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©2010 C.O.P. Audit Committee - file update generated 7-16-2010 at 06:40 GMT

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author  Peter Maas   wrote The Valachi Papers (1969) & Serpico about former NYC cop born on 6-27-1929 in New York, New York expired 8-23-2001 in New York, New York   age 72

raunchy vaudeville and nightclub comedienne  Jackie "Moms" Mabley ¤ born: Loretta Mary Aiken  born on 3-19-1894 in Brevard, North Carolina expired 5-23-1975 in White Plains, New York   age 81   cause: complications from heart attack

playwright  Charles G. MacArthur   co-authored (with Ben Hecht) The Front Page (1928) and Twentieth Century (1932); husband of Helen Hayes; father of Mary; adoptive father of James; older brother of insurance magnate born on 11-5-1895 in Scranton, Pennsylvania expired 4-21-1956 in New York, New York   age 60

General  Douglas MacArthur Sr.   World War II Pacific theater commander; commander of troops in Korea until relieved of command by Truman born on 1-26-1880 in Little Rock, Arkansas expired 4-5-1964 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 84

former pro wrassler  George Arnold MacArthur ¤ aka: "Man Mountain / Crybaby Cannon"  born on 3-28-1932 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada expired 7-1-1994   age 62   cause: cancer

Jean Maire Faircloth MacArthur   widow of General Douglas born on 12-28-1898 in Nashville, Tennessee expired 1-22-2000 in New York, New York   age 101    Contest Selectors 2000 RR 14%    Scored 4.9000 solo points

billionaire insurance (Banker's Life and Casualty) & real estate mogul  John Donald MacArthur   created foundation that gives out so-called "genius" grants; younger brother of newspaperman Charles born on 3-6-1897 in Pittston, Pennsylvania expired 1-6-1978 in West Palm Beach, Florida   age 80   cause: complications from stomach cancer

actress  Mary MacArthur   daughter of Charles MacArthur and Helen Hayes expired 9-22-1949 in New York, New York   age 19   cause: polio

actor  Charles Macaulay   played the judge in several 1990s Perry Mason tv movies; also played Landru in Return of the Archons and Prefect Jaris in Wolf in the Fold on original 1960s Star Trek tv series born on 9-26-1927 in Louisville, Kentucky expired 8-13-1999 in Healdsburg, California   age 71   cause: metastatic cancer AKS: Macauley MacCaulay MacCauley McCaulay McCauley

Amnesty International co-founder  Seán MacBride   shared the 1974 Nobel peace prize born on 1-26-1904 in Paris, France expired 1-15-1988   age 83 AKS: Sean

singer/songwriter  Kristy MacColl born on 10-10-1959 in Croydon, Surrey, England expired 12-18-2000 in Cozumel, Mexico   age 41   cause: run over by speedboat while swimming

aeronautical designer  Paul Beattie MacCready   designed the Gossamer Condor (1977) & Gossamer Albatross (1979) human-powered aircraft; winner of the Kremmer prize (1977) born on 9-29-1925 in New Haven, Connecticut expired 8-28-2007 in Pasadena, California   age 81

chemist  Alan Graham MacDiarmid   shared the 2000 Nobel chemistry prize born on 4-24-1927 in Masterton, New Zealand expired 2-7-2007 in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania   age 79   cause: fall down flight of stairs

cartoon voice  James Macdonald   voice of Mickey Mouse from 1946 to 1976 born on 5-19-1906 in Dundee, Scotland expired 2-1-1991 in Glendale, California   age 84   cause: heart failure

author  Betty MacDonald   wrote The Egg and I (1945) - minor characters in that book/movie, Ma and Pa Kettle, got their own spin-off movie series ¤ full name: Anne Elizabeth Campbell Bard Heskett MacDonald  born on 3-26-1908 in Boulder, Colorado expired 2-7-1958 in Seattle, Washington   age 49   cause: cancer

actress  Cordelia Howard MacDonald   originated stage role of Little Eva in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin expired 8-10-1941 in Belmont, Massachusetts   age 93

Spic & Span inventor  Elizabeth G. MacDonald born on 2-24-1894 expired 5-11-1992 in Dunedin, Florida   age 98

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

British Prime Minister (1924, 1929-35)  James MacDonald born on 10-12-1866 in Lossiemouth, Scotland expired 11-9-1937   age 71

artist  James MacDonald born on 12-12-1873 in Durham, England expired 11-26-1932 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada   age 58

motion picture soprano  Jeanette Anna MacDonald   appeared in numerous 1930s films with Nelson Eddy (Rose Marie and Naughty Marietta); younger sister of Blossom Rock; wife of Gene Raymond born on 6-18-1903 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 1-14-1965 in Houston, Texas   age 61   cause: heart attack

Canadian geezer  Rose MacDonald born on 9-5-1890 in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada expired 9-16-2000 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada   age 110

author  Ross MacDonald ¤ real name: Kenneth Millar  born on 12-13-1915 in Los Gatos, California expired 7-14-1983 in Santa Barbara, California   age 67

actress  Harriet E. MacGibbon   played Margaret Drysdale on The Beverly Hillbillies born on 10-5-1905 in Chicago, Illinois expired 2-8-1987 in Beverly Hills, California   age 81   cause: cardiac and pulmonary failure

actress  Leueen Emily MacGrath born on 7-3-1914 in London, England expired 3-27-1992   age 77

former CKLW radio newsman  Byron MacGregor   recorded narrative "The Americans" ¤ aka: Mr. JoJo Shutty «or» Gary Mack  born on 3-3-1948 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada expired 1-3-1995 in Detroit, Michigan   age 46   cause: pneumonia AKS: McGregor

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

physicist & ballistics researcher  Ernest Mach   determined the speed of sound, had unit of speed named after him (Mach 1 = speed of sound, Mach 2 = twice the speed of sound, etc.) born on 2-18-1838 in Chirlitz-Turas, Moravia expired 2-19-1916 in Haar, Germany   age 78

first president of Mozambique (1975-86)  Samora Moises Machel born on 9-29-1933 in Chilembere, Mozambique expired 10-19-1986 in Muzimi, South Africa   age 53   cause: plane crash

philosopher  Nicolo Machiavelli   wrote The Prince (1513) born on 5-3-1469 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy expired 6-22-1527 in Florence, Italy   age 58

retired restauranteur  Harris O. Machus   owner of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills (last place Jimmy Hoffa was seen alive); restaurant (located at Telegraph & Maple) closed 2/4/1996 born on 7-10-1908 in East Lansing, Michigan expired 1-16-2001 in Naples, Florida   age 92   cause: cancer

vaudeville comedian  Charles E. Mack   half of the Mack & Moran 2 Black Crows comedy team born on 11-22-1887 in White Cloud, Kansas expired 1-11-1934 in Mesa, Arizona   age 46

Philadelphia Athletics founder/manager  Connie Mack Sr.   managed team from 1901 to 1950; won nine pennants and five World Series ¤ born: Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy  born on 12-22-1862 in East Brookfield, Massachusetts expired 2-8-1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   age 93

Nevada death row inmate  Darryl Linnie Mack ¤ number 1019  born on 8-28-1958 expired 4-26-2002   age 43   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2006 OIE

disgraced former Michigan state legislator  Joseph S. "Joe" Mack   plead no-contest to defrauding the State through his office-holder expense account; resigned position (July 1990) born on 5-8-1919 expired 4-20-2005 in Wausau, Wisconsin   age 85   cause: heart attack    Contest Selectors 1979 HFS, MM, MS, RR 30.8% 1980 BD, DO, EK, MM, RR 31.3%

Amatuer Hour host (1946-70)  Ted Mack ¤ born: William Edward Maguiness  born on 2-12-1904 in Greeley, Colorado expired 7-12-1976 in North Tarrytown, New York   age 72   cause: complications from cancer

one-time Pepsi-Cola owner  Walter Mack born on 10-19-1895 expired 3-18-1990   age 94

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

retired English educator  Norman Hugh MacKenzie   conducted several Playboy interviews born on 3-8-1915 in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) expired 3-1-2004 in Canada   age 88

orchestra/opera conductor Sir  Alan Charles Maclaurin Mackerras born on 11-17-1925 in Schenectady, New York expired 7-14-2010 in London, England   age 84   cause: cancer

original Ink Spots singer/guitarist  Bernard Mackey born on 7-29-1909 expired 3-5-1980 in Miami, Florida   age 70   cause: cancer

news correspondent  Catherine Patricia "Cassie" Mackin born on 8-28-1939 in Baltimore, Maryland expired 11-20-1982 in Towson, Maryland   age 43   cause: breast cancer

securities seller  Gordon Stanley Macklin Jr.   was president of the National Association of Securities Dealers (1970-87) and the first president of the NASDAQ (1975-87), which he helped co-found; later in life had to pay a butt-load of cash out-of-pocket when Worldcom crashed and burned — he was on the board of directors & a bunch of unhappy investors went after them for failing to adequately supervise the "management" born on 5-13-1928 in Cleveland, Ohio expired 1-30-2007 in Delray Beach, Florida   age 78   cause: stroke

industrialist  John Farrell Macklin   football coach at Michigan State College (1911-15); football stadium was named after him expired 10-10-1949 in Overbrook, Pennsylvania   age 65

"tough guy" actor  Barton MacLane born on 12-25-1900 in Columbia, South Carolina expired 1-1-1969 in Santa Monica, California   age 68

silent scree character actress  Mary MacLaren born on 1-19-1896 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 11-9-1985 in Hollywood, California   age 89   cause: respiratory ailment    Contest Selectors 1980 DR 6.3%

Scottish adventurer and World War II hero Sir  Fitzroy MacLean   Ian Fleming patterned the James Bond character after his exploits born on 3-11-1911 in Cairo, Egypt expired 6-15-1996 in Hertford, England   age 85 AKS: McLean

author  Norman Fitzroy MacLean   wrote A River Runs Through It born on 12-23-1902 in Clarinda, Iowa expired 8-2-1990 in Chicago, Illinois   age 87

commentator  Archibald MacLeish born on 5-7-1892 in Glencoe, Illinois expired 4-20-1982 in Boston, Massachusetts   age 89

Great Lakes sailor  Gordon F. MacLellan   Wiper aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald born on --1945 expired 11-10-1975 in Eastern Lake Superior, Canada   age 30   cause: drowned when ship foundered

microbiologist & medical researcher Dr.  Colin Munro Macleod   with Avery & McCarty published seminal 1944 research report in Experimental Medicine that identified DNA as the stuff that genes are made of born on 1-28-1909 in Nova Scotia, Canada expired 2-11-1972 in London, England   age 63

John James Richard MacLeod   shared 1923 Nobel prize in Medicine for renting lab space to the guy that actually discovered insulin born on 9-6-1876 in Cluny, Perthshire, Scotland expired 3-16-1935 in Aberdeen, Scotland   age 58

voice actress  Norma MacMillan   voiced Casper the Friendly Ghost, Sweet Polly Purebred (Underdog's bitch) & Goo on the Gumby Show; mother of Alison & Stefan Arngrim born on --1921 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada expired 3-16-2001 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   age 79   cause: heart attack

former NYU mile runner  T Leslie MacMitchell   won the 1941 Sullivan Award born on 9-26-1920 expired 3-21-2006 in San Jose, California   age

Nobel-prize ignoree  Frederick Martin MacMurray   discoverer of Flubberium - would have shared award with his 3 sons; model for Captain Marvel; married to June Haver; star of My Three Sons tv series born on 8-30-1908 in Kankakee, Illinois expired 11-5-1991 in Santa Monica, California   age 83    Contest Selectors 1979 SB 7.7%

actress  Lillian La Monte MacMurray   wife of Fred expired 6-22-1953 in Santa Monica, California   age 45

director  Ian MacNaughton   directed all but the first four episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus born on 12-30-1925 in Glasgow, Scotland expired 12-10-2002 in München, Germany   age 76   cause: complications from injuries sustained in 2001 car crash AKS: Iain

Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist  Jeffrey Kenneth MacNelly   also drew Shoe comic strip; won 3 Pulitzer prizes (1972, '78 & '85); illustrated Dave Berry's columns; a two-time recipient of the Reuben Award (1978 & 1979) born on 9-17-1947 in New York, New York expired 6-8-2000 in Baltimore, Maryland   age 52   cause: lymphoma AKS: McNelly MacNeely McNeely

baseball executive  Leland Stanford "Larry" MacPhail   introduced night baseball; worked for New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers born on 2-3-1890 in Cass City, Michigan expired 10-1-1975 in Miami, Florida   age 85

tv sports executive  William Curtis "Bill" MacPhail   introduced instant replay while with CBS; created CNN/SI cable sports department; son of Larry born on 3-25-1920 expired 9-4-1996 in Atlanta, Georgia   age 76   cause: complications following heart surgery AKS: McPhail

knitting mill owner  Alexander MacRae   came up with design for a swimsuit that came to be known as a "Speedo" expired 11-30-1938 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   age ??

singer  Gordon MacRae   ex-husband of Sheila MacRae; father of Meredith MacRae born on 3-12-1921 in East Orange, New Jersey expired 1-24-1986 in Lincoln, Nebraska   age 64   cause: cancer of the mouth and jaw

actress  Meredith MacRae   daughter of Gordon & Sheila MacRae; played Willimena Josephine "Billie Jo" Bradley on Petticoat Junction (1966-70), succeeding Gunilla Hutton in the role born on 5-30-1945 in Houston, Texas expired 7-14-2000 in Manhattan Beach, California   age 55   cause: brain cancer

movie villain  George Macready born on 8-29-1909 in Providence, Rhode Island expired 7-2-1973 in Los Angeles, California   age 63

NYC department store founder  Rowland Hussey Macy born on --1822 in Nantucket, Massachusetts expired 3-29-1877 in Paris, France   age 55

Science Master of Eton  Henry George Madan   suggested the names for the newly-discovered moons of Mars — Phobus ("fear") & Deimus ("flight"), with the "u's" being swapped for "o's" later on (Phobos & Deimos; 1878); his great-neice is credited for giving name to the ninth planet after it was discovered born on --1838 expired ??-??-1901   age 63

retired Royal Navy admiral Sir  Charles Edward Madden born on 6-15-1906 expired 4-23-2001 in Henley-upon-Thames, Oxfordshire, England   age 93

former Georgia governor (1967-71)  Lester Garfield Maddox   Jimmy Carter's Lt.Governor (1971-5); owned the Pickrick Restaraunt in Atlanta born on 9-30-1915 in Atlanta, Georgia expired 6-25-2003 in Atlanta, Georgia   age 87   cause: pneumonia; prostate cancer    Contest Selectors 2000 ANG 14% 2001 ANG 12½% 2002 ANG, JAC, MORB, RR 36.4% 2003 ANG, PCD, RAVN 16.7%    Scored 4.4250 points

1940s country singer  Roselea Arbana Maddox born on 12-15-1926 in Boaz, Alabama expired 4-15-1998 in Ashland, Oregon   age 72   cause: kidney failure

murder victim  Helen "Holly" Maddux   murdered by Ira Einhorn born on 5-26-1947 expired 9-10-1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   age 30   cause: crushed skull

music educator  Joseph Edgar Maddy   founded the Interlochen National Music Camp and Arts Academy born on 10-14-1891 expired 4-18-1966 in Traverse City, Michigan   age 74

Mexican ruler (1911-13)  Francisco Indalecio Madero   overthrew dictator Porfirio Diaz; replaced by Huerta born on 10-30-1873 in Parras, Mexico expired 2-22-1913 in Mexico City, Mexico   age 39   cause: assassinated

author  Grazia Maria Cosima Damiana Madesani   under her maiden name (Deledda) won the Nobel prize in literature (1926) born on 9-27-1871 in Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy expired 8-15-1936 in Rome, Italy   age 64

Bush Agriculture Secretary (1991-93)  Edward R. Madigan born on 1-13-1936 in Lincoln, Illinois expired 12-7-1994 in Springfield, Illinois   age 58

donut maven  Dolly Payne Todd Madison   saved some of the artifacts from the White House before it was burned by British troops in the War of 1812 born on 5-20-1768 in Guilford County, North Carolina expired 7-12-1849 in Orange County, Virginia   age 81

actor  Guy Madison   played Wild Bill Hickock on tv; married to Gail Russell (1949-54) ¤ born: Robert Moseley  born on 1-19-1921 in Pumpkin Center, California expired 2-6-1996 in Palm Springs, California   age 74   cause: emphysema

4th U.S. president (1809-17)  James Madison   drafted the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights; president during the War of 1812 born on 3-16-1751 in Port Conway, Virginia expired 6-28-1836 in Orange County, Virginia   age 85

doo-wop singer  Johnny Maestro   with The Crests sang "Sixteen Candles" (1959) & with The Brooklyn Bridge sang "The Worst That Could Happen (1969) ¤ born: Johnny Mastrangelo  born on 5-7-1939 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 3-24-2010 in Cape Coral, Florida   age 70   cause: cancer

Count  Marice Polidore Marie Bernhard Maeterlinck   was the 1911 Nobel literature laureate born on 8-29-1862 in Ghent, Belgium expired 5-6-1949 in Nice, France   age 86 AKS: Mooris Polydore Bernard

pianist  Nikita Magaloff born on 2-8-1912 in Saint Petersberg, Russia expired 12-26-1992 in Vevay, Switzerland   age 80

Philippine president (1953-57)  Ramon Magasaysay born on 8-31-1907 in Iba, Philippines expired 3-17-1957 in Cebu City, Philippines   age 49

extreme geezer  Sylvester Magee   ex-Mississippi slave who served with Union forces in the Civil War born on 5-29-1841 in Carpet, North Carolina expired 10-15-1971 in Columbia, Mississippi   age 130

Union Army bugler  William Allen Magee   also served in the Indian Wars and Spanish-American War expired 1-23-1953 in Sawtelle, California   age 106

Portugese navigator  Ferdinand Magellan   died during round-the-world trip; discovered the Philippines (1521) ¤ Fernando DeMagalhaes  born on --1480 in Sabrosa, Portugal expired 4-27-1521 in Mactan Island, The Philippines   age 40   cause: killed by natives

tv "news doctor"  Frank Newton Magid   gave us the happy-talk "Action News" format of info-tainment presentation; blame him for the burbling bimbo/himbo dolts you see on your local station's newscast ("Moron that at 11 ... back to you, Buffy.") born on 9-1-1931 in Chicago, Illinois expired 2-5-2010 in Santa Barbara, California   age 78   cause: lymphoma

French War minister  André-Louis-Rene Maginot   started construction of (ultimately) ineffectual defensive line along eastern border of France born on 2-17-1877 in Paris, France expired 1-7-1932 in Paris, France   age 54   cause: typhoid fever AKS: Andre

former Haitian military dictator/president (1950-56)  Paul Eugène Magloire   the military overthrew him — the replacement: Papa Doc born on 7-19-1907 in Haiti expired 7-12-2001 in Haiti   age 93

actress  Anna Magnani   won 1955 Best Actress oscar for playing Serafina Delle Rose in The Rose Tattoo born on 3-7-1908 in Rome, Italy expired 9-26-1973 in Rome, Italy   age 65   cause: pancreatic tumor

TCI chairman  Robert John "Bob" Magness   founded Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI) in 1968 born on 6-3-1924 in Clinton, Oklahoma expired 11-15-1996 in Charlottesville, Virginia   age 72   cause: lymphoma

former Washington senator (1944-81)  Warren Grant Magnuson born on 4-12-1905 in Moorhead, Minnesota expired 5-20-1989 in Seattle, Washington   age 84

former BBC game show host  Magnús Magnússon   for 25 years was host of Master Mind born on 10-12-1929 in Reykjavik, Iceland expired 1-7-2007 in Glasgow, Scotland   age 77   cause: pancreatic cancer    Contest Selectors 2007 OIE, RAVN 6.5%    Scored 6.0500 points AKS: Magnus Magnusson

surrealistic painter  Rene Francois Ghislain Magritte born on 11-21-1898 in Lessines, Belgium expired 8-15-1967 in Brussels, Belgium   age 68    Contest Selectors 1980 HP 6.3%

U.S. Pacific Fleet chaplain  William Augustus Maguire   during Pearl Harbor attack (Sunday morning 12/7/1941) remarked "Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition" expired 9-13-1953 in London, England   age 62

retired Wayne State University professor of Social Work  Maryann Mahaffey   had served on Detroit's city council since from 1974 to 2005 ¤ Mrs. Herman Dooha  born on 1-18-1925 in Burlington, Iowa expired 7-27-2006 in Detroit, Michigan   age 81   cause: pneumonia; T-cell leukemia-lymphoma    Contest Selectors 2006 MOT 3.3%    Scored 6.9000 solo points

Cambodian monk  Samdach Vira Dharmawara Bellong Mahathera expired 6-26-1999 in Stockton, California   age 110

Nepalese monarch (1956-72)  King Mahendra   father of King Birendra expired 1-31-1972 in Katmandu, Nepal   age 51   cause: heart attack

transcendental meditator  Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ¤ born: Mahesh Prasad Varma  born on 1-12-1917 in Jabalpur, Allahabad, India (now Uttar Pradesh) expired 2-5-2008 in Vlodrop, The Netherlands   age 91    Contest Selectors 1980 HA 6.3% 2003 COCO 5.6% 2006 DTM 3.3% 2007 DTM 3.2% 2008 DTM, TFM, WEP 9.4%    Scored 4.0250 points

former FBI agent  Robert Aime Maheu   was Howard Hughes' top aide until he was fired (1966-December 1970) born on 10-30-1917 in Waterville, Maine expired 8-4-2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 90   cause: congestive heart failure; cancer

writer  Naguib Mahfouz   1988 Nobel laureate in literature born on 12-11-1911 in Cairo, Egypt expired 8-30-2006 in Cairo, Egypt   age 94   cause: pneumonia; kidney failure    Contest Selectors 2005 SLIM, WORM 8.7% 2006 WEP 3.3%    Scored 5.6000 solo points AKS: Najib Mahfuz

conductor & composer  Gustav Mahler born on 7-7-1860 in Kalischt, Bohemia expired 5-18-1911 in Vienna, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary   age 50

53-year president of the Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees union  William D. Mahon   a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor expired 10-31-1949 in Detroit, Michigan   age 88

aircraft builder  Benjamin Franklin Mahoney   built The Spirit of St. Louis for Charles Lindbergh in 1927 born on 2-8-1901 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania expired 7-31-1951 in Los Angeles, California   age 50

Tarzan actor  Jock Mahoney   was tv's Range Rider (1951) & Yancy Derringer (1958-9); Sally Field's step-father ¤ born: James Jacques O'Mahoney  born on 2-7-1919 in Chicago, Illinois expired 12-14-1989 in Bremerton, Washington   age 70   cause: stroke

screen writer  Richard Maibaum   did 12 James Bond scripts born on 5-26-1909 in New York, New York expired 1-4-1991 in Santa Monica, California   age 81

elder Star Trek fan  Shirley S. Maiewski ¤ aka: "Grandma Trek"  born on 5-28-1920 expired 4-13-2004 in Hatfield, Massachusetts   age 83

author  Norman Kingsley Mailer   wrote The Naked and the Dead (1948), The Armies of the Night (1968) & The Executioner's Song (1979) about Gary Gilmore ¤ Hebrew: Nachem Malek  born on 1-31-1923 in Long Branch, New Jersey expired 11-10-2007 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 84   cause: acute renal failure    Contest Selectors 1979 RR 7.7% 1980 EK 6.3% 2002 MORB 9.1% 2003 ABRA 5.6%

physicist  Theodore Harold Maiman   built the first working LASER on May 16, 1960 using a pink ruby born on 7-11-1927 in Los Angeles, California expired 5-5-2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   age 79   cause: systemic mastocytosis

actress  Marjorie Main   played Ma Kettle in The Egg and I (1947) and a bunch of Ma and Pa Kettle... movies ¤ born: Mary Tomlinson Krebs  born on 2-24-1890 in Acton, Illinois expired 4-10-1975 in Los Angeles, California   age 85

Niger "president"  Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara   in by coup...out by coup; done in by his own bodyguards — lasted from 1/28/1996 to 4/9/1999 born on 5-9-1949 in Maradi, Niger, French West Africa expired 4-9-1999 in Niamey, Niger   age 49   cause: assassinated AKS: Bare Mainassara

Greek Orthodox archbishop  Makarios III   first president Republic of Cypress (1959-77) ¤ born: Michael Christodouros Mouskos  born on 8-13-1913 in Ano Panayia, Cyprus expired 8-3-1977 in Nicosia, Cyprus   age 63   cause: heart attack

folk singer  Miriam Zenzi Makeba   had been married to Stokely Carmichael & Hugh Masekela; had modest hits with Pata Pata, Malaika & Qongqothwane ("The Click Song") born on 3-4-1932 in Johannesburg, South Africa expired 11-9-2008 in Castel Volturno, Italy   age 68

graphic & multimedia designer  Paul Scott Makela   chairman of 2-D Design Department at Cranbrook Academy born on 2-6-1960 expired 5-7-1999 in Pontiac, Michigan   age 39

singer, songwriter, balladeer & banjo player  Thomas James "Tommy" Makem   performed with the Clancy Brothers (Paddy, Tom, Liam) 1961-9 and as a solo artist born on 11-4-1932 in Keady, County Armaugh, Northern Ireland expired 8-1-2007 in Dover, New Hampshire   age 74   cause: lung cancer

character actor  Mako   played Po-han in The Sand Pebbles (1966; Academy award nomination) & Akiro the Wizard in Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Conan the Destroyer (1984) ¤ full name: Makoto Iwamatsu  born on 12-10-1933 in Kobe, Japan expired 7-21-2006 in Somis, California   age 72   cause: esophageal cancer

game bird breeder  Alphonsine "Therese" Makowsky   original breeder of the Rock Cornish Game Hen ¤ née: Davalis  born on 2-12-1913 in Trois Veveres, France expired 10-30-2005 in Danville, California   age 92

actor  Karl Malden   possessor of a prodigious proboscis; 1951 oscar for A Streetcar Named Desire ¤ born: Mladen Sekulovich  born on 3-22-1912 in Chicago, Illinois expired 7-1-2009 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California   age 97    Contest Selectors 2003 JEDS KOHD, MJ, RAVN 22.2% 2004 ABRA, DTM, MJ, RIE 22.2% 2005 DTM, RIE, RR, SPIT, TMD 21.7% 2006 ANG, DTM, RIE, RR, SPIT, 4GUE 20.0% 2007 ABRA, ANG, AUDC, DGW, DTH, DTM, GOHI, RIE, RPRM, SPIT, WEP, 4GUE 38.7% 2008 ANG, BOD, BYE, DGW, DTM, GOHI, NFG, PCD, RIE, RPRM, RR, SPIT, TFM, WEP, 4GUE 46.9% 2009 ADWC, ANG, BOD, BYE, DGW, DTM, GAS, GOHI, NFG, PCD, RIE, RPRM, RR, TFM, WEP 50.0%    Scored 2.8002 points AKS: Carl

Soviet diplomat  Jacob Malik ¤ Yakov Alexandrovich Malik  born on 2-11-1906 in Kharkov, Ukraine, Russia expired 2-11-1980 in Moscow, Russia, USSR   age 74

rocketry pioneer  Frank J. Malina   co-founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1944) born on 10-2-1912 in Brenham, Texas expired 11-9-1981 in Paris, France   age 69   cause: heart attack

"retired" porn actress  Anna Malle   star of Sleeping Booty; a passenger in a vehicle (not wearing seat belt) that tried a U-turn on Nevada route 160 — it was struck by an oncoming car; unbelievably the XXX team did't have her on their list (but did have Slobodan Milosevic); no relation to director Louis ¤ born: Anna Hotop name at death: Anna Hotop-Stout Mrs. Hank Armstrong  born on 9-14-1967 in Havana, Illinois expired 1-25-2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 38   cause: automobile accident

French director  Louis Malle   made Pretty Baby, Atlantic City, My Dinner with Andre (1982); husband of Candice Bergen born on 10-30-1932 in Thumeries, France expired 11-23-1995 in Los Angeles, California   age 63   cause: cancer

un-hygenic cook  Mary Mallon   immune to typhoid fever but a prolific virus carrier that insisted upon continuing to handle food, even during New York City's 1904 & 1914 epidemics; tracked down by sanitary engineer George Soper she was institutionalized for the rest of her life as a public health precaution ¤ dubbed "Typhoid Mary"  born on 9-23-1869 in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland expired 11-11-1938 in North Brother Island, New York, New York   age 69   cause: pneumonia; stroke

kid actor  Robert "Bobby" Mallon   appeared in the Our Gang movie shorts (1926-32) born on 4-7-1919 expired 9-10-2008 in Simi Valley, California   age 89

pathologist Dr.  Frank Burr Mallory   discovered /isolated the scarlet fever bacillus; discovered cause of cirrhosis of the liver expired 9-27-1941 in Brookline, Massachusetts   age 78

mountaineer  George Herbert Leigh Mallory   attempted to become first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest (with Andrew Irvine in 1924); when asked in 1922 "Why do you want to climb Mt. Everest?" he replied "Because it is there."; his body was discovered in 1999 born on 6-18-1886 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England expired 6-8-1924 in Mount Everest, Nepal   age 37   cause: injuries suffered in fall down side of mountain

archaeologist Sir  Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan   did extensive work in the Middle East; husband of Agatha Christie born on 5-6-1904 in London, England expired 8-19-1978 in Oxfordshire, England   age 74

Helen Herrick Malsed   invented the Slinky Dog & Slinky Trains born on 8-22-1910 in Cincinnati, Ohio expired 11-13-1998 in Seattle, Washington   age 88

cartoon story writer  Michael Maltese   scripted such classics as: The Scarlett Pumpernickel (1950), Rabbit of Seville (1950), Duck Amuck (1953), Duck Didgers in the 24½ Century (1953), One Froggy Evening (1955), What's Opera, Doc? (1957) & Robin Hood Daffy (1958); co-wrote the lyrics to "The Michigan Rag" (music by Milt Franklyn) for One Froggy Evening (in which he created the original American Idol: Michigan J. Frog) born on 2-6-1908 in New York, New York expired 2-22-1981   age 73

economist  Thomas Robert Malthus   wrote "Essays on the Principle of Population" (1798); source of eponym "Malthusian" born on 2-17-1766 in Surrey, England expired 12-23-1834 in Bath, Somerset, England   age 68

Hollywood Ten screen writer  Albert Maltz   wrote Destination Tokyo (1943) and The Naked City (1948; co-authored with Malvin Wald) & celebrity "brewmaster" for beverage advertising campaign (Schlitz Maltz Liquor); no relation to the Klingon crewman captured by Captain Kirk born on 10-8-1908 in New York, New York expired 4-26-1985 in Los Angeles, California   age 76

Hollywood stuntman & producer  Paul W. Malvern born on 6-28-1902 expired 5-29-1993   age 90

character actor  Peter John Mamakos   played El Broho on The Adventures of Kit Carson tv series (1951-54), Jean Lafitte on The Adventures of Jim Bowie tv series & Absorba the Greek on My Mother the Car (1966) born on 12-14-1918 in Somerville, Massachusetts expired 4-27-2008 in Raso Robles, California   age 89

director  Rouben Mamoulian   directed Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) born on 10-8-1897 in Tiflis, Georgia, Russia (now Tbilisi, Georgia) expired 12-4-1987 in Los Angeles, California   age 90

biographer/historian  William Manchester   best known for writing The Death of a President (1967) born on 4-1-1922 in Attleboro, Massachusetts expired 6-1-2004 in Middletown, Connecticut   age 82   cause: complications from strokes

tv & movie composer  Henry Mancini   wrote music for Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany's born on 4-16-1924 in Cleveland, Ohio expired 6-14-1994 in Los Angeles, California   age 70

Evelyn Ntoko Mandela   first wife of Nelson Mandela (1944-57) ¤ née: Mase Mrs. Simon Rakeepile  born on --1922 in Engcobo, South Africa expired 4-30-2004 in Johannesburg, South Africa   age 82   cause: respiratory failure

former Field Marshall  Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw   World War II hero ¤ aka: Sam Bahadur  born on 4-3-1914 in Amritsar, Punjab, British India expired 6-27-2008 in Wellington, Tamil Nadu, India   age 94   cause: pneumonia    Contest Selectors 2008 WEP 3.1%    Scored 5.6000 solo points

actress  Silvana Mangano born on 4-21-1930 in Rome, Italy expired 12-16-1989 in Madrid, Spain   age 59

tv comedy writer  Allan S. Manings   wrote for Leave It To Beaver, Laugh-In, McHale's Navy & Petticoat Junction; co-created One Day at a Time dramedy with wife Whitney Blake; step-father of Meredith Baxter born on 3-28-1924 in Newark, New Jersey expired 5-12-2010 in Beverly Hills, California   age 86   cause: cardiac arrest; esophageal cancer AKS: Mannings

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

screenwriter and producer  Herman J. Mankiewicz   produced a several Marx Brothers movies: Duck Soup (1933), Horse Feathers (1932) and Monkey Business (1931); co-wrote screenplay for Citizen Kane (1941) and Pride of the Yankees (1942); brother of Joseph L. Mankiewicz born on 11-7-1897 in New York, New York expired 3-5-1953 in Hollywood, California   age 55   cause: uremic poisoning

writer & director  Joseph Leo Mankiewicz   co-wrote Dipolmaniacs (1933); screenplay for Alice In Wonderland (1933); producer of Philadelphia Story (1940); wrote and directed All About Eve (1950; directing oscar); directed and wrote screenplay for Guys and Dolls (1955); directed A Letter to Three Wives (1949; directing oscar) & Cleopatra (1963) born on 2-11-1909 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania expired 2-5-1993 in Bedford, New York   age 83   cause: heart failure

Indian chief  Wilma Pearl Mankiller   formerly Principle Chief of the Cherokee nation (1985-95) born on 11-18-1945 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma expired 4-6-2010 in Adair County, Oklahoma   age 64   cause: metastatic pancreatic cancer    Contest Selectors 2003 MB 5.6%

screenwriter  Cyril Wolf Mankowitz born on 11-7-1924 expired 5-20-1998 in County Cork, Ireland   age 73   cause: cancer

former Jamaican Prime Minister (1972-80)  Michael Norman Manley   son of Norman born on 12-10-1924 in Kingston, Jamaica expired 3-6-1997 in Kingston, Jamaica   age 72   cause: prostate cancer

Jamaican Prime Minister (1955-62)  Norman Washington Manley   father of Michael born on 7-4-1893 in Jamaica expired 9-3-1969 in Kingston, Jamaica   age 76

incredibly hammy actor  Dudley Manlove   played saucer commander Eros in Plan 9 From Outer Space (1958) born on 6-11-1914 expired 4-17-1996   age 81

screenwriter  Abby Mann   won Best adapted screnplay oscar for Judgement at Nuremberg (based upon his own 1959 original teleplay for Playhouse 90); also wrote The Marcus-Nelson Murders teleplay (1973) which became the basis for the Kojak tv series ¤ born: Abraham Goodman  born on 12-1-1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 3-25-2008 in Beverly Hills, California   age 83   cause: heart failure

film director  Daniel Mann   directed Teahouse of the August Moon (1956), BUtterfield 8 (1960), Our Man Flint (1965) & Willard (1971); father-in-law of Harold Ramis ¤ born: Daniel Chugerman  born on 8-8-1912 in New York, New York expired 11-21-1991 in Los Angeles, California   age 79   cause: heart failure

tv/movie director  Delbert Martin Mann Jr.   won oscar for Marty (1955); former Directors Guild of America president (1967-71); directed the infamous made-for-tv movie Heidi (1968) — the one that pre-empted an exciting football game (Oakland beats the Jets in the final minute of play by scoring two touchdowns) born on 1-30-1920 in Lawrence, Kansas expired 11-11-2007 in Los Angeles, California   age 87   cause: pneumonia

Ellergy W. Mann   founder of Tampax Inc. expired 1-15-1956 in Mineola, New York   age 66

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

lyracist  Kal Mann   with Dave Appell & Bernie Lowe co-wrote The Twist (1960), Bristol Stomp and Limbo Rock ¤ real name: Kalman Cohen  born on 5-6-1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 11-28-2001 in Pompano Beach, Florida   age 84

novelist  Paul Thomas Mann   won the 1929 Nobel prize (literature); wrote Death In Venice born on 6-6-1875 in Lübeck, Germany expired 8-12-1955 in Kilchberg, Switzerland   age 80

movie producer/theater owner  Theodore "Ted" Mann   second owner of Hollywood's famous "Chinese Theater"; husband of Rhonda Fleming born on 4-16-1916 in Wishick, North Dakota expired 1-15-2001 in Los Angeles, California   age 84   cause: stroke

former Little Rock, Arkansas, mayor (1956-57)  Woodrow Wilson Mann Sr.   called upon president Eisenhower to send federal troops to protect black students in the local high school (9/23/1957) born on 11-13-1916 in Little Rock, Arkansas expired 8-6-2002 in Houston, Texas   age 85

borscht-belt comedian  Charles "Charlie" Manna born on 10-6-1920 in New York, New York expired 11-9-1971 in New York, New York   age 51   cause: cancer

violinist & music educator  David Manners born on 2-16-1866 in New York, New York expired 4-25-1959 in New York, New York   age 83

actor  David J. Manners   appeared as Jonathan Harker in 1931 Dracula and as Katharine Hepburn's fiancé in A Bill of Divorcement (1932); ; also was in The Mummy (1932), The Black Cat (1934); gave up Hollywood in mid-1930's for life in the Mojave Desert born on 4-30-1900 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada expired 12-23-1998 in Santa Barbara, California   age 98

singer/disc jocket  Zeke Manners   wrote The Pennsylvania Polka ¤ born: Leo Ezekiel Mannes  born on 10-10-1911 in San Francisco, California expired 10-14-2000 in Los Angeles, California   age 89

pianist  Leopold Damrosch Mannes   co-inventor of Kodachrome slide film (1935); president of Walter W. Naumburg Foundation since 1961 born on 12-26-1899 in New York, New York expired 8-11-1964 in Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts   age 64

controversial UK "comedian"  Bernard John Manning Sr.   told lots of ethnic jokes — had lots of people riled-up born on 8-13-1930 in Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, England expired 6-18-2007 in Crumpsall, Manchester, Lancashire, England   age 76   cause: kidney failure; diabetes

actress  Rebecca Welles Manning   daughter of Rita Hayworth & Orson Welles born on 12-17-1944 in Santa Monica, California expired 10-17-2004 in Tacoma, Washington   age 59

film industry pioneer  Edgar J. "Eddie" Mannix   possibly-cuckolded husband of woman that George Reeves was "seeing" at the time of his mysterious death born on --1891 in Fort Lee, New Jersey expired 8-30-1963 in Beverly Hills, California   age 72

MASCO founder  Alex Manoogian   maked single-handled faucets born on --1901 in Smyrna, Turkey (now Izmir) expired 7-12-1996 in Detroit, Michigan   age 95

1960's blond "bombshell"  Jayne Mansfield   Playboy February 1955 Playmate of Month; also appeared in February 1956, 1957 & 1958 pictorials; wife of Mickey Hargitay; mother of Jayne Marie Mansfield & Mariska Hargitay ¤ born: Vera Jayne Palmer  born on 4-19-1933 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania expired 6-29-1967 in New Orleans, Louisiana   age 34   cause: trauma; mashed when auto rear-ended mosquito abatement fogging truck

former Montana Senator (1953-76) & ambassador to Japan (1977-88)  Michael Joseph "Mike" Mansfield born on 3-16-1903 in New York, New York expired 10-5-2001 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 98    Contest Selectors 1980 VA 6.3% 2000 ANG 14% 2001 ANG 12½%    Scored 5.2000 solo points

sculptor  Paul Manship   made the Rockefeller Center Skating Rink statue Prometheus born on 12-25-1885 in Saint Paul, Minnesota expired 1-31-1966 in Massachusetts   age 80

harmonica player  Eddy Lawrence Manson   played the harmonica solo in Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's) born on 5-9-1919 expired 7-12-1996 in Culver City, California   age 77

baseball star  Mickey Charles Mantle Sr. born on 10-20-1931 in Spavinaw, Oklahoma expired 8-13-1995 in Dallas, Texas   age 63    Contest Selectors 1979 HP 7.7%

baseball star  Mickey Charles Mantle Jr.   had played minor league baseball born on 4-12-1953 expired 12-20-2000 in Dallas, Texas   age 47   cause: skin cancer

syrupy music-maker  Annunzio Paolo Mantovani born on 11-5-1905 in Venice, Italy expired 3-29-1980 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England   age 74

noted Turkish Madam  Matilde Manukyan   ran 32 brothels expired 2-16-2001 in Istanbul, Turkey   age 87   cause: heart failure; complications from injuries sustained in car bomb explosion AKS: Matild

yv producer  Martin Ellyot Manulis   was the producer of Playhouse 90 & executive producer of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis born on 5-30-1915 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 9-28-2007 in Los Angeles, California   age 92

Washington Senators Hall-of-Fame player  Heinie Manush born on 7-20-1901 in Tuscumbia, Alabama expired 5-12-1971 in Sarasota, Florida   age 69   cause: cancer

Johns-Manville asbestos fortune heir  Thomas Franklyn "Tommy" Manville Jr.   married 11 women 13 times born on 4-9-1894 expired 10-8-1967 in Chappaqua, New York   age 73

character actor  Ralph Manza   played Jay Drury, Banacek's chauffeur born on 12-1-1921 in San Francisco, California expired 1-31-2000 in Encinitas, California   age 78   cause: complications from heart attack

dictator of the People's Republic of China  Mao Tse-Tung   spent most of World War II running from Chinese Nationalist forces; led Communist forces in the Chinese Civil War following WWII; poured cannon fodder into the Korean War; made the Great Leap Forward in an ass-backward way, leading to mass starvation; really screwed the country with his Cultural Revolution; married to the shrewish, scheming and manipulative Jiang Qing; made life miserable for just about every country around China born on 12-26-1893 in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China expired 9-9-1976 in Beijing, China   age 82   cause: complications from Parkinson's disease

photographer  Robert Mapplethorpe   produced pornography in the name of "art" born on 11-4-1946 in New York, New York expired 3-9-1989 in Boston, Massachusetts   age 42   cause: AIDS

Ratu Sir Kapaiwai Tuimacilai Mara   first prime minister of Fiji (1966-87) born on 5-6-1920 in Vanuabalavu, Lau Archipeligo, Fiji expired 4-18-2004 in Suva, Fiji   age 83   cause: complications from stroke

legal bookie  Timothy James Mara   owner/founded New York Giants football team (1925-59) born on 7-29-1887 in New York, New York expired 2-16-1959 in New York, New York   age 71

NY Giants co-owner  Wellington Timothy Mara born on 8-14-1916 in New York, New York expired 10-25-2005 in Rye, New York   age 89   cause: cancer of the lymph nodes

Apartheid proponent  Jaap Marais   co-founded the South African Herstigte Nasionale Party (1969) born on 11-2-1922 expired 8-8-2000 in Johannesburg, South Africa   age 77

pioneering audiophile  Saul Bernard Marantz   founded the electronics company that bears his name born on 7-7-1911 in New York, New York expired 1-16-1997 in Somerville, New Jersey   age 85 AKS: DOB fm www.audiohistory.com/files/documents/marantzhistory.pdf

basketball player  Peter Press Maravich ¤ nickname: "Pistol Pete"  born on 6-28-1948 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania expired 1-5-1988 in Pasadena, California   age 39

1930's tennis star  Alice Marble born on 9-28-1913 in Plumas City, California expired 12-13-1990 in Palm Springs, California   age 77

famous mime  Marcel Marceau   spawned legions of talentless but annoying imitators ¤ born: Marcel Mangel  born on 3-22-1923 in Strasbourg, France expired 9-22-2007 in Cahors, France   age 84    Contest Selectors 2005 SLIM, SPIT 8.7% 2006 SPIT 3.3% 2007 AUDC, SPIT 6.5%    Scored 5.3500 points

actor  Fredric March   Academy award-winning actor for roles in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) ¤ born: Frederick McIntyre Bickel  born on 8-31-1897 in Racine, Wisconsin expired 4-14-1975 in Los Angeles, California   age 77   cause: cancer

tv emcee  Hal March   hosted several game shows including The $64,000 Question ¤ born: Harold Mendelson  born on 4-22-1920 in San Francisco, California expired 1-19-1970 in Los Angeles, California   age 49

actress  Nancy Marchand   played Marty's girlfriend Clara in tv production (1953), Mrs. Margaret Pinchon on Lou Grant tv series (won four Emmies for role) and family matriarch Livia Soprano on HBO cable series born on 6-19-1928 in Buffalo, New York expired 6-18-2000 in Stratford, Connecticut   age 71   cause: lung cancer; emphysema    Contest Selectors 2000 TEX 14%    Scored 7.9000 solo points

pioneering movie felatrix  Linda Boreman Marchiano   star of 1972 Watergate thriller Deep Throat; taught Monica everything she knows; did April 1973 & February 1975 Playboy pictorials ¤ aka: Linda Lovelace born: Linda Susan Boreman  born on 1-10-1949 in New York, New York expired 4-22-2002 in Denver, Colorado   age 53   cause: disconnected from life support; suffered brain death from injuries sustained in 4/3 car crash

Italo Marchiony   claimed to have invented the ice cream cone in 1896 expired 7-27-1954 in Cliffside Park, New Jersey   age 86

heavyweight boxing champion (1952-56)  Rocky Marciano ¤ born: Rocco Francis Marchegiano  born on 9-1-1923 in Brockton, Massachusetts expired 8-31-1969 in Des Moines, Iowa   age 45   cause: airplane crash

obscure character actor  Paul Marco   a Hollywood High School graduate; played Patrolman Kelton in Bride of the Monster (1955), Night of the Ghouls (1959) & Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959); also worked as a property master at Paramount; was founder & president of his own fan club ¤ born: Angelo Inzalaco  born on 6-10-1927 in Los Angeles, California expired 5-14-2006 in Hollywood, California   age 78

1909 Nobel physics laureate  Guglielmo Marconi   invented spark-gap wireless telegraphy (1895) born on 4-25-1874 in Bologna, Italy expired 7-20-1937 in Rome, Italy   age 63

former Philippine dictator  Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Sr. born on 9-11-1917 in Sarrat, Philippines expired 9-28-1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii   age 72    Contest Selectors 1979 HFS, HP 15.4% 1980 DW 6.3%

actress  Beatrice Marcus   second person to do Life Call (now Response) commericals ("I've fallen and I can't get up") born on 6-24-1912 expired 9-17-2000 in Portland, Oregon   age 88

Department store heir  Edward S. Marcus   son of Herbert; brother of Stanley & Lawrence born on 10-13-1909 in Dallas, Texas expired 4-4-1977 in Dallas, Texas   age 67

retailer  Harold Stanley Marcus   chairman of Neiman-Marcus (1977-2002); son of co-founder born on 4-20-1905 in Dallas, Texas expired 1-22-2002 in Dallas, Texas   age 96   cause: heart attack    Contest Selectors 2000 TEX 14% 2001 TEX 12½% 2002 TMTX 9.1%    Scored 5.4000 solo points

retailer  Herbert Marcus Sr.   co-founder and president of Neiman-Marcus Co. expired 12-11-1950 in Dallas, Texas   age 72

rabid Marxist  Herbert Marcuse born on 7-19-1898 in Berlin, Germany expired 7-29-1979 in Starnberg, Germany   age 81   cause: stroke

Muscle Beach bodybuilder, gym owner & weight machine inventor  Walter Marcyan   developed the "Marcyan Machine" (1960s) born on 8-21-1913 in Chicago, Illinois expired 9-6-2007 in Escondido, California   age 94

former head of Justice Department's Internal Security Division (1970-72)  Robert Charles Mardian   blabbed confidential information about Daniel Ellsberg & Thomas Eagleton during 1973 Watergate hearings born on 10-23-1923 in Pasadena, California expired 7-17-2006 in San Clemente, California   age 82   cause: lung cancer

pro wrassler  Joseph "Joey" Marella   the son of "Gorilla Monsoon" expired 7-4-1994 in Burlington, New Jersey   age 30   cause: car accident; fell asleep at wheel

former pro wrassler  Robert Marella ¤ aka: "Gorilla Monsoon"  born on 6-4-1937 in Rochester, New York expired 10-5-1999 in Willingboro, New Jersey   age 62   cause: kidney failure, heart ailments, diabetes

Princess Margaret Rose   sister of Queen Elizabeth II born on 8-21-1930 in Glamis, Scotland expired 2-9-2002 in London, England   age 71   cause: heart problems following a stroke    Contest Selectors 2000 TEX 14% 2001 BOD, DTM 25% 2002 BOD, DTM, JL, TMTX 36.4%    Scored 5.7125 points

actress  Janet Margolin born on 7-25-1943 in New York, New York expired 12-18-1993   age 50

producer  Stan Margulies   produced Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines (1965); co-produced Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), Roots (1977) & The Thorn Birds (1983) born on 12-14-1920 in New York, New York expired 2-27-2001 in Los Angeles, California   age 80   cause: throat cancer

former Italian  Queen Maria-José of Savoy   widow of Umberto II born on 8-4-1906 in Belgium expired 1-27-2001 in Geneva, Switzerland   age 94

movie director  Edwin L. Marin   directed A Christmas Carol (1938) born on 2-21-1899 in Jersey City, New Jersey expired 5-2-1951 in Los Angeles, California   age 52

pathologist  David Marine   discovered iodine treatment for non-inflatable goiters born on 9-20-1880 expired 11-26-1976 in Lewes, Delaware   age 96

World War II soviet submarine commander  Alexander Ivanovich Marinesko   as captain of the S-13 caused two of the greatest maritime disasters in history when he torpedoed the Wilhelm Gustloff (1-31-1945 with a loss of 9,600+ lives) & the General von Steuben (2-10-1945 with a loss of 4,500+ lives) born on 1-15-1913 in Ukraine, Russia expired 11-25-1963   age 50   cause: 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

chemist  Jacob Akiba Marinsky   with Glendenin & Coryell discovered element 61 — Promethium (1944) born on 4-11-1918 in Buffalo, New York expired 9-1-2005 in Buffalo, New York   age 87   cause: multiple myeloma AKS: Marinski

movie screen writer  Frances Marion   won two Academy awards (for The Big House (1930) and The Champ (1931)); also wrote Camille, Anna Christie, Dinner at Eight, Stella Dallas and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm born on 11-18-1888 in San Francisco, California expired 5-12-1973 in Los Angeles, California   age 86

N.Y. Yankees slugger  Roger Eugene Maris   held baseball single-season home run record from 1961 to 1998 born on 9-10-1934 in Hibbing, Minnesota expired 12-14-1985 in Houston, Texas   age 51

polymer chemist  Herman Francis Mark born on 5-3-1895 in Vienna, Austria expired 4-6-1992 in Austin, Texas   age 96

talent agent  James Mark born on 7-10-1908 expired 1-17-1992   age 83

newspaper man  Lester Markel   edited the Sunday New York Times for 41 years (1923-64) born on 1-9-1894 in New York, New York expired 10-23-1977 in New York, New York   age 83   cause: cancer

Syntex cofounder  Russell E. Marker   pioneered the use of progesterone in contraceptives born on 3-12-1902 expired 3-3-1995   age 92

Russell Markert   founded & choreographed the Radio City Music Hall's Rockettes (1925-64) born on 8-8-1899 in Jersey City, New Jersey expired 12-1-1990 in Waterbury, Connecticut   age 91

conductor  Igor Markevitch born on 7-27-1912 in Kiev, Ukraine, Russia expired 3-9-1983 in Antibes, France   age 70

actress  Enid Markey   in 1918 was first to portray Jane in the movies (opposite Elmo Lincoln's Tarzan) ¤ Mrs. George W. Cobb  born on 2-22-1890 in Dillon, Colorado expired 11-15-1981 in Bay Shore, New York   age 91   cause: heart attack

Dewey M. "Pigmeat" Markham   originated the phrase "order in the court 'cuz here come da judge" born on 4-18-1904 in Durham, North Carolina expired 12-13-1981 in New York, New York   age 77   cause: stroke

Checker Cab Co. founder (1922) & president  Morris Markin born on 7-15-1892 expired 7-7-1970 in Kalamazoo, Michigan   age 77   cause: heart attack

tv writer, director & producer  Fletcher Markle born on 3-27-1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada expired 5-22-1991   age 70

exiled dissident  Georgi Ivanov Markov   target of successful Bulgarian State Security assassination plot — a ricin-laced pellet was shot into his leg from the tip of an umbrella born on 3-1-1929 in Sofia, Bulgaria expired 9-11-1978 in London, England   age 49   cause: poisoned

ballerina Dame  Alicia Markova ¤ born: Lillian Alicia Marks  born on 12-1-1910 in London, England expired 12-2-2004 in Bath, Somerset, England   age 94

ex-Miss America honcho  Albert A. Marks Jr. born on 12-19-1912 expired 9-24-1989   age 76

Tin Pan Alley composer  Gerald Marks   co-wrote All of Me (1931); epitaph on his urn reads "All of Me" born on 10-13-1900 in Saginaw, Michigan expired 1-27-1997 in New York, New York   age 96

character actor  Guy Marks   had 1960s novelty hit Loving You Has Made Me Bananas ¤ born: Mario Scarpa  born on 10-31-1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 11-15-1987 in Brigantine, New Jersey   age 64

songwriter & lyricist  John David "Johnny" Marks   wrote Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer born on 11-10-1909 in Mount Vernon, New York expired 9-3-1985 in New York, New York   age 75

World War II code designer  Leopold Samuel Marks born on 9-24-1920 in London, England expired 1-15-2001   age 80

inventor  Peter Markus   inventor-of-record of the inflatable life vest (1928) born on --1885 in Minnesota expired ??-??-1973   age 88

Tulsa World editorial cartoonist  Doug Marlette   won Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning (1988); wrote/drew the Kudzu comic strip (1981-2007) born on 12-6-1949 in Greensboro, North Carolina expired 7-10-2007 in Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi   age 57   cause: car crash

reggae star  Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley   leader of The Wailers; Rastafarian who smoked way too much ganja born on 2-6-1945 in Rhoden Hall, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica expired 5-11-1981 in Miami, Florida   age 36   cause: brain cancer    Contest Selectors 1979 MM 7.7%

actor  Hugh Marlowe   played Tom Stevens in Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) & Dr. Russel A. Marvin in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers ¤ born: Hugh Herbert Hipple  born on 1-30-1911 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 5-2-1982 in New York, New York   age 71   cause: heart attack    Contest Selectors 1979 RR 7.7%

harpsichord virtuoso  Sylvia Marlowe ¤ born: Sylvia Sapira Mrs. Leonid Berman  born on 9-26-1908 in New York, New York expired 12-10-1981 in New York, New York   age 73   cause: emphysema

early Bebop pianist  Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa born on 12-12-1925 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 9-17-2002 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   age 76   cause: heart attack

actor/director  Christian Marquand   played Antoine in And God Created Woman (1956); directed Candy (1968) born on 3-15-1927 in Marseilles, France expired 11-22-2000 in Paris, France   age 73

movie director  Richard Marquand   directed Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) and Jagged Edge (1985) born on 9-22-1938 in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom expired 9-4-1987 in London, England   age 48

Hall-of-Fame pitcher  Richard "Rube" Marquard   had 19 consecutive victories for the N.Y. Giants (1912) born on 10-9-1889 in Cleveland, Ohio expired 6-1-1980 in Baltimore, Maryland   age 90   cause: cancer

"Necessary Evil" B-29 pilot  George William Marquardt   flew plane that photographed Hiroshima bombing born on 7-14-1919 in Princeton, Kentucky expired 8-15-2003 in Murray, Utah   age 84   cause: complications from Parkinson's disease

father (Pere) & missionary  Jacques Marquette   first European man (along with Louis Jolliet) to travel down the Mississippi River (1672); founded several missions in the western Great Lakes region; cities and universities are named after him; the Pere Marquette historical site is at St. Ignace, Michigan born on 6-1-1637 in Laon, L'Aisne, France expired 5-18-1675 in Buttersville, Michigan   age 37

death row inmate  Mario Marquez born on 8-22-1958 expired 1-17-1995   age 36

founder and early editor of Who's Who in America  Albert Nelson Marquis born on 1-12-1854 in Brown County, Ohio expired 12-21-1943 in Evanston, Illinois   age 89

former pro golfer and tv commentator  David F. "Dave" Marr born on 12-27-1933 in Houston, Texas expired 10-5-1997 in Houston, Texas   age 63   cause: cancer

actress  Sally Marr   Lenny Bruce's mom ¤ born: Sadie Kitchenberg aka: "Sally Marsalle," "Boots Malloy"  born on 12-30-1906 in Jamaica, New York expired 12-14-1997 in Los Angeles, California   age 90   cause: heart failure AKS: Kitchenburg

Alice Sheets Marriott   widow of J. Willard Sr. born on 10-19-1907 in Salt Lake City, Utah expired 4-17-2000 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 92

hotel chain founder  John Willard Marriott Sr. born on 9-17-1900 in Marriott, Utah expired 8-13-1985 in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire   age 84

rock musician  Stephen Peter "Steve" Marriott born on 1-30-1947 in London, England expired 4-20-1991   age 44

irascible candy magnate  Forest Edward Mars Sr.   invented M&Ms (named for a co-venture with Hershey Chocolate's president William F.R. Murrie --- Mars & Murrie); invented Uncle Ben's Rice born on 3-21-1904 expired 7-1-1999 in Miami, Florida   age 95

mathematician  Henri Paul Marsac born on 7-8-1904 in Nancy, France expired 8-13-2008 in Paris, Île-de-France, France   age 104

family patriarch  Ellis L. Marsalis Sr. born on 4-16-1907 in Summit, Mississippi expired 9-19-2004 in New Orleans, Louisiana   age 97

economic theorist  Jacob Marschak   helped develop the field of econometrics born on 7-23-1898 expired 7-27-1977 in Los Angeles, California   age 79

actress  Joan Marsh ¤ born: Nancy Ann Rosher  born on 7-10-1913 in Porterville, California expired 8-10-2000 in Ojai, California   age 87

silent screen actress  Mae Marsh   played Flora in Birth of a Nation born on 11-19-1895 in Madrid, New Mexico expired 2-13-1968 in Hermosa Beach, California   age 72

The Defenders actor  Everett Gunnar Marshall born on 6-18-1910 in Owatonna, Minnesota expired 8-24-1998 in Bedford, New York   age 88

Anna Nicole arch-nemesis  Everett Pierce Marshall   his battle with the floozie is over; the estate's battle with her estate has left the starting gate born on 1-12-1939 in Dallas, Texas expired 6-20-2006   age 67   cause: infection

U.S. Army World War II chief of staff  George Catlett Marshall   won the 1953 Nobel Peace prize for The Marshall Plan born on 12-31-1880 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania expired 10-16-1959 in Bethesda, Maryland   age 78

prolific film director  George E. Marshall   made over 400 films between 1913 and 1975, including you Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) born on 12-29-1891 in Chicago, Illinois expired 2-17-1975 in Los Angeles, California   age 84   cause: pneumonia

movie actor  Herbert Marshall born on 5-23-1890 in London, England expired 1-22-1966 in Beverly Hills, California   age 75

doddering sugar daddy  James Howard Marshall II   subject of much pre & post-mortum litigation ¤ aka: Mr. Anna Nicole Smith  born on 1-24-1905 in Germantown, Pennsylvania expired 8-6-1995   age 90

industrialist  Laurence K. Marshall   Raytheon co-founder (with Vannevar Bush & C.G. Smith) born on 5-18-1889 in Medford, Massachusetts expired 11-5-1980 in Cambridge, Massachusetts   age 91

Titanic survivor  Robertha Josephine "Bertha" Marshall ¤ née: Watt  born on 9-11-1899 in Aberdeen, Scotland expired 3-4-1993 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   age 93

Wilson vice president (1913-21)  Thomas Riley Marshall   famous for quote "What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar." born on 3-14-1854 in North Manchester, Indiana expired 6-1-1925 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 71

retired Supreme Court Associate Justice (1967-91)  Thurgood Marshall born on 7-2-1908 in Baltimore, Maryland expired 1-24-1993 in Bethesda, Maryland   age 84    Contest Selectors 1980 DH, JH 12.5%

three-decade stage actor  Tully Marshall   started doing movies in 1915, wound up doing over 100 ¤ real name: William Phillips  born on 4-13-1864 in Nevada City, California expired 3-10-1943 in Encino, California   age 78

imposing actor  William Marshall   portrayed Blackula on the big screen (1972) & Dr. Richard Daystrom on the small screen (1966; original Star Trek tv series episode The Ultimate Computer) born on 8-19-1924 in Gary, Indiana expired 6-11-2003 in Los Angeles, California   age 78   cause: heart attack; Alzheimer's disease

actress  Zena Moyra Marshall   played Miss Taro in Dr. No (1962) & Countess Sophia Ponticelli in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) born on 1-1-1926 in Nairobi, Kenya expired 7-10-2009 in London, England   age 83   cause: cancer AKS: Xena

former Cleveland attorney  Homer H. Marshman   founded Cleveland Rams (1937; named after Jim CrowleyFordham team); sold team in 1941 born on 8-3-1898 in Ohio expired 11-15-1989 in Palm Beach, Florida   age 91

former Pasadena (CA) orthodontist  James Carlyle Marsters   co-developer of the deaf teletype (TTY) service (1964) born on 4-5-1924 in Norwich, New York expired 7-28-2009 in Oakland, California   age 85

"Hole-in-the-Wall" bandit  Joe Marsters   last known survivor of Butch Cassidy's gang born on 12-31-1894 expired 5-15-1978 in Doyle, California   age 83

B.S. "psychologist"  William Moulton Marston   invented one of the greatest frauds of the 20th century, the "lie detector", in 1915; created Wonder Woman comic character (first drawn by Harry G. Peter) born on 3-9-1893 in Cliftondale, Massachusetts expired 5-2-1947 in Rye, New York   age 54

Cuban Revolutionary Party founder (1892)  Jose Julian Marti y Perez born on 1-28-1853 in Havana, Cuba expired 5-19-1895 in Dos Rios, Cuba   age 42   cause: battle wounds

next-to-last Civil War veteran widow  Alberta Stewart Martin   her second husband was a private in the Confederate Army; married him 12-10-1927 when she was a 21 year old widow & he was an 81 year old coot (but he still managed to knock her up); after his death she married his grandson Charlie born on 12-4-1906 in Danley's Crossroads, Alabama expired 5-31-2004 in Enterprise, Alabama   age 97   cause: complications from heart attack    Contest Selectors 2002 JAC, JL 18.2% 2003 COCO, JL, KLS, PCD 22.2% 2004 KLS, PCD 11.1%    Scored 4.0500 points

baseball manager  Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin born on 5-16-1928 in Berkeley, California expired 12-25-1989   age 61   cause: vehicle crash    Contest Selectors 1979 JH 7.7%

1952 Nobel chemistry laureate Dr.  Archer John Porter Martin   co-developed partition chromatography born on 3-1-1910 in London, England expired 7-28-2002 in Llangarron, Herefordshire, England   age 92   cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease

former NYC cop  Barney Martin   became a character actor; played Herman Göring in The Producers (1968); was the third actor to play Morty Seinfeld on the Seinfeld tv sitcom born on 3-3-1923 in New York, New York expired 3-21-2005 in Los Angeles, California   age 82   cause: cancer

transplant recipient  Cynthia R. "Cindy" Martin born on 10-4-1963 expired 3-26-1990   age 26

former Matt Helm actor & celebrity lush  Dean Martin Sr.   once partnered with Jerry Lewis in 1940s & 50s comedy act ¤ born: Dino Paul Crocetti  born on 6-17-1917 in Steubenville, Ohio expired 12-25-1995 in Beverly Hills, California   age 78    Contest Selectors 1979 HFS 7.7% 1980 VA 6.3%

Dean Paul Martin Jr.   in rock band Dino, Desi & Billy born on 11-17-1951 in Santa Monica, California expired 3-21-1987 in Mount San Gorgonio, California   age 35   cause: plane crash

former MAD Magazine cartoonist (1956-87)  Don E. Martin born on 5-18-1931 in Passaic, New Jersey expired 1-6-2000 in Miami, Florida   age 68   cause: cancer

journalist/author  Faith Trumbull McNulty Martin   wrote The Burning Bed (1980) ¤ née: Corrigan  born on 11-28-1918 in New York, New York expired 4-10-2005 in Wakefield, Rhode Island   age 86   cause: complications from stroke

aviation pioneer  Glenn Luther Martin   founded company that is now part of Martin-Marietta born on 1-17-1886 in Macksburg, Iowa expired 12-4-1955 in Baltimore, Maryland   age 69

former Dallas Cowboy  Harvey O. Martin   Super Bowl XII co-MVP born on 11-16-1950 in Dallas, Texas expired 12-24-2001 in Grapevine, Texas   age 51   cause: pancreatic cancer

bluegrass singer/guitarist  James Henry "Jimmy" Martin born on 8-10-1927 in Sneedville, Tennessee expired 5-14-2005 in Nashville, Tennessee   age 77   cause: congestive heart failure; bladder cancer    Contest Selectors 2005 RAVN 4.3%    Scored 7.3000 solo points

legendary 1950s rockabilly singer  Janis Darlene Martin ¤ Mrs. Wayne Whitt  born on 3-27-1940 in Sutherlin, Virginia expired 9-3-2007 in Durham, North Carolina   age 67   cause: cancer

baseball player  John Leonard Roosevelt "Pepper" Martin   played outfield and third base with the St. Louis Cardinals "Gashouse Gang" (1928-44) born on 2-29-1904 in Temple, Oklahoma expired 3-5-1965 in McAlester, Oklahoma   age 61

very tall person  Joseph Lockard "Lock" Martin Jr.   stood 7'7"; was the doorman at Grauman's Chinese Theater when "discovered"; played the role of the robot Gort in The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) born on 10-12-1916 in Pennsylvania expired 1-19-1959 in Los Angeles, California   age 42

actor  Kiel Martin born on 7-26-1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 12-28-1990 in Rancho Mirage, California   age 45

country singer  Lecil Travis Martin ¤ aka: "Boxcar Willie"  born on 9-1-1931 in Sterrett, Texas expired 4-12-1999 in Branson, Missouri   age 67   cause: leukemia

Dr.  Louis Martin   co-discoverer of diphtheria serum expired 6-13-1956 in Paris, France   age 82

actress  Mary Martin   mother of Larry Hagman; played Maria von Trapp in Broadway production of The Sound of Music (1959) born on 12-1-1913 in Weatherford, Texas expired 11-3-1990 in Rancho Mirage, California   age 76    Contest Selectors 1980 BD 6.3%

tv producer  Quinn Martin   created The Fugitive tv series (1963-67), Barnaby Jones & Cannon ¤ born: Martin Cohn  born on 5-22-1922 in New York, New York expired 8-6-1987 in Rancho Santa Fe, California   age 65

tv actor  Ross Martin   played Artemis Gordon on Wild, Wild West tv series ¤ born: Martin Rosenblatt  born on 3-22-1920 in Grodek, Poland expired 7-3-1981 in Ramona, California   age 61   cause: heart attack    Contest Selectors 1980 HP 6.3%

character actor  Strother Martin Jr.   played the prison warden in Cool Hand Luke (1967); "What we have here is a failure to communicate." born on 3-26-1919 in Kokomo, Indiana expired 8-1-1980 in Thousand Oaks, California   age 61   cause: heart attack

Laugh-In comedian (1968-73)  Thomas Richard "Dick" Martin Sr.   half of Rowan and Martin comedy team; lost a lung to tuberculosis as a teen; had been married to Dolly Read born on 1-30-1922 in Battle Creek, Michigan expired 5-24-2008 in Santa Monica, California   age 86   cause: respiratory failure    Contest Selectors 2005 TMD 4.3% 2006 4GUE 3.3% 2007 4GUE 3.2% 2008 DGW, 4GUE 6.3%    Scored 5.1500 points

Baptist minister  Warren Homer Martin   lead 1937 sit-down strikes as first president of the UAW expired 1-22-1968 in Los Angeles, California   age 66

Confederate rebel  William Jasper Martin   a private in Company K, 4th Alabama Infantry Regiment; at 81 fathered a son by a 21 year old born on --1845 expired 7-8-1931   age 86

former Federal Reserve chairman (1951-70)  William McChesney Martin born on 12-17-1906 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 7-27-1998 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 91

Texas death row inmate  Alexander Rey Martinez ¤ number 999438  born on 6-16-1976 expired 6-7-2005 in Huntsville, Texas   age 28   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2005 ADWC, BOD, DTM, PCD, QKU, RIE 26.1%    Scored 9.7781 points

former UC Berkeley student  Andrew Martinez   walked around campus naked until Berkeley banned nudity; not to be confused with the "naked fat guy" on Survivor; at time of death was in jail on felony battery & assault with a deadly weapon charges ¤ aka: "the naked guy"  born on 11-15-1972 expired 5-17-2006 in San Jose, California   age 33   cause: suicide; plastic bag over head

acting Nicaraguan president (10/1923-1/1/1925)  Bartolomé Martínez born on --1860 expired ??-??-1936   age 76

purported supergeezer  Benito Martinez Abrogan   purported to have been oldest person in Cuba (emigrated in 1910) born on 6-19-1880 in Cavaellon, Haiti expired 10-11-2006 in Ciego de Avila, Cuba   age 126

Texas death row inmate  David Martinez ¤ #999173  born on 5-9-1972 expired 2-4-2009 in Huntsville, Texas   age 36   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2009 ADWC, DFFC, DTM, RAVN, SBAP 16.7%    Scored 9.0563 points

Texas death row inmate  James Edward Martinez ¤ #999111  born on 6-9-1974 expired 3-10-2009 in Huntsville, Texas   age 34   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2009 ADWC, DFFC, DTM, RAVN, SBAP 16.7%    Scored 9.2563 points

character actor  Jose A. "Tony" Martinez   played ranch hand Pepino García on the Real McCoys tv series (1957-63); did 2,245 performances as Sancho Panza in various productions of Man of La Mancha; directed The Brick Doll House exploitation flick (1967) born on 1-27-1920 in Puerto Rico expired 9-16-2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada   age 82

Texas death row inmate  Virgil Euristi Martinez ¤ #999265  born on 12-12-1967 expired 1-28-2009 in Huntsville, Texas   age 41   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2009 ADWC, DFFC, DTM, JCM, PCD, RAVN, SBAP 23.3%    Scored 8.4391 points

singer  Al Martino   played Johnny Fontane in The Godfather Parts I & III (1972/1990) ¤ born: "Jasper Cini" «or» "Alfred Cini"  born on 10-7-1927 in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 10-13-2009 in Springfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania   age 82

orchestra conductor  Jean Martinon born on 1-10-1910 in Lyon, France expired 3-1-1976 in Paris, France   age 66

1974 Nobel literature co-laureate  Harry Edmund Martinson born on 5-6-1904 in Jämshög, Blekinge, Sweden expired 2-11-1978 in Stockholm, Stockholm läns, Sweden   age 73   cause: complications from suicide attempt; botched seppuku (self-disembowelment)

Czech composer  Bohuslav Martinu born on 12-8-1890 in Policka, Bohemia expired 8-28-1959 in Liestal, Switzerland   age 68

Lúcia, Francisco & Jacinta (photographed July 13, 1917) child shepherd  Francisco Marto   with sibling Jacinta & cousin Lúcia witnessed the 1917 "Fátima miracle" born on 6-11-1908 in Aljustrel, Fatima Parish, Portugal expired 4-4-1919 in Aljustrel, Fatima Parish, Portugal   age 10   cause: bronchial pneumonia; Spanish Influenza AKS: Fatima Martos Francois François

Fátima witness  Jacinta Marto   witnessed the "miracle" with brother & cousin born on 3-11-1910 in Aljustrel, Fatima Parish, Portugal expired 2-20-1920 in Lisbon, Portugal   age 9   cause: pleurisy; pneumonia; Spanish Influenza AKS: FatimaJacinto Jacinthe Martos

director  Andrew Marton   co-directed King Solomon's Mines (1950) ¤ born: Endre Márton  born on 1-26-1904 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary expired 1-7-1992 in Santa Monica, California   age 87

animal wrangler  Robert "Bob" Martwick   discovered Morris the Cat & helped discover Spuds MacKenzie expired 8-26-2001 in Lombard, Illinois   age 75   cause: pulmonary fibrosis

communist troublemaker  Andre Marty   insigated 1919 French sailor mutiny in Black Sea; served as military advisor to Russia during Russo-Finnish War expired 11-23-1956 in Toulouse, France   age 70

Columbian terrorist/guerrilla leader  Manuel Marulanda Vélez   headed the "Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia" (Farc) ¤ real name: Pedro Antonio Marín aka: "Tirofijo"  born on 5-12-1928 in Quindio, West-Central Columbia expired 3-26-2008 in Columbia   age 79   cause: heart failure

actor  Lee Marvin   got stung by the first "palimony" lawsuit when his live-in girlfriend got dumped — you play, you pay born on 2-19-1924 in New York, New York expired 8-29-1987 in Tucson, Arizona   age 63   cause: heart attack

Michelle Triola Marvin   former live-in lover of Lee Marvin who sued for $1,800,000 in "palimony", was awarded $104,000 but lost that on appeal; since 1977 was "involved" with Dick Van Dyke (they had a contract) born on 11-13-1933 in Los Angeles, California expired 10-30-2009 in Malibu, California   age 75   cause: lung cancer    Contest Selectors 2009 JCM 3.3%    Scored 7.5000 solo points

"silent" brother  Adolph "Harpo" Marx   played the harp and piano; did wonderful pantomines born on 11-23-1888 in New York, New York expired 9-28-1964 in Hollywood, California   age 75

Herbert "Zeppo" Marx   the "who cares" member of the team; one-time husband of Barbara Blakey born on 2-25-1901 in New York, New York expired 12-13-1979 in Palm Springs, California   age 78    Contest Selectors 1979 DO, MS 15.4%    Scored 3 points

master of the insult  Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx   starred in numerous film comedies: as Captain Geoffrey T. Spaulding in Cocoanuts ("Hooray"), Fredonia leader Rufus T. Firefly in Duck Soup and A Day at the Races; also starred on a popular radio and tv quiz show You Bet Your Life; given nickname by Art Fisher born on 10-2-1890 in New York, New York expired 8-19-1977 in Los Angeles, California   age 86

cause of much worldwide misery  Karl Heinrich Marx   wrote The Communist Manifesto (1848) born on 5-5-1818 in Trier, Prussia expired 3-14-1883 in London, England   age 64

Leonard "Chico" Marx   usually played the trouble instigator born on 3-21-1887 in New York, New York expired 10-11-1961 in Hollywood, California   age 74

"forgotten" Marx brother  Milton "Gummo" Marx   original comedy team member who became business manager and agent in Hollywood born on 10-23-1892 in New York, New York expired 4-21-1977 in Palm Springs, California   age 84

lawyer  Robert S. Marx   founder and first commander of the Disabled American Veterans organization expired 9-5-1960 in Charlevoix, Michigan   age 71

movie story editor  Samuel Marx born on 1-26-1902 in New York, New York expired 3-2-1992   age 90

1930s movie actress  Susan Fleming Marx   Harpo's widow born on 2-19-1909 in New York, New York expired 12-22-2002   age 93   cause: heart attack

English Queen (1553-1558)  Mary I   daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon; virulently anti-Protestant ¤ aka: "Bloody Mary"  born on 2-18-1516 in Greenwich, England expired 11-17-1558 in London, England   age 42

joint English monarch (1689-1694)  Mary II   oldest daughter of James II; ruled with William III (1689-1694) born on --1662 expired 12-28-1694   age 32   cause: smallpox

Scottish monarch  Mary Queen of Scots   assumed throne at age 6 (days); mother of James I; sentenced to execution by Elizabeth I ¤ born: Mary Stuart  born on 12-7-1542 in Linlithgow, Scotland expired 2-8-1587 in Fotheringhay Castle, England   age 44   cause: beheaded

Japanese prime minister (1978-80)  Masayoshi Ohira born on 3-12-1910 in Toyohama, Shikoku Island, Japan expired 6-12-1980 in Tokyo, Japan   age 70   cause: heart attack

opera composer  Pietro Mascagni   wrote Cavalleria Rusticana born on 12-7-1863 in Leghorn, Italy expired 8-2-1945 in Rome, Italy   age 81

British poet laureate (1930-67)  John Masefield born on 6-1-1878 in Ledbury, England expired 5-12-1967 in Berkshire, England   age 88

auto firm founder  Ernesto Maserati   raced cars and designed luxury sports cars born on --1898 expired 12-1-1975 in Bologna, Italy   age 77

Ettore Maserati born on --1894 in Voghera, Italy expired 8-4-1990   age 96

Federico Fellini's widow  Giulietta Masina ¤ born: Giulia Anna Masina  born on 3-22-1921 in Bologna, Italy expired 3-23-1994   age 73

AIDS panelist  Belinda A. Mason born on 7-2-1958 expired 9-9-1991 in Nashville, Tennessee   age 33

G. Grant Mason Jr.   co-founder of Pan American Airways (1927) born on 1-2-1904 in Mason City, Iowa expired 10-16-1970 in New York, New York   age 66

actor  James Neville Mason   played Humbert Humbert in Lolita born on 5-15-1909 in Huddersfield, England expired 7-25-1984   age 75   cause: heart attack

teacher/composer  Lowell Mason   arranged traditional melody used in hymn Nearer, My God, To Thee (lyrics by Sarah Adams) born on 1-8-1792 in Medfield, Massachusetts expired 8-11-1872 in Orange, New Jersey   age 80

Max Mason   University of Chicago president (1925-28); Rockefeller Foundation president (1929-36); Mount Palomar telescope observatory council chairman (1936-48); developed submarine detection devices in his spare time born on 10-26-1877 in Madison, Wisconsin expired 3-22-1961 in Claremont, California   age 83

author & actress  Pamela Helen Mason   former wife of James Mason ¤ born: Pamela Ostrer  born on 3-10-1918 in Westgate-on-Sea, England expired 6-29-1996 in Beverly Hills, California   age 78

author  Richard Mason   wrote The World of Suzi Wong (1957) born on 5-16-1919 in Hale, England expired 10-13-1997 in Rome, Italy   age 78   cause: throat cancer

Canadian governor-general  Charles Vincent Massey   brother of actor Raymond born on 2-20-1887 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada expired 12-30-1967 in London, England   age 80

Petticoat Junction theme author  Curtis D. Massey ¤ born: Dott Curtis Massey  born on 5-3-1910 in Midland, Texas expired 10-20-1991   age 81

actor  Daniel Massey   son of Raymond born on 10-10-1933 in London, England expired 3-25-1998 in London, England   age 64   cause: heart failure; Hodgkin's disease

very old U.S. geezer  Emma Lowery Massey   date of birth estimated by Social Security Admin.; she thought that her DOB might be 1/17/1879; because of lack of birth certificate Guinness Book people refused to certify her as current oldest person alive born on 1-15-1881 in Louisiana expired 6-14-1999 in Ralls, Texas   age 118

movie actress  Ilona Massey   played Baroness Elsa Frankenstein in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) ¤ born: Ilona Hajmássy  born on 6-16-1912 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary expired 8-20-1974 in Bethesda, Maryland   age 62   cause: cancer

Texas death row inmate  Jason Eric Massey ¤ aka: number 999121  born on 1-7-1973 in Hopkins County, Texas expired 4-3-2001 in Huntsville, Texas   age 28   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2001 BOD, DTM, RR, TEX 37½%    Scored 10.0125 points

actor  Raymond Hart Massey   gave memorable performances as Abraham Lincoln in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), Jonathan Brewster (Cary Grant's homicidal brother) in Arsenic and Old Lace, John Cabal in Things to Come (1936) and abolitionist John Brown in Santa Fe Trail (1940; the film that featured Ronald Reagan as George Armstrong Custer) born on 8-30-1896 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada expired 7-29-1983   age 86    Contest Selectors 1980 HP, RR 12.5%

original Four Seasons bass vocalist  Nick Massi   sang on Big Girls Don't Cry, Rag Doll & Walk Like a Man hits ¤ real name: Nicholas E. Macioci  born on 9-19-1927 in Newark, New Jersey expired 12-24-2000 in Newark, New Jersey   age 73   cause: cancer

former Daily Telegraph obituaries editor (1986-94)  Hugh Massingberd   edited Burke's Landed Gentry, Voumes II & III (1969 & 1972); was a cousin of Ralph Vaughn Williams ¤ born: Hugh John Montgomery  born on 12-30-1946 in Cookham Dean, Berkshire, England expired 12-25-2007 in London, England   age 60   cause: cancer

Talaban opponent  Ahmed Shah Massoud born on 1-9-1953 in Bazarak, Panjshir, Afghanistan expired 9-10-2001 in Tajikistan   age 48   cause: assassinated; bomb blast

Catholic Church leader (1846-1878)  Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti   elected 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church June 16, 1846 ¤ Pope Pius IX  born on 5-13-1792 in Sinigaglia, Italy expired 2-7-1878 in Rome, Italy   age 85

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 AKS: Wilhemina

Chicago lawyer  Edgar Lee Masters   wrote Spoon River Anthology (1915) born on 8-23-1869 in Garnett, Kansas expired 3-5-1950 in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania   age 80

noted sex researcher Dr.  William Howell Masters   half of sex research team Masters and Johnson born on 12-27-1915 in Cleveland, Ohio expired 2-16-2001 in Tucson, Arizona   age 85   cause: complications from Parkinson's disease

lawman, gunfighter, gambler  William Barclay "Bat" Masterson   spent his last 20 years as a sports reporter for the New York Morning Telegraph; inspired tv show ¤ born: Bartholemew Masterson  born on 11-24-1853 in Henryville, Quebec, Canada expired 10-25-1921 in New York, New York   age 67

actor  Marcello Mastroianni born on 9-28-1924 in Fontana Lira, France expired 12-19-1996 in Paris, France   age 72   cause: pancreatic cancer

World War I double-agent spy  Mata Hari   in Malay "Mata Hari" means "Eye of the Day" ¤ born: Margaretha Geertruida Zelle  born on 8-7-1876 in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands expired 10-15-1917 in Vincennes, Frances   age 41   cause: executed; firing squad

actress & Princess  Norina Matchabelli   co-founder of perfume company (Prince Matchabelli) expired 6-16-1957 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina   age 77

movie director  Rudolph Maté   directed When Worlds Collide (1951) born on 1-21-1898 in Krakow, Austria-Hungary (now Poland) expired 10-27-1964 in Hollywood, California   age 66   cause: heart attack AKS: Mate

radio actor  John E. "Jack" Mather   starred in title role of The Cisco Kid from 1947 to 1959 born on 9-21-1907 expired 8-16-1966 in Wauconda, Illinois   age 58

Hall-of-Fame baseball player  Edwin Lee "Eddie" Mathews   with the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee & Atlanta (1952-66) born on 10-13-1931 in Texarkana, Texas expired 2-18-2001 in San Diego, California   age 69   cause: pneumonia; congestive heart failure    Contest Selectors 2001 TEX 12½%    Scored 8.1000 solo points

former Lake Geneva, Wisconsin high school speech teacher-turned-actor  Kerwin Mathews   had memorable roles as Sinbad in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), Lemuel Gulliver in The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960) & Father Perreau in The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961); survived by his partner of 46 years (Tom Nicoll) born on 1-8-1926 in Seattle, Washington expired 7-5-2007 in San Francisco, California   age 81 AKS: Curwin Kurwin Kerwyn Kurwyn Matthews

hall-of-fame pitcher  Christopher "Christy" Mathewson   played in early 1900s; won 37 games (1908) born on 8-12-1880 in Factoryville, Pennsylvania expired 10-7-1925 in Saranac Lake, New York   age 45   cause: tuberculosis

Olympic decathalon star  Robert Bruce "Bob" Mathias   won 1948 Sullivan Award; had been a California U.S. Representative (1967-75) born on 11-17-1930 in Tulare, California expired 9-2-2006 in Fresno, California   age 75   cause: throat cancer

fashion designer  Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent born on 8-1-1936 in Oran, French Colonial Algeria expired 6-1-2008 in Paris, Île-de-France, France   age 71   cause: brain cancer AKS: Matthieu Sainte St. Laurent

soap opera actor  Lee Mathis born on 3-10-1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 5-1-1996 in New York, New York   age 44   cause: AIDS

English queen (1141)  Matilda   daughter of Henry I; briefly replaced Stephen I born on --1102 expired ??-??-1067 in Normandy, France   age 65

painter and sculptor  Henri Emile Benoit Matisse born on 12-31-1869 in Le Cateau, France expired 11-3-1954 in Nice, France   age 84

former tv newsman  William C. "Bill" Matney Jr.   with NBC (1963-72) & ABC (1972-73) born on 9-2-1924 expired 6-13-2001 in La Plata, Maryland   age 76   cause: respiratory failure; hip replacement surgery

former California Rep.  Robert Takeo Matsui born on 9-17-1941 in Sacramento, California expired 1-1-2005 in Bethesda, Maryland   age 63   cause: pneumonia; myelodysplastic syndrome

Hawaiian Rep. (1963-76) & Senator (1977-90)  Masayuki "Spark" Matsunaga born on 10-8-1916 in Kaua'i, Hawaiian Territory expired 4-15-1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada   age 73

industrialist  Konosuke Matsushita born on 11-27-1894 in Wasa Village, Japan expired 4-27-1989   age 94

surrealist painter  Roberto Antonio Sebastian Matta Echaurren born on 11-11-1911 in Santiago, Chile expired 11-22-2002 in Civitavecchia, Italy   age 91

Surrealist painter  Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren born on 11-11-1911 in Chile expired 11-23-2002 in Tarquinia, Italy   age 91

actor  Walter Matthau   his best-role was as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple on Broadway (1965) & in the movie (1968); got Best Supporting Actor oscar for playing Willie Gingrich in The Fortune Cookie (1966) ¤ born: Walter Matuschanskayasky  born on 10-1-1920 in New York, New York expired 7-1-2000 in Santa Monica, California   age 79   cause: heart attack    Contest Selectors 1979 MM 7.7% 1980 EK, MM 12.5%

Charleston, Mississippi carpenter  Bishop G. Matthews   one of the jurors in the "trial" of J.W. Milam & Roy Bryant for the murder of Emmett Till born on --1909 expired ??-??-1973   age 64

oil well firefighter  Edward Owen "Coots" Matthews   with Asger "Boots" Hansen founded Boots & Coots (1978) after falling out with Red Adair born on 4-23-1923 in Porter, Texas expired 3-31-2010 in Humble, Texas   age 86

voice mail creator (1970s)  Gordon H. Matthews born on 7-26-1936 in Tulsa, Oklahoma expired 2-23-2002 in Dallas, Texas   age 65   cause: complications from stroke

retired Army First Sergeant  Mark Matthews   last of the "Buffalo Soldiers" born on 8-7-1894 in Greenville, Alabama expired 9-6-2005 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 111   cause: pneumonia    Contest Selectors 2003 PCD 5.6% 2004 PCD 5.6% 2005 PCD 4.3%    Scored 3.9000 solo points AKS: Mathews

Texas death row inmate  Ynobe Matthews born on 4-14-1976 expired 1-3-2004 in Huntsville, Texas   age 27   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2004 ADWC, BOD, DTM, PCD, RIE, RR 33.3%    Scored 9.8781 points

Playboy November 1960 Playmate of Month  Joan E. "Joni" Mattis ¤ Mrs. Joan E. Wesche  born on 11-28-1938 in Chicago, Illinois expired 9-4-1999   age 60   cause: complications from cancer

Häagen-Dazs co-founder  Reuben Mattus   sold the firm to Pillsbury in 1983 born on 1-8-1913 in Poland expired 1-27-1994   age 81 AKS: Haagen-Dazs Daz

ice cream seller  Rose Mattus   with husband Reuben created Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream (1960) — the name was made-up ¤ née: Vesel  born on 11-23-1916 in Manchester, England expired 11-28-2006 in Westwood, New Jersey   age 90

former New Orleans steak house owner (1927-1965)  Chris Matulich   sold restauraunt to Ruth Fertel (1965) born on 5-9-1899 expired 12-??-1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana   age 83

movie actor  Victor Mature   appeared as Tumak in One Million B.C. (1940), opposite Hedy Lamarr in Samson and Delilah (1949) and in the title role in Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) born on 1-29-1913 in Louisville, Kentucky expired 8-4-1999 in Rancho Santa Fe, California   age 86   cause: cancer    Contest Selectors 1979 MS 7.7%

McCarthy flunky  Harvey Marshall Matusow   testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee against 244 "commies" (1952) but got caught lying about them; spent 4 years in a Federal penitentary for perjury born on 10-3-1926 in New York, New York expired 1-17-2002 in Claremont, New Hampshire   age 75   cause: injuries suffered in car crash

ex-football player turned actor  John Daniel Matuszak   his steriod use wrecked his body born on 10-25-1950 in Oak Creek, Wisconsin expired 6-17-1989 in Hollywood, California   age 38   cause: heart failure

Grammy/Emmy winner  Peter Matz   worked as a tv composer & musical director born on 11-6-1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 8-9-2002 in Los Angeles, California   age 73   cause: lung cancer

former baseball manager (1962-88)  Gene William Mauch   played for 14 seasons (1944-57) born on 11-18-1925 in Salina, Kansas expired 8-8-2005 in Rancho Mirage, California   age 79   cause: cancer

professional ice skater  Hansreudi Rudolf Mauch   second half of the skating duo "Frick and Frack" (with Werner Groebli; 1939-53) born on 5-4-1919 in Basel, Switzerland expired 6-4-1979 in Long Beach, California   age 60   cause: complications from osteomyelitis

ENIAC co-inventor Dr.  John William Mauchly born on 8-30-1907 in Cincinnati, Ohio expired 1-8-1980 in Ambler, Pennsylvania   age 72   cause: commplications during heart surgery

English writer  William Somerset Maugham   wrote Of Human Bondage and The Moon and Sixpence born on 1-25-1874 in Paris, France expired 12-16-1965 in Nice, France   age 91

editorial cartoonist  William Henry "Bill" Mauldin   created the characters of Willie & Joe; won two Pulitzer prizes for editorial cartooning (1949 & 1959) + the 1961 Reuben Award 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

Asian politician  Maung Maung   Burma's only civilian "president" (August 18 - September 18, 1988) born on 1-31-1925 in Mandalay, Burma expired 7-2-1994 in Rangoon, Burma   age 69   cause: heart attck

short story author  Henry René Albert Guy de Maupassant   author of Bel-Ami (1885) born on 8-5-1850 in Dieppe, Normandy, France expired 7-6-1893 in Paris, France   age 42

Linda Collins Maurer   first person to wear a Medic Alert bracelet (the foundation was started by her parents in 1956) born on 3-10-1939 in Turlock, California expired 10-13-2004 in Turlock, California   age 65   cause: breast cancer

author  François Charles Mauriac   1952 Nobel literature laureate born on 10-11-1885 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitane, France expired 9-1-1970 in Paris, France   age 84 AKS: Francois

orchestra leader  Paul Mauriat   had 1968 instrumental hit with Love Is Blue born on 3-4-1925 in Marseilles, France expired 11-3-2006 in Perpiganan, France   age 81 AKS: Muriat

former race car driver  John B. "Johnny" Mauro   finished 8th in 1948 Indianapolis 500 (raced under name "Jack Morris"); founder of U.S. Truck Driving School born on 10-25-1910 expired 1-23-2003 in Golden, Colorado   age 92   cause: head-on car crash

lawyer  Fontaine Maury Maverick Sr.   great-grandson of rancher; was a former mayor of San Antonio and a U.S. rep. (1935-38); coined term "gobbledygook" in a letter in the New York Times Magazine (published May 21, 1944) titled "The Case Against 'Gobbledygook'" born on 10-23-1895 in San Antonio, Texas expired 6-7-1954 in San Antonio, Texas   age 58

rancher  Samuel Augustus Maverick   a co-founder of the Republic of Texas (1836); had lots of unbranded cattle running around the range born on 7-25-1803 in Pendelton, South Carolina expired 9-2-1870 in San Antonio, Texas   age 67

Antarctic explorer Sir  Douglas Mawson   a geology professor at the University of Adelaide from 1920-54; subject of book Mawson's Will born on 5-5-1882 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England expired 10-14-1958 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia   age 76

former Olympic-caliber marathon runner  Brian Maxwell   with wife founded PowerBar (1986) born on 3-14-1953 in London, England expired 3-19-2004 in San Anselmo, California   age 51   cause: heart attack

noted NYC party giver  Else Maxwell born on 5-24-1883 in Keokuk, Iowa expired 11-1-1963 in New York, New York   age 80

Texas death row inmate  Joshua Maxwell ¤ #999408  born on 5-17-1978 expired 3-11-2010 in Huntsville, Texas   age 31   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2010 ADWC, DFFC, DTM, JCM, OIE, PCD, RAVN 25.9%    Scored 9.4391 points

character actress  Lois Maxwell   received 1947 Golden Globe Award for "Most Promising Newcomer"; played Miss Moneypenny in many James Bond films (1962-85) ¤ born: Lois Ruth Hooker  born on 2-14-1927 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada expired 9-29-2007 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia   age 80   cause: cancer

actress  Marilyn Maxwell born on 8-3-1921 in Clarinda, Iowa expired 3-20-1972 in Beverly Hills, California   age 50   cause: pulmonary failure

tv producer  Robert Maxwell   produced Superman tv series; developed & produced Lassie tv series born on 1-31-1908 expired 2-3-1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada   age 63

media tycoon  Robert Ian Charles Maxwell ¤ born: Ján Ludvik Hoch  born on 6-10-1923 in Slatinské Dôly, Slovakia (now Velyky Bychkiv, Ukraine) expired 11-5-1991 in Islas Canarias (Canary Islands)   age 68   cause: drowned; suicide/murder???

former New Yorker editor  William Keepers Maxwell Jr. born on 8-16-1908 in Lincoln, Nebraska expired 7-31-2000 in New York, New York   age 91

former Cal Poly-Pomona women's basketball coach (1974-94)  Darlene May born on 10-28-1940 expired 11-15-1996 in Placentia, California   age 56   cause: cancer

music arranger  Edward William "Billy" May Jr.   worked with Frank Sinatra, Charlie Barnet, Glenn Miller, Les Brown, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Stan Freberg, ...; wrote themes for The Naked City, The Mod Squad & Emergency born on 11-10-1916 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 1-22-2004 in San Juan Capistrano, California   age 87

industrialist  Henry May   a co-founder of the Pierce-Arrow Motor Corp. expired 10-15-1944 in Buffalo, New York   age 83

philanthropist  Irene Sophie du Pont May   daughter of Irénée & Irene Sophie Du Pont (mom b.4/17/1877 d.11/281961); had a number of siblings: Margaretta (b.1902), Constance Simmons (b.1904), Eleanor Francis (b.1907), Mariana (b.1911), Octavia Mary (b.1913), Lucile Evelina (b.1915) & Irénée Jr. (b.1920) born on 12-2-1900 expired 4-29-2001 in Wilmington, Delaware   age 100

former Saint Louis archbishop  John L. May born on 3-31-1922 in Evanston, Illinois expired 3-24-1994 in Saint Louis, Missouri   age 71

actor-in-a-can  Robert "Bob" May   grandson of Chic Johnson (of Olsen & Johnson vaudeville act); was inside of the Environmental Control Robot on Lost In Space tv show, flapping his arms about (voice provided by Dick Tufeld) born on 9-4-1939 in New York, New York expired 1-18-2009 in Lancaster, California   age 69   cause: congestive heart failure; stroke

World War I flying ace  Wilford R. May   formerly credited with shooting down The Red Baron; Canadian Pacific Airlines executive expired 6-21-1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah   age 57   cause: exercising (hiking)

film writer & producer  Carl Mayer   produced The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) and The Last Laugh (1924) born on 11-20-1894 in Graz, Austria-Hungary expired 7-1-1944 in London, England   age 49   cause: cancer

children's author  Helen Aberson Mayer   wrote Dumbo, the Flying Elephant (1939) which became the Disney movie Dumbo (1941) born on 6-16-1907 in Syracuse, New York expired 4-3-1999 in New York, New York   age 91   cause: Parkinson's disease

movie pioneer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio head  Louis Burt Mayer   co-founded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1927) born on 7-4-1885 in Minsk, Russia expired 10-29-1957 in Hollywood, California   age 72

physicist  Maria Goeppert Mayer   won Nobel prize for explanation of atomic nucleus structure born on 6-28-1906 in Kattai Vitz, Germany expired 2-20-1972 in San Diego, California   age 65

meat packer  Oscar Ferdinand Mayer   founder (1883) and chairman of the firm (1883-1955); father of Oscar G. Sr.; "My tombstone has a first name, its O-S-C-A-R, my tombstone has a second name, its M-A-Y-E-R, ..." born on 3-29-1859 in Kaesingen, Wurtemberg expired 3-11-1955 in Chicago, Illinois   age 95

bologna-grinder  Oscar Gottfried Mayer Sr.   meat packing firm president (1928-55) & chairman (1955-65); son of company founder; father of Jr. born on 3-10-1888 in Chicago, Illinois expired 3-5-1965 in Chicago, Illinois   age 76

third generation bologna-grinder  Oscar Gottfried Mayer Jr.   meat packing firm president (1955-66) & chairman (1966-77); grandson of company founder & son of Oscar G. Sr. born on 3-16-1914 in Chicago, Illinois expired 7-6-2009 in Fitchburg, Wisconsin   age 95    Contest Selectors 2004 RR 5.6% 2005 RR 4.3% 2006 RR 3.3% 2009 RR 3.3%    Scored 5.5000 solo points

Cardinal  Paul Augustin Mayer   at time of death had been the oldest living Cardinal born on 5-23-1911 in Altötting, Bavaria, German Empire expired 4-30-2010 in Rome, Italy   age 98    Contest Selectors 2006 WEP 3.3% 2009 WEP 3.3% 2010 WEP 3.7%    Did Not Score - insufficient category citations (only two: in alt.obituaries newsgroup & AP)

guitarist  Curtis Lee Mayfield   known for his soundtrack to Superfly born on 6-3-1942 in Chicago, Illinois expired 12-26-1999 in Roswell, Georgia   age 57   cause: complications from diabetes

cowboy movie hero  Ken Maynard   haad a horse named "Tarzan" born on 7-21-1895 in Mission, Texas expired 3-23-1973 in Woodland Hills, California   age 77

pro wrassler  Ronald "Moondog" Mayne born on 9-12-1943 expired 8-13-1978   age 34   cause: auto accident

actress  Virginia Mayo   widow of actor Michael O'Shea ¤ real name: Virginia Clara Jones  born on 11-30-1920 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 1-17-2005 in Thousand Oaks, California   age    cause: pneumonia; heart failure    Contest Selectors 2003 MB 5.6% 2004 ADWC, LMLD 11.1% 2005 {{ADWC}} 0.0%    Did Not Score - selector under late submission penalty

actor  Whitman Mayo   played Grady Wilson on Sanford & Son (1973-77), Grady (1975) and Sanford Arms (1977) born on 11-15-1930 in New York, New York expired 5-22-2001 in Atlanta, Georgia   age 70

"actress"  Karen Mayo-Chandler   one-time love of Jack Nicholson; played Victor Maitland's receptionist in Beverly Hills Cop & Dr. Gotbottom in Hamburger: The Movie (1986); did December 1989 Playboy pictorial born on 4-18-1958 in Sutton, Surrey, England expired 7-11-2006 in Long Beach, California   age 48   cause: breast cancer

record-setting free diver  Jacques Mayol   set world record at 347 feet (1983); subject of movie The Big Blue (1988) born on 4-1-1927 in Shanghai, China expired 12-22-2001 in Elba, Italy   age 74   cause: suicide; depression

evolutionary biologist  Ernst Walter Mayr   also an accomplished ornithologist born on 7-5-1904 in Kempten, Germany expired 2-3-2005 in Bedford, Massachusetts   age 100    Contest Selectors 2003 JL 5.6% 2004 DTM 5.6% 2005 DTM 4.3%    Scored 5.0000 solo points

tv informercial huckster  William D. "Billy" Mays Jr.   sold crap like Oxyclean, Chloroclen, Bromoclean, Plutonioclean, ... ; co-hosted a Discovery Channel show - Pitchman born on 7-20-1958 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania expired 6-28-2009 in Clearwater, Florida   age 50   cause: heart attack; cocaine use; hypertensive heart disease AKS: Billie

documentary filmmaker  David P. Maysles   co-directed Grey Gardens (1975) born on 1-10-1931 in Brookline, Massachusetts expired 1-3-1987 in New York, New York   age 55   cause: stroke

Great Lakes sailor  Joseph William Mazes   Special Maintenance Man aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald born on 2-13-1916 expired 11-10-1975 in Eastern Lake Superior, Canada   age 59   cause: drowned when ship foundered

actor  Mike Mazurki ¤ born: Mikhail Mazurwski  born on 12-25-1909 in Tarnopal, Austria expired 12-9-1990 in Glendale, California   age 80

3M research chemist  Joseph A. Mazzitello   developed videotape born on 7-1-1908 expired 1-21-1992   age 83

Gabon president (1961-67)  Leon Mba expired 11-28-1967 in Paris, France   age 65

civil engineer  John Loudon McAdam   devised method of street paving using tar and fine stone eponymously known as Macadam (1815) born on 9-21-1756 in Ayrshire, Scotland expired 11-26-1836 in Moffat, Dumfrieshire, Scotland   age 80

car culture architect  Wayne McAllister   designed early Bob's Big Boy drive-ins & Las Vegas' Sands Hotel (1952-96) born on 11-17-1907 in San Diego, California expired 3-22-2000 in Arcadia, California   age 92   cause: complications from head injury

Battle of the Bulge U.S. Army General  Anthony Clement McAuliffe   his reply to a German demand for his surrender - "Nuts!" ¤ nickname: "Old Crock"  born on 7-2-1898 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 8-11-1975 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 77   cause: leukemia

Shuttle STS-51--L astronaut  Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe born on 9-2-1948 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 1-28-1986 in Cape Canaveral, Florida   age 37   cause: Shuttle Challenger explosion

(All American Conference) Cleveland Browns founder (1946)  Arthur McBride   hired Paul Brown as first coach; he had extra players on the payroll of his cab company & called them up when needed, leading to the phrase "taxi squad" born on 3-20-1887 in Chicago, Illinois expired 11-10-1972 in Cleveland, Ohio   age 85   cause: heart attack

Texas death row inmate  Michael Lee McBride born on 1-3-1962 expired 5-11-2000 in Huntsville, Texas   age 38   cause: executed; lethal injection

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

pioneering retailer  Edwin Merton McBrier   partnered with Frank W. and Charles S. Woolworth in their original 5 & 10-cent store in Lockport New York in 1887; became a missionary to China expired 9-19-1956 in Montclair, New Jersey   age 91

U.S. Army Signal Corps engineer  David Galen McCaa   did pioneering work in the development of radiotelephony, which eventually led to cellular telephony expired 6-22-1954 in Long Branch, New Jersey   age 72

former Newsweek publisher  Gibson McCabe born on 3-11-1911 in New York, New York expired 8-5-2000 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida   age 89   cause: complications from a fall

Super Bowl-winning coach  Don McCafferty   was with the Baltimore Colts and Detroit Lions born on 3-12-1921 in Cleveland, Ohio expired 7-28-1974 in Pontiac, Michigan   age 53   cause: heart attack

oldest Canadian geezer  Zelda McCague ¤ born: Zelda Viola Strongman  born on 3-20-1888 in Tecumseth, Ontario, Canada expired 8-6-2001   age 113

king of the frozen spud  Harrison McCain   co-founded McCain Foods (1956); company produces 1/3 of the world's frozen french fries born on 11-3-1927 in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada expired 3-18-2004 in Boston, Massachusetts   age 76   cause: kidney failure

retired Admiral  John Sidney McCain Jr.   a World War II submarine commander; father of Arizona senator born on 1-17-1911 expired 3-22-1981 in aboard aircraft returning from Europe   age 70   cause: heart attack

lowdown varmint  John "Jack" McCall   murdered (shot in back of head without warning) Wild Bill Hickock August 2, 1876 in Deadwood's Saloon No.10 born on --1852 in Jefferson City, Kentucky expired 3-1-1877 in Yankton, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota)   age 24   cause: hanged

former Oregon governor (1967-74)  Thomas Lawson "Tom" McCall born on 3-22-1913 in Egypt, Massachusetts expired 1-8-1983 in Portland, Oregon   age 69

actress  Irish Elizabeth McCalla   played title role in Sheena, Queen of the Jungle tv series (1955-56); her only nude photo session, done as a set of "reference" shots for artist Alberto Vargas when she was about 21, was published as a pictorial in the February 2008 Playboy born on 12-25-1928 in Pawnee City, Nebraska expired 2-1-2002 in Tucson, Arizona   age 73   cause: complications from brain tumor & stroke

actor  Herbert Alonzo "Lon" McCallister Jr. born on 4-17-1923 in Los Angeles, California expired 6-11-2005 in South Lake Tahoe, California   age 82   cause: heart failure

actress  Charlotte Mercedes Agnes McCambridge   won Best Supporting Actress oscar for her role as reporter Sadie Burke in All The Kings Men (1949); also portrayed Luz Benedict in Giant (1956), the lesbian biker gang leader in Touch of Evil (1958), the voice of Pazuzu in The Exorcist (1973) & Sybilla on Lost In Space (1966) born on 3-16-1916 in Joliet, Illinois expired 3-2-2004 in La Jolla, California   age 87

film director  Raymond B. McCarey   brother of Leo; won three Academy awards born on --1898 in Los Angeles, California expired 12-1-1948 in Hollywood, California   age 50   cause: suicide; sleeping pill overdose

screen writer and director  Thomas Leo McCarey   created the comedy team of Laurel and Hardy in the 1920s; won oscars for The Awful Truth (1937) & Going My Way (1944) born on 10-3-1898 in Los Angeles, California expired 7-5-1969 in Santa Monica, California   age 70

Nevada senator (1932-54)  Patrick Anthony McCarran   the Las Vegas airport is named after him expired 9-28-1954 in Hawthorne, Nevada   age 78

former model & dancer  Betty J. Carlson McCarthy   model for Blue Bonnet Margarine package art born on 1-8-1924 expired 9-27-2001 in Erie, Pennsylvania   age 77

former Minnesota Senator (1958-70) & presidential candidate (1968 & 72)  Eugene Joseph McCarthy born on 3-29-1916 in Watkins, Minnesota expired 12-10-2005 in Georgetown, Maryland   age 89    Contest Selectors 1979 DW 7.7% 2002 MORB 9.1% 2003 TAP 5.6% 2004 TAP 5.6% AKS: MacCarthy

Great Lakes sailor  John Henkle McCarthy   First Mate of the Edmund Fitzgerald born on 7-14-1913 expired 11-10-1975 in Eastern Lake Superior, Canada   age 62   cause: drowned when ship foundered

lyricist  Joseph McCarthy   wrote words to You Made Me Love You born on --1885 in Somerville, Massachusetts expired 12-18-1943 in New York, New York   age 58

Detroit radio personality  Joseph Priestly "J.P." McCarthy   one of the Great Voices of the Great Lakes at WJR born on 3-22-1933 in New York, New York expired 8-16-1995 in New York, New York   age 62   cause: cancer

despicable Wisconsin senator  Joseph Raymond McCarthy   deliberately smeared countless individuals using anonymous (made-up/non-existant) "sources"; responsible for a lot of the 1950s blacklisting; his activities were a greater threat to the republic than the combined efforts of Hitler, Joe Stalin and Mao Tse-Tung; died a drunken disgrace; rot in hell, Joe ¤ aka: "tail-gunner Joe", "shit-for-brains Joe", "scum-sucking booze-hound" & "crypto-facist egomaniac"  born on 11-14-1908 in Grand Chute, Wisconsin expired 5-2-1957 in Bethesda, Maryland   age 48   cause: acute hypotrophic epididymal infarction

legendary New York Yankees manager (1931-46)  Joseph Vincent "Joe" McCarthy   led team to eight pennants and seven World Series victories born on 4-21-1887 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 1-13-1978 in Buffalo, New York   age 90   cause: pneumonia

novelist  Mary McCarthy born on 6-21-1912 in Seattle, Washington expired 10-25-1989 in New York, New York   age 77    Contest Selectors 1980 BD 6.3%

former Teamster leader  William J. McCarthy born on 7-2-1919 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 11-19-1998 in Arlington, Virginia   age 79

Linda Louise Eastman McCartney   wife of Paul born on 9-24-1941 in New York, New York expired 4-17-1998 in Santa Barbara, California   age 56   cause: breast cancer    Contest Selectors 1979 DW 7.7%

medical researcher Dr.  Maclyn McCarty   with Avery & Macleod published seminal 1944 research report in Experimental Medicine that identified DNA as the stuff that genes are made of born on 6-9-1911 in South Bend, Indiana expired 1-2-2005 in New York, New York   age 93   cause: congestive heart failure

former Gibson Guitar president (1948-66)  Theodore M. McCarty   pushed development of solid-bodied electric guitars (the Les Paul, Flying V, Explorer, Firebird...) born on 10-10-1909 expired 4-1-2001 in Twin Falls, Idaho   age 91

cellular company co-founder  Keith McCaw born on 11-17-1953 in Seattle, Washington expired 12-15-2002 in Seattle, Washington   age 49   cause: hot tub accident

actress  Rue McClanahan   she dropped the "Eddi" after she was drafted ¤ born: Eddi-Rue McClanahan  born on 2-21-1934 in Healdton, Oklahoma expired 6-3-2010 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 76   cause: stroke    Contest Selectors 2003 MB 5.6% 2006 HH 3.3% 2008 GAS 3.1% 2009 JCM 3.3% 2010 JCM, LMLD 7.4%    Scored 6.1500 points AKS: Rhue McCallahan

former Arkansas senator (1943-77)  John Little McClellan born on 2-25-1896 in Sheridan, Arkansas expired 11-27-1977 in Little Rock, Arkansas   age 81

former LSU football coach (1962-79)  Charles Y. "Charley" McClendon born on 10-17-1923 in Lewisville, Arkansas expired 12-6-2001 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana   age 78   cause: cancer of the fatty tissue

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

theater producer  Guthrie McClintic   produced 90 plays; husband of Katharine Cornell; winner of 1935 Pulizer Prize born on 8-6-1893 in Seattle, Washington expired 10-29-1961 in Sneden's Landing, New York   age 68

botanist/geneticist  Barbara McClintock   winner of the 1981 Lasker Award, 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine/physiology & a MacArthur Foundation Fellow (1981) ¤ born: Eleanor McClintock  born on 6-16-1902 in Hartford, Connecticut expired 9-2-1992 in Huntington, New York   age 90

movie character actor  Kevin O'Donovan McClory   was co-author of Thunderball; remade the movie as Never Say Never Again (1983) born on 6-8-1926 in Dublin, Ireland expired 11-20-2006 in London, England   age 80

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

lawyer  John Jay McCloy   former Assistant Secretary of War (1941-45); member of Warren Commission born on 3-31-1895 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 3-11-1989 in Stamford, Connecticut   age 93

Virginian actor  Douglas McClure born on 5-11-1935 in Glendale, California expired 2-5-1995 in Sherman Oaks, California   age 59

John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab rocket/missile authority Dr.  Frank T. McClure   invented the Navy's Transit satellite navigation system, forerunner of today's Global Positioning System (GPS) born on 8-21-1916 in Canada expired 10-19-1973 in Silver Spring, Maryland   age 57   cause: heart attack

Vashti Ruth McCollum   her 1948 lawsuit put an end to religious instruction on school property — in fifth grade son James refused to attend the "voluntary" religious instruction classes ¤ née: Cromwell  born on 11-6-1912 in Lyons, New York expired 8-20-2006 in Champaign, Illinois   age 93

former Xerox CEO (1968-82)  Charles Peter McColough   in 1970 created the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) born on 8-1-1922 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada expired 12-13-2006 in Rye Brook, New York   age 84   cause: cardiac arrest AKS: McCollough McCulough NcCullough Park

1920s Our Gang child actor  Kendall McComas ¤ aka: "Breezy"  born on 10-29-1916 in Holton, Kansas expired 10-15-1981 in Lake Isabella, California   age 64   cause: suicide

baseball pitcher  George McConnell   said to have invented the curve ball expired 10-10-1948 in Los Angeles, California   age 93

jazz valve trombonist  Robert Murray Gordon "Rob" McConnell born on 2-14-1935 in London, Ontario, Canada expired 5-1-2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada   age 75   cause: cancer

World War II B-25 bomber crewman  Harry C. McCool   one of Jimmie Doolittle's raiders (4/12/1942) born on 4-19-1918 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

jazz singer  Susannah McCorkle born on 1-4-1946 in Berkeley, California expired 5-19-2001 in New York, New York   age 55   cause: suicide; jumped from apartment window

former house speaker  John William McCormack born on 12-21-1891 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 11-22-1980   age 88    Contest Selectors 1980 DH 6.3%    Scored 3.2000 solo points

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

first president of International Harvester (1902-1918)  Cyrus Hall McCormick Sr.   son of Cyrus McCormick born on 5-16-1859 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 6-2-1936 in Lake Forest, Illinois   age 77   cause: coronary thrombosis

industrialist  Cyrus Hall McCormick Jr.   grandson of International Harvester founder born on 9-22-1890 in Chicago, Illinois expired 3-20-1970 in Hartford, Connecticut   age 79

inventor  Cyrus Hall McCormick   invented mechanical reaping machine (1834); founded International Harvester Corp. born on 2-15-1809 in Rockbridge County, Virginia expired 5-13-1884 in Chicago, Illinois   age 75

agricultural industrialist  Harold Fowler McCormick   chairman of International Harvester; son of company founder Cyrus McCormick expired 10-16-1941 in Beverly Hills, California   age 69   cause: cerebral hemorrhage

comedy writer/comic  Pat McCormick   a regular panelist on The Gong Show; played Big Enos Burdette in three Smokey and the Bandit movies (1977, '80 & '83) born on 6-30-1927 in Lakewood, Ohio expired 7-29-2005 in Woodland Hills, California   age 78   cause: complications from stroke

retired school teacher  Francis "Frank" McCourt   wrote Angela's Ashes born on 8-19-1930 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 7-19-2009 in New York, New York   age 78   cause: meningitis; metastatic melanoma

1930s broadcaster  George Braidwood McCoy   pioneered the radio talk show born on 1-14-1904 expired 12-22-1976 in New York, New York   age 72

Jasper McCoy   last member of the feuding McCoy clan expired 8-16-1951 in Zebulon, Kentucky   age 84

cowboy movie actor  Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy   got his start in 1924 born on 4-10-1891 in Saginaw, Michigan expired 1-29-1978 in Nogales, Arizona   age 86

disco songster  Van McCoy   he got you to Do The Hustle in 1975 born on 1-6-1941 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 7-6-1979 in Englewood, New Jersey   age 38   cause: cardiac arrest

prohibition-era "king of the rum runners"  William McCoy   coined the phrase "the real McCoy" for unadulterated liquor expired 12-30-1948 in Stuart, Florida   age 71

tubby twin  Benny McCrary   brother of Billy; once half of "world's heaviest twins" duo born on 12-7-1946 in Henderson, North Carolina expired 3-26-2001 in North Carolina   age 54   cause: heart failure

Billy McCrary   half of Guinness Book set of heaviest twins born on 12-7-1946 in Henderson, North Carolina expired 7-13-1979 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada   age 32   cause: car crash

naval aviation pioneer Captain  Frank Robert McCrary   developed dirigibles for the U.S. Navy expired 6-10-1952 in Oakland, California   age 72

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

actor  Joel McCrea   father of Jody McCrea; died on his 57th wedding anniversary born on 11-5-1905 in South Pasadena, California expired 10-20-1990 in Woodland Hills, California   age 84

actor-turned-cattle rancher  Joel Dee "Jody" McCrea   son of Joel McCrea & Francis Dee; did a whole bunch of "bikini beach" movies, playing such characters as Deadhead, Big Lunk or Bonehead: Operation Bikini (1963), Beach Party (1963), Muscle Beach Party (1964), Bikini Beach (1964), Pajama Party (1964), Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) & How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) born on 9-6-1934 in Los Angeles, California expired 4-4-2009 in Roswell, New Mexico   age 74   cause: cardiac arrest

jockey  Conn McCreary   two-time winner of the Kentucky Derby: in 1944 aboard Pensive & 1951 aboard Count Fleet born on 6-17-1921 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 6-28-1979 in Ocala, Florida   age 58   cause: heart attack

chemicalanalyst  Walter Cox McCrone   a pioneer in chemical microscopy: debunked the Shroud of Turin, Yale's Vinland Map & Napoleon's death by arsenic born on 6-9-1916 in Wilmington, Delaware expired 7-10-2002 in Chicago, Illinois   age 86

retailer  John Graham McCrory   founded a national chain of 5 and 10-cent stores expired 11-20-1943 in Brush Valley, Pennsylvania   age 83

author  Carson Smith McCullers   wrote The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and Reflections in a Golden Eye born on 2-19-1917 in Columbus, Georgia expired 9-29-1967 in Nyack, New York   age 50

former Desilu/Paramount sound engineer  Cameron McCulloch   worked on original Star Trek series (1966-69) born on 1-3-1909 expired 1-26-2004   age 95

McCulloch Oil president  Robert P. McCulloch   invented gas-powered chain saw; made outboard motors; moved the London Bridge to Lake Havasu City, Arizona (1968) born on --1912 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 2-25-1977 in Bel Air, California   age 65   cause: heart attack

comedian/actor  Bernard Jeffery McCullough   had his own tv show; has appeared in such movies as Booty Call (1997) & Bad Santa (2003) ¤ aka: "Bernie Mac"  born on 10-5-1957 in Chicago, Illinois expired 8-9-2008 in Chicago, Illinois   age 50   cause: pneumonia; sarcoidosis AKS: MacCullough

civil rights protester  Robert Louis McCullough   informal leader of the Friendship Nine, a group of college students who were arrested for a lunch counter sit-in at the local McCrory's on January 31, 1961; they were arrested but refused to post bail & upon conviction for "trespassing" did their time on the county chain gang instead of paying a monetary fine born on 3-16-1942 in Rock Hill, South Carolina expired 8-7-2006 in Rock Hill, South Carolina   age 64

Atlanta secretary  Daisy B. McCumber   subject of December 7, 1946 Pultizer prize-winning photo — her in mid-air, plunging from the 11th floor of the blazing Winecoff Hotel; she survived the fall, but suffered for the rest of her life from the many broken bones and surgeries born on 10-9-1905 in Georgia expired 8-12-1992 in Jacksonville, Florida   age 86

1950s folk songwriter/singer  Edward P. McCurdy   recorded album of bawdy English songs When Dalliance Was in Flower and Maidens Lost Their Heads born on 1-11-1919 in Willow Hill, Pennsylvania expired 3-23-2000 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   age 81

character actor  William "Bill" McCutcheon   won Best Featured Actor Tony Award for playing Moonface Martin in the 1988 revival of Anything Goes; played Uncle Wally on Sesame Street (1984-92) born on 5-23-1924 in Russell, Kentucky expired 1-9-2002 in Ridgewood, New Jersey   age 77

Cornell physicist  Boyce D. McDaniel   gave the Trinity Test bomb its last checkup before kablooie born on 6-11-1917 in Brevard, North Carolina expired 5-8-2002 in Ithaca, New York   age 84   cause: heart attack

former Miami Dolphin player (1960-68)  Edward "Wahoo" McDaniel   became a pro wrassler born on 6-19-1938 in Bernice, Louisiana expired 4-18-2002 in Houston, Texas   age 63   cause: stroke    Contest Selectors 2002 JAC 9.1%    Scored 8.7000 solo points

jazz and r&b guitarist and vocalist  Floyd McDaniel   was a member of The Ink Spots (1971-80) born on 7-21-1915 in Athens, Alabama expired 7-22-1995   age 80

actress  Hattie McDaniel   won Academy Award for playing Mammy in Gone With The Wind (1939); played the maid Beulah on radio and tv born on 6-8-1895 in Wichita, Kansas expired 10-26-1952 in Woodland Hills, California   age 57   cause: breast cancer

geophysicist  Eugene B. McDermott   co-founded Geophysical Services, Inc. (1930) with Dr. J.C. Karcher expired 8-24-1973 in Dallas, Texas   age 74

actress  Ruth McDevitt ¤ born: Ruth Thane Shoecraft  born on 9-13-1895 in Coldwater, Michigan expired 5-27-1976 in Hollywood, California   age 80

crime novelist  Gregory Burke Christopher Mcdonald   a former Boston Globe reporter & editor; two-time Edgar Award winner for books about his created character Irwin Maurice Fletcher ("Fletch" — no relation to Jessica Fletcher) born on 2-15-1937 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts expired 9-7-2008 in Pulaski, Tennessee   age 71   cause: prostate cancer

actress  Marie McDonald   had screwed-up personal life: six husbands/seven marriages, the last being annulled after 48 hours ¤ born: Marie Frye; aka: "The Body"  born on 7-6-1923 in Burgin, Kentucky expired 10-21-1965 in Calabasas, California   age 42   cause: drug overdose

retired Dallas police officer  Maurice "Nick" McDonald   on the day that JFK was asssassinated he was responding to a call from the manager of the Texas Theater who said that a man had ran into the theater auditorium without paying; as War Is Hell played on the screen he located the perpetrator in the back of auditorium & arrested him; later the perp was fingered for the hit on the president; was the lockermate of officer J.D. Tippit, slain by Oswald earlier that afternoon born on 3-21-1928 in Camden, Arkansas expired 1-27-2005 in Hot Springs, Arkansas   age 76   cause: complications from diabetes AKS: MacDonald

burger chain co-founder  Maurice James "Mac" McDonald   built first store in San Bernardino, California (1948) sold out to Ray Kroc in 1961 born on 11-26-1902 in Manchester, New Hampshire expired 12-11-1971 in Palm Springs, California   age 69

fast food pioneer  Richard J. "Dick" McDonald   founded eponymous burger chain with brother Maurice; designed the Golden Arches logo; sold out to Ray Kroc in 1961 born on 2-16-1909 in Manchester, New Hampshire expired 7-14-1998 in Manchester, New Hampshire   age 89

tap dancer  Rufus "Flash" McDonald born on 3-16-1919 expired 3-20-1991   age 72

kid actor  Thomas "Bud" McDonald   appeared in the Our Gang movie shorts (1929-31) as Buddy born on 10-1-1922 in Coalinga, California expired 9-25-2008 in Seal Beach, California   age 85   cause: congestive heart failure

former Bill & Hillary Clinton Whitewater business partner  James B. McDougal born on 8-25-1940 expired 3-8-1998 in Fort Worth, Texas   age 57   cause: heart attack AKS: MacDougal

actor  Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude "Roddy" McDowall   appeared in the Planet of the Apes movie series born on 9-17-1928 in London, England expired 10-3-1998 in Los Angeles, California   age 70   cause: cancer

Titanic Chief Purser  Herbert Walter McElroy expired 4-15-1912 in North Atlantic Ocean   age 37   cause: drowned

researcher Dr.  William David McElroy   director of the National Science Foundation (1970-72); discovered how bioluminescence works in fireflies (reaction between ATP and enzyme Luciferinase) born on 1-22-1917 in Rogers, Texas expired 2-17-1999 in San Diego, California   age 82

tv director  Bernard F. McEveety Jr.   brother of Vincent McEveety born on 5-13-1924 in New Rochelle, New York expired 2-2-2004 in Encino, California   age 79

cartoon & commercial "voice"  Robert H. "Bob" McFadden   the voice of Cool McCool & Milton the Monster born on 1-19-1923 in East Liverpool, Ohio expired 1-7-2000 in Delray Beach, Florida   age 76   cause: ALS

Our Gang child actor  George Emmett McFarland ¤ aka: "Spanky"  born on 10-2-1928 in Dallas, Texas expired 6-30-1993 in Grapevine, Texas   age 64   cause: heart attack    Contest Selectors 1979   7.7%

Mary S. McFarland   one of the victims of the 1982 Chicago-area poisoned Tylenol murder spree ¤ née: Eliason  born on 12-7-1950 expired 9-30-1982 in Elmhurst, Illinois   age 31   cause: murdered; cyanide-laced Tylenol

former NBC correspondent  Robert D. McFarland born on 12-1-1938 in Burnet, Texas expired 7-25-2000 in Austin, Texas   age 61   cause: lymphoma

former president of Bell Canada  Lewis Brown McFarlane   assisted Alexander Graham Bell in making the first long distance call in 1876 expired 6-9-1943 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada   age 91

jazz trombonist  Robert Louis McGarity born on 7-22-1917 in Athens, Georgia expired 8-28-1971 in Alexandria, Virginia   age 54   cause: heart attack

folk singer  Kate McGarrigle    with sister Anna performed throughout North America & Europe; ex-wife of Loudon Wainwright III; mother of Rufus Wainwright born on 2-6-1946 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada expired 1-18-2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada   age 63   cause: clear cell carcinoma; colon & liver cancer

author  Mark McGarrity   writer of Irish whodunits ¤ pen name: Bartholomew Gill  born on 7-21-1943 in Holyoke, Massachusetts expired 7-4-2002   age 58   cause: fell and hit head trying to climb in apartment window

actor  Darren McGavin   star of The Night Stalker tv series (playing Carl Kolchak) born on 5-7-1922 in Spokane, Washington expired 2-24-2006   age 83   cause: "natural causes"    Contest Selectors 2002 RAVN 9.1% 2003 JEDS 5.6% 2006 CSI, GGG 6.7%    Scored 5.4500 points

NBC newman  Frank McGee   Today Show co-host (1971-74) born on 9-12-1921 in Monroe, Louisiana expired 4-17-1974 in New York, New York   age 52   cause: pneumonia; multiple myeloma

Grand Ole Opry guitarist (1925-75)  Sam McGee   performed with the "Fruit Jar Drinkers" born on 5-1-1894 expired 8-21-1975 in Williams County, Tennessee   age 81   cause: run over by tractor

actress  Vonetta McGee   appeared in Blackula (1972), Shaft in Africa (1973), The Eiger Sanction (1975) & Repo Man ¤ born: Lawrence Vonetta McGee  born on 1-14-1945 in San Francisco, California expired 7-9-2010 in Berkeley, California   age 65   cause: cardiac arrest; was on life support

former Green Bay Packers wide receiver (1954-67)  William Max McGee   scored the first touchdown in the first Super Bowl (January 1967); later helped develop the now-defunct Chi-Chi's restaurant chain born on 7-16-1932 in Saxton City, Nevada expired 10-20-2007 in Deephaven, Minnesota   age 75   cause: fall from home roof

blues guitarist and singer  Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee born on 11-30-1915 in Knoxville, Tennessee expired 2-16-1996 in Oakland, California   age 80   cause: stomach cancer    Contest Selectors 1980 DR 6.3%

Texas death row inmate  Glen Charles McGinnis born on 1-11-1973 expired 1-25-2000 in Huntsville, Texas   age 27   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2000 TEX 14%    Scored 12.3000 solo points

character actor  John McGiver   not the guy who makes bombs out of soda bottles born on 11-5-1913 in New York, New York expired 9-9-1975 in West Fulton, New York   age 61   cause: heart attack

former 1-term Pennsylvania congressman (1945-46)  Herbert Joseph McGlinchey born on 11-7-1904 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 6-25-1992 in Galloway Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey   age 87

former PANAX Corp. president  John Peter McGoff born on 6-28-1924 expired 1-21-1998 in Charlevoix, Michigan   age 73   cause: cancer

actor  Patrick Joseph McGoohan   best known for The Prisoner (Number 6) born on 3-19-1928 in Astoria, Queens, New York, New York expired 1-13-2009 in Santa Monica, California   age 80

World War II combat photographer  Daniel A. McGovern   immediately after the Japanese surrender he went to Hiroshima & Nagasaki to shoot movies/take photographs of the results of their bombing born on 12-6-1909 in Ireland expired 12-14-2005 in Laguna Woods, California   age 96   cause: cancer

Eleanor McGovern   wife of George McGovern ¤ née: Stegenberg  born on 11-25-1921 in Woonsocket, South Dakota expired 1-25-2007 in Mitchell, South Dakota   age 85   cause: heart failure    Contest Selectors 2007 QKU 3.2%    Scored 6.5000 solo points

Microwave Communications Inc. (MCI) co-founder (1968)  William George McGowan born on 12-10-1927 in Ashley, Pennsylvania expired 6-8-1992   age 64

actor  Benjamin Franklin McGrath born on 2-2-1903 in Mound City, Missouri expired 5-13-1967 in Hollywood, California   age 64   cause: heart attack

radio actor  Paul McGrath   host of The Inner Sanctum radio mystery series born on 4-11-1904 in Chicago, Illinois expired 4-13-1978 in London, England   age 74

former baseball pitcher  Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw Jr.   father of Tim McGraw born on 8-30-1944 in Martinez, California expired 1-5-2004 in Nashville, Tennessee   age 59   cause: brain cancer    Contest Selectors 2004 ANG, LMLD 11.1%    Scored 7.8500 points

publisher  James H. McGraw   co-founder of McGraw-Hill Publishing expired 2-21-1948 in San Francisco, California   age 87

jazz organist  James Harrell "Jimmy" McGriff born on 4-3-1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 5-24-2008 in Voorhees, New Jersey   age 72   cause: complications from multiple sclerosis

syndicated political columnist  Mary McGrory born on 8-22-1918 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 4-21-2004 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 85   cause: complications from stroke

educator  William Holmes McGuffey   published numerous Eclectic Readers (1836-57) born on 9-23-1800 in Washington, Pennsylvania expired 5-4-1873 in Charlottesville, Virginia   age 72

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

former Marquette basketball coach (1964-77)  Alfred James McGuire   starting in 1977 did game commentary for NBC & later CBS born on 9-7-1928 in New York, New York expired 1-26-2001 in Brookfield, Wisconsin   age 72   cause: acute leukemia

screenwriter  Don McGuire   adaped Howard Breslin's story Bad Time at Hondo into Bad Day at Black Rock (1955); co-wrote story (with Larry Gelbart) that became Tootsie born on 2-28-1919 expired 4-13-1999 in Los Angeles, California   age 80

singer/actress  Dorothy Hackett McGuire born on 6-14-1916 in Omaha, Nebraska expired 9-13-2001 in Santa Monica, California   age 85   cause: heart failure

legendary basketball coach  Frank McGuire born on 11-8-1916 in New York, New York expired 10-11-1994   age 77

actress  Dorothy McHugh   immortalized the commercial slogan "...I've fallen and I can't get up..." born on 8-14-1907 expired 7-19-1995   age 87   cause: stroke

character actor  Francis Curray "Frank" McHugh born on 5-23-1898 in Homestead, Pennsylvania expired 9-11-1981 in Greenwich, Connecticut   age 83

song writer  Jimmy McHugh   co-wrote I'm in the mood for Love for the movie Every Night at Eight (1935) born on 7-10-1894 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 5-23-1969 in Beverly Hills, California   age 74

former University of Notre DameMedieval Studies professor  Ralph Matthew McInerny   created the "Father Dowling" mystery novel series (tv series on ABC 1989-91 with Tom Bosley in title role) born on 2-24-1929 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 1-29-2010 in Mishawaka, Indiana   age 80   cause: esophageal cancer

actor  John McIntire   husband of Jeanette Nolan born on 6-27-1907 in Spokane, Washington expired 1-30-1991 in Laguna Beach, California   age 83

Dow Chemical chemical engineer  Ray McIntire   inventor of Styrofoam® in the early 1940s born on 8-24-1918 in Gardner, Kansas expired 2-2-1996 in Midland, Michigan   age 77   cause: interstitial fibrosis

actor/playwright  George Cadogan Gardner McKay   played Capt. Adam Troy on Adventures in Paradise tv series (1959-61) born on 6-10-1932 in New York, New York expired 11-22-2001 in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii   age 69   cause: prostate cancer

retired ABC sportscaster  Jim McKay   known for the intro to ABC's Wide World of Sports: "Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports. The thrill of victory ... the agony of defeat. The human drama of athletic competition. This is ABC's Wide World of Sports."; father of CBS News/Sports head Sean McManus ¤ born: James Kenneth McManus  born on 9-24-1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 6-7-2008 in Monkton, Maryland   age 86    Contest Selectors 2000 BOD 14% 2001 BOD 12.5% 2002 BOD 9.1% 2003 OGGI 5.6% 2004 BOD 5.6% 2005 BOD 4.3% 2006 BOD, 4GUE 6.7% 2007 BOD, GOHI, 4GUE 9.7% 2008 BOD, GOHI, 4GUE 9.4%    Scored 4.5250 points

NASA research pilot  John B. McKay   flew the X-1B, X-1E & X-15 born on 12-8-1922 in Portsmouth, Virigina expired 4-27-1975 in Lancaster, California   age 52   cause: complications from 1962 crash injuries

former football coach  John Harvey McKay   coached Southern Cal (1960-75) & Tampa Bay Buccaneers born on 7-5-1923 in Everettsville, West Virginia expired 6-10-2001 in Tampa, Florida   age 77   cause: kidney failure; diabetes

forgotten U.S. president  Thomas McKean   fifth (and last) president of the Continental Congress under the Declaration of Independence (7/10/1780-11/4/1781) born on 3-19-1734 in New London, Pennsylvania expired 6-24-1817 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   age 83

Monster.com founder (1999)  Andrew J. McKelvey   got caught backdating stock options - forced out of the company & paid fines born on 10-13-1934 in New York, New York expired 11-27-2008 in Manhattan, New York, New York   age 74   cause: pancreatic cancer

author  Richard Milton McKenna   wrote novel The Sand Pebbles born on 5-9-1913 in Mountain Home, Idaho expired 11-1-1964 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina   age 51

author, Marxist  Ruth McKenney   wrote short story collection My Sister Eileen (1938); ousted from U.S. Communist Party for "deviating from party line" (1946) born on 11-18-1911 in Mishawaka, Indiana expired 7-25-1972 in Columbus, Ohio   age 60   cause: heart ailment; diabetes

character actor/voice actor  Dallas R. McKennon   first voice of Tony the Tiger; also voiced Gumby & Buzz Buzzard born on 7-19-1919 in LaGrande, Oregon expired 7-13-2009 in Raymond, Washington   age 89    Contest Selectors 2006 CSI 3.3% 2008 CSI 3.1% 2009 CSI 3.3%    Scored 6.1000 solo points

Maurice McKenzie   first motion picture censor expired 10-25-1944   age 62

actor  Leo McKern   played Rumpole of the Bailey; Thomas Cromwell in A Man for All Seasons (1966) ¤ born: Reginald McKern  born on 3-16-1920 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia expired 7-23-2002 in Bath, Somerset, England   age 82   cause: complications from diabetes

respected jazz bassist  Alfred Benjamin McKibbon   worked with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, George Shearing, Cal Tjader, Thelonious Monk & Miles Davis born on 1-1-1919 in Chicago, Illinois expired 8-5-2005 in Los Angeles, California   age 86

Louisiana governor (1964-72)  John Julian McKiethen   pushed for construction of the Louisiana Superdome born on 5-28-1918 in Grayson, Louisiana expired 6-4-1999 in Columbia, Louisiana   age 81

Warner Brothers cartoonist  Charles E. "Chuck" McKimson Jr.   brother of Bob born on 12-20-1914 in Colorado expired 5-6-1999 in Los Angeles, California   age 84

Warner Brothers cartoonist  Robert "Bob" McKimson   created Tasmanian Devil, Speedy Gonzales and Foghorn Leghorn; brother of Chuck born on 10-13-1910 expired 9-27-1977   age 66   cause: coronary

25th U.S. president (1897-1901)  William McKinley   president during Spanish American War born on 1-29-1843 in Niles, Ohio expired 9-14-1901 in Buffalo, New York   age 58   cause: assassinated

former California congressman (1949-52)  Clinton Dotson McKinnon born on 2-5-1906 in Dallas, Texas expired 12-29-2001 in La Jolla, California   age 95

forgotten actress  Mona C. McKinnon   played Paula Trent in Plan 9 From Outer Space (1958) ¤ née: Weddel  born on 5-1-1929 in Tennessee expired 3-12-1990 in Los Angeles, California   age 60

former CORE director (1966-67)  Floyd Bixler McKissick born on 3-9-1922 in Ashville, North Carolina expired 4-28-1991 in Durham, North Carolina   age 69

Ruckins D. McKneely Jr.   Amelia Earhart's mechanic (didn't make the fateful flight) born on 11-14-1908 expired 4-16-1998 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee   age 89

Dr.  Victor Almon McKusick   founder of the Johns Hopkins medical genetics department; recipient of the 1997 Lasker Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science; 1st to propose mapping of the human genome ¤ "the father of medical genetics"  born on 10-21-1921 in Parkman, Maine expired 7-22-2008 in Baltimore, Maryland   age 86   cause: cancer

movie actor  Victor McLaglen   former boxer, promoted as the Great White Hope against Jack Johnson; won 1935 Academy Award for The Informer born on 12-11-1886 in Tunbridge Wells, England expired 11-7-1959 in Newport Beach, California   age 72

Insta Burger co-founder  James Whitman McLamore   changed name of the business to Burger King; created the Whopper born on 5-30-1926 expired 8-8-1996   age 70

horticulturist  John McLaren   builder of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco expired 1-12-1943 in San Francisco, California   age 96

shuck-n-jive band promoter/manager  Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren   managed the Sex Pistols ¤ aka: "Malcolm Robert Andrew Edwards"  born on 1-22-1946 in Stoke Narington, London, England expired 4-8-2010 in Switzerland   age 64   cause: mesothelioma

Marlboro Man  Wayne McLaren born on 9-12-1940 in Lake Charles, Louisiana expired 7-22-1992 in Newport Beach, California   age 51

architect & graphic designer  Donal McLaughlin   principal designer of the United Nations Emblem (1945) — it started out as just a lapel pin for the founding conference & was eventually adopted as the organizations logo (1946) born on 7-26-1907 in Manhattan, New York, New York expired 9-27-2009 in Garrett Park, Maryland   age 102   cause: esophageal cancer

20th Century Fox film editor  Barbara "Bobby" McLean   confidante of studio head Daryl Zanuck ¤ born: Barbara Pollut  born on 11-16-1903 in Palisades Park, New Jersey expired 3-28-1996 in Newport Beach, California   age 92

newspaper publisher  Edward Beale McLean   publisher of the Washington Post; purchased the Hope Diamond for his wife Evalyn expired 7-27-1941 in Baltimore, Maryland   age 58   cause: complications from alcoholism

Washington D.C. socialite  Evalyn Walsh McLean   owner of the Hope Diamond until her death (purchased for her by husband Edward B.); her estate sold the gem to Harry Winston in 1949 born on 8-1-1886 in Denver, Colorado expired 4-26-1947 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 60   cause: pneumonia

physician Dr.  Jay McLean   discoverer of heparin, an anti-coagulant expired 11-14-1957 in Savannah, Georgia   age 67

novelist  Kathryn Forbes McLean   wrote Bell, Book and Candle ¤ pen name: Kathryn Forbes  born on 3-20-1908 expired 5-15-1966 in San Francisco, California   age 58

Sea-Land Services founder  Malcom Purcell McLean   popularized the use of cargo containers (1950s) born on 11-14-1913 in Maxton, North Carolina expired 5-25-2001 in New York, New York   age 87   cause: compliations from heart failure

golfer  Fred McLeod   won 1908 U.S. Open (1st prize: $300) born on 4-25-1882 expired 5-8-1976 in Chevy Chase, Maryland   age 94

movie director  Norman Zenos McLeod   directed Marx Brothers comedies Monkey Business (1931) & Horse Feathers (1932), as well as The Pale Face (1948) & Road to Rio (1947) born on 9-20-1898 in Grayling, Michigan expired 1-27-1964 in Hollywood, California   age 65   cause: stroke

Herbert Marshall McLuhan   "The medium is the message."; coined phrase "Global Village" in foreward to the book Explorations in Communication (1960) born on 7-21-1911 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada expired 12-31-1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada   age 69

first British high commissioner for Egypt Sir  Arthur Henry McMahon   his 1915-16 correspondence with Sherif Hussein of Mecca is a major basis for Arab claims to Palestine expired 12-29-1949 in London, England   age 87

huckster  Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr.   was Johnny Carson's sidekick on Tonight Show & host of Star Search born on 3-6-1923 in Detroit, Michigan expired 6-23-2009 in Los Angeles, California   age 86   cause: pneumonia; systemic bone cancer    Contest Selectors 1979 JW, YJ 15.4% 2002 JEDS 9.1% 2003 ABRA 5.6% 2006 BONY, GGG 6.7% 2007 ABRA, BONY 6.5% 2008 ADWC, ANG, GAS, 4GUE 12.5% 2009 ADWC, ANG, GAS, GOHI, JCM, NFG 20.0%    Scored 3.9781 points AKS: McMahan

character actor  Horace McMahon born on 5-17-1907 in South Norwalk, Connecticut expired 8-17-1971 in Norwalk, Connecticut   age 64   cause: "heart ailment"

Patrick Henry McMahon   wounded PT-109 sailor saved by JFK born on 1-24-1906 expired 2-18-1990   age 84

former pro wrassler & promoter  Vincent Kennedy McMahon Sr.   father of the WWF promoter born on 7-6-1914 expired 5-17-1984   age 69   cause: cancer

cartoonist  George McManus   created the Bringing Up Father comic strip in 1912 born on 1-23-1884 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 10-22-1954 in Santa Monica, California   age 70

film artist  Louis M. McManus   designer of the Emmy award statuette (1948; using his wife as the model); was awarded one of the first 6 for his efforts (1949) born on 5-23-1898 expired 4-17-1968 in Hollywood, California   age 69

preschool founder  Virginia S. McMartin   victim of child molestation villification hysteria craze of 1980's born on 7-23-1907 expired 12-17-1995   age 88

irascible former Teamster's Union official  Rolland McMaster   once an ally of Jimmy Hoffa (they had a falling-out in 1967) has been considered a person of "interest" in his disappearance; based upon an informant's tip the FBI dug up what had been his horse farm in Milford, MI looking for a body — they came up empty born on 3-23-1914 expired 10-25-2007 in Fenton, Michigan   age 93

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

Ted W. McMichael   co-wrote (with Leo Killion & Jack Owens) the Hut Sut Song (1941) born on 4-4-1908 in Marshalltown, Iowa expired 2-27-2001 in Camarillo, California   age 92

Nobel prize-winning chemist  Edwin Mattison McMillan   co-discoverer of Plutonium (with Glenn Seaborg); discoverer of Neptunium born on 9-12-1907 in Redondo Beach, California expired 9-7-1991 in El Cerrito, California   age 83

actor  Kenneth McMillan born on 7-2-1932 in New York, New York expired 1-8-1989 in Santa Monica, California   age 56   cause: liver failure

geezer  John Ingram McMorran born on 6-19-1889 in Goodland Township, Lapeer County, Michigan expired 2-23-2003 in Lakeland, Florida   age 113   cause: pneumonia    Contest Selectors 2003 JL, KLS 11.1%    Scored 2.4500 points

sports team owner  John Joseph McMullen Sr.   former owner of the Houston Astros baseball team & the New Jersey Devils hockey team born on 5-10-1918 in Jersey City, New Jersey expired 9-16-2005 in Montclair, New Jersey   age 87

1919 Chicago White Sox player  Frederick William McMullin   involved in the Black Sox scandal born on 10-13-1891 in Scammon, Kansas expired 11-21-1952 in Los Angeles, California   age 61

actress  Barbara Joan McNair   did October 1968 Playboy pictorial born on 3-4-1934 in Racine, Wisconsin expired 2-4-2007 in Los Angeles, California   age 72   cause: throat cancer

child murder victim  Carole Denise McNair   killed by KKK goons in church bombing born on 11-17-1951 in Birmingham, Alabama expired 9-15-1963 in Birmingham, Alabama   age 11   cause: bomb explosion

Shuttle STS-41--B & 51--L astronaut  Ronald Erwin McNair born on 10-12-1950 in Lake City, South Carolina expired 1-28-1986 in Cape Canaveral, Florida   age 35   cause: Shuttle Challenger explosion

retired NFL quarterback  Steve LaTreal McNair   killed by mistress (presumably when she learned that he had no intention of dumping wifey for her) born on 2-14-1973 in Mount Olive, Mississippi expired 7-4-2009 in Nashville, Tennessee   age 36   cause: murdered; gunshots to head (both temples) & chest

printing firm co-founder (1956)  Andrew McNally Sr.   started printing maps in 1872 expired 5-7-1904 in Pasadena, California   age 68   cause: pneumonia

map publisher  Andrew McNally Jr.   son of company co-founder; president of Rand, McNally & Co. 1932-48, chairman 1948-54 expired 5-20-1954 in Chicago, Illinois   age 67

former Rand, McNally & Co. president (1948-74) & chairman (1974-93)  Andrew McNally III   grandson of company co-founder born on 8-17-1909 in Chicago, Illinois expired 11-15-2001 in Chicago, Illinois   age 92

former Baltimore/Montreal pitcher (1962-75)  David Arthur "Dave" McNally   successfully challenged baseball's reserve clause born on 10-31-1942 in Billings, Montana expired 12-1-2002 in Billings, Montana   age 60   cause: cancer

Boston College professor  Raymond Thomas McNally   researcher - proposed several explanations for the origins of the Dracula legend; wrote In Search of Dracula: A True History of Dracula and Vampire Legends (1972), Dracula: A Biography of Vlad the Impaler, 1431-1476 (1973) & Dracula Was A woman: In Search of the Blood Countess of Transylvania (1983) born on 4-15-1931 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio expired 10-2-2002 in Newton, Massachusetts   age 71   cause: cancer

Frank X. McNamara   co-founded the Diners' Club (1950) expired 11-9-1957 in Manhasset, New York   age 40

actress  Maggie McNamara   played Patty O'Neill in The Moon is Blue (1953) born on 6-18-1928 in New York, New York expired 2-18-1978 in New York, New York   age 49   cause: suicide; pill overdose

Michigan senator (1955-66)  Patrick Vincent McNamara born on 10-4-1894 in North Weymouth, Massachusetts expired 4-30-1966 in Bethesda, Maryland   age 71

Kennedy/Johnson Defense secretary (1961-68)  Robert Strange McNamara   his naïve political bumbling lead to a lot of misery in Vietnam born on 6-9-1916 in San Francisco, California expired 7-6-2009 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 93   cause: irreversible sphincter cranium capture    Contest Selectors 2001 ROTS 12½% 2002 RAVN 9.1% 2004 RR 5.6% 2005 ANG, RR, WORM 13.0% 2006 ANG, RR 6.7% 2007 ANG, AUDC, BYE, DGW 12.9% 2008 BYE, DGW, OIE, QKU 12.5% 2009 ADWC, BYE, DGW, QKU 13.3%    Scored 3.5125 points AKS: MacNamera

NBC sports announcer  Graham McNamee   did play-by-play announcing of first NFL Thanksgiving football game (1934) born on 7-10-1888 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 5-9-1942 in New York, New York   age 53   cause: brain embolism

former biology teacher  Margaret Craig McNamera   wife of former Defense Secretary; developed idea for Reading Is Fundamental program (1966) born on 8-22-1915 in Seattle, Washington expired 2-3-1981 in Washington, District of Columbia   age 65   cause: cancer

morning radio show host  Don McNeill   hosted the Breakfast Club from 1933 to 1968 born on 12-23-1907 in Galena, Illinois expired 5-7-1996 in Evanston, Illinois   age 88

king of the cue cards  Bernard Joseph "Barney" McNulty Jr.   invented cue cards (1949); Bob Hope called them "idiot cards"; younger brother of Penny Singleton born on 6-15-1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 12-17-2000 in Studio City, California   age 77   cause: heart attack

Robert J. McNulty born on 12-1-1921 expired 6-30-1996 in Minneapolis, Minnesota   age 74   cause: congestive heart failure

Chicago jazz artist  Jimmy Dugald McPartland born on 3-15-1907 in Chicago, Illinois expired 3-13-1991 in New York, New York   age 83

pianist & composer  Lindsay McPhail   first husband of Addie Oakley Dukes McPhail Arbuckle Sheldon born on 11-19-1895 in Chicago, Illinois expired 3-3-1965 in Tupper Lake, New York   age 69

populist Los Angeles evangelist  Aimee Semple McPherson   "disappeared" for a while; was she kidnapped, wandering aimlessly, or just out having a good time? born on 10-9-1890 in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada expired 9-27-1944 in Oakland, California   age 53

actor  Stephen Terence "Steve" McQueen   played title role in Bullitt and Hilts in The Great Escape (1963) born on 3-24-1930 in Indianapolis, Indiana expired 11-7-1980 in Juarez, Mexico   age 50   cause: heart attack following tumor surgery; mesothelioma

Gone With The Wind actress  Thelma "Butterfly" McQueen   played Prissy, the adle-brained house slave ("...I don't know nuthin' 'bout birthin' babies...") born on 1-7-1911 in Tampa, Florida expired 12-22-1995 in Augusta, Georgia   age 84   cause: burns suffered while attempting to light a kerosene heater    Contest Selectors 1980 EB 6.3%

singer  Carmen McRae born on 4-8-1920 in New York, New York expired 11-10-1994 in Beverly Hills, California   age 74

bluegrass musician  James Monroe "Jim" McReynolds born on 2-13-1927 in Carfax, Virginia expired 12-31-2002 in Gallatin, Tennessee   age 75   cause: cancer

jazz pianist/bandleader  James Columbus "Jay" McShann   lead a band for over 60 years; introduced Charlie Parker ¤ nickname: "Hootie"  born on 1-12-1916 in Muskogee, Oklahoma expired 12-7-2006 in Kansas City, Missouri   age 90

baseball umpire  John McSherry born on 9-11-1944 in New York, New York expired 4-1-1996   age 51

Great Lakes sailor  Ernest Michael McSorley   Captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald expired 11-10-1975 in Eastern Lake Superior, Canada   age 63   cause: drowned when ship foundered

child molestation victim  Patrick M. McSorley   one of the accusers of defrocked priest John Geoghan born on 7-6-1974 expired 2-23-2004 in Boston, Massachusetts   age 29

former Greenpeace head  David Fraser McTaggart   a co-founder of the group born on 6-23-1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada expired 3-23-2001 in Perugia, Umbria, Italy   age 68   cause: head-on car crash

lawyer  John Tripp McTernan   made a name for himself defending communists — accused and otherwise; got a number of dubious laws tossed by the Supreme Court born on 11-25-1910 in White Plains, New York expired 3-28-2005 in Santa Monica, California   age 94

hapless sea captain  George McVay   master of the Larchmont which sank in 1907 with 130-50 lives lost; captain of the Mackinac --- it blew up in 1925 with a loss of 55 expired 11-16-1951 in Providence, Rhode Island   age 71

tenor saxophonist/bandleader  Jack McVea   had novelty hit with Open the Door, Richard (1947) born on 11-5-1914 expired 12-27-2000 in Los Angeles, California   age 86

Oklahoma City bomber  Timothy James McVeigh born on 4-23-1968 in Pendleton, New York expired 6-11-2001 in Terre Haute, Indiana   age 33   cause: executed; lethal injection    Contest Selectors 2001 ANG, BOD 25% 2001 ANG, BOD, DTM, RR, TEX 62½%    Scored 9.3563 points

Guinness Book of World Records co-editor (with his twin brother)  Alan Ross McWhirter born on 8-12-1925 in London, England expired 11-27-1975 in London, England   age 49   cause: IRA bomb

former Guinness Book of World Records co-editor (with his twin brother)  Norris Dewar McWhirter   was the track announcer when Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile born on 8-12-1925 in London, England expired 4-19-2004 in Kington Langley, Wiltshire, England   age 78   cause: heart attack

actress  Caroline Margaret McWilliams   ex-wife of Michael Keaton; played Sally on Soap, Marcy Hill on Benson & LuAnn Pruit on Beverly Hills 90210 born on 4-4-1945 in Seattle, Washington expired 2-11-2010 in Los Angeles, California   age 64   cause: multiple myeloma

self-help book author  Peter Alexander McWilliams   proponent of medical marijuana use born on 8-5-1949 in Detroit, Michigan expired 6-14-2000 in Los Angeles, California   age 50   cause: AIDS; non-Hodgkins lymphoma

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