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Ed Lucas, Blind Baseball Chronicler, Is Dead at 82
Sightless since 12, he became a baseball columnist and a radio reporter. He had a unique ability to know where a ball was hit by...
Jane Brown Grimes, a Rare Female Force in Tennis, Dies at 80
She was a top executive at three organizations, including the International Tennis Hall of Fame, where she was later inducted.
Pamela McCorduck, Historian of Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 80
She interviewed many of the scientists who were at the heart of the field through the end of the 1970s, and she compiled a groundbreaking...
Tom Morey, Surfer Who Invented the Boogie Board, Dies at 86
He created a lightweight, flexible board out of a piece of foam in his backyard in Hawaii in 1971. It introduced millions to the pleasures...
Robert Haas, Financier and Aerial Photographer, Dies at 74
He specialized in leveraged buyouts in the 1980s, shot distant landscapes and wildlife from helicopters, then collected so many motorcycles that he opened a museum.
Brian Goldner, Hasbro Executive With Hollywood Vision, Dies at 58
He turned a traditional maker of toys and games into an entertainment company with its own TV and movie studio.
Robert Schiffmann, Inventive Guru of the Microwave, Dies at 86
As a scientist he saw the potential of microwave ovens when he observed one heating up a sandwich in the 1960s. Microwaveable oatmeal, among other...
Cliff Freeman, Adman Who Asked, ‘Where’s the Beef?,’ Dies at 80
His humorous touch was evident in commercials for Wendy’s, Little Caesars, Fox Sports and many other clients. “We have to win with wit,” he once...
Alberto Vilar, Arts Patron Convicted of Fraud, Dies at 80
An opera fan, he used the riches from his investment business to fuel a spending spree at opera companies and other cultural organizations. But many...
Herbert Schlosser, a Force Behind ‘S.N.L.’ and ‘Laugh-In,’ Dies at 95
As a top NBC executive, he wrote a memo envisioning the show that became “Saturday Night Live.” He also helped recruit Johnny Carson and oversaw...