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1 day ago · Early life and education Cleese was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, the only child of Reginald Francis Cleese (1893–1972), an insurance salesman, and his wife Muriel Evelyn (née Cross, 1899–2000), the daughter of an auctioneer. His family's surname was originally Cheese, but his father had thought it was embarrassing and used the name Cleese when he enlisted in the Army ...
6 hours ago · Early life Pack Robert Gibson was born on November 9, 1935, in Omaha, Nebraska, the youngest of Victoria (née Brown) and Pack Gibson's seven children. Gibson's father died of tuberculosis three months prior to Gibson's birth, and he was named Pack Robert Gibson in honor of his late father. While he revered his father's legacy, Gibson disliked the name 'Pack' and later dropped it in favor of ...
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1 day ago · Koufax, who told Buzzie Bavasi of his decision a few days before the conference, refused Bavasi's request to delay his retirement until after the winter meetings in order to facilitate a few deals in the Dodgers' favor or to wait until owner Walter O'Malley returned from Japan, feeling he would be deceiving his friends amongst the sportswriters ...
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