Morgan Spurlock, Documentarian Known for ‘Super Size Me,’ Dies at 53
His 2004 film followed Mr. Spurlock as he ate nothing but McDonald’s for a month. It was nominated for an Oscar, but it later came in for criticism.
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CreditJulie Soefer/Roadside Attractions and Samuel Goldwyn Films Caleb Carr, Author of Dark Histories, Dies at 68
His own dark history prompted him to write about and investigate the roots of violence, notably in his best-selling novel “The Alienist.”
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CreditPatty Clayton Bob McCreadie, ‘the Master of Going Faster,’ Dies at 73
One of the winningest drivers in dirt racing history, he was a folk hero who cursed wildly, drove aggressively and crashed a lot.
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Creditvia McCreadie family Joe Zucker, Prolific Painter of Innumerable Styles, Dies at 82
His art, which he described as “conceptual and literal,” used a variety of materials, including cotton, wood and even squeegee handles.
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Shirley Conran, Author Best Known for the Steamy ‘Lace,’ Dies at 91
A divorced single mother, she started out to write a sex guide for schoolgirls and ended up with a tale of female autonomy that became a best-selling novel.
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CreditCarole Latimer/Camera Press, via Redux Frank Shrontz, 92, Dies; Led Boeing in the Last of Its Golden Years
Known for his leadership and his commitment to company culture, he left as chief executive in 1996, opening the door to a corporate makeover.
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CreditReuter Raymond/Sygma, via Getty Images C. Gordon Bell, Creator of a Personal Computer Prototype, Dies at 89
It cost $18,000 when it was introduced in 1965, but it bridged the world between room-size mainframes and the modern desktop.
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CreditFairfax Media, via Getty Images Dr. Paul Parkman, Who Helped to Eliminate Rubella, Dies at 91
He also identified the virus, which can cause infants to be born with severe physical and mental impairments as well as causing miscarriages and stillbirths.
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CreditNational Institutes of Health David Redden, Who Brought Ingenuity to the Auction Block, Dies at 75
He brought a P.T. Barnum-like showmanship to Sotheby’s, where he sold items like Babe Ruth’s bat and a research rover that had been left behind on the moon.
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More in Overlooked ›Overlooked No More: Bill Hosokawa, Journalist Who Chronicled Japanese American History
He fought prejudice and incarceration during World War II to lead a successful career, becoming one of the first editors of color at a metropolitan newspaper.
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CreditCloyd Teter/The Denver Post, via Getty Images Overlooked No More: Min Matheson, Labor Leader Who Faced Down Mobsters
As director of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, she fought for better working wages and conditions while wresting control from the mob.
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Creditvia Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation<br /> and Archives, Cornell University Library Overlooked No More: Lizzie Magie, the Unknown Inventor Behind Monopoly
Magie’s creation, The Landlord’s Game, inspired the spinoff we know today. But credit for the idea long went to someone else.
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CreditThe Brodix Publishing Company Overlooked No More: Henrietta Leavitt, Who Unraveled Mysteries of the Stars
The portrait that emerged from her discovery, called Leavitt’s Law, showed that the universe was hundreds of times bigger than astronomers had imagined.
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CreditPopular Astronomy, via Library of Congress Overlooked No More: Yvonne Barr, Who Helped Discover a Cancer-Causing Virus
A virologist, she worked with the pathologist Anthony Epstein, who died last month, in finding for the first time that a virus that could cause cancer. It’s known as the Epstein-Barr virus.
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Jim Otto, Hall of Fame Raiders Center, Is Dead at 86
Despite his accomplishments on the field, he was remembered mostly for the many beatings his body absorbed, which left him in constant pain.
By Frank Litsky and Alex Traub
Ivan F. Boesky, Rogue Trader in 1980s Wall Street Scandal, Dies at 87
An inspiration for the Gordon Gekko character in the movie “Wall Street,” he made a fortune from insider trading before his downfall brought a crashing end to a decade of greed.
By Leslie Wayne
James Greenfield, Globe-Trotting Reporter and Times Editor, Dies at 99
He wrote about world affairs for Time magazine and worked at the State Department before becoming a senior editor at The New York Times in 1967.
By Robert D. McFadden
Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s President, Dies in Helicopter Crash at 63
The hard-line Shiite cleric was seen as a possible successor to Iran’s supreme leader. Mr. Raisi’s death comes at a moment of turbulence for a country facing a deepening conflict with Israel.
By Erika Solomon and Farnaz Fassihi
Bruce Nordstrom, Who Helped Lead His Family’s Retail Empire, Dies at 90
Though he was the company’s president, he opted for joint leadership with family members as they made Nordstrom, starting as a string of shoe stores, into an international fashion retail brand.
By Glenn Rifkin
Dolores Rosedale, Who Found Fame as a Game-Show Sidekick, Dies at 95
A model and actress known as Roxanne, she parlayed her modest role on “Beat the Clock” into magazine covers and the creation of a doll in her image.
By Richard Sandomir
Alice Stewart, a CNN Political Commentator, Is Dead at 58
She had appeared onscreen as a conservative voice since the 2016 presidential race. A political strategist, she had worked for Republican presidential candidates.
By Orlando Mayorquín
Bud Anderson, Last of World War II’s ‘Triple Ace’ Pilots, Dies at 102
He single-handedly shot down 16 enemy planes in dogfights over Europe. After the war, he became one of America’s top test pilots during the “Right Stuff” era.
By Richard Goldstein
Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr., 93, Dies; Hostage Who Chided Foreign Policy
A Foreign Service officer, he was one of 52 hostages seized in Iran and held for 444 days. He later challenged the U.S. government to reshape its diplomacy with the Islamic world.
By Michael S. Rosenwald
Rex Murphy, a Dominant Pundit on the Right in Canada, Dies at 77
In newspaper columns and on radio and TV, he was his country’s “premier provocateur,” gaining a wide audience for his conservative attacks on liberals and environmentalists.
By Adam Nossiter
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