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Dr. Robert C. Atkins, Author of Controversial but Best-Selling Diet Books, Is Dead at 72
Dr Robert C Atkins, cardiologist who devised hotly debated weight-loss plan favoring steak and eggs over spaghetti and spinach, dies at 72; fell and suffered head injuries on April 8 on sidewalk in front of his Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine in Manhattan; photo (M)
Which League Is Best? The One Your Team Is In
Only Manchester City, of the Premier League’s elite, emerged victorious in the Champions League. But does that mean English soccer is now terrible? Not really.
Clive Cussler, Best-Selling Author and Adventurer, Is Dead at 88
His literary fantasies and larger-than-life exploits swirled together for decades. He wrote 85 books, selling no fewer than 100 million copies, and located scores of shipwrecks.
Mary Higgins Clark, Best-Selling Queen of Suspense, Dies at 92
She became a world-renowned author writing about “nice people whose lives are invaded.”
Jackie Collins, Best-Selling Novelist of Hollywood, Dies at 77
Ms. Collins’s sex-filled, escapist (and even once banned) fiction was devoured by tens of millions of readers.
Vince Flynn, Wrote Best-Selling Thrillers, Dies at 47
Mr. Flynn, author of Mitch Rapp killer-for-hire thrillers, got his start selling a self-published book out of the trunk of his car.
Harrison Dillard, World’s Best Hurdler in the 1940s, Dies at 96
A four-time Olympic gold medal winner, he failed to qualify in the hurdles at the 1948 Olympic trials, but won gold in the 100-meter dash.
Herman Wouk, Best-Selling Novelist With a Realist’s Touch, Dies at 103
His critics could be brutal, but he enthralled millions of readers with novels like “The Winds of War,” “The Caine Mutiny” and “Marjorie Morningstar.”
Mary Higgins Clark, Best-Selling Queen of Suspense, Dies at 92
She became a world-renowned author writing about “nice people whose lives are invaded.”
Douglas Holmes, Researcher Best Known for Work on Aging, Dies at 73
Douglas Holmes was a noted social psychologist who spent his career investigating means of improving social services for people.
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Prunella Scales, Sybil on ‘Fawlty Towers,’ Dies at 93
Best known “for playing unfortunate wives,” she had a decades-long career in the theater and on television.
Jack DeJohnette, Revered Jazz Drummer, Dies at 83
Endowed with spectacular range, he played with Miles Davis, led New Directions and Special Edition, and spent decades with Keith Jarrett’s Standards Trio.
Anthony Jackson, Master of the Electric Bass, Is Dead at 73
Besides his work with pop stars and jazz greats, he is credited with helping to invent the six-string contrabass guitar.
Drew Struzan, Masterly Painter of Movie Posters, Dies at 78
He created realistic imagery for the “Star Wars” franchise, the Indiana Jones films and the “Back to the Future” trilogy. He also put Alice Cooper in a tuxedo and tails for an album cover.
Sid Davis, Reporter Who Witnessed Johnson’s Swearing-In, Dies at 97
A veteran journalist, he covered the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and provided the pool report on the ceremony aboard Air Force One.
June Lockhart, Beloved Television Mother, Dies at 100
She exuded earnest maternal wisdom and wistful contentment as a farm wife on “Lassie” and, later, as an interplanetary castaway on “Lost in Space.”
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