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Joan Mondale, political wife and culture maven, dies at 83
As the nation’s “second lady,” Mrs. Mondale served on the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities.
Bay Cockburn, champion equestrian, dies at 57
Horseman was a champion steeplechaser and a sought-after trainer of champion horses.
George W. Koch, prominent Washington lobbyist, dies
Mr. Koch led the Grocery Manufacturers of America trade association for a quarter-century.
George A. Fleishell, last owner of Sholl’s Cafeteria, dies
The downtown Washington institution was known for its homestyle cooking and low prices.
Police suspect drug overdose in Hoffman’s death
Police found him dead in his Manhattan apartment; drug overdose is suspected cause.
Jim Finley, owner of gritty D.C. boxing gym, dies at 84
For 41 years, Mr. Finley was the proprietor of a small boxing gym where champions were groomed.
Miklos Jancso, Hungarian filmmaker, dies at 92
Mr. Jancso won the best director award at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival for “Red Psalm.”
Maximilian Schell, Oscar-winning actor, dies at 83
Mr. Schell won an Academy Award for playing a defense lawyer in ‘Judgment at Nuremberg.’
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Local Obituaries
- Willie Taylor Sr., warehouse president
- Frank J. Ceresi, judge, dies at 64
- Joel D. Barkan, professor and scholar
- Samuel T. ‘Dusty’ Rhodes, Army lieutenant colonel
- Madeline M. Nevins, writer and editor, dies at 78
- James F. O’Donnell, lawyer, community activist
- Willie Walker, Army master sergeant
- James R. Wray, geographer, cartographer
- Eleanor H. Stoddard, editor
- Julia Cooper Mack, D.C. appellate judge
Galleries
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.
