** Tyrone F. Horneigh ( pronounced " hor-NIGH ," presumably to satisfy the censors ) – A dirty old man coming on to Gladys Ormphby ( Ruth Buzzi ) seated on a park bench, who almost invariably clobbered him with her purse.

** Gladys Ormphby – A drab, though relatively young spinster who was the eternal target of Arte Johnson's Tyrone ; when Johnson left the series, Gladys retreated into recurring daydreams, often involving marriages to historical figures, including Christopher Columbus and Benjamin Franklin ( both played by Alan Sues ).

** The Parson – A character who made ecclesiastical quips and, in 1970, officiated at a near-marriage for Tyrone and Gladys.

** Gladys Horton

** Gladys Knight for At Last

** 2005: Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album-" One Voice " ( Gladys Knight & The Saints Unified Voices )

** 1988 Gladys Knight & the Pips received the 2nd Annual Soul Train Heritage Award ( Later Renamed To Quincy Jones Award for Career Achievement ).

** 1996 Gladys Knight & the Pips inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

** 1998 Gladys Knight & the Pips received Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm And Blues Foundation.

** 2001 Gladys Knight & the Pips inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.

** 2006 Gladys Knight & the Pips inducted into the Apollo Theater's Hall of Fame in New York.

** 1986 Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal – " That's What Friends Are For " – Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder.

** 2004 Best Gospel Performance – " Heaven Help Us All " – Ray Charles & Gladys Knight.

** 2005 Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album – One Voice – Gladys Knight & The Saints Unified Voices.

** 1992 Gladys Knight was awarded an Essence Award for Career Achievement.

** 1995 Gladys Knight was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.

** 1997: Gladys Knight received the Pinnacle Award during 5th Annual Trumpet Awards presentation in Atlanta, Georgia.

** 2005: Gladys Knight received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the BET cable network.

** 2006: Gladys Knight received a Legendary Award from the Las Vegas Music Awards.

** 2007: Gladys Knight received Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist during The 38th NAACP Image Awards.

** 2007: Gladys Knight was declared the " Empress of Soul " and presented with the 16th Annual Ella Award by the Society of Singers.

** 2008: Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder were presented with the Best Living Legend Award at the 1st Annual The BET Honors.

** 2008: Gladys Knight received the Lifetime Diva Award at the Stardust Music Awards in March.

** Tommy Cooper, Welsh comedian and magician ( b. 1921 )

** Bernard Cooper, American writer

** Edmund Cooper, British author & poet ( d. 1982 )

** Alice Cooper ( born Vincent Damon Furnier ), American hard rock singer and musician

** Ann Nixon Cooper, American activist for African-American people's rights ( d. 2009 )

** Miriam Cooper, American actress ( b. 1891 )

** John Sherman Cooper, American politician ( b. 1901 )

** During a severe thunderstorm over Washington, a man calling himself D. B. Cooper parachutes from the Northwest Orient Airlines plane he hijacked, with US $ 200, 000 in ransom money, and is never seen again ( as of March 2008, this case remains the only unsolved skyjacking in history ).

** Anderson Cooper, American television journalist

** Merian C. Cooper, American aviator, director, and producer ( b. 1893 )

** Wyatt Emory Cooper, American screenwriter and author ( b. 1927 )

** Tommy Cooper, Welsh comedian and magician ( d. 1984 )

** Jackie Cooper, American actor and director ( d. 2011 )

** Gordon Cooper, American astronaut ( d. 2004 )

** Philip H. Cooper, American admiral ( d. 1912 )

** Samuel Cooper, English miniature painter ( d. 1672 )

** John Cooper, English composer and lutenist ( d. 1626 )

** Youtube presents Jamie Cooper TV

** the art of Jamie Cooper

** Cooper, Athenae Cantabrigienses ( 1861 ), vol.

** Ellis Cooper, father and supervisor at Eden Brothers – Alan Browning

** Vivienne Cooper, mother – Maggie Fitzgibbon

** Phillip Cooper, eldest son – Jeremy Bulloch

** Maria Cooper, daughter – Judy Geeson