Curated category
1988 deaths
- Kenzō MasaokaKenzō Masaoka made history in 1917. He became the first person to use cel animation and recorded sound in anime. This technical shift changed how Japanese…
- Henry J. KelleyHenry J. Kelley walked into the Grumman Aircraft facility in 1948 with a Bachelor of Science degree from New York University.
- Kim PhilbyHarold Adrian Russell Philby arrived in Ambala, Punjab, on the 1st of January 1912. His father St John Philby served as a member of the Indian Civil Service…
- Roy OrbisonRoy Kelton Orbison was born on the 23rd of April 1936, in Vernon, Texas. His father worked as an oil-field driller who struggled to find steady work after…
- Lin CarterLinwood Vrooman Carter stood in the infantry during the Korean War from 1951 to 1953. He served as a soldier before he ever became a professional author.
- Raymond WilliamsRaymond Henry Williams was born on the 31st of August 1921 in Pandy, a small village just north of Llanfihangel Crucorney near Abergavenny.
- Pete MaravichPeter Press Maravich was born on the 22nd of June 1947 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. This steel town sat near Pittsburgh and shaped his early years.