Albert Boime, an art historian, educator and author who evaluated art in its social and political context for new insights into French Neo-Classicism, Impressionism and other prominent art movements of the last 250 years, has died.
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Les Schobert, a former general curator of the Los Angeles Zoo who advocated more open space and less isolation for elephants, chimpanzees and other animals in captivity, has died.
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Carmen Rocha, a waitress at El Cholo Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles for many years who is credited with introducing the city to nachos, the now-ubiquitous appetizer of tortilla chips, cheese and jalapeņo peppers, has died.
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Irene Dailey, an actress who won praise for her stage performances but was best known for her role as Liz Matthews on the
NBC daytime soap opera “Another World,” has died.
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Eletra Casadei, the California fashion designer whose prom dresses put away the Sweet Sixteen look and moved into strapless, backless, slit-to-here styles, has died.
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Marian McQuade, an advocate of care for the elderly who founded National Grandparents Day after years of petitioning governors, members of Congress and presidents to support her cause, has died.
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By Mary Rourke |
September 26, 2008
Thomas “Bud” McDonald, who appeared in some of the “Our Gang” movies as a boy and later helped to found prominent alcohol and drug treatment programs in Southern California, has died.
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By Mary Rourke |
September 25, 2008
Patrick Flynn, the music director of the Riverside County Philharmonic for 19 years who also guest-conducted ballet, opera and classical orchestras around the world, has died.
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By Mary Rourke |
September 23, 2008
Paola Timiras, a medical doctor and researcher who pioneered the study of the physiology of aging and taught molecular and cell biology at
UC Berkeley for more than 50 years, died Sept.
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