- Born
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- Birth nameWilliam Taliaferro Close
- William Close was born on June 7, 1924 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. He was married to Bettine. He died on January 15, 2009 in Big Piney, Wyoming, USA.
- SpouseBettine(? - January 15, 2009) (his death, 5 children)
- Children
- Besides his daughter Glenn Close, he is also survived by daughter Tina Close of Wilson, Wyoming; daughter Jessie Close of Bozeman, Montana; son Alexander D. Close of Belgrade, Montana; and daughter Tambu Misoki of Sacramento, California.
- He is survived by nine grandchildren.
- He served in the United States Army as a pilot during World War II.
- He studied at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts; earned his medical degree from Columia University in New York City; and trained as a surgeon at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City.
- He was a doctor missionary for the Moral Re-Armament from 1960 to 1977 in Zaire where he had a private practice and directed the 1,500 bed Mama Yemo hospital in Kinshasha and the Zairian national health service.
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