The Five Biggest Deaths of 2017
Who was the most significant death of 2017? The year is drawing to a close, and so far 29 people have died who were famous enough to have biographies in Who2. …..
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How Ed Sheeran Created ‘Shape of You,’ the Smash Song of 2017
How do you keep an impatient music star in the room while you write hit songs? Try a suitcase full of Legos. That’s just one of the fascinatin’ facts in this truly …..
How Old is Michael Flynn? Nobody Knows for Sure
Lt. General Michael Flynn celebrates his 59th birthday sometime this month. The trick is, nobody seems to know when. Oh, presumably his mother knows. But we looked pretty hard for the exact …..
Jim Nabors Didn’t Quite Make it to Margaret Thatcher
Jim Nabors has died at age 87 after a long career that was really known for one thing: Gomer Pyle, USMC. Nabors was 87 years and 171 days old when …..
Meghan Markle Biography – New!
Our new Meghan Markle biography is now live — in anticipation of her (maybe) marrying Britain’s Prince Harry. [ November 27 update: They’re officially engaged. ] Meghan Markle has already worn …..
David Cassidy Sings ‘I Think I Love You’
David Cassidy has died at age 67, and if you’re not old enough to weep nostalgic tears at news of his passing, you may instead be saying “Who is David …..
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip Met on a Tennis Court Nearly 80 Years Ago
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip have been married 70 years as of November 20, 2017. (Wow!) They’ve just released this 70th anniversary portrait in a rather interesting setting: The …..
Abraham Lincoln is a founding father of the American funeral industry
Abraham Lincoln embraced embalming, starting a uniquely American tradition in funerals.
Marie Curie and Her Incredible WWI X-Ray Wagon
Physicist and Nobel prize-winner Marie Curie organized pioneering mobile x-ray units to go to the front during World War I.
Yes, Tom Petty is Dead, His Family Confirms
Full statement: pic.twitter.com/FGCVI5yIaa — Tom Petty (@tompetty) October 3, 2017 Tom Petty is dead. His family confirmed the news late Monday night on Twitter. The full announcement read: On behalf …..
Hugh Hefner Has Died At The Playboy Mansion, Naturally
“Much of my life has been like an adolescent dream of an adult life. If you were still a boy, in almost a Peter Pan kind of way, and could …..
Look at This Spot-On Portrait of Kurt Vonnegut
Just because we like it, we’re re-upping this portrait of author Kurt Vonnegut by our own Mr. Paul Hehn. This sketch was originally done for a post about Kurt Vonnegut’s marital contract …..
How Walt Rostow’s Economic Theory Helped Mire the United States in the Vietnam War
Ken Burns’s PBS series doesn’t dwell on the economic theory that got America into Vietnam and staying there: Walt Rostow’s theory that Communism held back development.
Walter Becker, Steely Dan Co-Conspirator, Is Dead at Age 67
Walter Becker — guitarist, composer, prankster, cynic and co-founder with Donald Fagen of the group Steely Dan — has died at age 67. No cause of death was announced, but Fagen …..
The Death of Princess Diana Was the Birth of Who2
Who2 was born on this day 20 years ago, when the untimely death of Princess Diana made us wish for a simple online page with details about her life and death. The day was …..
Jerry Lewis Dances in ‘Cinderfella’
Comedian Jerry Lewis has died at age 91. And if you don’t know who Jerry Lewis was, you are not alone. We had 25-year-old guests at our home tonight who …..
‘Bambi’ at 75: How It Paved the Way for Both ‘Fallout 4’ and ‘Angry Birds’
Walt Disney’s Bambi was a return to abstraction – pioneering a trajectory later taken by CGI animation and video games.
Apollo 11: It Was 48 Years Ago Today
Yes, the brave lads of Apollo 11 took those first big steps on the moon on July 20, 1969: 48 years ago today. Here’s NASA’s video of the big moment: #OTD in …..
Martin Landau: Three Solid Scenes
Actor Martin Landau has died at the grand age of 89. He was, remarkably, a professional cartoonist for The New York Daily News before chucking it all to become an actor …..
George Romero made humans of violent brain-devouring zombies
George Romero leaves behind a key legacy as a modern creator of zombie movies.