Margalit Fox's Blog, page 39
March 19, 2014
David Sive, a Father of Environmental Law and Advocacy, Dies at 91
Mr. Sive argued precedent-setting cases and helped establish a string of environmental advocacy groups when such issues had barely penetrated public consciousness.
David Sive, a Father of Environmental Law, Dies at 91
Mr. Sive argued precedent-setting cases and helped establish a string of environmental advocacy groups when such issues had barely penetrated public consciousness.
March 14, 2014
Jack Kinzler, Whose Ingenuity Saved Skylab, Dies at 94
Mr. Kinzler, known as NASA’s Mr. Fix-It, drew on umbrellas and fishing rods to preserve a mission. He also designed a 6-iron for lunar golf.
Jack Kinzler, Skylab’s Savior, Dies at 94
Mr. Kinzler was known as NASA’s Mr. Fix-It and the savior of the United States’ $2.5 billion space station, the Skylab.
March 12, 2014
Ophelia DeVore-Mitchell, 91, Dies; Redefined Beauty
Mrs. DeVore-Mitchell, a former model, agent, charm-school director and newspaper publisher, almost single-handedly opened the modeling profession to African-Americans.
March 10, 2014
Wendy Hughes, 61, Actress in Australian Film Surge, Dies
Ms. Hughes, a film, stage and television star in Australia, was known in the United States and elsewhere for her role in “My Brilliant Career” and other movies.
March 6, 2014
Robert Ashley, Opera Composer Who Painted Outside the Lines, Dies at 83
Mr. Ashley stretched the boundaries of opera, choosing not to hew too closely to tradition in his work.
March 3, 2014
Justin Kaplan, Prize-Winning Literary Biographer, Dies at 88
Mr. Kaplan was a biographer of Mark Twain, Walt Whitman and Lincoln Steffens, and an editor of Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations.
February 27, 2014
Alice Herz-Sommer, Who Found Peace in Chopin Amid Holocaust, Dies at 110
Mrs. Herz-Sommer, considered the oldest known Holocaust survivor and a distinguished musician in Europe before the war, credited her devotion to Chopin with saving her life.
Jim Lange, Genial Host of ‘Dating Game,’ Dies at 81
Mr. Lange, an affable presence clad in a velvet tuxedo, presided over a hit TV game show that coyly played matchmaker between bachelors and bachelorettes.
