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Fame at last : who was who according to the New York Times obituaries / John C. Ball and Jill Jonnes.
LIBRA CT220 .B25 2000
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ball, John C. (John Clive)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obituaries--United States.
- Obituaries.
- Biography--20th century.
- Biography.
- Celebrities--Obituaries.
- Celebrities.
- United States--Biography.
- United States.
- United States--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Obituaries.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 407 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Kansas City, Mo. : A. McMeel, [2000]
- Contents:
- 1. Fame at Last and the Database That Made It Possible 1
- 2. The Millionaires Who Do Not Live Next Door 19
- 3. Pioneering Women 43
- 4. Outstanding Blacks 69
- 5. Eminent Physicians 89
- 6. Prominent Academics 115
- 7. Successful Publishers and Authors 141
- 8. Corporate and Financial Titans 167
- 9. Creative Philanthropy 201
- 10. Leading Judges, Politicians, and Lawyers 227
- 11. Criminals 265
- 12. Hollywood and TV People 281
- 13. Inventors Who Changed Our World 323
- 14. Revolutionaries of Fine Food and Drink 347
- 15. People with Utterly Unusual Lives 367
- 16. Some Final Thoughts on Success and Fame 385.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles D. Dickey, Jr., Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0740709402
- OCLC:
- 43951820
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