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This enlightening and browsable guide features more than 500 profiles of the lives, deaths, and final resting places of our most influential figures from sports, music, film, television, literature, and politics. This unparalleled compilation of profiles of the deceased-from Abbott &... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Kurt Cobain: February 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994
- Aaliyah Haughton: January 16, 1979 - August 25, 2001
- Shannon Hoon: September 26, 1967 - Ocyober 22, 1995
- Selena: April 16, 1971 - March 31, 1995
- River Phoenix: August 23, 1970 - October 31, 1993
- Eric 'Eazy-E' Wright: September 7, 1963 - March 26, 1995
- Tupac Shakur aka 2 Pac: June 16, 1971 - September 13, 1996
- Christopher 'Notorious B.I.G.' Wallace: May 21, 1972 - March 9, 1997
- Chris 'Big Pun' Rios: November 10, 1971 - February 7, 2000
- John Lennon: October 9, 1940 - December 8, 1980
- George Harrison: February 25, 1943 - November 29, 2001
- Salvatore 'Sonny' Bono: February 16, 1935 - January 5, 1998
- Lenny Bruce: October 13, 1925 - August 3, 1966
- Wilt Chamberlain: August 21, 1936 - October 12, 1999
- Jimi Hendrix: November 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970
- Jim Morrison: December 8, 1943 - July 3, 1971
- Walter Payton: July 25, 1954 - November 1, 1999
- Freddie Mercury: September 5, 1946 - November 24, 1991
- Bob Marley: February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981
- Randy Rhodes: December 6, 1956 - March 19, 1982
- Gram Parker: Add a description of this character.
- Waylon Jennings
Quotes edit
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“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, 'I used everything you gave me.'”
Erma Bombeck
Setting & Locations edit
- California
- New York City
- Hollywood Hills
- America
- London
- Los Angeles
- Tennessee
- Texas
- England
- United States
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Paris
- Washington
- Chicago
- Florida
- Virginia
- Pennsylvania
- Georgia
- Dallas
- New Jersey
- San Francisco
- Europe
- Illinois
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Spain
- San Fernando Road
- France
- Missouri
- Louisiana
- Wisconsin
- Arizona
- Westwood Memorial Park
- Manhattan
- Massachusetts
- Japan
- Oklahoma
- Kentucky
- India
- Germany
- Culver City
- Memphis
- Columbus
- Russia
- St. Louis
First Sentence edit
As I recall, the seasonably cool morning of December 9, 1980, became bitterly cold, for me anyway, right around ten o'clock.
Table of Contents edit
Gen-X Standouts
Baby Boomer Icons
Senior Memories
Sports Heroes
Television & Film Personalities
Original Women
Greats of Literature, Philosophy, & the Arts
Heroes of Rock & Blues Music
Popular Music Icons
Famous Personalities & Infamous Newsmakers
Notable Figures from History
APPENDIX: How to Find Where Someone is Buried
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tod Benoit (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
Country: United States
Publication Date: May 6, 2003
ISBN: 1-57912-287-6
Page Count: 560
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
Country: United States
Publication Date: May 6, 2003
ISBN: 1-57912-287-6
Page Count: 560
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 920
Subjects edit
- Books › Arts & Photography › Museums & Collections › Museums › Exhibition Catalogs
- Books › Arts & Photography › Photography › Travel › United States
- Books › Travel › Reference & Tips › Tourist Destinations & Museums
- Books › Travel › United States › Regions
- Books › Travel › Reference & Tips › Guidebooks
- Books › Reference › Catalogs & Directories › Directories
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