Died On This Date: Mar 19

Burroughs, Edgar Rice
b. September 1, 1875 d. March 19, 1950
Author, Master of Adventure. Tarzan began with one novel followed by twenty nine others which then transcended into some forty movies including a Disney animated cartoon classic, television programs, a Sunday comic strip, hundreds of comic books and the marketing of Tarzan merchandise... toys, wearing apparel and gasoline. The list is endless. Edgar Rice Burroughs became one of the twentieth century's most popular fiction authors.

Clarke, Sir. Arthur C.
b. December 16, 1917 d. March 19, 2008
Author. One of the most prolific science-fiction writers of the 20th Century, he wrote over 100 books on science-fiction and space, and was a commentator during the Apollo moon flights with Walter Cronkite. He battled debilitating post-polio syndrome since the 1960s and was occasionally confined to a wheelchair. Clarke moved to Sri Lanka in 1956. He was lured there by his interest in marine diving which he said was as close as he could get to the weightless feeling of space.

Surles, William H.
b. February 24, 1845 d. March 19, 1919
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company G, 2d Ohio Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on October 8, 1862 at Perryville, Kentucky. His citation reads "In the hottest part of the fire he stepped in front of his colonel to shield him from the enemy's fire."

Rhoads, Randy
b. December 6, 1956 d. March 19, 1982
Musician. A guitar prodigy who started at the age of six and taught at his mother's school during his professional career, he was the original guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne's band and he is famous for combining classical and heavy metal together. His work on Ozzy's first two solo albums "Blizzard of Ozz" and "Diary of a Madman" is hailed today for their ingenuity, and songs like "Crazy Train" and "Flyin' High Again" are considered heavy metal classics.

Scofield, Paul
b. January 21, 1922 d. March 19, 2008
Actor. An acclaimed performer of stage and films whose career spanned more than five decades. He won a Tony Award playing Sir Thomas More in the 1961 Broadway production of "A Man for All Seasons", and received an Academy Award after reprising the part in the 1966 film version. Scofield also created the role of Salieri in Peter Shaffer's play "Amadeus" (1979) and scored an Oscar nomination for his turn as Mark Van Doren in the film "Quiz Show" (1994).

DeLorean, John Zachary
b. January 6, 1925 d. March 19, 2005
John DeLorean was one of a handful of American entrepreneurs who had the audacity to form a American automobile company in the last seventy-five years, and like many others failed to compete successfully with mainstream companies in the end. DeLorean a native of Detroit, and Army veteran of the Second World War was a General Motors executive who in 1964 was responsible for the creation of the world's first muscle car the "GTO".

Call, Donald Marshall
b. November 29, 1892 d. March 19, 1984
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Citation: During an operation against enemy machine gun nests west of Varennes, Cpl. Call was in a tank with an officer when half of the turret was knocked off by a direct artillery hit. Choked by gas from the high explosive shell, he left the tank and took cover in a shellhole 30 yards away. Seeing that the officer did not follow, and thinking that he might be alive, Cpl.

Donoghue, Timothy
b. March 17, 1825 d. March 19, 1908
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. His true name was Timothy Donahue. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company B, 69th New York Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on December 13, 1862 at Fredericksburg, Virginia. His citation reads "Voluntarily carried a wounded officer off the field from between the lines; while doing this he was himself wounded."

Bayes, Nora
b. 1880 d. March 19, 1928
Comedienne, Singer, Songwriter. She is best remembered for introducing George M. Cohan's song, "Over There" during World War I, and for co-writing "Shine On, Harvest Moon" (1903). She was born Dora or Leonora Goldberg (her name was possibly a fabrication that she used with reporters) in Joliet, Illinois, changing her name to Nora Bates when she decided upon a stage career.

McConnell, James Rogers
b. March 14, 1887 d. March 19, 1917
Famed combat pilot of the First World War. A native of Chicago, he became a member of the renowned Lafayette Escadrille of American volunteers. After graduating from the Haverford School in Pennsylvania, he entered theUniversity of Virginia in 1907. He spent two years in the College and a year in the Law School, withdrawing from his studies in the spring of 1910.

Lambert, William Carpenter
b. August 18, 1894 d. March 19, 1982
World War I American Fighter Ace. With 22 officially confirmed air combat victories in the First World War, Lambert was the second highest scoring American "ace" of that conflict. Because he spent the entire war in a British uniform, flying with the famed No. 24 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps, his victory total is almost always omitted when lists of American aces are compiled. His combat victory total was second only to Edward V. Rickenbacker's 26.

Reece, Brazilla Carroll
b. December 22, 1889 d. March 19, 1961
US Congressman. Elected to represent Tennessee's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1921 to 1931, then from 1933 to 1947, and finally from 1951 until his death in officer in 1961. He had served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1946 to 1948. When he died, his widow, Louise Goff Reece, succeeded him in Congress and finished out his term.

Ray, David Robert
b. February 14, 1945 d. March 19, 1969
Vietnam Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was born on February 14, 1945, at McMinnville, Tennessee. He graduated in 1963 from McMinnville High School, having achieved Boys State. For three years he attended the University of Tennessee but quit to enlist in the United States Navy in March 28, 1966. After subsequent training, he served on the USS HAVINN and then at the Naval Hospital Long Beach, California. In May 1968 he requested a tour of duty with the United States Marines.

Ingram, Luther
b. November 30, 1944 d. March 19, 2007
Singer, Composer. Born in Jackson, Tennessee, he is best known for the 1972 song "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right". He also co-wrote the song "Respect Yourself" which was a hit for The Staple Singers in 1971. Ingram's other notable songs include "I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm)", "Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)" and "Always". He also appeared in the films "Wattstax", (1973), "Only the Strong Survive", (2002).

Williams, Dewey
b. February 5, 1916 d. March 19, 2000
Major League Baseball Player. A backup catcher, he played for the Chicago Cubs from 1944 to 1947 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1948. The right-handed hitter batted .240 in 79 games with 27 runs batted in during his first season. He was hitless in two at-bats in the 1945 World Series, won by the Detroit Tigers in seven games. For his career, he hit .233 with three homers and 37 RBIs.

Peters, Henry Carlton
b. February 29, 1840 d. March 19, 1923
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a Private in Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry. He was a member of the volunteers that attempted to run Confederate batteries with a steam tug and two barges loaded with ammunition stores at the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 3, 1863.

Rhodes, Speck (Gilbert R.)
b. July 16, 1915 d. March 19, 2000
Formed a comedy duo with Tex Summey "cousin Jodie" and was a comic actor and musician on The Porter Wagoner Show.