James Drake: Actor’s Life and Death

James Harvey “Jim” Drake was an American actor who was born on January 22, 1932 in Otsego, Michigan. He started his acting career in the early 1950s and appeared in various films and television shows, such as Target Earth, Rescue 8, Burke’s Law, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. He is best known for his roles … Read more

How James D. Hornfischer, the Dean of World War II Naval History, Died from a Rare Brain Cancer

James D. Hornfischer was a renowned author, naval historian, literary agent, and editor who wrote four acclaimed books on the U.S. Navy’s role in the Pacific theater of World War II. He was also the president of Hornfischer Literary Management, a literary agency that represented many prominent authors of nonfiction books. He was widely regarded … Read more