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
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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
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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
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Mr. Wilson worked with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald, among others.
Emilio Botin, banking magnate who led Santander, dies
![Emilio Botin, banking magnate who led Santander, dies](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20140912080529im_/http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2014/09/11/Web-Resampled/2014-09-10/Spain_Botin_Obit-0d5f1-1129-kxbF--90x60@wp.com.jpg)
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
![Penelope Niven, biographer of cultural figures, dies at 75](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20140912080529im_/http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2014/09/11/Web-Resampled/2014-09-10/ob-main-niven100011410289750-ke1C--90x60@wp.com.jpg)
Ms. Niven wrote major biographies of Carl Sandburg, Edward Steichen and Thornton Wilder.
Walter F. Mazzone, who helped lead Sealab, dies at 96
![Walter F. Mazzone, who helped lead Sealab, dies at 96](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20140912080529im_/http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2014/09/03/Obituaries/Images/ob-main-mazzone0011409773511-k1bC--90x60@wp.com.jpg)
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
![Noel Hinners, who led space museum, Goddard, dies at 78](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20140912080529im_/http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2014/09/09/Obituaries/Images/Noel-W-Hinners-BW1410287472.jpg)
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.”
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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.
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies at 87
The Nobel Prize-winning author of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” influenced generations of writers around the world.
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Lawrence E. Walsh (1912-2014)
Lawrence E. Walsh, the independent counsel for the Iran-contra investigation has died. He was 102.