by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 23, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
Frederic Chopin was one of the greatest composers of solo piano music and a gifted pianist whose incredible techniques are still copied by concert pianists. He had a disease that made him sick from early childhood on, and he died at the tragically young age of 39. He...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 16, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
Tim Conway starred on television for 40 years, where he played Ensign Parker on McHale's Navy for four years, created an array of comic characters on The Carol Burnett Show for 11 years, and hosted his own variety show for two years. He received six Emmy...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 9, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
B.B. King was arguably the best-known blues singer and guitarist in the world. He recorded more than 50 albums, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, won a lifetime achievement award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in 1988,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 2, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
Bart Starr was a good, but not great, college quarterback who wasn't selected until the 17th round of the 1956 NFL draft after 199 other players were picked. In the next 15 years, he: • led the Green Bay Packers to five NFL titles including three...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 26, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
I love stories about quacks who become prophets. Horace Fletcher was known as "The Great Masticator" who said, "Nature will castigate those who don't masticate." More than 100 years ago, in 1913, his book ...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
John Singleton was a film and TV director, screenwriter, and producer who, in 1991 at age 24, became the first African American and the youngest person ever to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, for his film Boyz n the Hood. He used his...
