Norton Dodge Dies at 84; Stored Soviet Dissident Art

Ed Pauls, Developer of Indoor Skiing Machine, Dies at 80

By BRUCE WEBER

An outdoorsman tired of running and slipping on icy Minnesota roads created the NordicTrack, a cross-country skiing simulator.

Annabelle Lyon, Dancer With Balanchine, Dies at 95

By JACK ANDERSON

Ms. Lyon danced with some of the most important companies in the formative years of 20th-century American ballet.

Morris Philipson, Who Led the University of Chicago Press, Dies at 85

By PAUL VITELLO

Mr. Philipson steered the University of Chicago Press as it became one of the nation’s most important publishers of monumental scholarly works, modern fiction and postwar European philosophy.

Hal Bruno, Director of Election Coverage at ABC, Dies at 83

By BRUCE WEBER

Mr. Bruno was a political director who often appeared on the air as an analyst and hosted an interview program on ABC Radio.

Bil Keane, Creator of ‘The Family Circus,’ Dies at 89

By DENNIS HEVESI

Mr. Keane said the comics were “the last frontier of good, wholesome family humor and entertainment.”

Ed Macauley, Basketball Hall of Famer, Dies at 83

By DOUGLAS MARTIN

The collegiate player of the year in 1949 and first N.B.A. All-Star Game M.V.P., he was traded from the Boston Celtics to the St. Louis Hawks for Bill Russell.

Alan Mootnick, Who Studied and Gave a Home to Gibbons, Dies at 60

By DOUGLAS MARTIN

Mr. Mootnick was a champion of gibbons who worked to prevent their extinction and also felt a kinship with them.

Lou Maletta, Gay-Television Pioneer, Dies at 74

By DENNIS HEVESI

Mr. Maletta’s network had its roots in a program showing gay pornographic movies but expanded to include news, entertainment, political and health programming.

David Utz, Surgeon Who Removed Reagan’s Prostate, Dies at 87

By DOUGLAS MARTIN

President Ronald Reagan was only one of Dr. Utz’s well-known patients, who included Justices Lewis F. Powell Jr. and Harry A. Blackmun as well as the Rev. Billy Graham.

Heavy D, Smooth-Talking Hip-Hop Star, Dies at 44

By JON CARAMANICA

Heavy D, whose real name was Dwight Errington Myers, rose to prominence as a rapper in the early 1990s with a style infused with a touch of R&B.;

Hal Kanter, a Creator of ‘Julia’ Series on TV, Dies at 92

By MARGALIT FOX

Mr. Kanter, who won or shared three Emmys, was a creator of “Julia” starring Diahann Carroll, the first TV series about a black professional woman.

Joe Frazier, Ex-Heavyweight Champ, Dies at 67

By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN

Frazier, the former heavyweight champion, had an epic rivalry with Muhammad Ali that included the Thrilla in Manila, regarded as one of the greatest fights in boxing history.

• Slide Show: Looking Back at the Life of a Boxing Great
• A Champion Inside the Ring and Out

Theadora Van Runkle, Costume Designer, Dies at 83

By MARGALIT FOX

Ms. Van Runkle, a self-taught costume designer who earned an Oscar nomination for her first picture, “Bonnie and Clyde,” was known for designs that combined Hollywood glamour with historical fealty.

David C. Utz, Surgeon Who Operated on Reagan, Dies at 87

By DOUGLAS MARTIN

President Ronald Reagan was only one of Dr. Utz’s numerous well-known patients, who included Justices Lewis F. Powell Jr. and Harry A. Blackmun as well as the Rev. Billy Graham,

Norman Ramsey Dies at 96; Work Led to the Atomic Clock

By JASCHA HOFFMAN

Dr. Ramsey received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989 for his invention of a laboratory technique to measure the frequencies of electromagnetic radiation most readily absorbed by atoms and molecules.

Sid Melton, Comic Actor of Film and TV, Dies at 94

By PAUL VITELLO

In a career more than half a century long, Mr. Melton was best known for roles on the sitcoms “Make Room for Daddy” and “Green Acres.”

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Loulou de la Falaise, a Muse to Yves Saint Laurent, Dies at 64

By CATHY HORYN

Ms. de la Falaise was synonymous with the bohemian Left Bank world of Saint Laurent and was a part of his 1970s-era entourage.

Andy Rooney, a Cranky Voice of CBS, Dies at 92

By RICHARD SEVERO and PETER KEEPNEWS

Mr. Rooney’s homespun commentary, which he delivered on “60 Minutes” every week from 1978 until 2011, made him a household name.

• Video Feature: A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney
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Dr. John F. Burke, Dies at 89; Created Synthetic Skin

By PAUL VITELLO

Dr. Burke helped develop the first commercially-reproducible, synthetic human skin, saving the lives of innumerable severely burned people worldwide.

James Van Doren Dies at 72; Designer of Popular Shoes

By MARGALIT FOX

The company’s shoes, known simply as Vans, were embraced by West Coast skateboarders in the 1970s and, with the help of a 1982 film, became a national fad.

Allen Mandelbaum, Translator of ‘Divine Comedy,’ Dies at 85

By WILLIAM GRIMES

Mr. Mandelbaum’s fluid and sensitive English version of Dante’s “Divine Comedy” stamped his reputation as one of the world’s premier translators of Italian and classical poetry.

Cardinals’ Bob Forsch, Dies at 61; Pitched in 3 World Series

By BRUCE WEBER

Bob Forsch was never an All-Star, but he won more games for St. Louis than anyone except the Hall of Famers Bob Gibson and Jesse Haines.

John R. Opel, Who Made I.B.M. a Colossus, Dies at 86

By ANDREW POLLACK

Mr. Opel joined I.B.M. in 1949, as the computer age was dawning, and was the company’s chief executive from January 1981 until January 1985.

Sam Fink, Letterer and Illustrator of Historical Texts, Dies at 95

By DENNIS HEVESI

In a series of publications, Mr. Fink inscribed, sketched and commented on the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Gettysburg Address and the Book of Exodus.

Leonard Stone, Actor in ‘Willy Wonka,’ Dies at 87

By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK

Mr. Stone was known for his role as Violet Beauregarde’s father in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.”

Matty Alou, Batting Champion for Pirates, Dies at 72

By BRUCE WEBER

Mr. Alou once shared the San Francisco Giants’ outfield with his brothers Felipe and Jesús.

Ricky Wyatt, 57, Dies; Plaintiff in Landmark Mental Care Suit

By DOUGLAS MARTIN

A class-action federal lawsuit in which Mr. Wyatt was the lead plaintiff led to a judgment in 1971 that set national guidelines for mental care.

Allen J. Bernstein, Owner of Morton’s Steakhouses, Dies at 65

By DENNIS HEVESI

Mr. Bernstein started in fast food and eventually bought nine Morton’s steakhouses, then expanded the chain to 69 restaurants by the time he retired in 2005.

Mary Hunt Kahlenberg, Native-Textile Expert, Dies at 71

By WILLIAM GRIMES

Ms. Kahlenberg’s 1972 traveling exhibition on Navajo blankets broke with tradition by presenting Navajo weaving as fine art.

Jimmy Savile, TV Personality, Dies at 84

By MARGALIT FOX

Mr. Savile was an acclaimed English television host whose dress, hair and verbal flummery made all other comers in a nation renowned for eccentrics look like Puritans.

Liz Anderson, Who Wrote Hit Country Songs, Dies at 81

By BILL FRISKICS-WARREN

Ms. Anderson wrote songs and recorded her own tunes about faithless men and beleaguered women.

Yvonne McCain, Plaintiff in Suit on Shelter for Homeless Families, Dies at 63

By DENNIS HEVESI

Ms. McCain’s case against New York City led to a ruling that children were subject “to inevitable emotional scarring because of the failure of city and state officials to provide emergency shelter.”

Dorothy Rodham, Mother and Mentor of Hillary Clinton, Is Dead at 92

By ROBERT D. McFADDEN

Mrs. Rodham was a strong influence in the life of her daughter, the former first lady, senator from New York and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.

• Video: Clinton and Her Mother (Dec. 8, 2007)
• Slide Show: Dorothy Rodham
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Gilbert Cates, Producer of Oscar Shows, Dies at 77

By MICHAEL CIEPLY

Mr. Cates was a director and producer who shaped Hollywood’s labor relations through the Directors Guild of America and its glamour scene through a record 14 Oscar telecasts.

Tom Keith, Creator of Radio Soundscapes, Dies at 64

By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK

Mr. Keith was a sound-effects man who conjured animals, gunshots, screeching tires, even a man falling into piranha-infested waters for “A Prairie Home Companion.”

Beryl Davis, British Singer With Big Bands, Dies at 87

By PAUL VITELLO

Ms. Davis, beloved in England for continuing her performances during the bombing of London during World War II, later performed with Sinatra and the big bands of Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller.

Tom McNeeley, Challenger to Patterson, Is Dead at 74

By BRUCE WEBER

McNeeley fought professionally from 1958 to 1966, compiling a respectable 37-14 record with 28 knockouts, but became known for his losses, including a knockout loss to Floyd Patterson.

Joyce Clifford, Who Pushed for ‘Primary Nursing’ Approach, Dies at 76

By PAUL VITELLO

Dr. Clifford advocated a partnership of equals between doctors and nurses in patient care, and her ideas were adopted in some of the nation’s best hospitals.