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.
John Dye's cause of death has not been determined, but relatives said he suffered apparent heart failure. Actor John Dye, who is best known for playing the role of Andrew, the angel of death, in the long-running television series Touched by an Angel, was found dead at his San Francisco home, a medical examiner's spokesman said Thursday.