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Luis Arroyo, Baseball’s Best Reliever in ’61, Dies at 88
A left-hander with a baffling screwball, he pitched in two World Series and as a reliever helped Whitey Ford achieve his finest season with the Yankees.
Tom Jago Dies at 93; in the Spirits Industry, a Maker of Best Sellers
His hand could be found in Baileys Irish Cream, Malibu Rum and Johnnie Walker Blue. He was so revered, Scotch lovers named him a Master of the Quaich.
Review: In ‘Dead to Me’ on Netflix, Widows Make the Best BFFs
Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini star in a dark comedy-mystery as women who form a bond based on bereavement, guilt and righteous anger.
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.
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.”
Bill Dana, Comic Best Known for José Jiménez Character, Dies at 92
The comedian and comedy writer provoked anger as well as laughter with his English-mangling character, but insisted that it was not an ethnic caricature.
Johanna Lindsey, Best-Selling Romance Novelist, Dies at 67
Over more than 40 years, Ms. Lindsey turned out hot-blooded historical romances set around the world. “Romance,” she said, “is what comes out of me.”
John Mahoney, Actor Best Known for ‘Frasier,’ Dies at 77
Mr. Mahoney was born in England, but he came to embody all-American grass-roots fatherhood on TV. He also appeared on Broadway and won a Tony Award.
Michèle Morgan, the First ‘Best Actress’ at Cannes, Dies at 96
Ms. Morgan was just 26 when she starred as a blind woman in Jean Delannoy’s “Pastoral Symphony.” She and the film won honors at the first Cannes festival.
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Ivan Klima, Czech Novelist Who Chafed Under Totalitarian Regimes, Dies at 94
A writer, dissident, teacher and critic, he was deeply affected by an early experience of his life: incarceration as a boy in a concentration camp near Prague.
Patricia Routledge, Hoity-Toity Housewife of ‘Keeping Up Appearances,’ Dies at 96
Before she became known as the snooty suburbanite Hyacinth Bucket, Ms. Routledge was an acclaimed stage performer, appearing with the Royal Shakespeare Company and on the West End and Broadway.
Margaret Markey, Who Championed Victims of Sexual Abuse, Dies at 83
As a New York State assemblywoman, she began a campaign that finally bore fruit in 2019, when the Legislature extended the deadlines for victims to file claims.
Leo Hindery Jr., Dealmaking Power in the Cable TV Industry, Dies at 77
As an executive, he helped negotiate AT&T’s $50 billion acquisition of TCI and later led the Yankees’ YES Network. He also drove his sports car to victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Arthur Jones, Former Baltimore Ravens Player, Dies at 39
He played for the Ravens when the team won the Super Bowl in 2013.
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