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Uma Pemmaraju, an Original Fox News Channel Anchor, Dies at 64
She convinced her Indian parents to allow her to pursue journalism as a career, then went on to win three Emmy Awards.
Virginia Patton Moss, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Actress, Dies at 97
The last surviving adult member of the film’s cast, she played the sister-in-law to James Stewart’s George Bailey. Three years later, she quit Hollywood.
Howard Slusher, Sports Agent Known for His Toughness, Dies at 85
For years, his hardball tactics, including holding out players for as long as a year to win bigger contracts, made him the enemy of team...
Gary Gaines, Coach of ‘Friday Night Lights’ Fame, Dies at 73
He coached the Permian High School Panthers in Odessa, Texas, for four seasons in the 1980s, including the one that became the subject of a...
Gene LeBell, 89, Judo Champion, Wrestler and Star Stuntman, Dies
A tough guy who got beaten up by the likes of John Wayne, he had a bottom-line view of his job: “The more you get...
Raymond Damadian, Creator of the First M.R.I. Scanner, Dies at 86
Incensed when two other men won the Nobel Prize in Medicine, he took out a newspaper ad that called his exclusion a “shameful wrong that...
Anne Heche, Actress Known for ’90s Film Roles, Dies at 53
Ms. Heche, who won a Daytime Emmy early in her career and whose films included “Donnie Brasco” and “Wag the Dog,” had been critically injured...
Dee Hock, Credit Card Visionary, Is Dead at 93
As chief executive of Visa, he transformed a struggling company into a global powerhouse and the world’s leading credit card network.
Lourdes Grobet, Photographer of Mexico’s Masked Wrestlers, Dies at 81
In her innovative career, she found her ultimate subject in lucha libre wrestling: men and women who, to her, were members of an unexplored subculture.
Michael Henderson, Funk Bassist Turned Crooner, Dies at 71
He was a sideman with Stevie Wonder and Miles Davis before embarking on a successful second career as a singer of soulful, romantic ballads.