Patricia Derian, Diplomat Who Made Human Rights a Priority, Dies at 86
Ms. Derian, an assistant secretary of state under President Jimmy Carter, is credited with saving lives by standing up to dictators.
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CreditCBS Photo Archive Morley Safer, Mainstay of ‘60 Minutes,’ Is Dead at 84
Mr. Safer was on the CBS show for 46 years, and as a TV correspondent brought the horrors of the Vietnam War into America’s living rooms.
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CreditCBS, via Photofest Alan Young, the Affable Owner on ‘Mister Ed,’ Dies at 96
Mr. Young was an established radio and television personality when he began playing “Wilburrrr,” who could talk to a horse, of course.
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CreditLeonhard Foeger/Reuters Notable Deaths 2016
Remembering Nancy Reagan, David Bowie, Harper Lee, Merle Haggard, Anita Brookner, Clyde Lovellette, Anne Jackson, Monte Irvin, Maurice White, Umberto Eco and others who died this year.
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CreditUnited Press International Marco Pannella, Italian Champion of Civil Liberties, Dies at 86
As the co-founder of Italy’s Radical Party, Mr. Pannella campaigned to legalize abortion, divorce and marijuana in his predominantly Catholic country.
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CreditRichard Perry/The New York Times Joe Temperley, Velvety Baritone Saxophonist in Big Bands, Dies at 86
The musician’s seven-decade career began with Scottish dance bands and included several American ensembles, among them the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
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CreditPatrick G. Ryan Susan Tolchin, Political Scientist Who Foresaw Voter Anger, Dies at 75
Many of Ms. Tolchin’s books were written in collaboration with her husband, a journalist.
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CreditJudy Groves/Metropolitan Books David King, 73, Dies; Graphic Designer Amassed Trove of Soviet Political Art
Mr. King, a graphic designer, drew on his collection for books on Trotsky and the Stalin era. He also produced album covers for the Who and the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
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CreditHarvest Books Robert W. Gutman, Biographer of Wagner and Mozart, Dies at 90
Mr. Gutman sought to upend popular misconceptions about the composers’ lives, including the ‘Amadeus’ notion that a rival abetted Mozart’s death.
