 | Charles Gaines, Whose ?Pumping Iron? Sparked Schwarzenegger?s Career, Dies at 84 |
An author and sportsman, he helped create the game of paintball and wrote the book and movie that made Arnold Schwarzenegger a household name. | |
| Guy Tudor, Whose Art Brought Obscure Birds to Life, Dies at 91 |
A self-taught ornithologist, he won a MacArthur fellowship for his precise, resplendent illustrations that appeared in definitive field guides to tropical songbirds. | |
| Ida Schmertz, Who Studied Women in Politics, Dies at 91 |
An immigrant who aspired to government service, she helped found the pathbreaking Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers. | |
| Chuck Russell, Director of ?The Mask? and Third ?Nightmare on Elm Street? Movie, Dies at 74 |
His work, including ?The Blob,? a remake of the cult 1958 horror movie, was known for its use of brash visual effects. | |
| Freddy Cannon, Rocker Who Sang ?Palisades Park,? Dies at 89 |
Known as Boom Boom, he recorded a string of hits in the 1950s and ?60s, including ?Tallahassee Lassie,? which began as a poem by his mother. | |
| Clint Reilly, Political Consultant Known for Feuding, Dies at 79 |
As savvy as he could be volatile, he advised Nancy Pelosi and Dianne Feinstein, ran for mayor of San Francisco and bought The San Francisco Examiner. | |
| Doreen Broadnax, Famous (as Sparky D) for ?80s Rap Battle, Dies at 61 |
Tossing verbal grenades back and forth with Roxanne Shanté, she helped establish a lasting hip-hop truism: Bad blood is good business. | |
| Peter Lassally, Longtime Late-Night TV Producer, Dies at 93 |
He was known as the ?host whisperer? for his success at producing shows starring Johnny Carson, David Letterman and Craig Ferguson. | |
| Bobbi Queen, Fashion Arbiter Who Nurtured Stars, Dies at 84 |
As an influential editor at Women?s Wear Daily, she championed generations of designers, including Donna Karan and Vera Wang. | |
| Overlooked No More: Barbara Rubin, Teenage Filmmaker at the Heart of New York?s Underground |
She made the landmark underground film ?Christmas on Earth,? and helped bring together artists like Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan. | |
| James Woolsey, Embattled C.I.A. Director Under Clinton, Dies at 84 |
He arrived in Washington a conservative Democrat and drifted rightward, supporting the 2003 invasion of Iraq and Donald J. Trump?s 2016 presidential bid. | |
| Plas Johnson, Saxophonist Behind ?The Pink Panther,? Dies at 94 |
His recording for the theme song, written by Henry Mancini, included a solo improvised in the studio. He also backed Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand. | |
| Susumu Tonegawa Dies at 86; Nobel Laureate Showed How Antibodies Fight Infection |
The first Japanese scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, he went on to discover how memories are stored, advancing understanding of how the brain works. | |
| Denise Oliver-Velez, a Powerful Voice of the Left, Dies at 78 |
She became the highest-ranking female member of the Young Lords in New York, where she pressed for women?s rights, and later joined the Black Panthers. | |
| Dave Dawson, Co-Founder of Bespoke Lighting Company Urban Electric, Dies at 53 |
He and his wife knew nothing about the business when they decided to produce lighting in Charleston, S.C. Their company became a beacon of American manufacturing. | |
| Hal Williams, Actor in First Wave of Black Sitcoms, Dies at 91 |
As a divorced father of three in Ohio, he moved to Hollywood to pursue his boyhood dream to act. He became a recognizable face on ?Sanford and Son.? | |
| Lillian Roberts, Crusading New York Labor Leader, Dies at 98 |
She unionized state hospitals and battled with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg during her feisty leadership of the nation?s largest municipal workers union. | |
| Joe Melson, 91, Dies; Wrote ?Only the Lonely? and Other Hits With Roy Orbison |
Working together closely, the pair turned out more than 200 songs, including ?Crying,? ?Running Scared? and ?Blue Bayou.? | |
| Walt Odets, Who Delved Into the Minds of Gay Men, Dies at 79 |
A psychologist, he wrote during the AIDS crisis about survivor?s guilt and depression in his H.I.V.-negative patients. | |
| Ron Hunt, a Record-Holder for Being Hit by Pitches, Dies at 85 |
Though he was notable as a Met, his record for being hit by pitches the most times in a modern-era season ? 50 ? came while playing for the Expos. | |
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