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Richard Kiel, best known as Bond villain Jaws, dies at 74
The 7-foot-2 actor was best remembered as Jaws, so named for his steel dentures.
Jim Parker, partner in Hard Times chili cafes, dies at 69
Mr. Parker, a onetime musician, and his brother opened their first restaurant in Alexandria, Va., in 1980.
Neal J. Houston, congressional aide for 30 years, dies at 87
Mr. Houston spent nearly 30 years as chief of staff to Robert Stafford, a Vermont Republican.
Gerald Wilson, big band leader, composer, dies at 96
Mr. Wilson worked with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald, among others.
Emilio Botin, banking magnate who led Santander, dies
Mr. Botin was the third generation of his family to run the bank and made it one of the world’s biggest institutions.
Penelope Niven, biographer of cultural figures, dies at 75
Ms. Niven wrote major biographies of Carl Sandburg, Edward Steichen and Thornton Wilder.
Walter F. Mazzone, who helped lead Sealab, dies at 96
After Navy service in World War II, Capt. Mazzone joined the Navy’s pioneering “Man in the Sea” program.
Noel Hinners, who led space museum, Goddard, dies at 78
Dr. Hinners rose to the third-highest position at NASA before leaving in 1989.
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Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)
Bacall, widow to late actor Humphrey Bogart, played major roles in such films as “The Big Sleep” and “How to Marry a Millionaire.”
The life of former U.S. senator Howard Baker
The Senate majority leader and White House chief of staff under President Ronald Reagan died June 26 at age 88.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies at 87
The Nobel Prize-winning author of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” influenced generations of writers around the world.
Lawrence E. Walsh (1912-2014)
Lawrence E. Walsh, the independent counsel for the Iran-contra investigation has died. He was 102.
