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April 14-April 20
Sebastian Junger
(writer) -- Alive. Born January 17, 1962. Wrote the book The Perfect Storm and collaborated with 
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March 10-March 16
Mary Robinson
(human rights activist/Irish president) -- Alive. Born May 21, 1944. Lawyer, first female Irish president (1990-1997), United Nations High Comissioner for Human Rights, a member of "the Elders."
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December 30-January 5
Lesley Brown -- Dead. Died June 20, 2012. Born circa 1947. The first woman to successfully have a child from IVF (Louise Brown in 1978). Wikipedia Obituary
Robert Edwards
(physiologist) -- Alive. Born September 27, 1925. Developed in vitro fertilization with Patrick Steptoe and they successfully impregnated Lesley Brown with the first test tube baby.
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Patrick Steptoe
(obstetrician) -- Dead. Died March 21, 1988. Born June 9, 1913. Developed in vitro fertilization with Robert Edwards and they successfully impregnated Lesley Brown with the first test tube baby.
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December 23-December 29
JP Miller
(writer) -- Dead. Died November 1, 2001. Born December 18, 1919.
Wrote both the novel and the screenplay for Days of Wine and Roses and screenplays for The People Next Door and Helter-Skelter.
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December 16-December 22
Barbara Ruick
(singer/actress) -- Dead. Cerebral
hemorrhage Died March 3, 1974. Born December 23, 1930. Carrie
in Carousel, Esmerelda in
Cinderella, daughter of Lurlene Tuttle, married to
John Williams until her
death.
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November 11-November 17
Quincy Jones
(musical genius) -- Born March 14, 1933. Producer for many stars, from Frank Sinatra through Michael Jackson, composed many soundtracks, one of the leaders behind the "We Are the World" fundraiser video in the '80s, father of the very talented Rashida Jones, married to Peggy Lipton for 16 years.
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Charlie Rose
(interviewer) -- Alive. Born January 5, 1942. Understated interviewer for The Charlie Rose Show, producer for Bill Moyers in the '70s.
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David Strathairn
(actor) -- Alive. Born January 26, 1949. Played a brilliant Edward R. Murrow in Good Night and Good Luck, co-starred in Lincoln.
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Herman Wouk
(writer) -- Alive. Born May 27, 1915. The Caine Mutiny,
The Winds of War, War and Remembrance, still writing novels in his 90s.
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October 21-October 27
Mary Ann Mobley
(actress, singer) -- Alive Born February 17, 1939. A former
Miss America who went on to be a TV actress and a popular game show
participant, married to Gary
Collins for nearly 45 years.
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