Mary Wells Lawrence, High-Profile Advertising Pioneer, Dies at 95
She was the first woman to own and run a major national advertising agency. Her company, Wells Rich Greene, was best known for the “I ♥ NY” campaign.
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Credit Jeannie Epper, Stunt Double to the Stars, Is Dead at 83
Her first stunt was riding a horse bareback down a cliff when she was 9. She went on to soar on the hit TV series “Wonder Woman” and in many other places.
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CreditJeannie Epper Eberhard Kornfeld, Art Dealer, Collector and Historian, Is Dead at 99
Ensconced in a 15th-century Swiss manor house, he became an expert on the old masters and later tangled with heirs of a collector killed by the Nazis.
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CreditPrivé/RDB — ullstein bild, via Getty Images Sam Rubin, TV Anchor Known for His Hollywood Reporting, Dies at 64
Mr. Rubin began at the Los Angeles television news station KTLA in 1991 and became a staple of morning viewing through his interviews with celebrities.
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Ilon Specht, Who Empowered Women With ‘I’m Worth It’ Ad, Dies at 81
She came up with the feminist campaign, for a hair color product, when challenging the notions of men at her ad agency.
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Creditvia Specht-Case family Nancy Neveloff Dubler, Mediator for Life’s Final Moments, Dies at 82
A bioethicist, she pioneered bedside methods for helping patients, their families and doctors deal with anguishing life-and-death decisions in a high-tech age.
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CreditJames Estrin/The New York Times Jim Simons, Math Genius Who Conquered Wall Street, Dies at 86
Using advanced computers, he went from M.I.T. professor to multibillionaire. His Medallion fund had 66 percent average annual returns for decades.
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CreditMark Lennihan/Associated Press David Shapiro, Who Gained Fame in Poetry and Protest, Dies at 77
A renowned member of the New York School of poets, he also found accidental notoriety when he was photographed during the 1968 uprising at Columbia University.
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CreditMichael Karas/USA Today Network Bill Holman, Whose Arrangements Shaped West Coast Jazz, Dies at 96
His economical, linear writing helped define the sound of Stan Kenton’s band. He also led his own 16-piece ensemble for many decades.
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More in Overlooked ›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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CreditGregory Morgan Overlooked No More: Miriam Solovieff, Lauded Violinist Who Suffered Tragedy
She led a successful career despite coping with a horrific event that she witnessed at 18: the killing of her mother and sister at the hands of her father.
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Dennis Thompson, Drummer and Last Remaining Member of the MC5, Dies at 75
He brought his hard-hitting style to the band, which helped lay the foundation of American punk rock and is set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
By John Yoon
Bernard Pivot, Host of Influential French TV Show on Books, Dies at 89
For 15 years, French viewers watched Mr. Pivot on his weekly show, “Apostrophes,” to decide what to read next.
By Adam Nossiter
Herbert Pardes, Who Steered the Growth of a Giant Hospital, Dies at 89
A psychiatrist, he ran New York-Presbyterian after a landmark merger, improving its patient care and finances and raising money to expand its footprint across the region.
By Richard Sandomir
César Luis Menotti, Who Coached Argentina to a World Cup, Dies at 85
He led the national team to a championship in 1978 but was convinced that it didn’t get the recognition it deserved in the shadow of the country’s dictatorship.
By The Associated Press
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, Pioneer of Supergraphics, Dies at 95
Trained as a ballet dancer, painter and graphic designer, she was at the forefront of a movement that upended design and architecture with bold graphics.
By Penelope Green
Pete McCloskey, Republican Who Tried to Unseat Nixon, Is Dead at 96
An antiwar California congressman, he defeated Shirley Temple Black in a special election before launching a long-shot bid for the 1972 G.O.P. nomination.
By Robert D. McFadden
Dick Rutan, Who Flew Around the World Without Refueling, Dies at 85
His nine-day voyage, in a plane designed by his brother that resembled a child’s glider but had wings longer than a Boeing 727’s, made aviation history.
By Trip Gabriel
Milton Diamond, Sexologist and Advocate for Intersex Babies, Dies at 90
He pushed back against doctors who recommended surgery on infants born with ambiguous genitalia, arguing for acceptance of diversity.
By Clay Risen
Judy Devlin Hashman, Record-Holding Badminton Champion, Dies at 88
She won 10 singles titles at the prestigious all-England championships.
By Victor Mather
Kim Ki-Nam, Chief Propagandist in North Korea for Decades, Dies at 94
Mr. Kim, who served under all three generations of the country’s ruling family, was likened to Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s propaganda minister.
By Choe Sang-Hun
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