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Biographies: Anthropologist

AnthropologistPeople in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by CategoryAdams, Robert McCormick, Jr., American anthropologist Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse, American anthropologist and…

Year in Review 2002

Election 2002 Results U.S. SenateHouse of RepresentativesState Governors Quizzes: Places in the News Winter 2002Spring 2002Summer 2002Fall 2002Astronomical Calendar January July…

Norman Wexler Biography

Norman WexlerAge: 73 Harvard-educated screenwriter known for his astute portrayals of street-smart characters. Wexler wrote Saturday Night Fever (1977) and co-wrote Serpico (1973), for which…

Saul Chaplin 1997 Deaths

Saul Chaplinsongwriter, producer, musical director, vocal arranger Chaplin was nominated for five Oscars and won three for his scores of An American in Paris, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers…

Fred Zinnemann Biography

Fred ZinnemannAge: 89film director The Austrian-born auteur won directing Oscars for From Here to Eternity and A Man for All Seasons. His other credits include The Day of the Jackal and…

J. Lee Thompson 2002 Deaths

J. Lee ThompsonAge: 88 British director who earned fame on these shores for Guns of Navarone, which was nominated for seven Oscars. His other credits include Cape Fear. Died: Los Angeles, Aug…

Arthur Widmer 2006 Deaths

Arthur WidmerAge: 92 special-effects pioneer who won a lifetime achievement Oscar for his innovations, which include the blue screen process. The technology allows two different images filmed…

Mako 2006 Deaths

MakoAge: 72 Japanese actor who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the 1966 film The Sand Pebbles. He was a cofounder of East West Players, the first Asian-American theater troupe.…

Philip Yordan 2003 Deaths

Philip YordanAge: 88 writer who won an Oscar for the screenplay to 1954's Broken Lance. He also wrote the breakthrough play Anna Lucasta, a Broadway play with an all-black cast. Died: San…