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Virginia Rappe was a silent film actress who had a prominent role in Paradise Garden in 1917 — but she was just as well known for her sensationalized and mysterious death. Her death marked one of ...

R.J. Rappe may actually spend more time in water than he does on dry land. The senior captain on the Massachusetts diving team trains almost everyday, but his time in the pool is not always spent ...

RAPPE, LOUIS AMADEUS (2 Feb. 1801-8 Sept. 1877), first bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland, was born in Audrehem, France, to Eloi and Marie-Antoinette Noel Rappe. He studied at the college of ...