by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 29, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Charlie Watts was the drummer for 58 years with The Rolling Stones, arguably the top hard rock band in the world with an estimated 250 million records sold. The Rolling Stones won three Grammy Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and were inducted into the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 23, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Mary Tyler Moore was one of the most famous female television stars in North America, first as a wife and mother on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966) and then as a single working woman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) where she became a role model...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 8, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
John Wayne was one of the best-paid actors in Hollywood for more than 40 years, appeared in more than 170 films and starred in 142 of them, mostly westerns. His size (6’4″ and 225 pounds) and pugnacious behavior helped him to be cast as a cowboy, lawman,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 1, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Harold Connolly was born with only one functioning arm. Because of that he had to fight to be accepted, so he worked harder than everyone else. He became such a fierce competitor in the hammer throw that he won a gold medal in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 28, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
At the 1960 Rome Olympics, Wilma Rudolph, a polio survivor, became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games. More than 80,000 spectators watched the 5-foot-11, 130 pound athlete win the 100-meter dash by more than three yards in a...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 20, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Fifty years ago, Jim Henson created the Muppets, the world’s most famous puppets, for the children’s educational television show, Sesame Street. He won two Emmy Awards for his work, and sold his company to Walt Disney for $150 million. The beloved show has...
