Final Exits, 22-28 November 2011

Ross MacManus recorded the Lennon/McCartney song "The Long And Winding Road" in 1970 under the name Day Costello.

Obituaries for 22-28 November 2011

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* Svetlana Alliluyeva, 85, Soviet-born American defector and author, daughter of Joseph Stalin, colon cancer.
* Stan Case, 59, American radio anchor (CNN Radio), road accident.
* Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg, 88, Luxembourgian princess. (Dutch)
* Irving Elman, 96, American playwright, television writer and producer, cardiopulmonary arrest.
* Ray Flockton, 81, Australian cricketer.
* Miguel González Avelar, 74, Mexican politician, Secretary of Public Education (1985–1988), heart and renal failure. (Spanish)
* Robert E. Holthus, 77, American racehorse trainer, heart attack.
* Carlos Jonguitud Barrios, 87, Mexican union leader and politician, Governor of San Luis Potosí (1979–1985). (Spanish)
* Sena Jurinac, 90, Bosnian-born Austrian opera singer.
* Georg Kreisler, 89, Austrian-born American cabarettist, satirist, composer and author.
* Bud Lewis, 103, American golfer, oldest living member of the Professional Golfers' Association of America, natural causes.
* Lynn Margulis, 73, American biologist and evolution theorist, stroke.
* Danielle Mitterrand, 87, French activist, widow of François Mitterrand, First Lady of the French Republic (1981–1995).
* Paul Motian, 80, American jazz drummer, myelodysplastic syndrome.
* Frank Pyke, 69, Australian footballer, sports scientist, academic and sports administrator.
* Hans Reichel, 62, German guitarist, inventor of the daxophone.
* Alberto Reynoso, 71, Filipino Olympic basketball player (1968).
* Kristian Schultze, 66, German musician. (German)
* Bison Smith, 38, American professional wrestler, heart complications.
* Himie Voxman, 99, American musician.

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* Montserrat Figueras, 69, Spanish soprano.
* Oscar Griffin, Jr., 78, American journalist, winner of the 1963 Pulitzer Prize.
* Ralph E. Haines, Jr., 98, American general, Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1967–1968).
* Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa, 76, Colombian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1990–1991). (Spanish)
* Gerald Laing, 75, British pop artist and sculptor.
* Barry Llewellyn, 63, Jamaican musician, founding member of The Heptones.
* Christopher Ma, 61, American journalist, senior vice-president of The Washington Post, heart attack.
* Carlos Moorhead, 89, American politician, U.S. Representative from California (1973–1997), Alzheimer's disease.
* Henry Øberg, 80, Norwegian football referee. (Norwegian)
* Jim Rathmann, 83, American racing driver, winner of the 1960 Indianapolis 500.
* Joseph Sewall, 89, American politician, President of the Maine Senate (1975–1982).
* Rafiq Tağı, 61, Azerbaijani journalist, stabbed.
* Horacio Villafañe, 48, Argentine musician (Todos Tus Muertos). (Spanish)

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* Maggie Daley, 68, American First Lady of Chicago (1989–2011), complications from breast cancer.
* Antonio Domingo Bussi, 85, Argentine general and politician, Governor of Tucumán Province, heart failure.
* Walter Doniger, 94, American film and television writer, director and producer, Parkinson's disease.
* Helen Forrester, 92, British-born Canadian writer.
* Ludwig Hirsch, 65, Austrian singer and actor, suicide by self-defenestration. (German)
* Rauf Khalid, Pakistani actor, writer, director and producer, road accident.
* Adrian Kohler, 53, Swiss businessman, CEO of Ricola, suicide. (German)
* Imants Kokars, 90, Latvian conductor. (Latvian)
* Mallojula Koteswara Rao, 53, Indian Maoist guerrilla leader, shot.
* Martin B. Lehmann, 48, Swiss politician, vice-president of the Zug cantonal parliament, suicide by gunshot.
* Humberto Medina, 69, Mexican Olympic footballer. (Spanish)
* Salvatore Montagna, 40, Canadian mobster, shot.
* Jeno Paulucci, 93, American businessman (Michelina's), pizza roll innovator.
* Anuruddha Ratwatte, 73, Sri Lankan politician and cabinet minister.
* David Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone, 91, British aristocrat, Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight (1986–1995).
* Johnny Williams, 76, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle).

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* Vasily Alekseyev, 69, Russian Olympic gold-medal winning weightlifter (1972 and 1976), heart failure.
* Leonid Borodin, 73, Russian novelist, journalist and Soviet dissident. (Russian)
* Don DeVito, 72, American record company executive and producer.
* Mihailo Đurić, 86, Serbian philosopher. (Serbian)
* John Edzerza, 63, Canadian politician, Yukon MLA for McIntyre-Takhini (since 2002), leukemia.
* Louis Hildebrandt, 93, American jockey.
* Karel Hubáček, 87, Czech architect, designer of the Ještěd Tower.
* Erling Lægreid, 72, Norwegian author and journalist. (Norwegian)
* Judy Lewis, 76, American actress (General Hospital, The Secret Storm), daughter of Clark Gable and Loretta Young, cancer.
* Ross MacManus, 84, English musician.
* Hoddy Mahon, 79, American college basketball coach (Seton Hall University).
* Frederik Meijer, 91, American businessman, creator of the hypermarket, Chairman of Meijer (1964–1990), stroke.
* Doug Moran, 86, Australian nursing home tycoon and philanthropist (Doug Moran National Portrait Prize).
* Yukio Nishimoto, 91, Japanese baseball player and manager, heart failure.
* Coco Robicheaux, 64, American blues musician and artist.
* Dane Searls, 23, Australian BMX rider, diving accident.
* Jean Casselman Wadds, 91, Canadian politician, MP for Grenville—Dundas (1958–1968); High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (1979–1983).
* Tom Wicker, 85, American journalist, heart attack.

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* Charles Balogou, Togolese footballer, bus crash.
* Ed Harrington, 70, American-born Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts), cancer.
* Ron Lyle, 70, American boxer, US Amateur Heavyweight Champion (1970), complications from stomach ailment.
* Iván Menczel, 69, Hungarian Olympic gold-medal winning (1968) footballer. (Hungarian)
* Al Novak, 80s, American martial artist, complications from road accident.
* C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, 78, Nigerian politician, Biafra rebel leader and President of Biafra (1967–1970), stroke.
* Roy Rees, 74, Welsh-born American soccer player and coach.
* Steve Robertson, 78, Scottish actor and lawyer, Rector of Aberdeen University.
* Arthur Schultz, 78, American politician, Mayor of Joliet, Illinois (1991–2011).

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* Keef Hartley, 67, British musician, complications of surgery.
* Sultan Khan, 71, Indian musician, recipient of the 2010 Padma Bhushan, kidney failure.
* Vangelis Livadas, 91, Greek theater entrepreneur. (Greek)
* Nolan Luhn, 90, American football player.
* Lukrecija Mamić, 63, Croatian nun and missionary, murdered.
* Oscar Maron Filho, 56, Brazilian filmmaker and journalist, cardiac arrest.
* April Phumo, 71, South African football coach, cancer.
* Ken Russell, 84, British film director (Women in Love, Tommy), stroke.
* Gary Speed, 42, Welsh football player and manager, suicide by hanging.

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* Aruwa Ameh, 20, Nigerian footballer (Bayelsa United).
* Vittorio De Seta, 88, Italian film director and screenwriter. (Italian)
* Thomas Kirwan, 78, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1995–2008; 2011).
* Lucio Magri, 79, Italian journalist and politician, assisted suicide. (Italian)
* Ante Marković, 87, Croatian politician, Prime Minister of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1989–1991).
* Patrice O'Neal, 41, American actor and comedian (Web Junk 20, The Opie and Anthony Show), complications from stroke.
* Thomas Roady, 62, American drummer (Ricky Skaggs).

Lana Peters, Stalin’s Only Daughter, Dies at 85

Josef Stalin with daughter Svetlana, 1935.

Lana Peters, the only daughter of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and a woman whose life reads like a classic Russian novel, has died at age 85 of cancer.

Born Svetlana Stalina, Peters led a privileged life in Soviet Russia. But she wrote that her father's treatment of her became brutal and tyrannical during World War Two — refusing to let her marry the men she chose and dictating what she should study in school.

She changed her name when her father died in 1953. When her Indian-born husband died in 1966 she brought his ashes to New Delhi. Evading KGB agents watching her every move, Peters went to the U.S. Embassy to announce her defection, soon arriving in New York.

Her arrival in the United States created a media sensation. She wrote a best-selling autobiography and publicly denounced the Soviet Union, calling her father a “moral monster.”

She remained, changed her name to Lana Peters, and spend the last 40 years of her life in mystery and obscurity, even moving back to the Soviet Union for a time.

Peters said she spend most of her life as a “political prisoner” of her father's name.

Former Biafra Leader Ojukwu Dies in Britain

A Nigerian colonel, politician and the leader of the former breakaway Republic of Biafra has died at the age of 78.

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu died in a hospital in London after a long fight to regain health following a stroke.

The office of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan issued a statement Saturday saying Ojukwu will be remembered as one of the great personalities of his time who stood out as a fearless, erudite and charismatic leader.

But internationally, he is better remembered for the late 1960s images of starving Biafran children with emaciated faces and stick-like arms.

A son of one of Nigeria's richest men and educated in Britain, Ojukwu gained international prominence during the 1966 coup in Nigeria. An estimated 1 million people were killed during the ensuing civil war.

A coup against the Igbo people in the mainly Muslim north led him to proclaim an independent Republic of Biafra in eastern Nigeria in 1967. Despite international aid, the region long dependent on food from neighboring regions, suffered severe shortages during the next three years of continued fighting.

After being defeated in 1970, Ojukwu fled the country and spent the following 13 years in exile.

He returned to Nigeria after being pardoned in 1982 and subsequently ran in two presidential elections without success.

He is revered as a hero among his Igbo people who claim to suffer political isolation in the country.

Final Exits, 15-21 November 2011

John Neville

Obituaries for 15-21 November 2011

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* Lev Borisov, 77, Russian actor, stroke. (Russian)
* Oba Chandler, 65, American murderer, lethal injection.
* Antonio Eceiza, 76, Spanish film director and screenwriter. (Spanish)
* Dulcie Gray, 95, English actress (Howards' Way) and novelist, bronchial pneumonia.
* Thomas Worrall Kent, 89, Canadian journalist and public servant, cardiac arrest.
* Moogy Klingman, 61, American rock keyboardist (Utopia) and songwriter, cancer.
* Karl Slover, 93, Slovak-born American actor (The Wizard of Oz).

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* Ruslan Akhtakhanov, 58, Chechen poet and academic, shot.
* Jacobus Duivenvoorde, 83, Dutch-born Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Merauke (1972–2004).
* Djamel Keddou, 59, Algerian football player and manager (USM Alger). (French)
* Armando Morales, 84, Nicaraguan painter. (Spanish)
* René A. Morel, 79, French-born American violin luthier.
* James Fraser Mustard, 84, Canadian doctor and early childhood educator, cancer.
* Eddy Palchak, 71, Canadian ice hockey trainer and equipment manager.
* Elfie Pertramer, 86, German actress. (German)
* Irwin Schneiderman, 88, American lawyer and philanthropist.
* Maureen Swanson, 78, British actress.

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* Olin Branstetter, 82, American politician, Oklahoma State Senator (1987–1991), plane crash.
* Kurt Budke, 50, American women's basketball coach (Oklahoma State University), plane crash.
* José de Aquino Pereira, 91, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of São José do Rio Preto (1968–1997).
* Jack Elinson, 89, American television writer (Hogan's Heroes, The Real McCoys, The Facts of Life).
* Gary Garcia, 63, American musician (Buckner & Garcia).
* Enric Garriga i Trullols, 85, Spanish Catalan independentist and defender of Occitan Nation. (Catalan)
* Richard Kuh, 90, American lawyer.
* Ng Chiau-tong, 79, Taiwanese activist, chairman of the World United Formosans for Independence (1995–2011), surgical complications.
* Jorgen Petersen, 67, Danish handball player, brain tumour. (Danish)
* Pham Van Loc, 92, Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Kontum (1975–1995).
* Peter Reading, 65, English poet.

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* Erik Gjems-Onstad, 89, Norwegian politician and resistance member. (Norwegian)
* Nisio Gomes, 59, Brazilian indigenous leader, shot.
* Mark Hall, 74, British animator, television producer (Danger Mouse, Count Duckula) and film producer (The Wind in the Willows), cancer.
* Walt Hazzard, 69, American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks).
* Yuri Karyakin, 81, Russian literary critic and historian. (Russian)
* David Langdon, 97, British cartoonist.
* Jones Mwewa, 38, Zambian footballer.
* Joshua Ndere, 30, Kenyan boxer, road accident.
* Gregory Papalexis, 86, American businessman (Marathon Enterprises, Inc.).
* Daniel Sada, 58, Mexican author and poet, kidney disease.

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* Ömer Lütfi Akad, 95, Turkish film director.
* David Bolstad, 42, New Zealand champion woodchopper.
* Francis Cabot, 86, American gardener and horticulturist.
* Basil D'Oliveira, 80, South African-born English cricketer.
* Gordon S. Clinton, 91, American politician, 43rd Mayor of Seattle.
* Sonny Dixon, 87, American baseball player (Washington Senators, Philadelphia Athletics).
* Russell Garcia, 95, American-born New Zealand composer.
* Sanford Garelik, 93, American politician, President of the New York City Council (1970–1973).
* Ladi Geisler, 83, Czech musician. (German)
* Michael Hastings, 73, English playwright.
* Ira Michael Heyman, 81, American lawyer and administrator, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1994–2000).
* Don Hickman, 74, American newscaster (WICS).
* Jack Keeney, 89, American federal prosecutor.
* John Neville, 86, British-born Canadian actor (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The X-Files), Alzheimer's disease.
* Ronald E. Poelman, 83, American leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, age-related causes.
* Neoklis Sarris, 71, Greek professor and politician, cancer. (Greek)
* John Smale, 84, American businessman, CEO of Procter & Gamble.
* Ruth Stone, 96, American poet.
* Roy West, 70, Australian football player, lung cancer.

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* Fabio Betancur Tirado, 73, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Manizales (1996–2010).
* Lasse Brandeby, 66, Swedish journalist, actor and television personality.
* Shelagh Delaney, 71, English playwright (A Taste of Honey) and screenwriter (Dance with a Stranger), cancer.
* Angie Dowds, 42, British fitness instructor and television personality (The Biggest Loser), suicide.
* Theodore J. Forstmann, 71, American financier (IMG, Topps, Gulfstream) and philanthropist, brain cancer.
* Alex Ibru, 66, Nigerian newspaper publisher and politician, Minister of Internal Affairs (1993–1995).
* Mario Martiradonna, 73, Italian footballer. (Italian)
* David Messas, 77, French rabbi.
* Viktor Modzolevsky, 68, Russian fencer, road accident. (Russian)
* Larry Munson, 89, American play-by-play radio announcer (Georgia Bulldogs), pneumonia.
* Javier Pradera, 77, Spanish anti-Franco activist, publisher, political analyst and journalist, founder of El País.
* Karl Aage Præst, 89, Danish football player. (Danish)
* Adriano Reys, 78, Brazilian actor, cancer. (Portuguese)
* Talaat Sadat, 64, Egyptian politician.
* Sergio Scaglietti, 91, Italian automotive designer.

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* Syd Cain, 93, British film production designer.
* Albert D. Cohen, 97, Canadian businessman.
* Arie van Deursen, 80, Dutch historian. (Dutch)
* George Gallup, Jr., 81, American pollster, liver cancer.
* Greg Halman, 24, Dutch baseball player (Seattle Mariners), stabbed.
* Eli Hurvitz, 79, Israeli industrialist.
* John Peter Jukes, 88, English Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (1979–1998).
* Anne McCaffrey, 85, American science fiction writer (Dragonriders of Pern series), stroke.
* Hal Patterson, 79, American player of Canadian football (Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats).
* Paul Yandell, 76, American country music guitarist.

Former First Lady of France Danielle Mitterrand Dies

Danielle Mitterrand, a hero of the French Resistance and widow of former President of France Francois Mitterrand, has died at the age of 87.

Mitterrand died early Tuesday after being hospitalized in Paris for several days. She helped redefine the role of first lady, and was known as a humanitarian and activist for the underdog.

Mrs. Mitterrand lent her support to ethnic minorities such as Tibetans and Kurds. She was also a strong supporter of Cuba's Fidel Castro and started several charities to help the disadvantaged.

During World War II, she met her future husband as both worked for the French Resistance. She was awarded a prestigious medal for her work against the Nazi occupation of France.

Photo: Danielle Mitterrand in 2005 by Kenji-Baptiste OIKAWA.

Final Exits, 8-14 November 2011

Folk singer Jackie Leven a.k.a. Sir Vincent Lone (formerly of Doll By Doll) performs in the Musician Tent at the Summer Sundae 2005. Photo by Gareth Owen.

Obituaries for 8-14 November 2011

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* Jimmy Adamson, 82, British football player and coach.
* Hal Bruno, 83, American journalist (ABC News).
* Clay Green Cambern, 56, American TV editor (Lost, The Sopranos, Cold Case), cardiac arrest.
* Gene Cantamessa, 80, American Academy Award-winning sound engineer (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial).
* Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor, 80, Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Piura (1981–2006).
* Nosson Tzvi Finkel, 68, American Orthodox Jewish rabbi.
* Katherine Grant, 12th Countess of Dysart, 93, Scottish peeress.
* Heavy D, 44, Jamaican-born American rapper ("Now That We Found Love") and actor (The Cider House Rules, Life).
* Izabel Hoffmann, 17, Brazilian model, pulmonary embolism. [79] (Portuguese)
* Ricky Hui, 65, Hong Kong actor. (Chinese)
* Bil Keane, 89, American cartoonist (The Family Circus), heart failure.
* Valentin Kozmich Ivanov, 76, Russian football player and coach. (Russian)
* Ed Macauley, 83, American basketball player (St. Louis Hawks, Boston Celtics, Saint Louis Bombers).
* Jimmy Norman, 74, American rhythm and blues and jazz musician and songwriter.
* Herbert S. Okun, 80, American diplomat.
* Jacques Suprikyan, 71, Armenian footballer. (Russian)
* Lauri Sutela, 93, Finnish military officer, Chief of Defence (1974–1983). (Finnish)

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* Abdoulkarim Abdrashitov, 30, Russian imam, Mufti of Mordovia (since 2011), car accident. (Russian)
* Shmuel Ben-Artzi, 96, Israeli writer, father in-law of Benjamin Netanyahu.
* Mary Ellen Cano, 32, American MMA fighter, shot.
* Bob Carney, 79, American basketball player (Minneapolis Lakers).
* Roger Christian, 75, American Olympic gold medal-winning (1960) ice hockey player.
* Renée Franke, 83, German pop singer. (German)
* Har Gobind Khorana, 89, Indian-born American biochemist, Nobel laureate (1968), natural causes.
* Benny McCoy, 96, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics).
* Ézio Leal Moraes Filho, 45, Brazilian football player. (Portuguese)
* Dani Wadada Nabudere, 79, Ugandan academic.
* Jean-Paul Randriamanana, 61, Malagasy Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo (since 1999).
* Thomas Shanahan, 54, American politician, alderman of Springfield, Illinois.
* Wilbur South, 28, American MMA fighter, suicide by gunshot.
* Terry Willers, 76, Irish cartoonist.

10
* Peter J. Biondi, 69, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (since 1998), cancer.
* David Boyd, 87, Australian artist.
* Manuel Carbonell, 93, Cuban-born American sculptor.
* Ana Grepo, 36, Croatian model, carbon monoxide asphyxiation. (Croatian)
* Barbara Grier, 78, American publisher (Naiad Press) and writer, cancer.
* Ivan Martin Jirous, 67, Czech poet and dissident.
* Alan Keen, 73, British politician, MP for Feltham and Heston (since 1992), cancer.
* Killer Karl Kox, 80, American professional wrestler.
* Petar Kralj, 70, Serbian actor. (Serbian)
* Andy Tielman, 75, Dutch Indorock musician.
* Adrián Yospe, 41, Argentine actor, cancer. (Spanish)

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* William Aramony, 84, American charity executive.
* Francisco Blake Mora, 45, Mexican politician, Secretary of the Interior (since 2010), helicopter crash.
* Domenico Tarcisio Cortese, 80, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea (1979–2007).
* Lynn Deerfield, 61, American actress (Guiding Light).
* John Francis Donoghue, 83, American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Atlanta (1993–2004), after short illness.
* Emory Folmar, 81, American politician, Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama (1977–1999), after long illness.
* Michael Garrick, 78, English jazz pianist and composer.
* Fridtjof Frank Gundersen, 77, Norwegian jurist and politician. (Norwegian)
* Choiseul Henriquez, 51, Haitian politician.
* Charlie Lea, 54, French-born American baseball player (Montreal Expos).
* Bernd Methe, 47, German handball referee, traffic accident.
* Reiner Methe, 47, German handball referee, traffic accident.
* David Myers, 73, American politician, Oklahoma State Senator (since 2002), pneumonia.
* Nick Strincevich, 96, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves).

12
* Gavin Bornholdt, 63, New Zealand Olympic sailor.
* Doyle Bramhall, 62, American blues musician, heart failure.
* Alun Evans, 69, Welsh football administrator, General Secretary of the Football Association of Wales (1982–1995), after long illness.
* Zbigniew Jaworowski, 84, Polish physicist.
* Evelyn Lauder, 75, Austrian-born American philanthropist (The Breast Cancer Research Foundation), creator of pink ribbon symbol, complications from ovarian cancer.
* Julius C. Michaelson, 89, American politician, Rhode Island Attorney General (1975–1979) and State Senator (1962–1974).
* Hasan Moghaddam, Iranian general, commander in the Revolutionary Guard, explosion.
* Peter Roebuck, 55, British-Australian cricketer and columnist, suicide by defenestration.
* Jim Sullivan, 43, Canadian curler, world junior champion (1988).

13
* Bobsam Elejiko, 30, Nigerian footballer, traumatic aortic rupture. (Dutch)
* Guido Falaschi, 22, Argentine racing driver, racing accident.
* Esperanza Pérez Labrador, 89, Cuban-born Argentine human rights activist (Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo). (Spanish)
* Jamie Pierre, 38, American professional skier, avalanche.
* Artemio Lomboy Rillera, 69, Philippine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Bangued (1993–2005) and San Fernando de La Union (since 2005).
* Diego Rivas, Mexican singer, shot.
* Solly Tyibilika, 32, South African rugby player, shot.

14
* Franz Josef Degenhardt, 79, German poet, satirist, novelist and folk singer. (German)
* Richard Douthwaite, 69, British economist and ecologist.
* Alf Fields, 92, English footballer (Arsenal F.C.).
* Maurice-Adolphe Gaidon, 83, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cahors (1987–2004).
* Brikt Jensen, 83, Norwegian literary critic and publisher. (Norwegian)
* Laura Kennedy, American musician (Bush Tetras), liver disease.
* Jackie Leven, 61, Scottish musician, lung cancer.
* Cargill MacMillan, Jr., 84, American billionaire (Cargill family), natural causes.
* Ilya Zhitomirskiy, 22, Russian-born American Internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Diaspora social network site, apparent suicide.

Creator of Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Awareness Dies

The American woman who helped create the Pink Ribbon campaign for breast cancer awareness has died.

Evelyn Lauder was the daughter-in-law of Estee Lauder, who gave the name to the well-known cosmetics company. Evelyn Lauder died of ovarian cancer in New York City on Saturday. She was 75.

In 1992, she and a friend created the small pink bows to make women aware of the dangers of breast cancer. She had developed breast cancer four years earlier, but had successfully fought it. The bows have since become a worldwide symbol of the breast cancer fight.

The wife of Leonard Lauder, president of Estee Lauder Companies, she served as vice president and was instrumental in creating products that helped turn Estee Lauder into a leader of global cosmetic beauty. She and her husband financed the initial distribution of the pink bows to remind women of the importance of getting breast exams.

Evelyn Lauder was born in 1938 in Vienna, which she fled with her parents after Hitler's annexation of Austria, eventually settling in New York City.

The Pink Ribbon campaign has led to the congressional designation in the United States of October as Breast Cancer Awareness month. Lauder also started the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, which has raised more than $330 million.

Her mother-in-law, Estee Lauder, died in 2004 at the age of 97.

Final Exits, 1-7 November 2011

Cynthia Myers (born 12 September 1950, in Toledo, Ohio), an American model and actress. Photo by Cynthia Myers.

Obituaries for 1-7 November 2011

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* Gumaa Al-Shawan, 74, Egyptian intelligence agent.
* Cahit Aral, 84, Turkish engineer and politician, Minister of Industry and Commerce (1983–1987). (Turkish)
* Heinz Ludwig Arnold, 71, German journalist. (German)
* Karl Duschek, 64, German graphic designer, after short illness. (German)
* Fanny Edelman, 100, Argentine politician, President of the PCA.
* Viktor Farkas, 66, Austrian journalist and author, heart disease. (German)
* Sam Fink, 95, American calligrapher.
* Richard Gordon, 85, British horror film producer.
* André Hodeir, 90, French author, jazz arranger and composer. (French)
* Chrysanthos Kyprianou, 85, Cypriot author and folklorist. (Greek)
* Christiane Legrand, 81, French jazz singer.
* Sergio Montiel, 84, Argentine politician, Governor of Entre Ríos (1983–1987; 1999–2003). (Spanish)
* Dorothy Howell Rodham, 92, American homemaker, mother of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
* Gaston Rombauts, 81, Belgian television personality, cancer. (Dutch)
* Héctor Rueda Hernández, 90, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Medellín (1991–1997).
* Seppo Sanaksenaho, 73, Finnish politician, Mayor of Vaasa (1997–2001). (Finnish)
* Katherine Siva Saubel, 91, American Cahuilla tribal leader and activist, one of the last speakers of the Cahuilla language.
* Robert A. Scalapino, 92, American political scientist.
* Kostas Tziantzis, 63, Greek politician. (Greek)
* Ricardo Watty Urquidi, 73, American-born Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tepic (since 2008), pancreatic cancer.

2
* Stan Bergstein, 87, American harness racing executive.
* Sickan Carlsson, 96, Swedish actress and singer. (Swedish)
* Rijk de Gooyer, 85, Dutch actor, pancreatic cancer. (Dutch)
* Ricardo Guzmán Romero, Mexican politician, Mayor of La Piedad, shot. (Spanish)
* Ilmar Kullam, 89, Estonian Olympic silver medal-winning (1952) basketball player. (Estonian)
* Edward Lenkiewicz, 85, Polish professor. (Polish)
* Eugene Maslov, 66, Russian billiards coach. (Russian)
* Yoko Matsuoka McClain, 87, Japanese professor (University of Oregon), grand-daughter of Natsume Sōseki, cerebral haemorrhage. (Japanese)
* Sid Melton, 94, American character actor (The Golden Girls, Green Acres, The Danny Thomas Show), pneumonia.
* John Opel, 86, American computer businessman, president and CEO of IBM.
* Papa Bue, 81, Danish trombonist and bandleader.
* Boots Plata, 67, Filipino film director, cancer.
* Bruno Rubeo, 65, Italian production designer, pneumonia.
* Nikolay Saksonov, 88, Russian world champion weightlifter, Olympic silver medalist (1952). (Russian)
* Angelos Skordilis, 52, Greek rock musician. (Greek)
* Leonard Stone, 87, American actor (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory), cancer.
* Árpád Szűcs, 78, Hungarian painter and restorer. (Hungarian)
* Akihiro Takahashi, 80, Japanese government official. (Japanese)
* Lucy Tejada, 91, Colombian painter. (Spanish)
* Richárd Weninger, 77, Hungarian composer and harpist. (Hungarian)

3
* Matty Alou, 72, Dominican Republic-born American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals), diabetes.
* Günther Bahr, 67, Austrian radio host. (German)
* Rosángela Balbó, 70, Italian actress, lung cancer. (Spanish)
* Bob Forsch, 61, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), aneurysm.
* H. G. Francis, 75, German science fiction author. (German)
* Árpád Kisgyörgy, 80, Hungarian neurosurgeon. (Hungarian)
* Peeter Kreitzberg, 62, Estonian politician, Minister of Culture and Education (1995).
* Justo Oscar Laguna, 82, Argentinian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Morón (1980–2004).
* Ivar Nørgaard, 89, Danish politician, negotiated Denmark's entry to the European Community. (Danish)
* Morris Philipson, 85, American book publisher and novelist.
* Timothy Raison, 82, British politician, Member of Parliament for Aylesbury (1970–1992).
* Cory Smoot, 34, American heavy metal guitarist (Gwar).
* Ana Štefok, 72, Croatian pop singer.
* Ottokar Uhl, 80, Austrian architect, after long illness. (German)
* Károly Vissy, 77, Hungarian meteorologist. (Hungarian)
* John Young, 80, Scottish politician, MSP for West of Scotland (1999–2003).

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* Alfonso Cano, 63, Colombian guerrilla leader (FARC), shot.
* Emmanuel de Bethune, 82, Belgian politician, Mayor of Kortrijk (1987–1989, 1995–2000), after long illness. (Dutch)
* Arnold Green, 91, Estonian politician, President of the Estonian Olympic Committee (1989–1997). (Estonian)
* John Randolph Hearst, Jr., 77, American business executive (Hearst Corporation).
* Hans-Joachim Kleine, 79, German businessman, after long illness. (German)
* Cynthia Myers, 61, American model and actress. (death announced on this date)
* Nancy Monti Penkala, 93, Croatian socialite. (Croatian)
* Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr., 96, American physicist, Nobel Laureate (1989).
* Andy Rooney, 92, American journalist, 60 Minutes correspondent (1978–2011), surgical complications.
* Theadora Van Runkle, 83, American costume designer.
* Pierre Vinken, 83, Dutch publisher. (Dutch)
* Sarah Watt, 53, Australian film director, cancer.
* Dieudonné Yougbaré, 94, Burkinabé Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Koupéla (1956–1995).
* Tadeusz Walasek, 75, Polish Olympic silver (1960) and bronze (1964) medal-winning boxer. (Polish)

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* Mario Roberto Álvarez, 97, Argentine architect. (Spanish)
* George Ansbro, 96, American radio announcer.
* Luigi Belloli, 88, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of the Anagni-Alatri (1987–1999).
* Loulou de la Falaise, 63, French fashion muse and designer (Yves Saint-Laurent).
* Bhupen Hazarika, 85, Indian singer.
* Takeo Nishioka, 75, Japanese politician, Minister of Education (1988–1989) and Speaker of the House of Councillors (since 2010), pneumonia.
* Damaskinos Papandreou, 75, Greek-born Turkish Orthodox hierarch, Metropolitan of Hadrianopolis (since 2003). (Greek)
* Paul Schulmeister, 69, Austrian journalist. (German)
* Yuvan Shestalov, 74, Russian Mansi language writer. (Russian)
* Branko Turčić, 76, Croatian journalist and writer. (Croatian)

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* Géza Alföldy, 76, Hungarian historian. (Hungarian)
* Gordon Beck, 75, British jazz pianist and composer.
* Isaac Chocrón, 81, Venezuelan playwright. (Spanish)
* Margaret Field, 89, American actress (The Man from Planet X, Captive Women), mother of Sally Field, cancer.
* Philip Gould, Baron Gould of Brookwood, 61, British advertising executive and political adviser, cancer.
* Mel Hancock, 82, American politician, U.S. Representative from Missouri (1989–1997).
* Hickstead, 15, Dutch-born Canadian show jumping horse, Olympic champion (2008).
* Joe Holck, 85, American martial artist, Danzan-ryū professor, co-founder of Kajukenbo.
* Hal Kanter, 92, American screenwriter, director and producer (Julia), complications from pneumonia.
* Mito Loeffler, 50, French gypsy jazz guitarist. (German)
* Jim McNeill, 32, American freestyle motocross rider, crash during practice.
* Allan Peachey, 62, New Zealand politician, Member of Parliament for Tamaki (since 2005).

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* Joe Frazier, 67, American boxer, World Heavyweight Champion (1970–1973), liver cancer.
* Jörg-Dietrich Hoppe, 71, German physician, president of the German Medical Association. [11] (German)
* Lisbeth Movin, 94, Danish actress. (Danish)
* Georgy Movsesyan, 66, Russian composer, heart attack. (Russian)
* Dov Schwartzman, 90, American-born Israeli Haredi rabbi.
* Tomás Segovia, 84, Spanish poet, cancer. (Spanish)
* F. Springer, 79, Dutch writer.
* Takanosato Toshihide, 59, Japanese sumo wrestler.

Boxing Icon 'Smokin' Joe Frazier Dead at 67

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier, who was known for his personal and professional battles with Muhammad Ali, has died after a brief fight with cancer at the age of 67.

The youngest of 12 children, Frazier was born in 1944 into a working-class family on a farm in the racially-segregated southeastern U.S. town of Beaufort, (pron: BYOO'- fert) South Carolina. Frazier dreamed of becoming a prize fighter from an early age, watching boxing matches on his family's black-and-white television.

After fighting as an amateur for several years, Frazier won a gold medal for the United States at the 1964 Olympic Games. But “Smokin' Joe” Frazier really made his name in the 1970s during his epic rivalry with boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

Frazier became the first man to beat Ali, winning the heavyweight title in 1971 in a dramatic, 15-round unanimous decision at New York's Madison Square Garden. Dubbed the “fight of the century,” an estimated 300 million people worldwide viewed the match, which left both men hospitalized.

After Ali responded with a 12-round victory in 1974, the two men met in the Philippines for the famed “Thrilla in Manila,” considered to be one of the most famous sporting events in history. After battering each other for 14 rounds, Frazier was forcibly held back by his trainer after nearly being blinded by Ali's punches. Ali later said the match was the “closest thing to dying” that he had ever experienced.

The no-nonsense Frazier was often overshadowed by Ali's more aggressive and charismatic personality. Frazier resented being verbally attacked by Ali, who referred to him as a “gorilla” and accused Frazier of being too accommodating to the white-dominated society.

The two men remained bitter enemies for decades. But in later years, Frazier came to forgive Ali, saying he felt no bitterness against him for his attacks outside the ring. Ali also later apologized, saying the insults were only meant to promote the fights.

Ali said in a statement late Monday that “the world has lost a great champion,” and that he will always remember Joe with “respect and admiration.”

Frazier's aggressiveness, close-range style and devastating left hook compensated for his relative small size. He weighed just 93 kilograms – considered small for a heavyweight boxer.

Frazier retired in 1976 with a record of 32 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

The boxing icon's family said late Monday that he died in his adopted hometown of Philadelphia – one month after being diagnosed with an advanced form of liver cancer.

Photo: The New York Daily News editor-in-chief Kevin Convey (on the right) presented Joe Frazier (center) with the Daily News Front Page Award in 2011. Photo by Akira Kouchiyama / ToonariPost – A News Mash Up.

Boxing Heavyweight Joe Frazier Dead at 67

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier has died after a brief fight with cancer at the age of 67.

Frazier – who was born in a small southeastern U.S. town – was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer last month. He was known for his epic fights with boxing legend Muhammad Ali in the 1970s.

He was the first man to beat Ali, knocking him down and taking a decision in the so-called “Fight of the Century” in 1971.

Frazier would go on to lose two more fights to Ali, including the famed 1975 “Thrilla in Manila” in the Philippines.

He won a gold medal for the United States at the 1964 Olympic Games before enjoying a successful pro career.

Frazier retired in 1976 with a record of 32 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Photo: Joe Frazier was awarded the Order of the Palmetto in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. (Photo by Akira Kouchiyama / TheDigitel Beaufort)

Final Exits, 29-31 October 2011

The English Disc Jockey, Jimmy Savile, as a host of "Top of The Pops" in 1964. Photo courtesy of the BBC.

Obituaries for 29-31 October 2011

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* Axel Axgil, 96, Danish gay rights activist.
* Robert Lamoureux, 91, French comedian and film director. (French)
* Sakhat Muradov, 79, Russian-born Turkmen politician, Chairman of the Assembly of Turkmenistan (1992–2001). (Russian)
* Ram Revilla, 22, Filipino actor, shot and stabbed.
* Sir Jimmy Savile, 84, British disc jockey, television presenter (Top of the Pops, Jim'll Fix It) and charity fundraiser.
* K. Suppu, 70, Indian politician.
* Walter Vidarte, 80, Uruguayan actor. (Spanish)
* Tom Watkins, 74, American football player (Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions), after long illness.
* Mano Wijeyeratne, 54, Sri Lankan politician.

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* Serge Aubry, 69, Canadian ice hockey player (Quebec Nordiques), diabetes. (French)
* Bob Barry, Sr., 80, American sports commentator.
* T. M. Jacob, 61, Indian politician, member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
* Tom Keith, 64, American radio personality (A Prairie Home Companion).
* Phyllis Love, 85, American actress (Friendly Persuasion, The Young Doctors), Alzheimer's disease.
* Giles McCrary, 91, American art collector and museum owner.
* Jiří Winter Neprakta, 87, Czech cartoonist. (Czech)
* Richard Walls, 74, New Zealand politician and businessman, MP for Dunedin North (1975–1978) and Mayor of Dunedin (1989–1995).
* Abbas-Ali Amid Zanjani, 74, Iranian cleric and politician, President of Tehran University (2005–2008), heart failure.

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* Flórián Albert, Sr., 70, Hungarian footballer, European Footballer of the Year (1967).
* Alberto Anchart, 80, Argentine actor (Venga a bailar el rock), cancer. (Spanish)
* Liz Anderson, 81, American country music singer-songwriter, mother of Lynn Anderson, complications from heart and lung disease.
* Gilbert Cates, 77, American film director and producer (Academy Awards Telecast, Oh, God! Book II).
* James Forrester, 74, American physician and politician, North Carolina State Senator (1990–2011).
* Alfred Hilbe, 83, Liechtenstein politician, Prime Minister (1970–1974). (German)
* Len Killeen, 72, South African rugby league player.
* Jonas Kubilius, 90, Lithuanian mathematician. (Russian)
* Bořivoj Navrátil, 78, Czech actor. (Czech)
* José Reyez Meza, 86, Mexican muralist, stomach cancer. (Spanish)
* Ali Saibou, 71, Nigerien politician, President (1987–1993).