Clements wrote more than 80 children’s books, including the text of picture books about a pampered Egyptian cat, an unbecoming fish and a Christmas in which Mrs. Claus stands in for Santa.
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Jeanne Guillemin, pioneering researcher who uncovered a Cold War secret, dies at 76
She found that an anthrax outbreak in Sverdlovsk was tied to an accident at a laboratory known as Compound 19, where the Soviet military conducted research on biological weapons.
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Dorcas Hardy, first woman to lead Social Security Administration, dies at 73
One of the highest-profile women in official Washington, she displayed a brusquely efficient style that surprised some legislators and union leaders who had “expected someone polite and demure,” she told the Christian Science Monitor.
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Adam Peiperl, creator of kinetic light sculptures, dies at 84
The Poland-born artist used polarized light to bring rainbow colors out of transparent plastic shapes.
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Clive James, Australian-born TV host, writer, critic and all-around wit, dies at 80
James built his early reputation as a television critic before moving to the other side of the camera as a popular TV interviewer and documentarian.
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William Ruckelshaus, who refused to join in Nixon’s ‘Saturday Night Massacre,’ dies at 87
As deputy attorney general in 1973, Ruckelshaus refused a presidential order to fire the special prosecutor investigating the Watergate break-in.
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Gary Regan, ‘Joy of Mixology’ author who helped lead cocktail revolution, dies at 68
He also examined the philosophical and ethical questions underlying the bartender’s craft.
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Jacob Leger, 38, a fixture in Portland’s restaurant and music scenes
Leger, who was also active in the area’s recovery community, was found dead Monday by Portland police.
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Robert Evans, Hollywood mogul of legendary bravado, dies at 89
Considered one of the savviest production chiefs of his era, Evans was at the helm for hits such as ‘The Godfather,’ ‘The Odd Couple’ and ‘Chinatown.’
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Dorothea Buck, Nazi sterilization victim turned artist and author, dies at 102
Buck was one of an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 victims of forced sterilization under Nazi rule, and described in recent years by the German press as one of its last survivors.