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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.
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.
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.
Amiri Baraka, poet and firebrand, dies at 79
The writer, once known as LeRoi Jones, was a provocative voice of the Black Arts movement of the 1960s.
John Hanson Briscoe, former Md. speaker, dies
He was speaker of the House of Delegates from 1973 to 1979 and later was a circuit court judge.
Run Run Shaw, Asian film magnate, dies
Producer popularized the kung fu genre around the world and later became a major philanthropist.
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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.
