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Bigas Luna Dies at 67; Spanish Film’s Shepherd
Mr. Luna’s films featured outlandish situations and were influenced by surrealist artists; he helped discover stars including Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem.
Luna Leopold, River Researcher, Is Dead at 90
Luna B. Leopold, an ecologist and author whose studies of American rivers provided new insights into their depth, velocity and movement patterns that proved to be fundamental to all rivers, died on Feb. 23 at his home in Berkeley, Calif. He was 90. His death was announced by the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a professor of geology and geophysics.
Paid Notice: Deaths DE LUNA, GEORGE C.
DE LUNA-George C. Beloved husband of Barbara. Cherished father of George, Robert, and John. Devoted son of Dorothea. Loving brother of Eugene. A career banking executive, George de Luna was revered internationally for his insightful analyses and accurate predictions in foreign currency exchange. Over 30 years he served as vice president at Citibank, Security Pacific and Irving Trust, working in New York, London and Toronto. A graduate of Colby College, he held degrees in psychology, math and phy ...
LUNA 12 IS SPEEDING TOWARD MOON ORBIT; Corpsman Dies in Nepal
MOSCOW, Oct. 23 (UPI)-- The Soviet Union's Luna 12 spacecraft raced toward the moon today on an orbital flight aimed at giving Soviet astronauts a photographic survey of possible landing sites.
WIDOW OF BUILDER OF LUNA PARK DIES; Mrs. Frederic Thompson, 50, Is Found Dead of Heart Attack in Apartment. NOT DISCOVERED FOR WEEK Death Is Disclosed When Friend Asks for Inquiry After Repeated Telephone Calls. Last Seen a Week Ago. Was Writing Biog
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PETER J. SAVEL DEAD.; Treasurer of the Luna Amusement Co. III for a Long Time.
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FREDERIC THOMPSON, SHOW BUILDER, DIES; Creator of Luna Park and the Hippodrome Succumbs After Five Operations. MADE AND LOST FORTUNE His Lavish Theatrical Productions Included "Brewster's Millions," "Via Wireless," and "Springtime." Frederic Thompson
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DIES IN HIS SHEEP VAT.; National Committeeman Solomon Luna Found Dead on His Ranch.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Aug. 30. -- Solomon Luna, for the last 16 years Republican National Committeeman from New Mexico, the largest individual owner of sheep in the Southwest, and the State's richest citizen, was found dead to-day at his ranch, 75 miles, west of Magdalena, Socoro County.
" LOOP'S" SECOND VICTIM.; Bicyclist Falls in Luna Park and Is Expected to Die.
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Bigas Luna Dies at 67; Spanish Film’s Shepherd
Mr. Luna’s films featured outlandish situations and were influenced by surrealist artists; he helped discover stars including Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem.
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