A fugitive for nearly 50 years, he was deported in the ’90s from Canada where he was teaching at the University of British Columbia.
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She couldn’t remember, but her husband does not want her life forgotten
Frank Slason wanted his wife, Diane, to be remembered in this newspaper. He lost her to Alzheimer’s long before her death last month, he said.
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Herbert Deutsch, who helped pioneer electronic music, dies at 90
The composer teamed with engineer Robert Moog to invent the portable electronic music synthesizer. It was first used in the late ’60s by bands including The Beatles and The Doors.
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‘Twin Peaks’ composer Angelo Badalamenti dies at 85
He was best known for creating otherworldly scores for many David Lynch productions, from ‘Blue Velvet’ and ‘Twin Peaks’ to ‘Mulholland Drive.’
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Kawānanakoa, ‘last Hawaiian princess,’ dies at 96
She held no formal title, but was a living reminder of Hawaii’s monarchy before the kingdom was overthrown by American businessmen in 1893.
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Don Luce, activist who exposed Vietnam War horrors, dies at 88
His eyewitness accounts while teaching students in the country became a major part of the U.S. antiwar movement.
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Dominique Lapierre, French author and journalist, dies at 91
Lapierre was celebrated for his historical work on the World War II struggle to liberate Paris.
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Jiang Zemin, who guided China’s economic rise, dies at 96
He led the ruling Communist Party after the Tiananmen Square massacre and was China’s president for 10 years.
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Clarence Gilyard, ‘Die Hard’ and ‘Matlock’ actor, dies at 66
Gilyard began his career in the 1980s with roles on several popular TV shows.
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Joyce Bryant, ‘bronze blond bombshell’ of 1950s, dies at 95
Bryant electrified nightclub audiences despite performing in an era of uncompromising racial segregation.