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Peter Benchley

Peter BenchleynovelistBorn: 5/8/1940Birthplace: New York City The son of novelist Nathaniel Goddard Benchley and the grandson of humorist Robert Benchley, Peter Benchley knew early in life…

Peter Boyle

Peter BoyleactorBorn: 10/18/1933Birthplace: Philadelphia Playing character roles in film and TV from the late 1960's, he gained attention as the vigilante title character in Joe (1970), as the…

Peter Falk

Peter FalkactorBorn: 9/16/1927Birthplace: New York City Excelling as a comedic and dramatic actor, he is perhaps best known as the rumpled and seemingly confused Lieutenant Columbo in more than 65…

Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters(Bernadette Lazzara)actressBorn: 2/28/1948Birthplace: Queens, New York At age 19, Peters gained notice for her comic and musical talents in the off-Broadway musical Dames at Sea (…

Peter Schultz

Peter SchultzBorn: 1942Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y. Fused silica optical waveguide—The inventors, Maurer, Keck, and Schultz. designed and produced the first optical fiber with light loss during…

Peter Seitz

Peter SeitzBorn: May 17, 1905Baseball arbitrator ruled on Dec. 23, 1975 that players who perform for one season without a signed contract can become free agents; decision ushered in big money…

Peter Snell

Peter SnellBorn: Dec. 17, 1938Track & Field New Zealander who won gold medal in 800m at 1960 Olympics, then won both the 800m and 1,500m at 1964 Games.Sam SneadR - TDuke Snider

Peter Ueberroth

Peter UeberrothBorn: Sept. 2, 1937Organizer of 1984 Summer Olympics in LA 1984 Time Man of Year; baseball commissioner from 1984-89; headed Rebuild Los Angeles for one year after 1992 riots.U…

Peter Carey

Name at birth: Peter Philip CareyAustralian writer Peter Carey won the Booker Prize twice, for Oscar and Lucinda (1988) and for True History of the Kelly Gang (2001). A one-time chemistry and zoology…

Peter Mayhew

Peter Mayhew was the seven-foot-tall actor who played the fur-covered Wookiee known as Chewbacca in the 1977 film Star Wars and several of its sequels. Said to be 7'3" tall in his prime, Peter…