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GILLESPIE--Lorraine (nee Willis). Of Englewood, NJ on June 13, 2004. Beloved wife of the late Dizzy Gillespie (1993). Friends may call at the Barrett Funeral Home, 148 Dean Drive, Tenafly, NJ on Friday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Funeral Mass Saturday, 9:30 A.M., St. Cecilia Church, Englewood, NJ. Interment Flushing Cemetery, Queens, NY. Donations to the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Dizzy Gillespie Fund, 350 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ 07631 would be appreciated. For directions visit www.barrettf ...
Dr. J. Willis Hurst, Cardiologist to Lyndon B. Johnson, Dies at 90
Dr. Hurst was an expert in his field and the principal editor of one of the most widely used medical textbooks.
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.
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To preserve his Irish manor, he staged concerts on its grounds, drawing the likes of U2, Bob Dylan, Madonna and the Rolling Stones as well as tens of thousands of fans.
Richard Greenberg, Playwright Whose ‘Take Me Out’ Won a Tony, Dies at 67
More than 30 of his plays were produced on Broadway and off. Many of them dealt with the manners and mores of New York’s upper middle class.
Ivar Giaever, Nobel Winner in Quantum Physics, Dies at 96
A former “D” student from Norway, he made his mark at G.E.’s Research Lab in the U.S., in part by confirming a pivotal theory about superconductivity.
Norman Tebbit, Conservative Force in Britain and Thatcher Ally, Dies at 94
He was a potential prime minister until he left high office to care for his wife, who was seriously hurt in a bombing by the Irish Republican Army.
Carla Maxwell, Keeper of the José Limón Flame, Dies at 79
Her stewardship of the troupe that bears his name became a model for other dance companies, like Martha Graham’s, after their founders died.
Julian McMahon, ‘Nip/Tuck’ and ‘Fantastic Four’ Star, Dies at 56
He played a half-human, half-demon in the WB supernatural series “Charmed” and a playboy plastic surgeon in the FX series “Nip/Tuck.”
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