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4th March 2022

Joni James, Heartfelt Chanteuse of the 1950s, dies at 91

Best-selling singer Joni James, whose records climbed the Billboard charts in the 1950s and had an early influence on Barbra Streisand, died February 20 at a hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was 91 years old. His family announced his death online obituary. No reason was given. Known to her fans as the “Queen …

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8th October 2021

Elegant Tennis Champion of the 1950s Budge Patty dies at 97

Budge Patty, one of three Americans to win the French and Wimbledon men’s singles tennis championships that same year, and a glamorous figure on the international tennis scene of the 1950s, died Monday in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was 97 years old. The International Tennis Hall of Fame announced his death at a hospital on Friday. …

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