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serial killer Aileen Carol "Lee" Wuornos (Pralle) subject of 2003 movie
expired 10-9-2002 in Starke, Florida age 46 cause: executed; lethal injection
AKS: Wornos Wornous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| organ company founder Rudolph Wurlitzer built first electro-mechanical automated musical instrument, often found in carousels born on 1-31-1831 in Schoneck, Germany expired 1-14-1914 in Cincinnati, Ohio age 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| discount electronics retailer Samuel S. Wurtzel in 1949 opened the Ward Company in Richmond, Virginia to sell tvs; by 1977 it had changed it's name to Circuit City born on 3-2-1907 expired 12-5-1985 in Mount Kisco, New York age 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tv executive Robert J. Wussler a former CBS tv network president; a co-founder of CNN born on 9-8-1936 in Newark, New Jersey expired 6-5-2010 in Westport, Connecticut age 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Klausjürgen Wussow born on 4-30-1929 in Cammin, Pommerania, Germany expired 6-19-2007 in Rüdersdorf, Germany age 78 cause: complications from dementia
AKS: Klausjurgen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Jane Waddington Wyatt played the love interest Sondra in Lost Horizon (1937) & later Spock's mom Amanda
expired 10-20-2006 in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California age 94
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| artist Andrew Newell Wyeth did lots of paintings of Helga Testorf born on 7-12-1917 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania expired 1-15-2009 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania age 91
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| former CBS broadcasting technician/executive (1939-85) Gilbert P. Wyland produced first Rose Parade telecast (1939); oversaw construction of CBS Television City (1953); head of technical operations for CBS' coverage of Squaw Valley Olympics (1960; garnered him an Emmy) born on 4-28-1915 expired 12-2-2002 in Valencia, California age 87 cause: heart problems | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
composer George Wyle wrote music for The Ballad of Gilligan's Island (1964; lyrics by Sherwood Schwartz)
expired 5-2-2003 in Tarzana, California age 87 cause: leukemia AKS: Wylie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| director William Wyler nephew of Carl Laemmle Sr.; directed Jezebel (1938), Wuthering Heights (1939), The Westerner (1940); Mrs. Miniver (1942; oscar), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946; oscar) & Ben Hur (1959; oscar) born on 7-1-1902 in Muhlhausen, Germany expired 7-26-1981 in Beverly Hills, California age 79 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| author Philip Gordon Wylie co-wrote When Worlds Collide; coined term "momism" born on 5-12-1902 in Beverly, Massachusetts expired 10-25-1971 in Coral Gables, Florida age 69 cause: heart ailment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| character actress Meg Wyllie played The Keeper in the original Star Trek pilot The Cage, Matilda, one of Dan Fielding's elderly "dates" on Night Court (1984) & Aunt Lolly on Mad About You (1992) born on 2-15-1917 in Honolulu, Hawaii expired 1-1-2002 in Glendale, California age 84 cause: heart failure AKS: Wylie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress and ex-Mrs. Gipper Jane Wyman played the matriarch on Falcon Crest
expired 9-10-2007 in Rancho Mirage, California age 90
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| former CBS head (1980-86) Thomas Hunt Wyman Sr. born on 11-30-1929 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 1-8-2003 in Boston, Massachusetts age 73 cause: complications from abdominal surgery for an infection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
country singer Tammy Wynette had 1968 hit with Stand By Your Man
expired 4-6-1998 in Nashville, Tennessee age 55 cause: blood clot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hall-of-Fame pitcher Early Wynn 1959 Cy Young Award winner; won 300 games
expired 4-4-1999 in Venice, Florida age 79 cause: heart attack; stroke
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comedian Ed Wynn father of Keenan
expired 6-19-1966 in Beverly Hills, California age 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor Keenan Wynn son of Ed; played Major Bat Guano in Dr. Strangelove (1963)
expired 10-14-1986 in Brentwood, California age 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| journalist Arthur Wynne invented the Crossword Puzzle (1913), spawning legions of cruciverbalists born on --1862 in Liverpool, England expired 1-14-1945 in Clearwater, Florida age 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Dana Wynter played Becky Driskoll in the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
expired 5-5-2011 in Ojai, California age 79 cause: congestive heart failure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
advertising agency co-founder (1951) Lois Helene Wyse wrote the slogan "With a name like Smucker's it has to be good."; later in life became a children's author
expired 7-6-2007 in Manhattan, New York, New York age 80 cause: stomach cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swiss Army chaplain Johann David Wyss father of Johann Rudolph; started the novel Swiss Family Robinson born on 3-4-1743 in Bern, Switzerland expired 1-11-1818 in Bern, Switzerland age 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Bern philosophy prof. Johann Rudolph Wyss son of Johann David; edited & published the novel Swiss Family Robinson; he wrote the words to the Swiss National Anthem born on 3-4-1782 in Bern, Switzerland expired 3-21-1830 in Bern, Switzerland age 48 AKS: Rudolf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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