J. Robin Warren, Who Proved That Bacteria Cause Ulcers, Dies at 87
He endured skepticism but won a Nobel Prize for his work upending the conventional wisdom that stress, diet or alcohol caused the painful condition.
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CreditVisual China Group, via Getty Images Howie Cohen, Whose Alka-Seltzer Ads Spawned Catchphrases, Dies at 81
A copywriter, he and a partner in 1972 came up with “Try it, you’ll like it” and “I can’t believe I ate that whole thing.” Soon, sales were, well, fizzing.
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CreditRed Rascal Press, via PRN Newswire Mísia, Who Brought a Modern Flair to Fado Music, Dies at 69
With her smoky voice and her high-fashion look, the self-proclaimed “punk of fado” found stardom by shaking up a venerable Portuguese genre.
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CreditFrank Hoensch/Redferns, via Getty Images Ross Terrill, Insightful Expert on Communist China, Is Dead at 85
In the 1960s, he was among the first Westerners allowed into the country, and for decades he helped the rest of the world understand it.
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Chi Chi Rodriguez, the Golf World’s Swashbuckling Champion, Dies at 88
He won eight PGA Tour tournaments and two senior majors — but it was his flair on the greens that made him one of the sport’s most popular players.
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CreditGary Newkirk/Allsport, via Getty Images Duane Thomas, Enigmatic Running Back for the Cowboys, Dies at 77
He led Dallas to its first Super Bowl victory after engaging in a well-publicized contract dispute in which he called Coach Tom Landry “plastic” and refused to talk to reporters.
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CreditFocus on Sport/Getty Images Mary Wings, Pioneering Creator of Queer Comics, Dies at 75
She was the first openly gay woman to write a comic book about lesbians. She went on to write detective novels with a queer woman in the lead.
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CreditThe Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Jacques Lewis, French Veteran of U.S. Landing on D-Day, Dies at 105
Believed to be the last surviving Frenchman to wade ashore with Americans, he was attached to an Army unit that stormed Utah Beach and helped drive Germans out of France.
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CreditPool photo by Ludovic Marin Ann Abadie, Champion of Southern Studies, Is Dead at 84
The longtime associate director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, she also edited more than 50 books about the South.
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More in Overlooked ›Overlooked No More: Renee Carroll, ‘World’s Most Famous Hatcheck Girl’
From the cloakroom at Sardi’s, she made her own mark on Broadway, hobnobbing with celebrity clients while safekeeping fedoras, bowlers, derbies and more.
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Credit Overlooked No More: Willy de Bruyn, Cycling Champion Who Broke Gender Boundaries
A premiere cyclist in women’s competitions, he helped pave the way for future athletes when he announced that he wanted to live the rest of his life as a man.
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CreditCollection Fonds Suzan Daniel Overlooked No More: Ursula Parrott, Best-Selling Author and Voice for the Modern Woman
Her writing, from the late 1920s to the late ’40s, about sex, marriage, divorce, child rearing and work-life balance still resonates.
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CreditInternational Newsreel Photo, via Darin Barnes Collection Overlooked No More: Otto Lucas, ‘God in the Hat World’
His designs made it onto the covers of fashion magazines and onto the heads of celebrities like Greta Garbo. His business closed after he died in a plane crash.
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CreditEvening Standard, via Hulton Archive/Getty Images Overlooked No More: Lorenza Böttner, Transgender Artist Who Found Beauty in Disability
Böttner, whose specialty was self-portraiture, celebrated her armless body in paintings she created with her mouth and feet while dancing in public.
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Kevin Sullivan, Pro Wrestling’s ‘Prince of Darkness,’ Dies at 75
Modeling himself after the heavy metal bands of the 1970s and ’80s, he played the role of an occult-inspired villain and tangled with the likes of Hulk Hogan.
By Michael Levenson
Tom Korologos, Sherpa of Republican Nominees, Dies at 91
As a White House official and later as a lobbyist, he guided about 300 nominees through their confirmation hearings, including Supreme Court justices.
By Richard Sandomir
Billy Bean Dies at 60; Led Baseball on Diversity After Coming Out as Gay
As an outfielder, he hid his sexual identity from his teammates for nearly a decade before retiring and becoming a force for inclusion in the organization.
By Alex Williams
Connie Chiume, 72, Dies; ‘Black Panther’ Actor Bridged S. Africa Eras
Her career began during apartheid and outlived it, reaching a personal milestone in a blockbuster movie and its sequel.
By Lynsey Chutel
Patti Yasutake of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Beef’ Dies at 70
Ms. Yasutake played Nurse Alyssa Ogawa in “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
By Alexandra E. Petri
Joss Naylor, the English King of Racing Up Mountains, Dies at 88
A sheep farmer, he set records in so-called fell running — rugged off-trail competitions that can last days and present painful hazards, including an irate cow.
By Michael S. Rosenwald
Charles Cyphers, Who Played Sheriff Brackett in ‘Halloween,’ Dies at 85
He was known for his roles as the hard-nosed sheriff in the “Halloween” horror film series.
By Emmett Lindner
Lorenza de’ Medici, Who Elevated Italian Cooking, Is Dead at 97
A descendant of a storied family, she was an author, TV host and cooking school director who showed that Italian cuisine was about more than tomatoes, pizza and pasta.
By Clay Risen
Walter Arlen, Holocaust Refugee and Belated Composer, Is Dead at 103
After fleeing Vienna, he was a music critic and teacher before returning to composing in the 1980s. His memories of Nazi barbarism inspired his music.
By Robert D. McFadden
Barbara Howar, Irreverent Memoirist of Washington Society, Dies at 89
She was already a prominent hostess in the nation’s capital when her uninhibited, best-selling 1973 memoir, “Laughing All the Way,” made her a star.
By Anita Gates
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