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Ben Gazzara, Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies at 81
Mr. Gazzara?s long acting career included playing Brick in the original ?Cat on a Hot Tin Roof? on Broadway and roles in influential films by John Cassavetes.
Roger Boisjoly, 73, Dies; Warned of Shuttle Danger
Mr. Boisjoly wrote a portentous memo six months before the Space Shuttle Challenger’s explosion, warning that if it was too cold, seals connecting sections of the shuttle?s rocket boosters could fail.
Camilla Williams, a Lyric Soprano, Is Dead at 92
Miss Williams made her debut at the New York City Opera in 1946 to rave notices. She was the first black woman to secure a contract with a major United States opera company.
Don Cornelius, ?Soul Train? Creator, Is Dead
Mr. Cornelius was the smooth-voiced television host who brought black music and culture into America?s living rooms when he created the dance show ?Soul Train.?
Dorothea Tanning, Surrealist Painter, Dies at 101
Ms. Tanning, a versatile artist, began as a Surrealist in the 1930s and, later, after many other incarnations, also added poet and author to her roster of achievements.
Samuel S. Vaughan, Publisher and Author, Dies at 83
Mr. Vaughan, known for a decorous manner and democratic instincts, worked with a wide range of writers, including Dwight D. Eisenhower, William F. Buckley Jr. and Fannie Flagg.
Frank Cioffi, Philosopher and Critic of Freud, Dies at 83
Mr. Cioffi?s scathing critique of Sigmund Freud?s work was one of the opening salvos in the bitter debate in recent decades over the legitimacy of psychoanalytic theories.
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