Margalit Fox's Blog, page 27

T.H. Tsien, 105, Dies; Scholar of Chinese Books Rescued 30,000 of Them

Professor Tsien risked his life in 1941 to smuggle tens of thousands of rare volumes to safety at the Library of Congress amid the Japanese occupation of Shanghai.

T.H. Tsien, Scholar of Chinese Written Word, Dies at 105

Professor Tsien risked his life in 1941 to smuggle tens of thousands of rare volumes to safety at the Library of Congress amid the Japanese occupation of Shanghai.

Vivian Nicholson, 79, Dies; A Rags-to-Riches Story Left in Tatters

Mrs. Nicholson was just 25 when she won a sports bet that paid more than £150,000, the equivalent today of about $4.5 million, and her life inspired a musical and a BBC television film.

Vivian Nicholson, Rags-to-Riches-to-Rags Icon, Dies at 79

Mrs. Nicholson was just 25 when she won a sports bet that paid more than £150,000, the equivalent today of about $4.5 million, and her life inspired a musical and a BBC television film.

Thelma Coyne Long, Australian Tennis Champion, Dies at 96

Long won most of her titles in her native country, and received awards for her service to Australia during World War II.

Paul Almond, Who Directed First ‘Seven Up!,’ Dies at 83

The Canadian director oversaw the beginning of what became a series tracking British children into adulthood.

Paul Almond, the Director of ‘Seven Up!,’ Dies at 83

The Canadian director oversaw the first installment of what became a series tracking British children into adulthood.

Eugene Louis Faccuito, Creator of Jazz Dance Style, Dies at 90

Mr. Faccuito was a dancer and choreographer whose physical reawakening after a paralyzing accident became the wellspring of an internationally renowned jazz dance technique.

Ralph Sharon, Jazz Pianist Who Accompanied Tony Bennett, Dies at 91

Just before a 1961 concert tour, Mr. Sharon offered Mr. Bennett a piece of sheet music that he had forgotten about: “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.”

Phyllis R. Klotman, Archivist of African-American Cinema, Dies at 90

Professor Klotman, an emeritus professor in the department of African American and African Diaspora Studies at Indiana University in Bloomington, established the Black Film Center/Archive.