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Jake Burton Carpenter, Who Ushered in Snowboarding as a Sport, Dies at 65

After his fascination with the Snurfer, a crude version of a snowboard created in the 1960s, he built the first successful snowboard company.

Al Burton, 91, Dies; Sitcom Producer With an Eye for Youth Culture

He began his career with a show about teenagers, then helped get “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” and “The Facts of Life” onto the air.

Blanche Burton-Lyles, Pianist and Flame Keeper, Dies at 85

After her own performing career, which began when she was a child, she promoted the legacy of the woman who had encouraged her, Marian Anderson.

Burton Richter, a Nobel Winner for Plumbing Matter, Dies at 87

He shared the 1976 physics prize for the discovery of an unexpected particle, a building block of the universe, in a high-speed accelerator he had designed.

Wendell Burton, Actor and Megachurch Minister, Dies at 69

Mr. Burton was cast opposite Liza Minnelli in the 1969 film “The Sterile Cuckoo.”

Burton Watson, 91, Influential Translator of Classical Asian Literature, Dies

Mr. Watson opened up the world of Japanese and Chinese texts to generations of English-speaking readers, with dozens of his works still in print.

Dr. Burton J. Lee, 86, Reagan AIDS Panelist and Bush’s White House Physician, Dies

Dr. Lee diagnosed the elder Mr. Bush’s thyroid condition, treated him after he vomited at a state dinner and earlier recommended government support for AIDS patients.

Tony Burton, Apollo Creed’s Trainer in ‘Rocky’ Movies, Dies at 78

Mr. Burton, who played Duke in six Rocky films, was a former boxing champion himself.

Gabrielle Burton, Feminist Novelist and Screenwriter, Dies at 76

Ms. Burton considered conventional marriage lopsided but identified with the pioneering Donner Party wife who perished protecting her husband.

Burton R. Lifland, Bankruptcy Judge in Big Cases, Dies at 84

One of Judge Lifland’s biggest challenges was sifting through the wreckage of Bernard L. Madoff’s multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.