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Larry Willis, Pianist Who Crossed Genres, Is Dead at 76

In a career that began in the early 1960s, he worked with a long and varied list of musicians and groups including Hugh Masekela, Carla Bley and Blood, Sweat and Tears.

Willis Lamb Jr., 94, dies; won Nobel for work on atom

Willis Lamb Jr., who shared the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of a slight and subtle discrepancy in the quantum theory describing how electrons behave in the hydrogen atom, died on Thursday in Tucson. He was 94.

Willis Lamb Jr., 94, Dies; Won Nobel for Work on Atom

Mr. Lamb shared the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of a discrepancy in the quantum theory describing how electrons behave in the hydrogen atom.

Willis Ware, 93, Engineer at Dawn of Computer Age, Dies

As part of a group of engineers developing an early computer, Mr. Ware was first to try to engineer many of the components that would be essential for modern computers.

Allee Willis, 72, Dies; ‘Friends’ Theme and ‘September’ Songwriter

She also wrote or co-wrote “Neutron Dance” for the Pointer Sisters, “What Have I Done to Deserve This?” for the Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield, and other hits.

Larry Willis, Pianist Who Crossed Genres, Is Dead at 76

In a career that began in the early 1960s, he worked with a long and varied list of musicians and groups including Hugh Masekela, Carla Bley and Blood, Sweat and Tears.

Willis Carto, Far-Right Figure and Holocaust Denier, Dies at 89

The Anti-Defamation League called Mr. Carto “one of the most influential American anti-Semitic propagandists” and “the mastermind of the hate network.”

Betty Willis, Whose ‘Fabulous’ Sign Defined Las Vegas, Dies at 91

Ms. Willis’s 25-foot-high neon sign blazingly and irrevocably linked Las Vegas with fabulousness.

Gordon Willis, ‘Godfather’ Cinematographer, Dies at 82

Mr. Willis’s work on seminal movies of the 1970s, like ‘Annie Hall,’ made his name synonymous with that pathbreaking decade in American moviemaking.

Willis Ware, 93, Engineer at Dawn of Computer Age, Dies

As part of a group of engineers developing an early computer, Mr. Ware was first to try to engineer many of the components that would be essential for modern computers.