on original Star Trek series episode A Piece of the Action born on 4-7-1916 in Frankfort, Indiana expired 4-4-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 86

Atlantic City Steel Pier performer (1924-42)  Sonora Webster Carver   first to ride diving horses; lost her sight in 1931 but continued to perform; her 1961 autobiography, A Girl and Five Brave Horses, inspired 1991 movie Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken; her sister, Arnette Webster French also performed in the diving horse show; a third performer/friend (Josephine K. DeAngelis) died the day before born on --1904 expired 9-21-2003 in Pleasantville, New Jersey   age 99

Valerie June Carter Cash   sister of Anita & Helen born on 6-23-1929 in Maces Spring, Virginia expired 5-15-2003 in Nashville, Tennessee   age 73   cause: complications from heart surgery

movie special effects master  Chang Wah Ming   worked on The Time Machine (1960) but got shafted on the oscar it won (they screwed up the credits so that the other effects guys got the award); co-founder (with Gene Warren Sr. & Tim Barr) of Projects Unlimited (1956) — built original models of Star Trek props: phaser, tricorder & communicator born on 8-2-1917 in Honolulu, Hawaiian Territory expired 12-22-2003 in Carmel Valley, California   age 86

Shuttle STS-87 & 107 astronaut  Kalpana Chawla born on 7-1-1961 in Karnal, India expired 2-1-2003 in over north-central Texas   age 41   cause: disintegration of Shuttle Columbia during re-entry

singeer/actor  Leslie Cheung   played an opera singer in Farewell, My Concubine (1993) born on 9-12-1956 in Hong Kong expired 4-1-2003 in Hong Kong, China   age 46   cause: fall from 24th floor hotel balcony (suicide)

Shuttle STS-107 astronaut  Laurel Blair Salton Clark born on 3-10-1961 in Ames, Iowa expired 2-1-2003 in over north-central Texas   age 41   cause: disintegration of Shuttle Columbia during re-entry

DD-movie actress  Lana Clarkson   moviedom's legendary Barbarian Queen (two movies: 1985 & 1992); also appeared in Death Stalker and as one of the Amazon Women on the Moon (1987; played the assistant to Sybil Danning) born on 4-5-1961 in Long Beach, California expired 2-3-2003 in Alhambra, California   age 41   cause: Phil Spector's famed Wall of Bullets

retired teacher  Harry Clement Stubbs   wrote science fiction stories like Mission of Gravity ¤ pen name: Hal Clement  born on 5-30-1922 in Somerville, Massachusetts expired 10-29-2003   age 81

IBM computer scientist  Edgar Frank Codd   creator of the relational database model (1970) born on 8-23-1923 in Portland Bill, Dorset, England expired 4-18-2003 in Williams Island, Florida   age 79   cause: heart failure

former New York representative (1965-84)  Barber Benjamin Conable Jr.   from 1986 through 1991 was president of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (aka: the World Bank) born on 11-2-1922 in Warsaw, New York expired 11-30-2003 in Sarasota, Florida   age 81   cause: complications from staph infection

Broadway actress  Peggy Conklin born on 11-2-1902 in Dobbs Ferry, New York expired 3-18-2003 in Naples, Florida   age 96

soul singer  Arthur Conley   his big hit: Sweet Soul Music (1967; co-written with Otis Redding) born on 1-4-1946 in Atlanta, Georgia expired 11-17-2003 in Ruurlo, The Netherlands   age 57   cause: intestinal cancer

tv producer  Joe Connelly   co-creator of Leave It To Beaver (1957-63) & The Munsters, with Bob Mosher expired 2-13-2003 in Newport Beach, Florida   age 85   cause: complications from stroke

former college lineman/pro linebacker  George Leo Connor   first winner of the Outland Trophy born on 1-21-1925 in Chicago, Illinois expired 3-31-2003 in Evanston, Illinois   age 78

film/tv director  Fielder Cook   directed Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) & The Homecoming (1971), the tv movie that was lead to The Waltons tv series born on 3-9-1923 in Atlanta, Georgia expired 6-20-2003 in Charlotte, North Carolina   age 80   cause: complications following stroke

Chi-Chi's diner  Jeffrey Cook   on October 6th ate contaminated scallions expired 11-7-2003 in Oakland, Pennsylvania   age 38   cause: liver failure; Hepatitis A

former GQ magazine editor (1983-2003)  Arthur Cooper born on 10-15-1937 in New York, New York expired 6-9-2003 in New York, New York   age 65   cause: complications from stroke

operatic tenor  Franco Corelli born on 4-8-1921 in Ancona, Italy expired 10-29-2003 in Milan, Italy   age 82   cause: complications from strokes

actress  Jeanne Crain born on 5-25-1925 in Barstow, California expired 12-14-2003 in Santa Barbara, California   age 78   cause: heart attack

career civil servant & diplomat  Gordon William Creighton   editor of Flying Saucer Review (1982-his death) born on 4-26-1908 in Rickmansworth, England expired 7-16-2003   age 95

actor  Richard Crenna   played Walter Denton on Our Miss Brooks radio & shows and Luke McCoy on Real McCoys tv series born on 11-30-1927 expired 1-17-2003   age 75   cause: pancreatic cancer

engineer & machine tool manufacturer  Ralph Emerson Cross born on --1910 in Detroit, Michigan expired 6-26-2003 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan   age 93

Celtic fiddler  John James "Johnny" Cunningham born on 8-27-1957 in Portobello, Scotland expired 12-15-2003 in New York, New York   age 46   cause: heart attack

former advertising agency rep.  Richard John Cusack   became an actor & playwright; father of actors John & Joan born on 8-29-1925 in New York, New York expired 6-2-2003 in Evanston, Illinois   age 77   cause: pancreatic cancer

first president of Mauritania (1961-78)  Moktar Mohamedoun Ould Daddah   ousted in coup born on 12-25-1924 in Boutilimit, French Mauritania expired 10-14-2003 in Paris, France   age 78

World War I veteran  Jack Davis born on 3-1-1895 in London, England expired 7-19-2003 in Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire, England   age 108

former Dayton Hudson CEO  Kenneth Nelson Dayton   grandson of company founder born on 7-20-1922 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 7-19-2003 in Minneapolis, Minnesota   age 80   cause: refractory anemia

disc jockey  Winston Joe "Buddy" Deane   his WJZ-TV "Buddy Deane Bandstand" dance show (1957-64) was the inspiration for the movie & Broadway play Hairspray (1988/2002) born on 8-2-1924 in Saint Charles, Arkansas expired 7-16-2003 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas   age    cause: complications from stroke

musician  Cécile de Brunhoff   invented the tale of an elephant as bedtime story for her children (1931); her husband illustrated the tale and named the elephant (Babar) born on 10-16-1903 expired 4-7-2003 in Paris, France   age 99   cause: stroke

NBA Hall-of-famer  David Albert "Dave" DeBusschere   played for the Detroit Pistons (player-coach) & N.Y. Knicks; a former ABA Commissioner born on 10-16-1940 in Detroit, Michigan expired 5-14-2003   age 62   cause: heart attack

former Baylor U basketball player  Patrick James Dennehy born on 1-28-1982 in Oakland, California expired 6-12-2003 in Waco, Texas   age 21   cause: gunshots to head

automaker  Alejandro DeTomaso   his company, DeTomaso Automobili, produced the Pantera (1971-90) born on 7-10-1928 in Buenos Aires, Argentina expired 5-21-2003 in Modena, Italy   age 74   cause: heart failure

former Boston Symphony Orchestra first violinist  Harry Ellis Dickson   associate conductor of the Boston Pops; father of Kitty Dukakis born on 11-1-1908 in Cambridge, Massachusetts expired 3-29-2003 in Boston, Massachusetts   age 94

Serbian prime minister  Zoran Djindjic   helped oust Slobodan Milosevic from power born on 8-1-1952 in Bosanski Samac, Bosnia, Yugoslavia expired 3-12-2003 in Belgrade, Serbia   age 50   cause: bullet wounds (assassinated)

inventor  Volker Dolch   pioneer in bar code scanning technologies (held UPC patents) & microprocessor design; founded Dolch Computer Systems (1987) expired 8-21-2003 in Belvedere, California   age 59

basketball coach  Jack Donohue   Lew Alcindor's coach at Power Academy, then Holy Cross coach (1965-72); lead Canadian national team for 17 years expired 4-16-2003 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   age 70   cause: cancer

newspaper reporter  Robert John Donovan   author of the book PT-109 (1961) born on 8-21-1912 in Buffalo, New York expired 8-8-2003 in Saint Petersburg, Florida   age 90

former CBS sound engineer  Charles Rolland "Charlie" Douglass   inventor of the "Laff Box" that was used to provide a laugh track (whether it was warranted or not); received a technical Emmy (1992) expired 4-8-2003 in Templeton, California   age 93   cause: pneumonia

Nauru president  Bernard Dowiyogo   leader of the island nation whose economy was based on bird guano; now they're running out - they're shit outta luck born on 2-14-1946 expired 3-9-2003 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 57   cause: heart failure; diabetes

country singer  Farrell H. "Rusty" Draper expired 3-28-2003 in Bellevue, Washington   age 80   cause: pneumonia

former magazine publisher  Marjorie Drucker   widow of World War II Ace of Aces ¤ né: Vattendahl  expired 9-27-2003 in Superior, Wisconsin   age 79   cause: cancer

country singer  Dave Dudley ¤ born: Darwin David Pedruska  born on 5-3-1928 in Spencer, Wisconsin expired 12-22-2003 in Danbury, Wisconsin   age 75   cause: heart attack

Ford Labor secretary (1975-76)  John Thomas Dunlop born on 7-5-1914 in Placerville, California expired 10-2-2003 in Boston, Massachustetts   age 89

Texas death row inmate  Henry Earl Dunn Jr. expired 2-6-2003 in Huntsville, Texas   age 27   cause: lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2002 BOD 9.1%

journalist/screenwriter/novelist  John Gregory Dunne   husband of Joan Didion; brother of Dominick Dunne; author of The Studio (1969) born on 5-25-1932 expired 12-30-2003 in New York, New York   age 71   cause: heart attack

Australian "country" singer  Slim Dusty ¤ born: David Gordon Kirkpatrick  born on 6-13-1927 in Nulla Nulla Creek, Australia expired 9-19-2003 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   age 76   cause: kidney cancer

bebop saxophonist  Allen Eager expired 4-13-2003 in Daytona Beach, Florida   age 76   cause: liver cancer

jazz tenor saxophonist  Theodore Monroe "Teddy" Edwards born on 4-25-1924 in Jackson, Mississippi expired 4-20-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 78   cause: prostate cancer

actor  Anthony Eisley   high point of his career was playing Tracey Steele on Hawaiian Eye tv series (1959-62) ¤ born: Frederick Glendinning Eisley  born on 1-19-1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 1-29-2003 in Woodland Hills, California   age 78

former Hollywood accountant  Jack Elam   character actor — played Jug May (the phony Swift Morgan) in Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) and the Doctor in Cannonball Run (1981) born on 11-13-1920 in Miami, Arizona expired 10-20-2003 in Ashland, Oregon   age 82   cause: congestive heart failure

World War II private  George E. Elliott   as a radar operator at the Opana radar site, Kahuku Point, Ohau, Hawaii, was the first person to see the Japanese Zero attack wave approaching from the north almost 50 minutes before it arrived; his co-operator was Joseph Lockard expired 12-20-2003 in Port Charlotte, Florida   age 85   cause: complications from stroke

Disney Studios animator  Jules Engel   choregraphed the 1940 Fantasia dance sequences that featured alligators & hippos ("Dance of the Hours"), mushrooms ("Chinese Dance") and thistles ("Russian Dance"); co-founder of the UPA (United Productions of America) animation studio (1944); left UPA to co-found Format Productions (1959) born on --1909 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary expired 9-6-2003 in Simi Valley, California   age 94

playwright  Nick Enright   co-wrote screenplay for Lorenzo's Oil (1992) born on 12-22-1950 in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia expired 3-30-2003 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   age 52   cause: cancer

former Heartbreakers bass player  Howie Epstein   booted from band in 2002 expired 2-23-2003 in Santa Fe, New Mexico   age 47   cause: suspected heroin overdose

lead singer of The Furys  Jerome Evans   also with the Coasters & the Drifters expired 11-30-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 65   cause: heart attack

former kid actor  Stanley Fafara   played Hubert "Whitey" Whitney on Leave It To Beaver sitcom; descended into drug abuse as an adult born on 9-20-1950 expired 9-20-2003 in Portland, Oregon   age 53   cause: complications following surgery; Hepatitis C

model/actress  Eugenia Lincoln "Jinx" Falkenburg   the first Miss Rheingold (1951) ¤ Mrs. Tex McCrary  born on 1-21-1919 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain expired 8-27-2003 in Manhasset, New York   age 84

famed "evil" pro wrassler (1951-98)  Edward George Farhat Sr.   had ongoing feud with Bobo Brazil; his "lethal" hold was the Camel Clutch; uncle of Sabu, the Madman from Sudan ¤ aka: "The Sheik" «or» "The Sheik of Araby"  born on 6-7-1924 expired 1-18-2003 in Lansing, Michigan   age 78

author  Howard Melvin Fast   member of the American Communist Party (1944-57); did 3 months in Federal slammer for refusing to cooperate with HUAC; wrote Spartacus (1952); winner of 1953 Stalin Peace Prize; father in law of Erica Jong born on 11-11-1914 in New York, New York expired 3-12-2003 in Greenwich, Connecticut   age 88    Contest Selectors 1980 GP 6.3%

psychologist/thantologist Dr.  Herman Feifel   edited The Meaning of Death (1959) expired 1-18-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 87   cause: "natural causes"

songwriter  Doris Fisher   wrote You Always Hurt the One You Love & co-wrote Tutti Frutti (1938; with Slim Gaillard) born on 5-2-1915 in New York, New York expired 1-15-2003   age 87

Erin Marilyn Fleming   Groucho's "companion" at the end of his life born on 8-13-1941 expired 4-15-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 61

second generation pipe organ builder  Dirk Andries Flentrop   son of company founder; headed firm 1940-1976 born on 1-5-1910 in Zaandam, The Netherlands expired 11-30-2003 in Santpoort-Zuid, The Netherlands   age 93

"doodle-tonguing" jazz trombonist  Carl Fontana born on 7-18-1928 in Monroe, Louisiana expired 10-9-2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 75

English and speech teacher  Margaret Formby   founder of the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center (1975) expired 4-10-2003 in Hereford, Texas   age 73   cause: head injuries from fall in bathroom

former South Dakota governor (1955-59)  Joseph Jacob Foss   World War II Marine ace & Medal of Honor recipient; first Commissioner of the AFL (1960); president of the NRA (1988-90) born on 4-17-1915 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota expired 1-1-2003 in Arizona   age 87   cause: complications from coma following autumn aneurysm

John Michael Fox   co-founder of Florida Foods Inc. (1946); the company changed its name to Minute Maid Corp. (1947) and was purchased by the Coca-Cola Co. in 1960 born on 12-26-1912 in Esher, England expired 1-9-2003 in Winter Park, Florida   age 90

Ohio death row inmate  Richard E. Fox   kidnapped/strangled//stabbed 18 year old Leslie Renae Keckler (1989) ¤ aka: number 227307  born on 2-3-1956 in Tontogany expired 2-12-2003 in Lucasville, Ohio   age 47   cause: lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2003 RR 5.6%    Did  Not Score - insufficient category citations (only 1 of the minimum 3 needed)

kid vaudeville performer  Irving Foy   last of the The Seven Little Foys troupe expired 4-20-2003 in Albuquerque, New Mexico   age 94   cause: complications from broken collarbone

geezer  Giovanni Frau born on 12-29-1890 in Orroli, Sardinia, Italy expired 6-19-2003 in Orroli, Sardinia, Italy   age 112

advertising executive  Forrest William Free   came up with National Airlines suggestive ad campaign "I'm Cheryl — Fly Me" born on 8-28-1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 1-1-2003 in Poughkeepsie, New York   age 74   cause: complications from lung cancer

tv producer  Fred Freiberger   worked on Ben CaseyWild, Wild West & original Star Trek series (3rd season; 1968-69) born on 2-19-1915 in New York, New York expired 3-2-2003 in Bel Air, California   age 88

movie director  Kinji Fukasaku   did a bunch of yakuza movies & co-directed Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) born on 7-3-1930 in Mito, Japan expired 1-12-2003 in Tokyo, Japan   age 72   cause: prostate cancer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Neshville, Tennessee   age 75

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

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

L'Epress founding editor (1953)  Françoise Giroud born on 11-21-1916 in Geneva, Switzerland expired 1-19-2003 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France   age    cause: 86

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

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: prescription drug overdose (suicide)

Phil Goldman   with steve Perlman & Bruce Leak founded WebTV (1995; sold to Microsoft in 1997) expired 12-26-2003 in Los Altos Hills, California   age 39

economist  Luis Andres Vargas Gomez   ont-time Cuban U.N. Ambassador; had falling out with Castro; a planner of the Bay of Pigs invasion; was captured & spend years in jail expired 1-13-2003 in Coral Gables, Florida   age 87   cause: kidney failure

Buena Vista Social Club pianist  Rubén González born on 4--1919 in Santa Clara, Las Villas, Cuba expired 12-8-2003 in Havana, Cuba   age 84   cause: kidney & lung problems

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

World War I veteran  Louis Goodman expired 9-16-2003 in Atlanta, Georgia   age 106   cause: cancer

movie composer  Ronald Alfred Goodwin   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

gospel singer  Vestal Goodman   appeared (along with her husband "Happy") on the PTL Club show expired 12-27-2003 in Celebration, Florida   age 74

Doyle Dane Bernbach art director  Roy Grace   worked on memorable commercials for Alka-Seltzer ("Mama 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

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

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 Sussex, England   age 93

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

Emmy-winning tv director  David Greene   directed Rich Man, Poor Man &am; 1st 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

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

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

character actoress  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

businessman  Albert Hakim   involved in the Iran-contra weapons deals born on --1936 in Beirut, Lebanon expired 4-25-2003 in Inchon, South Korea   age 66   cause: heart attack

former Pan Am executive  Najeeb E. Halaby   father of Dowager Queen Noor born on 11-19-1915 in Dallas, Texas expired 7-2-2003 in McLean, Virginia   age 87

motion picture cinematographer  Conrad L. Hall   won two oscars for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) & American Beauty (1999); son of James Norman Hall; formerly married to Katharine Ross (1969-75) born on --1926 in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia expired 1-4-2003 in Santa Monica, California   age 76   cause: complications from bladder cancer

con man  David Hampton   in 1983 ran con pretending to be Sidney Poitier's son — it was the inspiration for the play & movie Six Degrees of Separation expired 6-??-2003 in New York, New York   age 39   cause: AIDS

Winnebago co-founder  Luise Adelheid Hanson   with husband also co-founded the Manufacturers Bank and Trust in Forest City, Iowa ¤ née: Voss  born on 6-7-1913 in Grundy County, Iowa expired 10-19-2003 in Stuart, Florida   age 90

author & tv writer  Edward Thomas Marion Lawton Hargrove Jr.   wrote See Here, Private Hargrove born on 10-13-1919 in Mount Olive, North Carolina expired 8-23-2003 in Long Beach, California   age 83   cause: complications from pneumonia

composer  Lou Harison born on 5-14-1917 in Portland, Oregon expired 2-2-2003 in Lafayette, Indiana   age 85   cause: heart attack in a Dennys restaurant

former Indiana senator (1959-77)  Rupert Vance Hartke   briefly an anti-war presidential candidate (1972) born on 5-31-1919 in Stendal, Indiana expired 7-27-2003 in Fairfax, Virginia   age 84   cause: heart failure

comics illustrator  Al Hartley   drew Archie (1966-93); son of U.S. representative born on --1921 in Kearny, New Jersey expired 5-27-2003 in Fort Myers, Florida   age 81   cause: complications following heart surgery

writer/producer  Edmund L. Hartmann   wrote screenplays to The Paleface (1948), Sorrowful Jones (1949), Fancy Pants (1950), The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) & The Caddy (1951); created My Three Sons tv series for Fred MacMuray born on 9-24-1911 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 11-28-2003 in Santa Fe, New Mexico   age 92

Righteous Brothers singer  Robert Lee "Bobby" Hatfield born on 8-10-1940 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin expired 11-5-2003 in Kalamazoo, Michigan   age 63

movie producer Sir  Anthony James Havelock-Allan   producer of Brief Encounter (1945), Romeo and Juliet (1968) & Ryan's Daughter (1970); executive producer & screenwriter of Great Expectations (1946) expired 1-11-2003 in London, England   age 98

tv writer/producer  John Hawkesworth   set designer for The Third Man (1949); produced Upstairs, Downstairs (1971-5) & The Flame Trees of Thika born on 12-7-1920 in London, England expired 9-30-2003   age 82

Saudi Arabian  Princess Haya bint Saad al-Sudairi   one of the wives of the founder of Saudi Arabia expired 4-18-2003 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   age 90

writer's spouse/muse  Virginia Heinlein   gave husband idea for Stranger in a Strange Land expired 1-18-2003 in Atlantic Beach, Illinois   age 76   cause: complications from respiratory illness

former U.S. Olympic Committee hea (1985-91)  Robert Hemlmick   resigned after accusations of improprieties expired 4-15-2003 in Des Moines, Iowa   age 66   cause: cardiac failure

Hawiian resort developer  Christopher B. Hemmeter Sr.   son of inventor George born on 10-??-1939 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 11-27-2003 in Brentwood, California   age 64   cause: liver cancer; Parkinson's disease

actor  David Hemmings   played Thomas in Blowup (1966), Dildano in Barbarella (1968) & Cassius in Gladiator (2000) born on 11-18-1941 in Guildford, Surrey, England expired 12-3-2003 in Romania   age 62   cause: heart attack

Broadway arrangeer/orchestrator  Luther Henderson Jr. born on 3-14-1919 in Kansas City, Missouri expired 7-29-2003 in New York, New York   age 84   cause: cancer

beat generation painter  Wally Hendrick expired 12-17-2003 in Bodega, California   age 75   cause: congestive heart failure

Douglas Eugene Herrick   inventor of the jackalope (1932) born on 7-8-1920 expired 1-6-2003 in Casper, Wyoming   age 82   cause: bone & lung cancer

abortion doctor killer  Paul Hill expired 9-3-2003 in Starke, Florida   age 49    cause: lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2000 ANG 14%

actress Dame  Wendy Margaret Hiller born on 8-15-1912 in Bramhall, England expired 5-14-2003   age 90

character actor  Earl Hindman   played Tim Taylor's neighbor Wilson Wilson on Home Improvement tv series born on 10-20-1942 in Bisbee, Arizona expired 12-29-2003 in Stamford, Connecticut   age 61   cause: lung cancer

tap dancer/actor  Gregory Oliver Hines born on 2-14-1946 in New York, New York expired 8-9-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 57   cause: cancer

long time Met Opera bass (1946-87)  Jerome Hines ¤ born: Jerome Albert Link Heinze  born on 11-8-1921 in Hollywood, California expired 2-4-2003 in New York, New York   age 81

1950s jazz pianist  Jutta Hipp   gave up music to become a dressmaker (1958) expired 4-7-2003 in New York, New York   age 78

actress Dame  Thora Hird born on 5-28-1911 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England expired 3-15-2003 in London, England   age 91   cause: complications from stroke

electrical engineer  Julian Hirsch   did product reviews of Hi-Fi/Stero components for Stereo Review (1961-98) expired 11-24-2003 in New York, New York   age 81

jazz musician & songwriter  David Holt   as a child actor played Sidney Sawyer in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) & Pete Merrick (Liz Taylor's brother) in Courage of Lassie (1946), as well as being the body double (in a chimp suit) for Cheetah in Tarzan the Fearless (1933); co-wrote The Christmas Blues (featured in L.A. Confidential) ¤ touted as "the male Shirley Temple"  born on 8-14-1927 in Jacksonville, Florida expired 11-15-2003 in San Juan Capistrano, California   age 76   cause: congestive heart failure

restaraunteur  Nancy Packo Horath   co-owner of Tony Packo's hot dog emporium in Toledo (made famous by Klinger on M*A*S*H tv series) expired 4-23-2003 in Toledo, Ohio   age 70   cause: cancer

tv actor, writer, producer  Larry Hovis   played Sgt. Carter on Hogan's Heroes; a writer for Laugh-In; produced Liars Club game show born on 2-20-1936 in Wapato, Washington expired 9-9-2003 in San Marcos, Texas   age 67   cause: cancer

jazz clarinetist  Michael Andrew "Peanuts" Hucko   played with Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong & Lawrence Welk bands born on 4-7-1918 in Syracuse, New York expired 6-19-2003 in Fort Worth, Texas   age 85

former WWF/WWE wrassler  Elizabeth A. Hulette   "companion" of Lex Luger ¤ aka: "Miss Elizabeth"  expired 5-1-2003 in Marietta, Georgia   age 42

Shuttle STS-96 & 107 astronaut  Rick Douglas Husband born on 7-12-1957 in Amarillo, Texas expired 2-1-2003 in over north-central Texas   age 45   cause: disintegration of Shuttle Columbia during re-entry

cowering Iraqi despot  Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti   son of Saddam; former head of Iraqi intelligence & internal security born on --1966 expired 7-22-2003 in Mosul, Iraq   age 37   cause: fire fight with 101st Airborne troops

Iraqi psycho  Uday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti   son of Saddam; torturer, serial rapist, killer born on --1964 expired 7-22-2003 in Mosul, Iraq   age 39   cause: fire fight with 101st Airborne troops

Negro Legue star outfielder  Cowan F. "Bubba" Hyde   inducted into the Negro Leagues Hall of Fame (1997) born on --1908 expired 11-20-2003 in Saint Louis, Missouri   age 95

pianist  Eugene Istomin born on 11-26-1925 in New York, New York expired 10-10-2003 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 77   cause: liver cancer

public tv poohbah  David Otis Ives   built up WGBH (1960-2001) expired 5-16-2003 in San Francisco, California   age 84

former Bosnian president (1990-1996)  Alija Izetbegovic born on 8-8-1925 in Bos Samac, Yugoslavia expired 10-19-2003 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina   age 78   cause: complications from injuries suffered in fall

former Atlanta, Georgia mayor (1974-82, 1990-94)  Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. born on 3-23-1938 in Dallas, Texas expired 6-23-2003 in Arlington, Virginia   age 65   cause: heart attack; diabetes

Searchers bass player/singer  Tony JAckson   played on their biggest hit Needles and Pins born on 7-16-1940 in Dingwall, England expired 8-18-2003 in Nottingham, England   age 63   cause: cirrhosis of liver; arthritis

geezer  Dora Jacobs born on 5-6-1880 in Eastern Cape, South Africa expired 1-19-2003 in Johannesburg, South Africa   age 122

former U.S. poet laureate  Josephine Winder Jacobsen ¤ née: Boylan  born on 8-19-1908 in Coburg, Ontario, Canada expired 7-9-2003 in Cockeysville, Maryland   age 94

George Marshall Shipman Jamison   first producer of That Was the Week That Was (1964) expired 9-2-2003 in Orlando, Florida   age 85

Dr.  Paul Adriaan Jan Janssen   founded Janssen Pharmaceutica (became part of Johnson & Johnson in 1961) expired 11-11-2003 in Rome, Italy   age 77

psychoanalyst Dr.  Elliott Jaques   coined phrase "midlife crisis" (1965) born on 1-18-1917 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada expired 3-8-2003 in Gloucester, Massachusetts   age 86

character actor  Graham P. Jarvis   played Christopher Mott Society president Amos Bush in Cold Turkey (1971) & Charlie Haggers on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman syndicated tv series (1976) born on 8-25-1930 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada expired 4-16-2003 in Pacific Palisades, California   age 72   cause: multiple myeloma

original Star Trek tv series art director  Walter Matthew Jeffries   designed original Starship Enterprise (NCC-1701) expired 7-21-2003   age 82   cause: cancer

pheromone researcher Dr.  Margaret Anne Johns   proved that the vomeronasal organ still worked in mammals ¤ née: Bush  expired 10-25-2003 in Boston, Massachusetts   age 75   cause: heart attack

toy & coin designer  Marcel Jovine   came up with the Visible Man / Woman anatomy dolls (1960); designed medals awarded at 1980 Lake Placid Olympic games expired 1-20-2003 in Greenwich, Connecticut   age 81

actor  Gordon Jump   former "lonely" Maytag Repairman in commercials; also played hapless station manager Arthur Carlson on WKRP in Cincinnati tv series born on 4-1-1932 in Dayton, Ohio expired 9-22-2003 in Coto de Caza, California   age 71   cause: respiratory failure; pulmonary fibrosis

Hollywood composer  Michael Kamen   wrote scores for the Lethal Weapon & Die Hard film series, as well as Polyester (1981), Brazil (1985), License to Kill (1989), Mr. Holland's Opus & X-Men (2000) born on 4-15-1948 in New York, New York expired 11-18-2003 in London, England   age 55   cause: heart attack; multiple sclerosis

O.J. attorney  Robert Kardashian expired 9-30-2003 in Encino, California   age 59   cause: cancer of the esophagus

Leonard Karlin   co-creator of the George Polk Award for journalists (1949) expired 11-14-2003 in New York, New York   age 81   cause: brain tumor

physiologist Dr. Sir  Bernard Katz   shared 1970 Nobel prize in medicine born on 3-26-1911 in Leipzig, Germany expired 4-20-2003 in London, England   age 92

character actor/director  Stacy Keach Sr. born on 5-29-1914 in Chicago, Illinois expired 2-13-2003 in Burbank, California   age 88   cause: congestive heart failure

Ramparts magazine founder (1962)  Edward Keating   the magazine started as liberal Catholic publication intent on exposing hypocrisy in the church; after Warren Hinckle tokk over editing the magazine (1964) it started taking on the federal government; Ramparts ceased publication in 1975; he ran for congress in 1967, losing to Shirley Temple Black expired 4-2-2003 in Palo Alto, California   age 77   cause: pneumonia

golfer  Herman Keiser   won 1946 Masters Golf Tournament expired 12-24-2003 in Copley, Ohio   age 89   cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease

food industry executive  Estel Wood "Ed" Kelley   worked for Standard Brands, General Foods, Heublein, Gulf & Western and Fairmont Foods; involved in the introduction of Tang, Grey Poupon, Cool Whip, Klondike Bars, A1 Steak Sauce & Smirnoff Vodka; at time of death headed the Steak n Shake chain born on --1917 in Sharpsville, Indiana expired 7-4-2003 in Indianapolis, Indiana   age 86   cause: prostate cancer

auto designer  Thomas William Kellogg   member of Raymond Loewy's team that designed the Avanti automobile for Studebaker (1961) born on 3-31-1932 in Monrovia, California expired 8-14-2003 in Newport Beach, California   age 71   cause: complications from broken ribs; congestive heart failure; lung disorders

actress  Rachel Kempson   mother of Vanessa and Lynn ¤ Mrs. Michael Redgrave  born on 5-28-1910 in Dartmouth, Devonshire, England expired 5-23-2003   age 92

labor economist  Clark Kerr   former president of the University of California system (1958-67) born on 5-17-1911 in Stony Creek, Pennsylvania expired 12-1-2003 in El Cerito, California   age 92   cause: complications from fall

author  Jean Kerr   widow of Walter; wrote Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1957) ¤ née: Collins  born on 7-??-1923 in Scranton, Pennsylvania expired 1-5-2003 in White Plains, New York   age 79   cause: pneumonia

former professional baseball player  Dottie Furguson Key   was the North American Women's speed skating champion (1939); member of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Rockford Peaches team (1945-54); supposedly basis for "All the Way" Mae Mordabito character in A League of Their Own expired 5-8-2003 in Rockford, Illinois   age 80   cause: cancer

sadistic hanging-judge Ayatollah  Sadeq Khalkhali   as Khomeini's hand-picked "Chief Justice"/martinette of the revolutionary courts ran a thrill-killer kangaroo-court; once institutionallized for his love of strangling cats; no amount or duration of excruciating agony would enough to serve justice's demand on his soul born on --1926 expired 11-26-2003 in Tehran, Iran   age 77   cause: acute hypotrophic epididymal infarction

mentally ill first wife of Pol Pot  Khieu Ponnary   dumped for a younger trophy mass murderess when she became too unstable for her genocidal husband expired 7-1-2003 in Pailin, Cambodia   age 83

Hawaiian geezer  Ito Kono Kinase ¤ né: Tsurumaki  born on 12-31-1889 in Japan expired 1-24-2003 in Kaneohe, Hawaii   age 113

Florida death row inmate  Amos L. King ¤ aka: number 036275  born on 8-16-1954 expired 2-26-2003 in Starke, Florida   age 48   cause: lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2002 BOD 9.1%

blues guitarist  Earl King ¤ born: Earl Silas Johnson IV  born on --1934 in New Orleans, Louisiana expired 4-17-2003 in New Orleans, Louisiana   age 69   cause: complications from diabetes

former Hewlett-Packard microwave technician  Howard King   discovered Santa Cruz Mountains Big Basin redwood stand (1958); designed/built many of the trails in the park born on 6-1-1906 in Otisco, New York expired 6-29-2003 in Boulder Creek, California   age 97

attorney  Arthur Kinoy   worked on the Chicago Seven trial & appeals with William Kuntsler & Leonard Weinglass born on 9-29-1920 in New York, New York expired 9-19-2003 in Montclair, New Jersey   age 82

venture capitalist  Eugene Kleiner   left Shockley Labs to co-found Fairchild Semiconductor (1957); launched Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield & Byer (1972); they contributed to the startup of such firms as Tandem Computer, Genentech, Amazon.com, Sun Microsystems, Compaq Computer & America Online expired 11-25-2003 in Los Altos Hills, California   age 80   cause: heart problems

former Michigan house member (1965-78)  Peter Kok   during World War II was a bombardier in the 488th Bomb Squad of the 340th Bomb Group; some of his World War II experiences were imcorporated into Catch-22 born on 10-24-1919 in Grand Rapids, Michigan expired 6-22-2003 in Grand Rapids, Michigan   age 83

jazz tenor saxophonist  Hans Koller born on 2-12-1921 in Vienna, Austria expired 12-22-2003   age 82   cause: pneumonia

Teledyne Inc. co-founder Dr.  George Kozmetsky   former Dean of the University of Texas Business School (1966-82) born on 10-5-1917 in Seattle, Washington expired 4-30-2003 in Austin, Texas   age 85

KGB cold warrior  Rem Sergeivich Krasilnikov   responsible for rounding up CIA spies that were given up by Aldrich Ames, Robert Hansen and others born on --1927 expired 3--2003 in Moscow, Russia   age 76

Harvey Comics cartoonist  Warren Kremer   drew Richie Rich & Casper the Friendly Ghost born on --1921 in New York, New York expired 7-24-2003 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey   age 82

former Kmart director of Public Relations (1970s)  Harvey Kresge Jr.   joined firm founded by his father's cousin in 1930s expired 4-26-2003 in Tequesta, Florida   age 87   cause: pneumonia

burger mogul widow  Joan Beverly Kroc ¤ n!: Mansfield  born on 8-27-1928 in Saint Paul, Minnesota expired 10-12-2003 in Rancho Santa Fe, California   age 75   cause: glioblastoma

Chicago Sun-Times celebristy/gossip columnist (1943-2003)  Irving Kupcinet   briefly played pro football for Philadelphia Eagles born on 7-31-1912 in Chicago, Illinois expired 11-10-2003 in Chicago, Illinois   age 91   cause: complications from pneumonia

character actor  Kay E. Kuter   played Newt Kiley on Green Acres born on 4-25-1925 in Los Angeles, California expired 11-12-2003 in Burbank, California   age 78

race horse lover  Henryk Richard de Kwiatkowski   owner of Calumet Farms (1992-2003), bought at bankruptcy auction for $17,000,000 born on 2-22-1924 in Poznan, Poland expired 3-17-2003 in Lyford Cay, Bahamas   age 79

Edward E. Lanctot   co-founded TruServ Corp (1948; with John Cotter); it went on to become the True Value hardware store chain expired 10-30-2003 in Park Ridge, Illinois   age 84   cause: complicataions from stroke

actress  Hope Elise Ross Lange   played Selena Cross in Peyton Place film (1957), Carolyn Muir in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir tv series & Joanna Kersey, Paul Kersey's raped/murdered wife, in Death Wish (1974) ¤ Mrs. Charles Hollerith Jr.  born on 11-28-1931 in Redding Ridge, Connecticut expired 12-19-2003 in Santa Monica, California   age 72   cause: infection; ischemic colitis    Contest Selectors 1979 JH 7.7%

character actor & director  Basil Calvert Langton   his last role was as the Caretaker in the Star Trek: Voyager pilot episodes; also did work as a photographer born on 1-9-1912 in Clifton, Bristol, England expired 5-29-2003 in Santa Monica, California   age 91

Manhattan Project security head Lt. Colonel  John Lansdale Jr. expired 8-22-2003 in Annapolis, Maryland   age 91

retired former Air Force RB-47E Stratojet pilot  John S. Lappo Sr.   on 4-29-1959 flew his plane beneath the center span of the Mackinac Bridge — the stunt cost him his wings born on --1920 in Muskegon, Michigan expired 11-15-2003 in Eagle River, Alaska   age 83

1964 Olympic track athlete  Michael "Mike" Larrabee   won two gold medals (400 meters & 1,600 meter relay) expired 4-22-2003 in Santa Maria, California   age 69   cause: cancer

shipping tycoon  John Spyridon Latsis born on 9-14-1910 in Katakolo, Greece expired 4-17-2003 in Athens, Greece   age 92

carilloneur  James Raymond Lawson   performed on carillons at the University of Chicago, the Hoover Institution of War, Revolution and Peace, Manhattan's Riverside Church & the Crystal Cathedral born on 5-25-1919 in Cody. Wyoming expired 10-14-2003 in Cody, Wyoming   age 84

Robert Anthony Leonard   co-founder of Ticketmaster (1980); bought pre-existing competitor Ticketron (1990) expired 3-12-2003 in San Diego, California   age 70   cause: heart attack

tv actor  Terry Lester   originated role of Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless soap opera (1980-89); played Haron in Star Trek: Voyager episode Maneuvers (1995) born on 4-12-1950 in Indianapolis, Indiana expired 11-28-2003   age 53   cause: heart problems; AIDS?

former CBS News correspondent  Lawrence Edward "Larry" LeSueur   went ashore with first wave on D-Day expired 2-5-2003 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 93

tv producer  Jules Levy   co-producer of The Rifleman and The Big Valley born on 2-12-1923 in Los Angeles, California expired 5-24-2003   age 80

old veteran  Myer "Jerry" Lewis   served in both World War I (for Canada) & World War II (for the U.S.) born on --1899 in London, England expired 10-15-2003 in Los Gatos, California   age 104   cause: old aga

bluegrass gospel singer  Pauline Holloway Lewis expired 2-8-2003 in Lincolnton, Georgia   age 92

oilman  John Hugh Liedtke Sr.   a former business associate of George H. W. Bush in Zapata Petrolum Corp.; took over the South Penn Oil Company (1960s), renaming it Pennzoil after one of their products born on 2-10-1922 in Tulsa, Oklahoma expired 3-28-2003 in Houston, Texas   age 81   cause: "several maladies"

Swedish Foreign Minister (1998-2003)  Anna Maria Lindh born on 6-19-1957 in Stockholm, Sweden expired 9-11-2003 in Stockholm, Sweden   age 46   cause: injuries sustained in stabbing

Weight Watchers co-founder (1963)  Felice Marks Lippert expired 2-22-2003 in Manhasset, New York   age 73   cause: lung cancer

former Louisiana senator (1948-87)  Russell Billiu Long   son of Huey born on 11-3-1918 in Shreveport, Louisiana expired 5-9-2003 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 84   cause: heart attack

Broadway & tv actress  Dorothy Loudon   replaced Carol Burnett on the Gary Moore Show (1962); won 1977 Tony Award for her portrayal of orphanage manager Aggie Hannigan in Annie born on 9-17-1933 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 11-15-2003 in New York, New York   age 70   cause: cancer

former McNeil Laboratories marketing executive  Douglas Gordon Lovell Jr.   in 1955 coined name for the company's new pain reliever (Tylenol) born on --1927 in Garrison, Maryland expired 11-17-2003 in Devon, Pennsylvania   age 76

2nd Reagan Agriculture secretary (1986-89)  Richard Edmund Lyng born on 6-29-1918 in San Francisco, California expired 2-1-2003   age 84

Australian World War I veteran  Frank MacDonald born on 6-26-1896 in Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia expired 8-23-2003 in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia   age 107   cause: pneumonia; complications from broken hip

former Minnesota congressman (1961-70)  Clark MacGregor   Nixon's head CREEP (1972) born on 7-12-1922 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 2-10-2003 in Pompano Beach, Florida   age 80

singer  Gisele MacKenzie   appeared on Your Hit Parade (1953-57) ¤ born: Gisele Marie-Louise Marguerite LaFleche  born on 1-10-1927 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada expired 9-5-2003 in Burbank, California   age 76   cause: colon cancer

former kosher food company executive  Bernard Manischewitz   grandson of company founder born on 12-24-1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio expired 9-20-2003 in Verona, New Jersey   age 89   cause: heart disease

jazz musician  Herbie Mann ¤ born: Herbert Solomon  born on 4-16-1930 in New York, New York expired 7-1-2003 in Santa Fe, New Mexico   age 73   cause: prostate cancer

media baron  Roberto Marinho   owner of Brazil's Organizaces Globo newspaper/radio//tv conglomerate born on 12-3-1904 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil expired 8-6-2003 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   age 98

"Necessary Evil" B-29 pilot  George William Marquardt   flew plane that photographed Hiroshima bombing expired 8-15-2003 in Salt Lake City, Utah   age 84

Olympic swimmer  Hendrika Wilhelmina "Rie" Mastenbroek   won four medals at the 1936 Berlin games (3 gold, 1 silver) born on 2-26-1919 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands expired 11-6-2003 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands   age 84   cause: heart failure

editorial cartoonist  William Henry "Bill" Mauldin   created the characters of Willie & Joe; won two Pulitzer prizes for editorial cartooning (1949 & 1959) born on 10-29-1921 in Mountain Park, New Mexico expired 1-22-2003 in Newport Beach, California   age 81   cause: pneumonia; complications from Alzheimer's disease

former race car driver  Johnny Mauro   finished 8th in 1948 Indianapolis 500 (raced under name "Jack Morris"); founder of U.S. Truck Driving School expired 1-23-2003 in Golden, Colorado   age 92   cause: head-on car crash

former Watergate associated special prosecutor  Thomas Frederick McBride born on 2-8-1929 in Elgin, Illinois expired 10-31-2003 in Portland, Oregon   age 74   cause: injuries suffered in a fall

former White House reporter  Sarah Newcomb McClendon born on 7-8-1910 in Tyler, Texas expired 1-7-2003 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 92

writer/actor/producer  Sean McClory   co-wrote Thunderball; remade the movie as Never Say Never Again (1983) born on 3-8-1924 in Dublin, Ireland expired 12-10-2003 in Hollywood Hills, California   age 79   cause: heart condition

writer/illustrator  Robert McCloskey   author of Make Way for Ducklings children's book (1941); two-time winner of the Caldecott Medal born on 9-15-1914 in Hamilton, Ohio expired 6-30-2003 in Deer Isle, Maine   age 88

World War II B-25 bomber crewman  Harry C. McCool   one of Jimmie Doolittle's raiders (4/12/1942) expired 2-1-2003 in San Antonio, Texas   age 84   cause: prostate cancer

Shuttle STS-105astronaut  William Cameron "Willie" McCool born on 9-23-1961 in San Diego, California expired 2-1-2003 in over north-central Texas   age 41   cause: disintegration of Shuttle Columbia during re-entry

sports agent  Mark Hume McCormack   owner & CEO of IMG (International Management Group) born on 11-6-1930 in Chicago, Illinois expired 5-16-2003 in New York, New York   age 72   cause: coma; complications from heart attack

raconteur, radio host, publicist  John Reagan "Tex" McCrary born on 10-13-1910 in Calvert, Texas expired 7-29-2003 in New York, New York   age 92

indigenous rights leader  Joe McGuiness born on 7-2-1914 in Lucy Claim, Australia expired 7-11-2003 in Cairns, Australia   age 89

former Arkansas governor (1949-52)  Sidney Sanders McMath born on 6-14-1912 in Columbia City, Arkansas expired 10-4-2003 in Little Rock, Arkansas   age 91   cause: heart failure

actress  Addie McPhail   widow of Fatty Arbuckle (married him in June, 1932) expired 4-14-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 97

World War II Port Chicago ammunition loader  Freddie Meeks   one of 50 sailors courts-martialed after catastrophic ship explosions; pardoned by Bubba (1999) expired 6-19-2003 in West Los Angeles, California   age 83   cause: heart failure; gangrene; complications from diabetes

sociologist  Robert King Merton   coiner of such terms as "self-fulfilling prophecy" & "role models" ¤ born: Meyer R. Schkolnick  born on 7-4-1910 in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 2-23-2003 in New York, New York   age 92

Greenpeace co-founder  E. Bennett Metcalfe   first chairman of the organization expired 10-14-2003 in Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada   age 83   cause: heart attack

former Dell Publishing head  Helen Honig Meyer   started with the firm as a clerk in 1923 born on 12-4-1907 in New York, New York expired 4-21-2003 in Livingstone, New Jersey   age 95

art/design studio operator  Doug Michaels   designed the "public art" piece Cadillac Ranch outside of Amarillo (1974) expired 6-12-2003 in Eden, Australia   age 59

comedian  George Miller ¤ born: George Wade Dornberger  born on --1941 in Seattle, Washington expired 3-5-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 61   cause: complications from cerebral blood clot; leukemia

beefcake bodybuilder  Gordon Mitchell   a member of Mae West's troupe of boy toys; did a bunch of grade-z sword and sandal movies like Giant of Metropolis (1961) ¤ born: Charles Pendleton  born on 7-29-1923 in Denver, Colorado expired 9-20-2003 in Marina del Rey, California   age 80   cause: heart attack

big band trombonist  Grover Mitchell   played in the Count Basie Orchestra; ended up leading it born on --1930 in Whatley, Alabama expired 8-6-2003 in New York, New York   age 73

geezer  Mitoyo Kawate   briefly held "title" of world's oldest person (at least according to the drunks at Guinness) born on 5-15-1889 expired 11-11-2003 in Hiroshima, Japan   age 114   cause: pneumonia

Mamie Till Mobley   mother of murdered teen Emmett Louis Till (1955) ¤ née: Carthan  expired 1-6-2003 in Chicago, Illinois   age 81   cause: heart failure

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

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   age 85

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

Milwaukee blues bar owner  Everett "Boobie" Moore   proprietor of Boobie's Place (NOT a strip club) expired 12-7-2003 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin   age 71   cause: lung infection

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

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

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

old quaduplet  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

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

personal computing pioneer  George Morrow   a member of UC Berkeley's Homebrew Computer Club; founder MicroStuf expired 5-7-2003 in San Mateo, California   age 69   cause: aplastic anemia

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

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 expired 9-6-2003 in Charlotte, North Carolina   age 92   cause: cerebral aneurysm

record producer  Mickie Most ¤ real name: Michael Peter Hayes  expired 5-30-2003 in London, England   age 64   cause: cancer

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, England   age 97

conservationist  Margaret Elizabeth Murie   involved in the creation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (1960) and the Wilderness Act ¤ née: Thomas  born on 8-18-1902 in Seattle, Washington expired 10-19-2003 in Moose, Wyoming   age 101

Variety/Hollywood Reporter reporter  Arthur D. Murphy   first to report box office grosses; founded USC's Peter Stark Motion Picture Producing program (1979) expired 6-16-2003 in San Luis Obispo, California   age 70   cause: lung cancer

Zimbabwean co-vice president (1987-2003)  Simon Vengayi Muzenda born on 10-28-1922 in Gutu District, Rhodesia expired 9-20-2003 in Harare, Zimbabe   age 80   cause: Kidney failure; coronary disease

Arnold N. Nawrocki   created first practical cheese wrapping process at Clearfield Cheese Company (1950s) permitting individually-wrapped slices expired 6-30-2003 in Sun City, Arizona   age 78   cause: complications from kidney disease

former NBC correspondent (1948-86)  Roy Neal   covered the early NASA space program for the network expired 8-15-2003 in High Point, North Carolina   age 82

computer security expert  Roger M. Needham   headed Cambridge University's computer science lab (1980-95); devised a method of encrypting password files (1967); with Michael Schroeder published his research (1978) born on 2-9-1935 in Doncaster, England expired 2-28-2003 in Coton, England   age 68   cause: cancer

Enola Gay radio operator  Richard Nelson   World War II B-29 crewman that was on the plane that nuked Hiroshima born on --1925 in Moscow, Idaho expired 1-31-2003 in Riverside, California   age 77   cause: complications from emphysema

screenwriter  David Newman   wrote (or co-wrote) Bonnie and Clyde (1967), What's Up, Doc? (1972) & the Warner Brothers Superman trilogy born on 2-4-1937 in New York, New York expired 6-26-2003 in New York, New York   age 66   cause: stroke

retired Paramount art director  Albert Nozaki   interred in Manzanar Camp during World War II; worked on When Worlds Collide (1951), The War of the Worlds (1953) & The Ten Commandments born on 1-1-1912 in Tokyo, Japan expired 11-16-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 91   cause: complications from pneumonia

atomic scientist  Alan Nunn May   notorious spy for Soviet Union born on 5-2-1911 in Birmingham, England expired 1-12-2003 in Cambridge, England   age 91

Kalahari Desert San bushman  N!xau   played protagonist Xixo in The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) & it's sequal (1990) expired 7-2-2003 in Tsumkwe, Namibia   age 59

character actress  Victoria Horne Oakie   widow of Jack Oakie; appeared in The Great Dictator (1940) & as Myrtle Mae Simmons in Harvey (1950) born on 11-1-1911 in New York, New York expired 10-10-2003 in Beverly Hills, California   age 91

Indiana governor (1997-2003)  Frank Lewis O'Bannon born on 1-30-1930 in Louisville, Kentucky expired 9-13-2003 in Chicago, Illinois   age 73   cause: complications from cerebral hemorrhage

heroic priest Father  Joseph Ognibene   on December 1st 1958 rescued children from the burning Our Lady of the Angels School (95 died in blaze) expired 12-19-2003 in Rolling Meadows, Illinois   age 77   cause: cancer

drummer & bandleader  Babatunde Olatunji   had 1959 album Drums of Passion born on --1927 in Ajido, Nigeria expired 4-6-2003 in Salinas, California   age 76   cause: complications from diabetes

syndicated astrologer  Sydney Omarr ¤ born: Sidney Kimmelman  born on 8-5-1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 1-2-2003 in Santa Monica, California   age 76   cause: complications from heart attack

Righteous Gentile  Irene Gut Opdyke   agreed to serve as a Nazi officer's mistress in order to save Jews from death camps expired 5-17-2003 in Yorba Linda, California   age 85   cause: complications from fall

early PC designer  Adam Osborne   created the Osborne 1 in 1981 (a 24 pound "portable" unit) born on 3-6-1939 in Bangkok, Thailand expired 3-18-2003 in Kodiakanal, India   age 64   cause: brain cancer

singer  Robert Alan Palmer   had pop hits with Addicted to Love (1986) & Simply Irresistible (1988; great music video) ¤ born: Alan Palmer  born on 1-19-1949 in Batley, Yorkshire, England expired 9-26-2003 in Paris, France   age 54   cause: heart attack

movie writer/director/producer  Norman Panama   worked or collaborated with Melvin Frank on The Road To Utopia (1946; co-writer), Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948; writer & co-producer), White Christmas (1954; writer), The Court Jester (1956; director) & The Maltese Bippy (1969; co-writer/director/producer) born on 4-21-1914 in Chicago, Illinois expired 1-13-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 88   cause: complications from Parkinson's disease

Serbian army general  Zivota Panic   one-time chief of staff, loyal to Milosevic expired 11-19-2003 in Belgrade, Serbia   age 70

model/actress  Suzy Parker ¤ born: Cecelia Anne Renee Parker Mrs. Bradford Dillman  born on 10-28-1933 in San Antonio, Texas expired 5-3-2003 in Montecito, California   age 69

actress  Julie Parrish   winner of the Miss Cinerama beauty contest; played Miss Piper in original series Star Trek episode The Menagerie, Part I ¤ real name: Ruby Joyce Wilbar  born on 10-21-1940 in Middlesboro, Kentucky expired 10-1-2003 in Tarzana, California   age 62   cause: ovarian cancer

coup plotter  Valentin S. Pavlov   a former Soviet Prime Minister (Jan-Aug 1991); concocted the "State Emergency Committee" as a front to strip Gorbachev of power; the failed coup set off the collapse of the Soviet Union expired 3-30-2003 in Moscow, Russia   age 66

Washington Post obituariy editor (1988-his death)  Richard G. Pearson expired 11-11-2003 in Arlington, Virginia   age 54   cause: pancreatic cancer

former Selective Service head (1972-77)  Byron Vincent Pepitone   oversaw transition from the draft to an all volunteer force born on 6-9-1918 in New Brunswick, New Jersey expired 9-11-2003 in Port Saint Lucie, Florida   age 85

Hyperion Records founder  George Edward "Ted" Perry born on 5-5-1931 expired 2-9-2003 in London, England   age 71   cause: lung cancer

former tv personality  Nick Perry   did 2 years in jail (1981-83) for his involvement in a rigged Pennsylvania Lottery Daily Drawing; on 4/24/1980 the number 666 came up (the other balls had been weighted to not make it to the exit port) & the consipirators cashed in; the fraud scheme was the basis of the movie Lucky Numbers (2000) ¤ born: Nicholas Perry Katsafanas  born on --1916 expired 4-22-2003 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   age 86

former NASA engineer  Peter Dimitroff Petroff   originated the digital watch (1971) expired 2-27-2003 in Huntsville, Alabama   age 83

Sun Records founder (1952)  Samuel Cornelius Phillips   "discovered" Elvis Presley (1953) born on 1-5-1923 in Florence, Alabama expired 7-30-2003 in Memphis, Tennessee   age 80   cause: respiratory failure

"prickly" film director  Maurice Pialat born on 8-21-1925 in Cunlhat, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France expired 1-11-2003 in Paris, France   age 77   cause: kidney failure

author  George Ames Plimpton   did January 1975 Playboy pictorial attempting to photograph a playmate born on 3-18-1927 in New York, New York expired 9-25-2003 in New York, New York   age 76   cause: heart attack

lawyer  Lloyd Welch Pogue   headed the Civil Aeronautics Board in 1940s; helped write original civil aviation rules born on 10-12-1899 in Grant, Iowa expired 5-10-2003 in Baltimore, Maryland   age 103

actor  Kent Poole   played Merle Webb (number 12) in Hoosiers expired 9-11-2003 in Crawfordsville, Indiana   age 39   cause: hanged (suicide)

media critic  Neil Postman expired 10-5-2003 in Flushing, New York   age 72   cause: lung cancer

tree hugger  Richard Hooper Pough   a founder of the Nature Conservancy born on 4-19-1904 in New York, New York expired 6-24-2003 in Chilmark, Massachusetts   age 99

1977 Nobel chemistry laureate  Ilya Prigogine born on 1-25-1917 in Moscow, Russia expired 5-28-2003 in Brussels, Belgium   age 86

retired Army Special Forces Colonel  Edson Raff   while head of 77th Special Forces Group at Ft. Bragg outfitted his men with green berets (1954) expired 3-11-2003 in Garnett, Kansas   age 95

former Ice Capades skater  Vera Hruba Ralston   became an actress (sort of) ¤ born: Vera Helena Hruba  born on 6-21-1923 in Prague, Czechoslovakia expired 2-9-2003 in Santa Barbara, California   age 79   cause: cancer

Israeli Space Agency Shuttle STS-107 astronaut  Ilan Ramon   one of the pilots that took out Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981 born on 6-20-1954 in Tel Aviv, Israel expired 2-1-2003 in over north-central Texas   age 48   cause: disintegration of Shuttle Columbia during re-entry

Madagascan valiha virtuoso  Benjamin Sylvestre Randafison born on --1928 expired 7-12-2003 in Antanaraarivo, Madagascar   age 75

songwriter  Teddy Randazzo Sr. ¤ born: Alessandro Randazzo  born on 5-20-1937 in New York, New York expired 11-21-2003 in Orlando, Florida   age 66

Dartmouth professor & screenwriter  Maurice Harry Rapf   co-founder of the Writer's Guild of America; co-wrote live action segments of Song of the South (1946); blacklisted in 1947 born on 5-19-1914 in New York, New York expired 4-15-2003 in Hanover, New Hampshire   age 88   cause: pneumonia

actor/dancer  Gene Anthony Ray   played Leroy in Fame movie (1980) born on 5-24-1962 in New York, New York expired 11-14-2003 in New York, New York   age 41   cause: complications from stroke; HIV

Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist  Noel Reding expired 5-12-2003 in Clonakilty, Ireland   age 57

Cowgirl Hall-of-Fame member  Connie Reeves ¤ full name: Constance Douglas Reeves  born on 9-26-1901 in Eagle Pass, Texas expired 8-17-2003 in San Antonio, Texas   age 101   cause: cardiac arrest; broken neck from fall off horse

one-time Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith head  Donald Thomas Regan   Reagan Treasury Secretary (1981-1985); later was his Chief of Staff born on 12-21-1918 in Cambridge, Massachusetts expired 6-10-2003 in Williamsburg, Virginia   age 84   cause: cancer

former advertising executive  David William Reid   lead team that created Elsie the Cow (1938), her "mate Elmer (1940; as in "Elmer's Glue") and other bovine trademarks for Borden Dairy; also worked on the Paul Masson "We'll sell no wine before its time" campaign expired 12-13-2003 in San Rafael, California   age 86   cause: "old age"

former Honduran president (1993-97)  Carlos Roberto Reina   a one-time political prisoner expired 8-19-2003 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras   age 77   cause: suicide; pancreatic problems; gallbladder problems

Albanian geezer  Hava Rexha born on 8-22-1880 in Shushice, Albania expired 11-9-2003 in Shushice, Albania   age 123

Arizona representative (1953-82)  John Jacob Rhodes II   helped convince Nixon to resign before being impeached born on 9-18-1916 in Council Grove, Kansas expired 8-23-2003 in Mesa, Arizona   age 86   cause: cancer

actress  Madlyn Rhue   played Lt. Reid in Operation Petticoat (1959), secretary Schwartz in Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) & Lt. Marla McGivers on Star Trek (1967); was married to Tony Young (1962-70) ¤ born: Madleine Roche  born on 10-3-1935 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 12-16-2003 in Woodland Hills, California   age 68   cause: pneumonia; multiple sclerosis

attorney  Charles Sylvanus Rhyne   argued the Baker et al. v. Carr et al. case before the Supreme Court (1962) that established one man-one vote criteria in elections & redistricting born on 6-23-1912 in Charlotte, North Carolina expired 7-27-2003 in McLean, Virginia   age 91   cause: drown in swimming pool

guitarist  James "Spider" Rich   co-wrote Yakety Sax expired 11-9-2003 in Murfreesburo, Tennessee   age 80

former NASA spokesman  John Riley   commentator n the first moon landing expired 4-17-2003 in Laporte, Texas   age 78   cause: cancer

Dorothy Alice Fay Southworth Ritter   Tex's widow; Jon's mother born on 4-4-1915 in Prescott, Arizona expired 11-5-2003 in Woodland Hills, California   age 88

actor  Johnathan Southworth Ritter   son of Tex & Dorothy Ritter; played Jack Tripper on Three's Company (1977-84) & Paul Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules ... tv sitcoms born on 9-17-1948 expired 9-11-2003 in Burbank, California   age 54   cause: circulatory failure; dissection of the aorta

Institute for Defense Analysis mathematician Dr.  David Peter Robbins   derived formula for predicting numbers of alternating-sign matricies; at time of death was working on a formula to compute the area of a polygon given only the lengths of the sides born on 8-12-1942 in New York, New York expired 9-4-2003 in Princeton, New Jersey   age 61   cause: pancreatic cancer

pediatrician Dr.  Frederick Chapman Robbins   shared 1954 Nobel prize for developing techniques to grow polio virus in a test tube born on 8-25-1916 in Auburn, Alabama expired 8-4-2003 in Cleveland, Ohio   age 86

actor  Robert Rockwell   best known for playing biology teacher Philip Boynton on Our Miss Brooks tv series expired 1-25-2003 in Malibu, California   age 82   cause: cancer

politcal/media advisor  Edward A. Rogers   involved in arranging, producing and/or writing Nixon's "Checkers" speech expired 3-13-2003 in Sarasota, Florida   age 82

Presbyterian minister  Fred McFeely Rogers   WQED/PBS neighbor (1968-2001) born on 3-20-1928 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania expired 2-27-2003 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   age 74   cause: stomach cancer

actor  Guy Rolfe   had title role on Baron Sardonicus Mr. Sardonicus (1961); also played Andre Toulon in several Puppetmaster horror flicks born on 12-27-1911 in London, England expired 10-19-2003   age 91

pollster  Burns W. "Bud" Roper   son of company founder born on 2-26-1925 in Iowa expired 1-20-2003 in Cape Code, Massachusetts   age 77   cause: lung cancer

former Leo Burnett Agency advertising executive  Robert Burnett   another person who claims involvement in the creation of Poppin' Fresh the Pillsbury Doughboy expired 12-23-2003 in Hendersonville, North Carolina   age 85

hawkish Johnson undersecretary of State  Walt Whitman Rostow   an architect of U.S. Southeast Asian war policy born on 10-7-1916 in New York, New York expired 2-13-2003 in Austin, Texas   age 86

former Delaware senator (1971-2000)  William Victor Roth Jr.   creator of popular Individual Retirement Account (1998) born on 7-22-1921 in Great Falls, Montana expired 12-13-2003 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 82   cause: heart failure

Cornell mathematician  Oscar Rothaus   helped create the Hidden Markov Model expired 5-24-2003 in Ithaca, New York   age 75

retired Minute Maid vice president  Wallace R. Roy   biochemist who co-developed frozen orange juice concentrate and Coke's Fresca & Fanta flavors expired 6-16-2003 in Orlando, Florida   age 97

former actress  Janice Rule   appeared in Bell, Book and Candle (1958) & The Ambushers (1967); after retiring from acting became a psychoanalyst born on 8-15-1931 in Norwood, Ohio expired 10-17-2003 in New York, New York   age 72

cellist  Milos Sádlo   took last name of mentor ¤ born: Milos Zátvrzský  born on 4-13-1912 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary expired 10-14-2003   age 91

anesthesiologist Dr.  Peter Safar   "the father of CPR" born on 4-12-1924 in Vienna, Austria expired 8-3-2003 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   age 79   cause: cancer

poultry breeder  Henry Saglio ¤ "father of the poultry industry"  born on --1911 in Glastonbury, Connecticut expired 12-13-2003 in Glastonbury, Connecticut   age 92   cause: cardiac arrest

1960s pop singer  Richard "Dick" Saint John   half of the singing duo "Dick & Dee Dee"; their biggest hit was The Mountain's High (1961; peaked at #2 on Billboard charts) ¤ born: Richard Gosting  expired 12-28-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 63   cause: injuries suffered in fall from ladder

newspaperman  Robert St. John   blacklisted in Red Channels during McCarthy communist witch hunts born on --1902 expired 2-6-2003   age 100   cause: leukemia

unrepentant war criminal  Foday Sankoh   his "rebel group" of drunken/drugged-out teenage thugs hacked the limbs from men, women & children during Sierra Leone's civil war born on 10-17-1937 expired 7-29-2003 in Freetown, Sierra Leone   age 65   cause: complications from stroke

latin musician  Ramón "Mongo" Santamaria   had 1963 instrumental hit Watermelon Man born on 4-7-1922 in Havana, Cuba expired 2-1-2003 in Miami, Florida   age 85

former steel mill worker  Joe Santoni   responding to a Post-Gazette contest gave the Pittsburgh Pirates NFL team a new name — the Steelers expired 10-10-2003 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania   age 82   cause: complications from heart surgery

pay tv pioneer  H. William "Bill" Sargent Jr. expired 10-19-2003 in Caddo, Oklahoma   age 76   cause: heart attack

John P. Saunders   took over writing the Mary Worth comic strip from his father (1979) expired 11-15-2003 in Toledo, Ohio   age 79   cause: complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

movie/tv composer  Walter Scharf   wrote scores for Mercy Island (1942), White Christmas (1954), Funny Girl (1968), Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1972) & Ben (1973) born on 8-1-1910 in New York, New York expired 2-24-2003 in Brentwood, California   age 92

litigant  Edward Lewis Schempp   field suit to prevent the reading of the Bible in public schools; the case was combined with one from Madalyn Murray O'Hair; the Supreme Court voted 8-1 in his favor (6-17-1963) expired 11-8-2003 in Heyward, California   age 95

movie director  John Schlesinger   made Darling (1965), Midnight Cowboy (1969; Best Director oscar) & Marathon Man (1975) born on 2-16-1926 in London, England expired 7-25-2003 in Palm Springs, California   age 77   cause: complications from stroke

former New York Times music critic (1960-80)  Harold Charles Schonberg   won 1971 Pulitzer prize for criticism born on 11-29-1915 in New York, New York expired 7-26-2003 in New York, New York   age 87

former Dallas Cowboys general manager (1960-89)  Texas E. Schramm born on 6-2-1920 in San Gabriel, California expired 7-15-2003 in Dallas, Texas   age 83

Frank Schubert   last civilian coastal lighthouse keeper at the Norton Point Light on Coney Island (1960-2003) born on --1915 in Staten Island, New York expired 12-11-2003 in New York, New York   age 88

drugstore co-founder (1932)  Bernard Joseph Schwab   with brothers Leon, Jack & Martin ran the famous Sunset Boulevard store born on 10-2-1908 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 3-5-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 94   cause: "natural causes"

movie maker  Bernard Schwartz   produced Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) & Sweet Dreams (1985) expired 10-17-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 85   cause: complications from stroke

actress  Martha Ellen Scott   originated the role of Emily in Our Town (1939) born on 9-22-1912 in Jamesport, Missouri expired 5-28-2003 in Van Nuys, California   age 90   cause: "natural causes"

physician Dr.  Belding H. Scribner   developed the teflon shunt (later changed to silicon) that permitted repeated dialysis treatments; shared 2002 Albert Lasker Award born on 1-18-1921 in Chicago, Illinois expired 6-19-2003 in Seattle, Washington   age 82   cause: drowned

winemaking matriarch  Sylvia Sebastiani ¤ née: Scarafoni  born on 5-10-1916 in Cordelia, California expired 11-30-2003 in Sonoma, California   age 87

gynecologist & engineer Dr.  Kurt Karl Stephan Semm   founder of laparoscopic surgery born on 3-23-1927 in Munich, Germany expired 7-16-2003 in Tucson, Airzona   age 76   cause: complications from Parkinson's disease

producer  Peter Shaw   husband of Angela Lansbury expired 1-29-2003   age 84   cause: congestive heart failure

former KKK Imperial Wizard  Robert Marvin Shelton   interviewed for August 1965 Playboy magazine born on ??-??-1928 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama expired --   age

jockey  William Lee "Willie" Shoemaker born on 8-19-1931 in Fabens, Texas expired 10-12-2003 in San Marino, California   age 72

telecommunications executive  John William Sidgmore   headed UUNet before it was merged with MFS (later acquired by Worldcom); became head of Worldcom after Bernie Ebbers was booted out (2002); lasted about a year (until the bankruptcy) born on 4-9-1951 in Suffern, New York expired 12-11-2003 in Potomac, Maryland   age 52   cause: Kidney failure

long forgotten actor  Richard W. Simmons   portrayed Sergeant Preston of the Yukon on tv (1955-58); preceeded by Brace Beemer on radio born on 8-19-1913 in Saint Paul, Minnesota expired 1-11-2003   age 89   cause: "a lingering illness"

jazz singer  Nina Simone ¤ born: Eunice Kathleen Waymon  born on 2-21-1933 in Tryon, North Carolina expired 4-21-2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, France   age 70

sociologist Dr.  Margaret Thaler Singer   she repeatly convinced herself that she was an expert on brainwashing, over and over again, with singleminded persistence day and night, week after week, year after year, without letup, until she relented and admitted that she was, in fact, an expert on brainwashing — just ask the Moonies, People's Temple cult and Branch Davidians expired 11-23-2003 in Berkeley, California   age 82   cause: respiratory failure

former City of Boston Licensing Division chief  Richard J. Sinnott   one of his duties: City Censor (1960-82; Boston's last) expired 5-7-2003 in Hyde Park, Massachusetts   age 76   cause: heart failure

Mandela mentor  Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu   with Mandela & Tambo the organizer of the African National Congress youth league born on 5-18-1912 in Engcobo, Transkei, British Protectorate, South Africa expired 5-5-2003 in Johannesburg, South Africa   age 90

former Hygrade Food Products owner (1947-76)  Edward James Slotkin   maker of Ball Park hot dogs (alleged to plump when you cook them); husband of former Detroit Free Press show biz columnist Shirley Eder expired 8-21-2003 in Royal Oak, Michigan   age 87   cause: cancer

geezer  Elana Proctor Slough ¤ né: Rodenbaugh  born on 7-8-1888 in Horsham, Pennsylvania expired 10-5-2003 in Cape May, New Jersey   age 115

movie/tv composer  Michael Small   scored Klute (1971), The Parallax View (1974), The Stepford Wives (1975), Marathon Man (1976), Pumping Iron (1977), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) & Black Widow (1987) born on 5-30-1939 in New York, New York expired 11-25-2003 in New York, New York   age 64   cause: prostate cancer

songwriter  Elliot Smith   composed Miss Misery for Good Will Hunting; nominated for an oscar (1998) ¤ real name: Steven Paul Smith  expired 10-21-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 34   cause: stabbed in heart with steak knife (suicide)

actor  Alberto Sordi born on 6-15-1920 in Rome, Italy expired 2-24-2003 in Rome, Italy   age 82   cause: heart attack

Hall of Fame pitcher  Warren Edward Spahn born on 4-23-1921 in Buffalo, New York expired 11-24-2003 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma   age 82

Chi-Chi's restaurant patron  John C. Spratt expired 11-14-2003 in Oakland, Pennsylvania   age 46   cause: liver failure; Hepatitis A

Methodist minister Rev.  Shirley Bulah Stamps   in 1951 her parents sued on her behalf to permit her to attend a nearby "white" school aboard a "restricted" school bus; the presiding judge ruled in her favor; subsequent appeals were eventually bundled together before the Supreme Court (in Brown v. Topeka Board of Education Supreme Court ruling, 5/17/1954) expired 5-28-2003 in Wilmington, Delaware   age 59   cause: heart attack

Progressive Conservative Party politician  Robert Lorne Stanfield   former premier of Nova Scotia born on 4-11-1914 in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada expired 12-16-2003 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   age 89   cause: "a long illness"

character actress  Florence Stanley   portrayed Det. Fish's wife Bernice on Barney Miller tv series born on 7-1-1924 in Chicago, Illinois expired 10-3-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 79   cause: complications from stroke

soul singer  Edwin Starr   wrote Oh How Happy; his biggest hit - War (1970) ¤ born: Charles Edwin Hatcher  born on 1-21-1942 in Nashville, Tennessee expired 4-2-2003 in Nottingham, England   age 61   cause: heart attack

author's widow  Elaine Anderson Steinbeck   her first husband was actor Zachary Scott born on 8-14-1914 in Austin, Texas expired 4-27-2003 in New York, New York   age 88

former newspaper publisher  David Stern III   wrote novel Francis the Talking Mule ¤ pseudonym: Peter Stirling  born on --1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 11-22-2003 in San Francisco, California   age 94

former American Theater Wing president (1965-98)  Isabelle Stevenson ¤ née: Lubow  born on 5-15-1913 in Vineland, New Jersey expired 12-27-2003 in New York, New York   age 90

Country Music Hall of Fame inductee(1972)  Henry Ellis "Redd" Stewart   wrote lyrics to Tennessee Waltz (to Pee Wee King's music; 1948) born on 5-27-1921 in Ashland City, Tennessee expired 8-2-2003 in Saint Matthews, Kentucky   age 82   cause: complications from head injuries sustained in fall

Monitor Records co-founder (1956)  Michael Stillman   donated the label's recordings to the Smithsonian in 1999 ¤ born: Mikhail "Mischa" Stillman  born on 11-1-1915 in Saratov, Russia expired 4-15-2003 in Somers, New York   age 87

Paul Stojanovich   creator/executive producer of World's Wildest Police Videos; also worked on the COPS series expired 3-15-2003 in Treasures Cove, Oregon   age 47   cause: fell off 300 foot cliff into Pacific Ocean surf

game show producer/host  Michael "Mike" Stokey Sr.   gave us Pantomime Quiz (1948-70); it was renamed Stump the Stars in the 1960s; the show appeared on all 4 early networks (CBS, Dumont, NBC & ABC); at first Emmy awards (1949) lost for Most Outstanding Personality (to a ventriloquist) but won for producing the Most Popular Program born on 9-14-1918 in Shreveport, Louisiana expired 9-7-2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 84   cause: complications from liver disease

playwright/scenarist  Peter H. Stone   wrote screenplays to Charade (1963) & Father Goose (1964; original screenplay oscar); won an Emmy for an episode of The Defenders (1062); wrote play 1776; adapted the musical Sweet Charity for the screen ¤ pen name: Pierre Marton  born on 2-27-1930 in Los Angeles, California expired 4-26-2003 in New York, New York   age 73   cause: pulmonary fibrosis

Norma Storch   wife of Larry; subject of 1996 PBS documentary Secret Daughter (June Cross) ¤ bor: Norma Greve  born on 4-6-1922 in Pocatello, Idaho expired 8-28-2003 in New York, New York   age 81   cause: cancer

former baseball catcher  Haywood Cooper Sullivan   manager/part owner of the Boston Red Sox (1978-93) expired 2-12-2003 in Fort Myers, Florida   age 72   cause: stroke

Swanson Baking Company co-founder (1936)  Ruth L. Swanson Venn   it later became Archway Cookie Company born on 1-17-1910 in Kendallville, Indiana expired 1-27-2003 in Battle Creek, Michigan   age 93

former Nissan president (1977-85)  Takashi Ishihara expired 12-31-2003 in Tokyo, Japan   age 91   cause: heart failure

lawyer/screenwriter  Daniel Taradash   wrote screenplays for Golden Boy (1939), From Here to Eternity (1953; won screenplay oscar), Picnic (1955), Bell, Book & Candle (1958) and Hawaii (1966); a former president of the Motion Picture Academy (1970-73) born on 1-29-1913 in Louisville, Kentucky expired 2-22-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 90   cause: pancreatic cancer

Sir  Denis Thatcher   husband of former British prime minister expired 6-26-2003 in London, England   age 88

1930s/40s explorer  Wilfred Patrick Thesiger   Hooray for Wilfred Thesiger, the African explorer (did someone call him snorer?), hooray hooray hooray!; author of Arabian Sands (1959) & Marsh Arabs (1964) born on 6-3-1910 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia expired 8-24-2003 in Coulsdon, Surrey, England   age 93

actress  Lynne Thigpen   The Chief on Carmen Sandiego tv series (1991-96) & Ella Farmer on The District (2000-3) born on 12-22-1948 in Joliet, Illinois expired 3-12-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 54

documentary filmmaker  Francis Thompson   received a 1965 Best Documentary Short oscar for To Be Alive? (1964); he liked to shoot super-wide screen movies (requiring up to 3 adjacent screens); his work was the inspiration for the IMAX movie process (he directed several IMAX features) born on --1908 in Titusville, Pennsylvania expired 12-26-2003 in New York, New York   age 95   cause: pneumonia

former 7-Eleven president (1961-91)  John Philip Thompson Sr.   son of Southland Corp. co-founder Joseph C. Thompson Sr. (the convenience store chain started under the name of Tote'm and were renamed in 1946) expired 1-28-2003 in Dallas, Texas   age 77   cause: brain cancer

disco drummer  Tony Thompson   played with Chic & Power Station born on 11-15-1954 in New York, New York expired 11-12-2003 in Encino, California   age 48   cause: renal cell failure

PBS' Victory Garden host  Robert "Bob" Thomson expired 10-2-2003 in Danvers, Massachusetts   age 74

retail employment trendsetter  Inez June Threet   first employee hired by Sam Walton (1950) as a clerk in his new store; retired in 1975 expired 11-17-2003 in Centerton, Arkansas   age 84   cause: heart ailment

1930s honky tonky musician  Floyd Tillman   country music electric guitarist; inducted into Country Music hall of fame (1984) born on --1914 in Ryan, Oklahoma expired 8-22-2003 in Bacliff, Texas   age 88   cause: leukemia

Loews Corporation head  Laurence Alan Tisch   also ruinously-headed CBS (1986-95) born on 3-5-1923 in New York, New York expired 11-15-2003 in New York, New York   age 80   cause: cancer

Susan Traves   only woman to serve in the Franch Foreign Legion born on 9-23-1909 in London, England expired 12-18-2003 in Paris, France   age 94

"B" movie actor  Les Tremayne   starred in Angry Red Planet; spoke the opening narration of Forbidden Planet (1956); member of the radio hall of fame born on 4-16-1913 in London, England expired 12-19-2003 in California   age 90

historian  Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper   wrote The Last Days of Hitler (1947); authenticated the bogus 60 volume set of "Hitler's Diaries" (1983) born on 1-15-1914 in Glanton, Northumberland, England expired 1-26-2003 in Oxford, England   age 89

early aviatrix  Evelyn "Bobbi" Trout   last surviving competitor from 1st Women's Transcontinental Air Race (1929) born on 1-??-1906 in Greenup, Illinois expired 1-24-2003 in La Jolla, California   age 97   cause: heart attack

publisher  Cornelius Robertson Trowbridge   headed Yankee Publishing (Yankee Magazine, Old Farmer's Almanac) born on 3-31-1932 in Salem, Massachusetts expired 9-8-2003 in Peterborough, New Hampshire   age 71   cause: complications from pulmonary blood clot

former Soviet ambassador to the U.N. (1977-86)  Oleg A. Troyanovsky born on 11-24-1919 in Moscow, Russia expired 12-21-2003   age 84

pianist  Rosalyn Tureck   a specialist in the works of Bach born on 12-14-1914 in Chicago, Illinois expired 7-17-2003 in New York, New York   age 88

attorney  Wilburn Fred Turner   successfully defended Clarence Gideon in this second trial (1963) expired 11-24-2003 in Kings Point, Florida   age 82

Whorld Health Organization communicable diseases expert Dr.  Carlos Urbani   identified SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; 2003) expired 3-29-2003 in Thailand   age 46   cause: SARS

author  Leon Marcus Uris   wrote Exodus (1958) & Topaz (1967); wrote screenplay for Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) born on 8-3-1924 in Baltimore, Maryland expired 6-21-2003 in Shelter Island, New York   age 78   cause: renal failure

retired platform diver  Wendy Weyland Van Der Woude   won 10-meter gold at 1982 World championships & bronze at 1984 Olympics expired 9-27-2003 in Webster, New York   age 38

character actor  Titos Vandis born on --1917 in Salonika, Greece (now Thessaloniki) expired 2-23-2003 in Athens, Greece   age 85   cause: cacncer

character actress  Nedra Volz born on 6-18-1908 in Montrose, Iowa expired 1-20-2003 in Mesa, Arizona   age 94   cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease

comic book advertiser  Harold von Braunhut   purveyor of "Sea Monkeys" (actually brine shrimp) & X-Ray Specs; purported to be a member of the KKK & Aryan Nations ¤ born: Harold Nathan Braunhut  born on 3-31-1926 in Memphis, Tennesssee expired 11-28-2003 in Indian Head, Maryland   age 71   cause: complications from fall

Harold W. "Hal" Walker   former CBS & ABC news correspondent expired 11-25-2003 in Reston, Virginia   age 70   cause: prostate cancer

tv writer  Ernest Ferrin Wallengren   wrote for The Waltons, Touched By An Angel, Baywatch, Little House on the Prairie, Falcon Crest, Knight Rider & others born on 12-15-1952 in Heber City, Utah expired 5-27-2003   age 50   cause: ALS

former Washington D.C. mayor (apointed & elected)  Walter Edward Washington born on 4-15-1919 in Dawson, Georgia expired 10-27-2003 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 84

desperado  David Roland Waters   one of the gang that murdered/dismembered Madalyn Murray O'Hair born on --1947 in Peoria, Illinois expired 1-31-2003 in Butler, North Carolina   age 55   cause: lung cancer; hepatitis

character actress  Kellie Suzanne Waymire   appeared on Star Trek: Voyager (as Lanya in the episode Muse), Star Trek: Enterprise (as Elizabeth Cutler) and Six Feet Under born on 7-27-1967 in Columbus, Ohio expired 11-13-2003 in Venice, California   age 36

movie producer  Michael Wayne   son of the Duke ¤ born: Michael Anthony Morrison  born on 11-23-1934 in Los Angeles, California expired 4-2-2003 in Burbank, California   age 68   cause: heart failure; complications from lupus

stamp collector/dealer  Raymond Weill expired 4-21-2003 in New Orleans, Louisiana   age 89   cause: heart failure

cabaret singer  Elisabeth Welch   appeared in Broadway show Runnin' Wild (1923) where she sanng "Singing Charleston" to accompany the new dance born on 2-27-1904 in New York, New York expired 7-15-2003 in London, England   age 99

steel-guitarist  Wesley Webb "Speedy" West born on 1-25-1924 in Springfield, Missouri expired 11-15-2003 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma   age 79

former Arkansas governor (1981-83)  Frank White   beat Bubba for the job ¤ born: Durward Frank Kyle  born on 6-4-1933 expired 5-21-2003 in Little Rock, Arkansas   age 69   cause: heart attack

poet & teacher  James Tillotson Whitehead   author of Joiner (1971) born on 3-15-1936 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 8-15-2003 in Fayetteville, Arkansas   age 67   cause: ruptured aortic aneurysm

Chi-Chi's diner  Dineen Wieczorek   on October 6th ate contaminated scallions expired 11-12-2003 in Cleveland, Ohio   age 52   cause: liver failure; Hepatitis A

Wilburn Brothers singer  Thurman Theodore "Teddy" Wilburn born on 11-30-1931 in Hardy, Arkansas expired 11-24-2003 in Nashville, Tennessee   age 71   cause: Parkinson's disease

consumer product scientist  James Wiley   developed Fantastik spray cleaner in the 1960s expired 10-9-2003   age 75

1950s Bank of America executive  Joseph P. Williams   created the BankAmericard credit card (it was renamed Visa in 1976) expired 11-8-2003 in Atlantis, Florida   age 88

pianist, organist, composer  Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson   Master of the Queen's Music (1975-2003) born on 11-21-1931 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia expired 3-2-2003 in London, England   age 71

realtor & motel executive  Charles Kemmons Wilson Jr.   opened first Holiday Inn motel (1952; named for fictional lodging in 1942 Bing Crosby movie) born on 1-5-1913 in Osceola, Arkansas expired 2-12-2003 in Memphis, Tennessee   age 90

voice actor  Lionel Wilson   gave voice to Tom Terrific, Mighty Manfred (the Wonder Dog), Crabby Appleton, et. al ¤ born: Lionel Lazarus Salzer  born on 3-22-1924 in New York, New York expired 4-30-2003 in New York, New York   age 79   cause: pneumonia

writer  Sloan Wilson   author of The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit (1955) & A Summer Place (1958); wrote August 1972 article for Playboy (The Happiest Days) born on 5-8-1920 in Norwalk, Connecticut expired 5-25-2003 in Colonial Beach, Virginia   age 83   cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease

author  Kathleen Winsor   wrote Forever Amber (1944); once married to Artie Shaw born on 10-16-1919 in Olivia, Minnesota expired 5-26-2003 in New York, New York   age 83

former Miami Dolphins quarterback  David Eugene Woodley   started the 1983 Super Bowl born on 10-25-1958 expired 5-3-2003 in Shreveport, Louisiana   age 44   cause: liver and kidney failure

auto broker  Horace L. Woodring   as a 19-year-old army PFC was Patton's driver when the general's Caddie limo hit a truck that had pulled out into its path (12-9-1945) expired 11-2-2003 in White Lake Township, Oakland County, Michigan   age 77   cause: heart failure

convenience store operator  Yvonne Woodward   sister of Malcolm X ¤ née: Little  expired 7-21-2003 in Woodland Park, Michigan   age 73   cause: lung cancer

character actor, singer, songwriter  Shelby F. "Sheb" Wooley   played Ben Miller in High Noon (1952), Gabe Target in Giant (1956), Peter Nolan on the Rawhide tv series (1959-62) & Cletus in Hoosiers (1986); had novelty hit with Purple People Eater (1958); wrote the Hee-Haw theme song ¤ aka: "Ben Colder"  born on 4-10-1921 in Erick, Oklahoma expired 9-16-2003 in Nashville, Tennessee   age 82   cause: leukemia

"Golden Era" comic book author, tv writer & novelist  William Woolfolk   he wrote for Captain Marvel ("Holey Moley"), Blackhawk & The Spirit comics, The Defenders tv series (story editor 1961-65) born on 6-??-1917 in New York, New York expired 7-20-2003 in Syracuse, New York   age 86   cause: congestive heart failure

composer  George Wyle   wrote music for The Ballad of Gilligan's Island (1964; lyrics by Sherwood Schwartz) ¤ born: Bernard Weissman  expired 5-2-2003 in Tarzana, California   age 87   cause: leukemia

former CBS head (1980-86)  Thomas Hunt Wyman Sr. born on 11-30-1929 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 1-8-2003 in Boston, Massachusetts   age 73   cause: complications from abdominal surgery for an infection

mechanical engineer Dr.  An Tzu "Andy" Yang   credited with modernizing the Theory of Screws, employed by personel departments across the nation when dealing with their "human resources" born on --1923 in Shanghai, China expired 11-21-2003 in Woodland, California   age 80   cause: "a number of medical problems"

actor  Ying Ruocheng   played Kublai Khan in Marco Polo tv miniseries & the Governor of the Foo Shoe Detention Center in The Last Emperor (1987) expired 12-27-2003 in Beijing, China   age 74   cause: liver disease

screenwriter  Philip Yordan   won screenplay oscar for Broken Lance (1954); fronted for a number of blacklisted writers born on 4-1-1914 in Chicago, Illinois expired 3-24-2003 in La Jolla, California   age 88

Walter Zapp   inventor of the Minox camera (1935) born on 9-4-1905 in Riga, Latvia expired 7-17-2003 in Binningen, Switzerland   age 97

`championship' tag-team pro wrassler  Francis E. "Frank" Zela   started career as the "Masked Destroyer" ¤ aka: "Boris Volkoff"  expired 10-15-2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 76   cause: congestive heart failure

former Nixon press secretary (1968-74)  Ronald Louis Ziegler born on 5-12-1939 in Covington, Kentucky expired 2-10-2003 in Coronado, California   age 63   cause: heart attack

playwright  Paul Zindel   wrote The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1965); 1971 Pulitzer Drama Prize winner born on 5-15-1936 in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York expired 3-27-2003 in New York, New York   age 66   cause: cancer

dancer & actress  Vera Zornia   married to George Balanchine (1938-46); widow of Goddard Lieberson ¤ real name: Eva Brigitta Hartwig  born on 1-2-1917 in Berlin, Germany expired 4-9-2003 in Santa Fe, New Mexico   age 86

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