Jonathan Larson
publication date: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 (part of Spring 2012)
category: 
Theater
clue: The rent was too damn high for this New York playwright, who passed away three months before his most successful show opened in 1996.
explanation: Larson wrote Rent. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Erik Bates, Aaron Shurtleff, Ryan Dunn, and Laurie Laczkowski
Life After Death: Just as spring follows winter, new life can follow death. To commemorate the addition of zombie players to the game, here are five celebrities who achieved significant success posthumously.Similar Goos
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Gustav Mahler
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Orlando Figueroa
Two months ago, this longtime Mars expert was re-hired by NASA to plan its next robotic expedition to the red planet. Go »
Percival Lowell
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