Bud, Not Buddy. It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him: He has his own suitcase full of special things. He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself.
At 5:45 PM on this day in 1955, 24-year-old actor James Dean is killed in Cholame, California, when the Porsche he is driving hits a Ford Tudor sedan at an intersection.
Glenn Ford Obituary. Visit Guest Book. BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) - Actor Glenn Ford, who played strong, thoughtful protagonists in films such as The Blackboard Jungle, Gilda and The Big Heat, has died, police said. He was 90. Paramedics called to Ford's home just before 4 p.m. Wednesday found Ford dead, police Sgt. Terry Nutall said, reading a prepared statement.