Jo Ann Harris, 81, Dies; Prosecuted Headline Cases
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Ms. Harris investigated a confrontation between government lawyers and Monica Lewinski, and helped prosecute Imelda Marcos on corruption charges.
Mr. Redfern’s iconic images of greats like Miles Davis, the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix became the basis for an important picture archive.
Ms. Harris investigated a confrontation between government lawyers and Monica Lewinski, and helped prosecute Imelda Marcos on corruption charges.
A soloist with Ballet Theater, Mr. Saddler made his Broadway musical theater debut in 1947, and he went on to win two Tonys as a Broadway choreographer.
Mr. Sneddon was a district attorney who failed twice to convict Mr. Jackson on child molestation charges and became the target of a bitter song on one of the pop star’s albums.
Msgr. Albacete, a former aerospace researcher turned Roman Catholic priest, became one of the Vatican’s most articulate, unofficial defenders in the United States.
Mr. de Montille was known for his insistence that wine should speak clearly of the place and the culture that produced it.
Mr. Magliozzi hosted the popular NPR show “Car Talk” for more than 30 years with his younger brother, Ray, in which they bantered with callers through an automotive prism.
Mr. Abshire also served as United States ambassador to NATO, held other high-level government posts and led respected research groups.
Ms. Maynard became a public face for the “death with dignity” movement after she was found to have terminal brain cancer. She ended her life on Saturday at her home in Portland, Ore.
Mr. Hicks covered big business and all levels of New York politics for over 24 years as a reporter for The Times.
Ms. Blossom was influenced by the work of Bertolt Brecht and studied in Germany with a dance teacher of the expressionist tradition.
He long supported his son Eliot’s political career and at times became entangled in it, as well as built a real estate empire over more than five decades.
Mr. Alagappan, a native of India, began a movement in 1970 to build Hindu temples in the United States.
Mr. Mayes, a multifaceted Anglican priest, started the first suicide hotline in the United States and a decade later became the founding chairman of National Public Radio.
Mr. Hills was a deputy counsel to President Gerald R. Ford and former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Mr. Armstrong photographed the often overlapping worlds of gay men, drug addicts, transvestites, fashion models and creative artists.
Inspired by essays by urban children, Mr. Schapiro had the idea for what became a “dark and lovely” Broadway musical.
Mr. Menino was Boston’s longest-serving mayor, and helped transform it from a gritty parochial town to an economic and cultural hub of New England.
Mr. Anderson led the company through one of history’s most lethal industrial accidents, when thousands were killed in a gas leak at its plant in India.
The Air Force accused him of covering up the strafing of a Soviet freighter in the North Vietnamese port of Cam Pha by a pilot under his command.
Mr. Kinnell’s works could encompass celebrations of Manhattan street life and meditations on mortality. In 1983, he won a Pulitzer and a National Book Award.
Ms. Keenan, who was known for her straightforward vocabulary, worked for several media outlets, including CNN and Fox News.
Ms. Sollins organized art shows for small communities then produced Art21, a groundbreaking television series focusing on significant contemporary artists.
After years working in the opposition and three failed election bids, Mr. Sata became president in 2011, promising to reduce inequality.
Mr. Carson earned a following among devotees of independent film with his magazine journalism about movies and his own quirky films.
Ms. Dorkenoo led a successful 30-year campaign against the tradition of genital cutting of girls and women, mainly in Africa and the Middle East, by casting the practice as a human rights violation.
Mr. Jay was the owner and co-founder of Mandolin Brothers, a Staten Island musical instrument store well known by world-famous and ordinary musicians alike.
Ms. Strassman played opposite Gabe Kaplan in “Welcome Back, Kotter,” and, later, was Rick Moranis’s spouse in “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.”
Mr. Bruce’s adventurous approach to his instrument influenced two generations of rock bassists.
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