Roger J. Miner, 77, Dies; Judge Valued Neutrality
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Judge Miner, a member of the federal appeals court in Manhattan, may have lost a chance to join the Supreme Court by refusing to pledge to rule against abortion.
James Whitaker, King of Royal Reporters, Dies at 71
By JOHN F. BURNS
For 45 years, Mr. Whitaker managed to keep good relations with those he covered, even though he sometimes used tactics associated with the tabloid press.
John Fairfax, Who Rowed Across Oceans, Dies at 74
By MARGALIT FOX
In 1969, after six months alone on the Atlantic battling storms, sharks and encroaching madness, Mr. Fairfax became the first lone oarsman in recorded history to traverse any ocean.
Ronald Fraser, People’s Historian, Dies at 81
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Mr. Fraser was known for his deftness at collecting and presenting ordinary people’s experiences during momentous events like the Spanish Civil War.
Adam Adamowicz, Artist for Lush Video Game Worlds, Dies at 43
By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK
Mr. Adamowicz was a concept artist whose paintings formed the visual foundation for two of the most popular single-player role-playing video games of all time.
Jimmy Sabater, Boogaloo Musician, Dies at 75
By ELIAS E. LOPEZ
Mr. Sabater, a singer and timbales player, was one of the architects of boogaloo in the 1960s and ’70s.
Harry C. McPherson, a Presidential Counsel, Dies at 82
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
Mr. McPherson helped draft bills that became the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and helped shape President Johnson’s Great Society programs.
Zelda Kaplan, a Fixture of New York’s Fashion Scene, Dies at 95
By RUTH LA FERLA
Ms. Kaplan held a colorful place in a layer of New York society made up of flamboyant, surprising and self-invented people who are largely known for being seen.
David Kelly, Irish Film Actor, Dies at 82
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mr. Kelly’s two most prominent roles were late in life, in “Waking Ned Levine” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
Anthony Shadid, Reporter in the Middle East, Dies at 43
By MARGALIT FOX
Mr. Shadid, a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, spent most of his professional life covering the Middle East and was esteemed throughout his career for being an insightful analyst.
At Work in Syria, Times Correspondent Dies
By RICK GLADSTONE
Anthony Shadid, a prize-winning journalist, was reporting inside Syria when he suffered a fatal asthma attack.
Gary Carter, Star Catcher Who Helped Mets to Series Title, Dies at 57
By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN
Mr. Carter, who entered the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Montreal Expo, most famously helped propel the Mets to their dramatic 1986 World Series championship.
Bruce Herman, Worker Training Expert, Dies at 54
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
Mr. Herman fought to preserve New York City’s garment district and to revive manufacturing across the country.
Zina Bethune, Actress and Dancer, Dies at 66
By DENNIS HEVESI
Ms. Bethune balanced careers in ballet and acting from the 1950s to the mid-1970s. She is best known for her role as a nursing student on “The Nurses.”
- A previous version of the headline with this article misstated Ms. Bethune's age when she died. She was 66, not 67.
Charles Anthony Dies at 82; Sang 2,928 Times at Met
By ZACHARY WOOLFE
Mr. Anthony, a tenor, broke records, singing 111 roles in 69 operas at the Met in 57 years.
Robert Glaser, Who Shaped the Science of Student Testing, Dies at 91
By PAUL VITELLO
A cognitive psychologist, Dr. Glaser pioneered ways of measuring not only how students learn but how teachers teach.
Phil Bruns, Hard-Hat Dad on ‘Mary Hartman,’ Dies at 80
By DENNIS HEVESI
Mr. Bruns was a film and TV character actor best known as the cigar-chomping dad on the 1970s soap-opera parody “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.”
Dory Previn, Songwriter, Is Dead at 86
By BRUCE WEBER
Ms. Previn, the lyricist for three Oscar-nominated songs, became famous for her own confessional albums in the early 1970s.
Freddie Solomon, a Star N.F.L. Receiver, Dies at 59
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Solomon gave up his dream of being a pro quarterback to become an outstanding receiver for the Miami Dolphins and a San Francisco 49ers team that won two Super Bowls.
Lillian Bassman, Fashion and Fine-Art Photographer, Dies at 94
By WILLIAM GRIMES
In the 1990s, reinterpretations of Ms. Bassman’s photographs found a new generation of admirers, and a full-fledged revival of her career ensued, with gallery shows and international exhibitions.
Tristram P. Coffin, Folklorist, Dies at 89
By MARGALIT FOX
Professor Coffin, a retired faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, looked into ordinary rituals to find worlds of hidden meanings.
Whitney Houston, Pop Superstar, Dies at 48
By JON PARELES and ADAM NAGOURNEY
Ms. Houston reigned as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage.
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