Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born on June 23, 1940, in the St. Bethlehem section of Clarksville, Tenn., 45 miles north of Nashville, and grew up in Clarksville.
John Candy dies. The larger-than-life comedic star John Candy dies suddenly of a heart attack on this day in 1995, at the age of 43. At the time of his death, he was living near Durango, Mexico, while filming Wagons East, a Western comedy co-starring the comedian Richard Lewis.
This hoax dates back to a phony posting by âInternet Chronicleâ on May 14, 2013. The false story began with the following account: In what may come to be a medical landmark, âChumleeâ Russell of Pawn Stars fame died from a marijuana overdose Monday night and was found by friend âBig Hossâ Harrison on Tuesday morning.