Coretta Scott King: 20 Facts

Coretta Scott King is remembered as the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a role she cherished. But she was much more than just a wife and widow.

Thomas Blatt (1927 - 2015), Holocaust survivor and educator

Thomas Toivi Blatt, who was among a small number of Jews to survive a mass escape from the Nazi death camp of Sobibor in 1943, has died, according to The Associated Press. He was 88.

Rita Gam (1927 - 2016), 1950s actress

Rita Gam, a veteran actress known best for her roles in the 1950s,0died Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to multiple news sources. She was 88.

Norman Brokaw (1927–2016), influential Hollywood talent agent

Norman Brokaw, an influential Hollywood talent agent, died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California, after a long illness, according to multiple news sources. He was 89.

Remembering Coretta Scott King (video)

When , an Alabama-born college student studying music in Boston, married in 1953, she knew she was signing up for a life of dedication to social justice. As her husband's partner and most trusted confidant, she supported his ceaseless work to try to end racial discrimination in the United States, and then carried forward his legacy upon his assassination in 1968. She spent the following decades speaking out for civil rights herself—for African Americans, and also for women and LGBT people, as well as for the oppressed Black citizens of apartheid-era South Africa.

Walter Bahr (1927–2018), World Cup hero

Last surviving member of the U.S. team that upset England in the 1950 World Cup.

Pope Benedict XVI (1927–2022), former pope who stepped down in 2013

Pope Benedict XVI was the former pope, who became the first pope to resign his office voluntarily since 1294.

Homer Hogues (1927–2023), one of the last Tuskegee Airmen 

Homer Hogues was one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, the decorated group of Black pilots who fought for the United States even as they faced discrimination. He served in World War II and worked as an airplane mechanic for the 99th Fighter Squadron.

Robert Brustein (1927–2023), independent theater defender

Robert Brustein was a critic, professor, and writer who was a fierce proponent of independent theater and who advocated for theater to value art over commerce.

Victor J. Kemper (1927–2023), Dog Day Afternoon cinematographer

Victor J. Kemper was a cinematographer known for his work on such films as “Dog Day Afternoon,” “The Jerk,” and “Slap Shot.”