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Cammie King, Scarlett and Rhett’s Girl, Dies at 76

Ms. King played Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler’s ill-fated little girl, Bonnie Blue Butler, in “Gone With the Wind.”
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Gail Koff, Principal in Jacoby & Meyers, Dies at 65

Ms. Koff was the “silent partner” when the national law firm opened its first New York office. ...
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Vance Bourjaily, Novelist Exploring Postwar America, Dies at 87

Mr. Bourjaily’s novels often explored what it meant to be an American at a particular historical moment. ...
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Anton Geesink, Medalist Who Helped Popularize Judo, Dies at 76

Geesink stunned Japan when he defeated Japanese opponents to win the 1961 world title and capture a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. ...
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George Hitchcock, Kayak Magazine Founder, Dies at 96

Mr. Hitchcock, a playwright and poet himself, included a wide variety of poets and writers in his literary magazine. ...
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William P. Foster, Pioneer of Florida A&M’s Marching 100, Dies at 91

Mr. Foster was an innovator of the distinctive style of the popular Florida A&M marching band. ...
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Alain Corneau, César-Winning Film Director, Dies at 67

The director was best known for his 1991 award-winning film “Tous les Matins du Monde.” ...
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Dorothy Sucher, Reporter in Press-Freedom Case, Dies at 77

Ms. Sucher’s reporting for a small Maryland newspaper led to a Supreme Court ruling bolstering freedom of the press. ...
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Laurent Fignon, Gruff French Cyclist, Dies at 50

Mr. Fignon was a French cyclist who won more 75 races including the Tour de France in back-to-back years. ...
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Jacob Bigeleisen, Isotope Chemist on Manhattan Project, Dies at 91

Dr. Bigeleisen’s approach was ultimately unsuccessful, but he went on to open a new field of chemistry that studied ways to speed up or slow ...
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Anton Geesink, Dutch Judo World Champion, Dies at 76

Mr. Geesink stunned Japan when he defeated Japanese opponents to win the 1961 world title and capture a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. ...
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Corinne Day, Photographer of Kate Moss, Is Dead

Ms. Day, whose photos of Ms. Moss in the 1990s took a startling detour from the glossy world of supermodels, helped usher in a new ...
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Martin Dannenberg Is Dead at 94; Found Nuremberg Laws Document

In 1945, Mr. Dannenberg, an Army intelligence officer, discovered the German document signed by Adolf Hitler that stripped Jews of their citizenship and rights. ...
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Robert Ingersoll, who Served as Envoy to Japan, Dies at 96

Mr. Ingersoll took his business acumen as head of one of the country’s largest manufacturing corporations to the diplomatic table as ambassador to Japan and ...
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Jackson Gillis, Prolific Writer of TV Drama, Dies at 93

Mr. Gillis, a slogger in the trenches of television writing whose career spanned more than four decades, put words in the mouths of numbers of ...
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Gheorghe Apostol, Romanian Communist Who Criticized Ceausescu, Dies at 97

A former party leader, Mr. Apostol gained international attention by publicly criticizing Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989, shortly before the dictator’s overthrow and execution. ...
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Marcel Albert, Air Ace of France in World War II, Dies at 92

Mr. Albert was one of the leading French fighter pilots of World War II, flying Soviet-built planes against the Nazis on the Eastern front. ...
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David Rowland, Maker of a Tidily Stacked Chair, Dies at 86

Mr. Rowland’s invention, which was an alternative to the folding chair, made it possible to store many chairs in a small space. ...
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