Obituaries
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Jaimie Branch, Trumpeter Who Crossed Genre Lines, Dies at 39
Jaimie Branch, an innovative avant-garde trumpet player and composer whose punk-rock intensity and relentless commitment to experimentation and ...
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Rick Reed, G.O.P. Adman of ‘Swift Boat’ Campaign, Dies at 69
Rick Reed, a Republican advertising executive whose work in the 2004 presidential race tarnished Senator John Kerry, the Democratic nominee,…
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Joey DeFrancesco, Reigning King of the Jazz Organ, Dies at 51
Joey DeFrancesco, who was widely credited with bringing the organ back into vogue in jazz circles in recent decades, died…
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Virginia Patton Moss, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Actress, Dies at 97
Virginia Patton Moss, the last surviving adult member of the cast of Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” who, three…
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Sy Johnson, Arranger Who Worked Closely With Mingus, Dies at 92
Sy Johnson, a Renaissance jazz master — pianist, composer, journalist, photographer — who made his biggest impact as a frequent…
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Joe E. Tata, Peach Pit Owner in ‘Beverly Hills, 90210,’ Dies at 85
Joe E. Tata, a character actor whose roles in a long television career included henchmen in the original “Batman” series…
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Steven Hoffenberg, Debt Baron Who Ran a Vast Fraud, Dies at 77
Steven J. Hoffenberg, a brash New York debt mogul who spent 18 years in federal prison after admitting to running…
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Howard Rosenthal, Who Quantified Partisanship in Congress, Dies at 83
Prof. Howard Rosenthal, a political scientist whose pioneering research confirmed quantitatively that Congress is more politically polarized than ...
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E. Bryant Crutchfield, 85, Dies; Gave the World the Trapper Keeper
E. Bryant Crutchfield, a paper-company executive who in the early 1980s brought three-ringed order to the chaos of millions of…
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Morgan Taylor, Inventive Children’s Performer, Dies at 52
Morgan Taylor, a children’s performer who with fanciful songs and hand-drawn animation drew youngsters into the world of Gustafer Yellowgold,…