Thanks, Dad for Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Leona Helmsley

Leona Helmsley, the hotelier who did prison time for tax evasion, died at age 87. No cause of death was listed, nor were any survivors mentioned in the obituaries I've read of her. Perhaps her greatest claim to fame was having said that "I don't pay taxes; only the little people pay taxes." That's... Sign in to see full entry.

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John Gardner

John Gardner, who took over the James Bond franchise in 1981 with Licence Renewed, died at age 80 of heart disease. He wasn't just a novelist. The son of an Anglican priest, the Chicago Tribune obituary of Gardner states that he himself served as an Anglican priest for five years, as well as being a... Sign in to see full entry.

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