Post Mortem Archive: Emma Brown
Joseph Flom dies: Lawyer who mastered hostile takeovers was 87
Joseph H. Flom, a lawyer whose ruthlessness and expertise in corporate mergers and acquisitions reshaped America's business landscape during the 1980s and helped turn his tiny New York firm into one of the nation's largest practices, died today at a hospital in New York. He was 87. "It is an...
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| February 23, 2011; 10:35 AM ET |
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Bernard Nathanson, abortion provider turned pro-life activist, dies
Dr. Bernard Nathanson, an obstetrician who estimated that he was involved in 75,000 abortions -- including one in the 1940s for his then-girlfriend, who had become pregnant with his child -- before he became a leading pro-life activist, died Monday of cancer in New York. He was 84. Dr. Nathanson...
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| February 22, 2011; 9:39 AM ET |
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Ex-'Meet the Press' moderator Bill Monroe dies
Bill Monroe, a Washington journalist best known for moderating the NBC Sunday talk show "Meet the Press" during the 1970s and '80s, died this morning at a nursing home in Potomac. He was 90. Founded on television in 1947, "Meet the Press" is one of the longest-running programs in American...
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| February 17, 2011; 12:19 PM ET |
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Betty Garrett dies: Actress was 91
Betty Garrett, who was known by television audiences for her recurring roles on the 1970s sitcoms "All in the Family" and "Laverne & Shirley," died Saturday at a hospital in Los Angeles of an aortic aneurysm. She was 91. Prior to her success as a television character actor, Ms. Garrett...
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| February 13, 2011; 10:35 PM ET |
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Gary Moore, former Thin Lizzy guitarist, dies at 58
The Associated Press is reporting that rock guitarist Gary Moore has died at 58. Here's the AP's story, followed by a video of Mr. Moore performing "The Boys are Back in Town" -- perhaps Thin Lizzy's best-known hit, at least this side of the Atlantic. LONDON -- Bandmates say rock...
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| February 6, 2011; 3:56 PM ET |
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"Air raid, Pearl Harbor": Who said it?
The Associated Press has published an obituary for Ed Chlapowski, "the man who notified the world that Pearl Harbor was being bombed by the Japanese." Mr. Chlapowski died Sunday of cancer at his home in Billings, Mont. He was 88 and had cancer. According to the AP, Mr. Chlapowski was...
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| January 19, 2011; 12:39 PM ET |
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