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Helen Bennett was a beauty queen, a model and a character actress best known for her blond coiffure. She was born in Springfield, Mo., and in 1937 was awarded the title Miss Missouri in the Miss America Contest. After a stint at the University of Missouri and the Goodman Theater acting school in Chicago, she set her sights on New York City where she found work as a model. While in New York, she also found work appearing in such 1940s Broadway shows as "Dream Girl." Her attention to style and grooming earned her a much coveted recognition by Monsieur Leon, a prominent New York hairstylist who promoted -- some say invented -- the well-groomed "new look" in the late 1940s. Leon named Bennett along with actresses Claudette Colbert, Kathryn Grayson, Gertrude Lawrence and Norma Shearer as the five women in America with the best-dressed hair. Bennett's stake in Hollywood garnered her such appearances in movie serials as "Lost City of the Jungle" and "The Scarlet Horseman," in 1946, the 1956 movie "On the Threshold of Space" and 1961's "Return to Peyton Place" 1961. Her work also includes radio and her role as a founding memember of the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters. She died at the age of 89 on Sunday, February 25, 2001, in Santa Monica, California.

Generally regarded as the greatest cricketer ever to play the game, Don Bradman averaged 99.94 runs per innings during his illustrious career. He continued to play test cricket until the age of 40, when in 1948 he led an Australian team touring England, UK. The team did not lose a match on that tour and are now legendary, they are known as The Invincibles.

Norbert Glanzberg was born on 12 October 1910 in Rohatyn, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Ukraine]. He was a composer, known for Irreversible (2002), La Vie En Rose (2007) and Prisoner of the Volga (1959). He was married to Maria Mazurek. He died on 25 February 2001 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Lou Steele, the former actor whose voice later became familiar to New Yorkers as the announcer who first introduced Channel 5 News with, "It's 10 pm, do you know where your children are?" died 25 February 2001 of a heart attack at St. Joseph's Hospital in Paterson, New Jersey He was 72.

Steele started his radio career in his teens before heading to Hollywood at age 21. As a contract actor, he appeared in several films, including "The Furies" and "September Affair."

He was called into the Army during the Korean War and was assigned to Armed Forces Radio in Japan. Steele's was the voice that announced to the U.S. Army in Korea the removal of their commander, General Douglas MacArthur, by President Truman in November 1950.

Steele went back into radio after the war and moonlighted as a soap opera star on both "Guiding Light" and "Secret Storm." He was also well known for his role at Channel 5 as "The Creep," the host of the station's regular horror movie series, "Creature Feacture".

Steele is survived by his wife, Laura Steele (whose radio and television psychic career he helped develop), a son and a brother.

Giovanni Grimaldi was born on 14 November 1917 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Brutti di notte (1968), I 2 deputati (1968) and Le inibizioni del dottor Gaudenzi, vedovo col complesso della buonanima (1971). He died on 25 February 2001 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

A.R. Ammons was born on 18 February 1926 in Whiteville, North Carolina, USA. He was married to Phyllis Plumbo. He died on 25 February 2001 in Ithaca, New York, USA.

Emrich Nicholson was born on 4 September 1913 in Shelburn, Indiana, USA. He was an art director, known for The Desert Hawk (1950), City Beneath the Sea (1953) and The Veils of Bagdad (1953). He died on 25 February 2001 in Puako, Hawaii, USA.

Lou Steele was born on 7 March 1928 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for September Affair (1950), Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971) and The Defenders (1961). He was married to Laura Steele. He died on 25 February 2001 in Patterson, New Jersey, USA.

Arthur Paul Huber was born on 17 February 1918 in Kirchberg, Switzerland. He was a composer, known for Konfrontation (1974). He died on 25 February 2001 in St. Gallen, Switzerland.