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.
1870: Candy leaves the Ponderosa and the arrival of Jamie Hunter. (Ben: age 61, Hoss: age 34, Joe: age 28). 1872: The death of Hoss, Joe marries Alice Harper, Candy returns to the ranch, Joe's wife is savagely murdered and the arrival of Griff King on the ranch.