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"Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the
grave. Our birth is nothing but our death begun." Bishop Hall
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Welcome to another edition of Dead End.
This week we look back on the lives of some brilliant and
talented individuals. First, we remember the physicist who
helped launch the United States into the space age - James
Van Allen. We also remember internationally known ballerina
Melissa Hayden and '50s music producer Richard Barrett.
Finally, we remember comic strip artist Bob Thaves, the
creator of syndicated comic strip "Frank & Ernest."
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JAMES VAN ALLEN, RENOWNED PHYSICIST, DEAD AT 91
Renowned physicist James Van Allen, who helped launch the
United States into the space age and for whom the Van Allen
radiation belts are named, has died. He was 91. Explorer I,
the first successful U.S. space venture, carried, at Van
Allen's insistence, a small Geiger counter. That led to a
significant scientific finding: the discovery of two belts
of intense radiation that surround the Earth. Although his
scientific accomplishments were myriad, he opposed manned
space flight: "Man is a fabulous nuisance in space right
now (1959). He's not worth all the costs of putting him up
there and keeping him comfortable." In 1951 Van Allen became
a professor and head of the University of Iowa's Department
of Physics and Astronomy, the Register reported. He held
that position until he retired from teaching in 1985.
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MELISSA HAYDEN, VIBRANT BALLET STAR, DEAD AT 83
Internationally known ballerina Melissa Hayden has died of
pancreatic cancer at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C., at age
83. Hayden, who died Wednesday, was known for her blend of
individuality and versatility in her dance, the New York
Times reported Thursday. "Blunt honesty and generosity in
her life and dancing, that was her name," said Jacques
d'Amboise, her longtime partner. Hayden started her dancing
career with the American Ballet Theater in 1945 then left
in 1947 and returned for the 1953 and 1954 seasons. But
mostly she was a member of New York's City Ballet, joining
the troupe shortly after it was founded by George Balanchine
and Lincoln Kirstein at the end of 1948. She retired from
dancing in September 1973 and became a teacher of the art.
Hayden is survived by her husband, Donald Coleman, as well
as a son and a daughter.
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RICHARD BARRETT, MUSIC PRODUCER, DEAD AT 73
Richard Barrett, who produced and managed 1950s New York
Rhythm & Blues music and made stars of the Chantels and
Frankie Lymon, has died at age 73. The New York Daily News
said he was apparently 73, but never admitted his age.
Barrett was influential in creating the R&B sound. He
started singing with a vocal group, the Valentines, because
they wanted to record a song he had written, "Summer's Love,"
the Daily News said. The Valentines later recorded "Lily
Maebelle," "My Story of Love" and "Woo Woo Train." In 1955,
Barrett became involved with The Teenagers, whose vocalist
Frankie Lymon he coached in style and phrasing, the newspaper
said. Barrett also produced Little Anthony and the Channels.
Barrett could do it all -- sing, produce and choreograph,
the newspaper reported. Barrett died of pancreatic cancer,
though he was still pitching almost to his last day, the
Daily News said.
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BOB THAVES, COMIC STRIP ARTIST, DEAD AT 81
Comic strip artist Bob Thaves, creator of the popular
syndicated strip "Frank & Ernest," died on Tuesday of
respiratory failure. He was 81. The strip, which entertained
newspaper readers for decades, focuses on the happy-go-lucky
punsters Frank and Ernest. Thaves's son, Tom, has
collaborated with his father on the strip since 1997 and
will continue to produce it. Thaves began cartooning as a
child and was published in a college humor magazine at the
University of Minnesota, reported The New York Times. After
working as a cartoonist for various magazines, Thaves
created "Frank & Ernest" while working as an industrial
psychology consultant in Los Angeles. In addition to his
son, Thaves is survived by his daughter, Sara, and his
wife of 52 years, Katie.
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Notable deaths this week in history...
In 1937, Edith Wharton, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of
Ethan Frome," and "The Age of Innocence," died after suffer-
ing a stroke. She was 75.
In 1957, legendary comic actor Oliver Hardy, who found his
greatest success when paired with Stan Laurel, died at the
age of 65.
In 1982, Henry Fonda, the tall, gangling Oscar-winning actor
who starred in such classics as The Grapes of Wrath and On
Golden Pond, died at the age of 77.
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