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.
By Emily Yahr By Emily Yahr April 7, 2014. John Pinette (Lucas Jackson//Reuters) Comedian John Pinette, who famously appeared in the âSeinfeldâ series finale, died over the weekend in Pittsburgh at age 50, just three months after he told fans that he was postponing his national stand-up tour because of health problems.