Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 40

Mike Hynson, Surfing Star of ‘The Endless Summer,’ Dies at 82

The hit 1966 surfing documentary immortalized the maverick California wave rider as an archetype of the footloose rebel surfer.

By Alex Williams

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Bertrand Blier, Acclaimed Director of Sexually Blunt Films, Dies at 85

A much-decorated French filmmaker, he divided audiences and critics with explorations, often darkly comic but brutal, of misogyny and the male sexual imagination.

By Adam Nossiter

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Charles Phan, Whose Slanted Door Elevated Vietnamese Food, Dies at 62

The restaurant, which opened in San Francisco in 1995, married local ingredients with the food he grew up on and buoyed other chefs from immigrant families.

By Kim Severson

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Bimla Bissell, Vital Aide to Four U.S. Ambassadors to India, Dies at 92

Her house was a hub for generations of heads of state, diplomats, journalists and artists, who relied on her for her political acumen and were buoyed by her friendship.

By Penelope Green