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Roz Wyman, Who Helped Bring the Dodgers to Los Angeles, Dies at 92
As a City Council member, she vowed to bring Major League Baseball to the city and persuaded the team’s owner, Walter O’Malley, to move from...
John Jay Osborn Jr., Author of ‘The Paper Chase,’ Dies at 77
His 1971 novel became a movie, with John Houseman giving an award-winning performance as the imperious Professor Kingsfield, and later a television series.
Ahmed Alshaiba, Yemeni Music Master, Is Dead at 32
He taught himself to play the oud, a lutelike stringed instrument, and made a splash on social media with his cover versions of pop songs.
Al Ries, Adman Who Sought a Portal Into Consumers’ Brains, Dies at 95
Using the concept of “positioning,” he guided companies to market their products by creating hard-to-forget messages.
Douglas Kirkland, Who Took Portraits of Movie Stars, Dies at 88
His many memorable shots included one of his earliest assignments and probably his most famous: Marilyn Monroe in bed, wrapped in a silk sheet.