Obituaries
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John W. O’Malley, Leading Catholic Historian, Dies at 95
The Rev. John W. O’Malley, a Jesuit scholar whose depth of learning, clarity of prose and analytic prowess regarding topics…
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Maury Wills, Master of the Stolen Base, Is Dead at 89
Maury Wills, the star Los Angeles Dodger shortstop who revived the art of base-stealing in the 1960s and became one…
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Arnold Tucker, Celebrated but Overshadowed Quarterback, Is Dead at 95
Arnold Tucker was an All-America quarterback who helped lead Army to undefeated seasons and national championships in the mid-1940s, received…
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Maury Wills, Master of the Stolen Base, Is Dead at 89
Maury Wills, the star Los Angeles Dodger shortstop who revived the art of base-stealing in the 1960s and became one…
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Lowry Mays, Who Revolutionized the Radio Industry, Dies at 87
Lowry Mays, a businessman who inadvertently acquired a local radio station in the early 1970s and then built it into…
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Henry Silva, Actor Who Specialized in Menace, Dies at 95
Henry Silva, who for decades was high on the call list of any Hollywood casting director in search of a…
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Earl J. Silbert, Lead Prosecutor of Watergate Break-in, Dies at 86
Earl J. Silbert, who led the federal prosecution of the botched Watergate burglary, which secured the convictions of all five…
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Fred Franzia, 79, Dies; Upended Wine Industry With Two-Buck Chuck
Fred Franzia, the iconoclastic businessman who turned the wine industry on its head with his inexpensive Charles Shaw label, better…
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Paul T. Kwami, Fisk Jubilee Singers’ Longtime Director, Dies at 70
Paul T. Kwami, the longtime director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, who cemented the ensemble’s reputation as one of the…
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Lily Renée Phillips, Pioneering Comic Book Artist, Dies at 101
In the 1940s few people reading the comic book adventures of Señorita Rio, a stylish spy working for U.S. intelligence…