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Albert Gore Sr. 1998 Deaths

Albert Gore Sr.Age: 90 32–year Congressional veteran from Tennessee who served seven terms in the House and three terms in the Senate from 1939 to 1971. The father of Vice President Al Gore…

Robert McFerrin Sr. 2006 Deaths

Robert McFerrin Sr.Age: 85 baritone who was the first black man to sing with the New York Metropolitan Opera, and who dubbed Sidney Poitier's singing voice in Porgy and Bess. He was the…

Charles Pickering, Sr., 2002 News

trial judge, was denied a promotion to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by the Senate Judiciary Committee in March. Democrats, who hold a majority on the committee,…

Charles Pickering, Sr., 2004 News

trial judge, was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals by President Bush during the Congressional recess. The senate had blocked his nomination twice, with Democrats opposing him because of…

Roach, Hal

(Encyclopedia) Roach, Hal (Harold Eugene Roach, Sr.), 1892–1992, American move producer and director, b. Elmira, N.Y. He entered (1912) the motion-picture industry as an extra, and by 1914 had…

Sower, Christopher

(Encyclopedia) Sower or Sauer, ChristopherSower or Sauer, Christopherboth: sōˈər, souˈ– [key], 1693–1758, American printer, b. Germany. In 1724, Sower came to America where he worked first as a…

Bronfman, Edgar Miles, Sr.

(Encyclopedia) Bronfman, Edgar Miles, Sr. 1929–2013, Canadian-American business executive and philanthropist, b. Montreal, grad. McGill Univ. (1951). He was the eldest son of Samuel Bronfman, 1889–…

(Robert) Trent Jones Sr. 2000 Deaths

(Robert) Trent Jones Sr.Age: 93 innovative golf course architect who designed or remodeled more than 500 courses, including Augusta National, Oakland Hills and Hazeltine National; had a…