She was well known in the San Francisco area for focusing on subjects like racism, sexism and drugs, in columns that sometimes angered sports stars.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Gerrie Coetzee, 67, Afrikaner Boxing Champ Who Fought Apartheid, Dies
He won the World Boxing Association title in 1983, became a symbol of racial comity and showed a surprising gentleness in public.
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David Crosby, Mainstay of Two Classic Rock Bands, Dies at 81
He was an original member of the Byrds and a founder of Crosby, Stills & Nash. But he was almost as well known for his troubled personal life as for his music.
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Jonathan Raban, Adventurous Literary Traveler, Dies at 80
An expatriate Briton, he followed Huckleberry Finn’s Mississippi, sailed to Alaska and explored eastern Montana. But, he said, he was not a “travel writer.”
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Yukihiro Takahashi, Pioneer of Electronic Pop Music, Dies at 70
A drummer and singer, he was best known as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, one of Japan’s most successful bands and a major influence on hip-hop, techno and New Wave.
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Carl Hahn Dies at 96; Made the VW Beetle Ubiquitous
As president of Volkswagen of America, he pushed the “Think Small” ad campaign that helped create a counterculture icon.
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Rosi Mittermaier Dies at 72; as Olympic Skier, a German National Hero
She became known as Gold-Rosi after winning two Olympic gold medals and the Alpine Ski World Cup in 1976.
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Frank Thomas, Power-Hitting Original Met, Dies at 93
His 34 home runs and 94 runs batted in were among the few accomplishments worth celebrating on a team that famously went nowhere in 1962.
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Gina Lollobrigida, Movie Star and Sex Symbol, Is Dead at 95
She began her career in her native Italy and, although she achieved fame in America worked more often in Europe. She later had a second career as an artist and filmmaker.
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Edie Landau, Film Producer Who Was Ahead of Her Time, Dies at 95
She and her husband invented a model for faithfully adapting acclaimed literature, illuminating an alternate path for independent cinema.
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Charles White, Heisman Winner With a Difficult Second Act, Dies at 64
A tough, bruising tailback, he set U.S.C.’s career rushing record. But he also dealt with drug and alcohol abuse and, later, dementia.
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Ruth Adler Schnee, Exuberant Designer of Modernist Textiles, Dies at 99
A refugee from Nazi Germany, she was among a group of designers who elevated fabric from decoration into a medium for midcentury modern design.