die Mickey Wright, golf great who lifted LPGA to new heights, dies at 85 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 14:20:15 -0500 Mickey Wright was named greatest female golfer in history in a poll of experts Full Article
die Sy Sperling, balding Hair Club founder who became a client too, dies at 78 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:47:28 -0500 Hair Club for Men founder Sy Sperling has died in Florida after a lengthy illness. Full Article
die Zoe Caldwell, four-time Tony winner and the master of 'Master Class,' dies at 86 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:03:49 -0500 The actress played the legendary Maria Callas at the Mark Taper Forum in L.A. before moving on to Broadway and winning her final Tony for the role. Full Article
die Rita Walters, a fierce advocate for equality and trailblazing elected official, dies at 89 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 01:44:04 -0500 Rita Walters advocated fiercely for equality through school integration and hiring practices, first as a member of the L.A. school board and then on the L.A. City Council Full Article
die Larry Tesler, Silicon Valley pioneer who created 'cut', 'copy' and 'paste', dies at 74 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:02:26 -0500 Former Xerox researcher Larry Tesler made computers more user-friendly for generations of people with editing commands also including 'find and replace.' Full Article
die Beverly Cassirer, whose family demanded return of $30-million painting looted by Nazis, dies waiting By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:52:03 -0500 The painting of a Parisian street scene by Impressionist master Camille Pissarro hangs in a Madrid museum and is the focus of an ongoing legal battle. Full Article
die Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's calculating autocrat, dies at 91 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 06:20:22 -0500 Hosni Mubarak for decades kept a cold peace with Israel and crushed political dissent at home until a 2011 protest movement drove him from power. Full Article
die John 'Sonny' Franzese, powerful mob boss who hung out with Frank Sinatra, dies at 103 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:54:53 -0500 Alleged to be a prolific killer, Franzese was finally released from prison when he was 100 Full Article
die Thich Quang Do, Buddhist monk and renowned Vietnamese dissident, dies at 91 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:00:58 -0500 The Communist government kept Thich Quang Do in prison or under house arrest for more than 20 years. Full Article
die Mazzy Star co-founder David Roback, leader of L.A.'s 'Paisley Underground,' dies at 61 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:50:42 -0500 David Roback, best known as the co-founder of influential L.A. alternative rock bands Mazzy Star and Rain Parade, has died at age 61. Full Article
die Floyd Tidwell, former San Bernardino County sheriff who modernized agency, dies at 90 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:28:26 -0500 After he retired, Tidwell pleaded guilty to taking hundreds of guns from evidence lockers Full Article
die Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe's, dies at 89 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 03:13:31 -0500 With Trader Joe's, Joe Coulombe targeted well-educated, well-traveled consumers who were not affluent but who had sophisticated tastes. Full Article
die Jack Welch, much-imitated manager who reshaped GE, dies at 84 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 09:14:38 -0500 The former GE chairman and chief executive mentored people who went on to run some of the world's best-known companies. Full Article
die James Lipton, animated host of 'Inside the Actors Studio,' dies at 93 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 13:32:02 -0500 James Lipton, the Emmy-winning drama dean who hosted revealing conversations about the acting craft on "Inside the Actors Studio," has died at age 93. Full Article
die Ernesto Cardenal, revolutionary Nicaraguan priest and poet, dies at 95 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 16:39:44 -0500 Ernesto Cardenal, the poet and cleric who became a symbol of revolutionary verse throughout Latin America, died Sunday at a Managua hospital at 95. Full Article
die Judge Raymond Fisher, who led police reforms after L.A. riots, dies at 80 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 20:45:42 -0500 Fisher helped implement the reforms that rebuilt the Los Angeles Police Department after the Rodney G. King scandal and the 1992 riots. Full Article
die Bobbie Battista, one of CNN's original anchors, dies at 67 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 13:04:25 -0500 Battista, the original host of CNN's "TalkBack Live," has died after a four-year battle with cervical cancer. Full Article
die Henri Richard, who won a record 11 Stanley Cups with the Canadiens, dies at 84 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 18:43:44 -0500 Henri Richard, who holds the record for most Stanley Cup wins during his 20-year NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens, died Friday at age 84. Full Article
die Henry Cobb, architect of what long was L.A.'s tallest skyscaper, dies at 93 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 13:03:32 -0500 Longtime partner of I.M. Pei also designed Boston's John Hancock Tower Full Article
die Max von Sydow, Swedish star of Bergman films, 'The Exorcist,' dies at 90 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 9 Mar 2020 08:43:04 -0400 Swedish actor Max von Sydow, the stately import whose theater roots laid the groundwork for a vast onscreen career in nearly a dozen Ingmar Bergman productions, has died. Full Article
die Barbara Neely, creator of black female detective series, dies at 78 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:40:32 -0400 Barbara Neely's novels pushed past mystery and explored racism, class boundaries and violence against women. Full Article
die Tonie Marshall, only female film director to win the French 'Oscar,' dies at 68 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:12:36 -0400 Tonie Marshall addressed the issue of sexism in her film work and was a #MeToo crusader. Full Article
die Boris Yaro, Times photographer who took iconic image of mortally wounded RFK, dies By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 21:17:02 -0400 Yaro tutored the actor who played Animal, the rumpled photographer on "Lou Grant" Full Article
die Genesis P-Orridge, Psychic TV and Throbbing Gristle co-founder, dies at 70 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 21:16:03 -0400 The artist, musician and iconoclast — best known as part of the influential industrial band Throbbing Gristle — had been battling leukemia. Full Article
die Stuart Whitman, prolific film and TV actor, star of 'The Comancheros,' dies at 92 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:06:03 -0400 Known for his rugged roles and handsome charm, Whitman had more than 180 film and TV credits Full Article
die Roger Mayweather, former boxing champion and uncle to Floyd Jr., dies at 58 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:46:04 -0400 Roger Mayweather, uncle and trainer to Floyd Mayweather Jr. who won 59 career bouts, died Tuesday at age 58. Full Article
die Lyle Waggoner, foil on 'The Carol Burnett Show,' dies at 84 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:15:34 -0400 Waggoner, who was battling cancer, died peacefully Tuesday at his Los Angeles-area home with his wife of 60 years, Sharon, at his side, according to a family statement. Full Article
die Tracy Wood, reporter who helped The Times win a Pulitzer after L.A. riots, dies at 76 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:43:26 -0400 A wartime correspondent, a hardened investigative reporter and a nurturing editor later in life, Wood had a long career as a journalist. Full Article
die Eduard Limonov, Russian author, dissident and longtime Kremlin irritant, dies at 77 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:50:26 -0400 The Russian dissident and author Eduard Limonov, who vocal opposition was a persistent thorn in the Kremlin's side, dies at 77. Full Article
die Al Worden, Apollo 15 astronaut who circled the moon, dies at 88 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 20:50:42 -0400 Worden performed the first deep-space spacewalk — nearly 200,000 miles from Earth Full Article
die Kenny Rogers, country-pop hitmaker and crossover star, dies at 81 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 02:44:11 -0400 Kenny Rogers, the beloved country music icon whose decades of hits included "The Gambler" and "Islands in the Stream" with Dolly Parton, has died at age 81. Full Article
die Airickca Gordon-Taylor, Emmett Till relative who preserved lynching victim's legacy, dies at 50 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 15:16:11 -0400 Airickca Gordon-Taylor spent her life educating others about the black teenage lynching victim's legacy. Full Article
die Playwright Terrence McNally, 81, dies of coronavirus-related complications By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:50:00 -0400 Terrence McNally, whose varied and prolific career as a playwright, musical librettist and screenwriter earned him five Tony Awards and an Emmy, died Tuesday. Full Article
die Albert Uderzo, a creator of the beloved comic book character Asterix, dies at 92 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:57:45 -0400 His character Asterix captured the spirit of the French of the 1960s and grew into a worldwide phenomenon. Full Article
die Rachmil 'Ralph' Hakman, who survived Auschwitz and kept going back, dies at 95 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:08:30 -0400 Holocaust survivor Rachmil 'Ralph' Hakman spent three years at Auschwitz-Birkenau as a teen. He then spent decades teaching others about the atrocities. Full Article
die Maurice Berger, 63, curator who explored race, dies of presumed COVID-19 complications By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 22:33:18 -0400 Berger, a curator and writer who organized exhibitions that explored whiteness and civil rights, has died in upstate New York after COVID-19 illness. Full Article
die Stuart Gordon, director of horror classics 'Re-Animator' and 'From Beyond,' dies at 72 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:41:57 -0400 Stuart Gordon, the theater and film director who died Tuesday at age 72, was known for cult horror films and his support of up-and-coming filmmakers. Full Article
die Leading lung expert John F. Murray dies of coronavirus-related complications at 92 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:45:50 -0400 Dr. Murray led the Pulmonary and Critical Care Division at UC San Francisco for 23 years and helped set up the study of lung disease as its own field. Full Article
die Mark Blum, actor in 'Desperately Seeking Susan,' dies at 69 from COVID-19 complications By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:04:55 -0400 Mark Blum, who was in several recent episodes of 'You' and was known for his role in 'Crocodile Dundee,' died from coronavirus-related complications. Full Article
die Cinematographer Allen Daviau among celebrities who have died from COVID-19 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:21:05 -0400 "E.T." and "Empire of the Sun" cinematographer Allen Daviau, jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz and music producer Hal Willner have all died from COVID-19. Full Article
die Darius Swann, whose fight to enroll his son led to school integration in N.C., dies at 95 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:07:43 -0400 His fight to enroll his son in a largely white school sparked the use of busing as a means of desegregation Full Article
die Former Dodger slugger Jimmy 'The Toy Cannon' Wynn dies at 78 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:00:01 -0400 All-Star hitter helped the Dodgers reach the World Series in 1974. Full Article
die Rev. Joseph Lowery, co-founder of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, dies at 98 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:21:13 -0400 Joseph E. Lowery, civil rights leader who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr., has died. He was 98. Full Article
die Polish composer, conductor Krzysztof Penderecki, known for monumental works, dies at 86 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:34:19 -0400 Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki, known for his monumental orchestral and choral compositions, died in Krakow at 86. Full Article
die Edward Howard, who brought movies, bathrooms and a sense of dignity to skid row, dies at 63 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 16:47:17 -0400 Edward Howard saw hygiene as a civil rights issue and a matter of treating homeless people with dignity. Full Article
die Joe Diffie, award-winning country music singer, dies at 61 of COVID-19 complications By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 17:16:15 -0400 Joe Diffie, a country music star who enjoyed a career high in the 1990s, died Sunday of complications from COVID-19. Full Article
die David Schramm, veteran of the stage and TV's 'Wings,' dies at 73 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 21:03:53 -0400 Veteran Broadway actor, best known for playing Roy Biggins on "Wings," has died in New York at 73. Full Article
die Soledad 'Chole' Alatorre, pioneering labor organizer and Latina activist, dies at 94 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:46:21 -0400 The Mexican immigrant, who arrived in the 1950s, was 'possibly one of the best organizers that I have ever known, male or female,' an activist noted. Full Article
die Adam Schlesinger, co-founder of Fountains of Wayne, dies from COVID-19 complications at 52 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 18:41:02 -0400 Adam Schlesinger, cofounder of "Stacy's Mom" rock band Fountains of Wayne and songwriter for film and television, died from complications related to COVID-19. He was 52. Full Article
die Jazz great Ellis Marsalis Jr. dies at 85 from coronavirus complications By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 22:37:43 -0400 Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford, has died. He was 85. Full Article