Mae Young, tough cookie of pro wrestling, dies at 90
Ms. Young clawed and slammed her way to fame as a brawling star of female pro wrestling.
‘Partridge Family’ actor Dave Madden dies at 82
Towering and rumpled, Mr. Madden was best known for his role as Reuben Kinkaid.
Japanese soldier who fought until 1974 dies at 91
Assigned to spy on U.S. aircraft in World War II, he hid in the Philippine jungle for nearly three decades.
Polly Greenberg, writer, child development specialist, dies
Mrs. Greenberg was instrumental in creating one of the earliest Head Start programs in Mississippi in the 1960s.
Russell Johnson, ‘Gilligan’s Island’ star, dies at 89
Actor played the Professor on CBS comedy that aired from 1964 to ’67 and in reruns for decades after.
Franklin McCain, part of the Greensboro Four, dies at 73
The college student and his friends protested at a Woolworth’s lunch counter during the civil rights era.
John M. Freeman, pediatric neurologist, dies at 80
Dr. Freeman revived two long-abandoned therapies for pediatric epilepsy and changed the profession.
Dale T. Mortensen, Nobel-winning economist, dies at 74
Dr. Mortensen, a Northwestern U. scholar, shared the 2010 prize for his work on unemployment and labor.
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Notable deaths of 2013
A look at those who died last year.
Local Obituaries
- William A. Anderson, disaster specialist
- John A. Briscoe, congressional aide, dies at 76
- Joan Mullan, literature professor, dies at 86
- Barbara W. McHugh, Washington pianist, dies at 105
- Robert S. Rummell, Forest Service specialist
- James F. Felch II, hotel purchasing employee
- Carole Ann Simon, flight attendant
- Abdul Hameed Naz, park and planning official
- Virginia P. Waldner, secretary
- Clarence L. Boone, school building manager
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Crime novelist Elmore Leonard dies
The writer, who had many of his works turned into movies, died Aug. 20 at his home in Bloomfield Township, Mich.
The life and career of Lindy Boggs
The first woman elected to Congress from the state of Louisiana died July 27, 2013. She was 97.
Esther Williams, movie star and swimmer, dies
The championship swimmer who became one of the world’s most popular movie stars died June 6 at age 91.
Bonnie Franklin dies
She became a household name as the independent-minded divorcee with two daughters on the sitcom “One Day at a Time.”
Joe Allbritton dies at 87
Allbritton was a self-made millionaire who built a Washington communications empire and led the once venerable Riggs National Bank.