When I heard about the scandal at Penn State, I never imagined that it would lead to an Epilawg article on estate planning. But somehow, the topic of federal tax planning worked its way into this news story. An article on InvestmentNews.com reported that in July of 2011, Joe Paterno transferred his interest in the […]
September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001 Ken Kesey was an American author who wrote the great works of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion. In 1964, Kesey traveled across country by bus with a group of friends to appear in New York for the publication of his book Sometimes […]
November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971 Born Howard Duane Allman, Duane was a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. He died 40 years ago today, just shy of his 25th birthday. For the 35th anniversary of his death, Michael Ventre wrote a nice tribute to Allman (which can be read here), who is […]
January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849 Today is the 162nd anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s death at age 40. Poe led a difficult life, which started when both of his parents died within three years after he was born. Poe spent many years of his short life impoverished while he wrote numerous poems, short stories, […]
March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991 Better known to most as Dr. Seuss, Mr. Geisel died 20 years ago today at the age of 87. He left one of the greatest legacies to children – a mass of literature that captures the imagination. While most of the works are elementary in nature, throughout the […]
September 14, 1879 – September 6, 1966 Margaret Sanger was an extremely controversial figure during her lifetime (and some would say still to this day). However, she left a lasting legacy with her fight for reproductive freedom for women. She sought to provide women information to be able to make their own decisions about reproduction. […]
September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984 Truman Capote died about a month short of his 60th birthday. He was the author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood. He was also close friends with Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, who helped Capote research for his book In Cold Blood. In […]
May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964 Did you know that the author of the James Bond books is the same author of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? Ian Fleming is the creator of James Bond and wrote the books that ultimately were made into box office hits. He had worked as an assistant to the […]
Since 2009, Frank and Jamie McCourt have been embattled in one of the messiest, public divorces. The McCourts were like any other couple. They met, fell in love, got married, and had four sons. However, along the way they purchased a major league baseball team, numerous homes costing millions of dollars and led an extravagant […]
March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890 As is the case with many artists, Van Gogh was plagued with madness during his lifetime and it was not until after his death did he receive his rightful fame. He only sold one work of art during his lifetime but his paintings are now valued in the […]
December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961 While his nickname was “The Georgia Peach,” Ty Cobb is not an endearing baseball legend. It is said that “[i]nstead of having friends and family at his side, a handgun and a fortune in stock certificates were on the nightstand next to his hospital bed. Only three former […]