Publisher's Synopsis
"Demises of the Distinguished" describes important highlights in the lives of recently deceased prominent persons. Included are mini "bios" of ex President Gerald R. Ford, former Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, ex Senator Eugene J. McCarthy, volatile comedian Richard Pryor and singer Lou Rawls. Activist Coretta Scott King, composer-singing cowboy Buck Owens, the girl next door actress June Allyson, prolific TV film producer Aaron Spelling, popular actor Glenn Ford, crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, basketball coach "Red" Auerbach, actor Jack Palance, Godfather of Soul James Brown and complicated blonde bombshell Anna Nicole Smith are also included.
