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Neil Genzlinger
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Michael Parkinson, Famous for Interviewing the Famous, Dies at 88
A mainstay of British television, he was best known for a long-running BBC program that was called simply “Parkinson.”
Clarence Avant, Quiet Force in Black Entertainment, Dies at 92
Behind the scenes, he furthered the careers of numerous entertainers, as well as some athletes and politicians.
Kemal Dervis, Who Eased Turkey’s Economic Crisis, Dies at 74
Changes he spearheaded in 2001 helped avert disaster. He later led the United Nations Development Program.
Klaus Teuber, Creator of the Board Game Catan, Dies at 70
He created the strategy game about settling a new land in 1995. Millions of copies have been sold since then, and it’s played all over…
Jacqueline Gold, Executive Who Tapped Into the Female Libido, Dies at 62
She made Britain’s Ann Summers shops a thriving source of lingerie and sex toys and became a role model for female entrepreneurs.
Bernadette Carey Smith, Black Reporter in Mostly White Newsrooms, Dies at 83
She was one of the first Black female journalists at The New York Times and The Washington Post. The Times put her on the staff…
Nikki Finke, Caustic Hollywood Chronicler, Is Dead at 68
At newspapers and then at Deadline, the website she founded, she served up the opposite of fluff entertainment journalism.
Elizabeth Bailey, Who Helped Deregulate Airlines, Dies at 83
In a career full of firsts, she was the first woman to serve on the Civil Aeronautics Board as well as a distinguished economist and…
Bernard Stolar, Influential Video Game Executive, Dies at 75
He worked on the original PlayStation at Sony, then brought Sega’s Dreamcast to the market in the late 1990s.
Marvin Josephson, Who Scored Big Deals for Stars, Dies at 95
He started small as a talent agent in 1955, with an unknown kiddie TV performer who would soon become Captain Kangaroo.