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Donald Sidney-Fryer (born September 8, 1934) is a poet and entertainer principally influenced by Edmund Spenser and Clark Ashton Smith. Born and raised in the Atlantic coastal community of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Sidney-Fryer enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in October 1953. While in the Marines, he first became enamored of ...
Austin John Murphy Jr. (June 17, 1927 – April 13, 2024) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1959 to 1968 and again from 1969 to 1970, a member of the Pennsylvania Senate from 1971 to 1977, and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1995.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten. October 24, 2024 at 1:52 AM. Oldest person in the US, Elizabeth Francis, dies at 115 years old in Houston. Elizabeth Francis, the oldest person in the U.S., died peacefully at ...
Wake (ceremony) Mira qué bonita era ("Look How Lovely She Was") by Julio Romero de Torres, 1895. A wake, funeral reception[1] or visitation is a social gathering associated with death, held before a funeral. Traditionally, a wake involves family and friends keeping watch over the body of the dead person, usually in the home of the deceased.
Fryer was the Deputy Chief Scientific Officer at the Windermere Laboratory, and then at the Freshwater Biological Association from 1981 to 1988. He was also an Honorary Professor at the University of Lancaster from 1988. In 1953, Fryer married Vivienne Hodgson. Together they had one son and one daughter. Fryer died on 18 March 2024, at the age ...
The Grateful Dead members Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan, Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir in 1970 in San Francisco. The Grateful Dead is paying tribute to “brother” Phil Lesh. The ...
John E. Fryer. John Ercel Fryer, M.D. (November 7, 1937 – February 21, 2003) [1] was a prominent American psychiatrist and advocate for gay rights. He is most notably remembered for his impactful speech delivered anonymously at the 1972 American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual conference.
Barry Charles Cryer OBE (23 March 1935 – 25 January 2022) was an English writer, comedian, and actor. As well as performing on stage, radio and television, Cryer wrote for many performers including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory Bremner, George Burns, Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Ronnie Corbett, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, Kenny Everett, Bruce Forsyth, David Frost, Bob Hope ...