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Jack Shea dies at 84; sitcom director, ex-Directors Guild chief

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Jack Shea, a Hollywood veteran who directed popular sitcoms such as "The Jeffersons" and who, as president of the Directors Guild of America, forcefully argued for minority hiring and local production, has died. He was 84. Shea's death Sunday at a...

To Glorya Kaufman, the art of dance is a gift on several levels

2012-12-01 06:00:00

Tall, sinewy women, their necks thin and erect, mingle in wispy dresses on the arms of broad-shouldered men under the twinkling white lights of the canopied back patio at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons. As dusk fades and cocktails are served, the black-...

PASSINGS: Mary Jean Pew; R.B Greaves

2012-10-04 00:00:00

Mary Jean Pew Head of Catholic college, aide to Jerry Brown Mary Jean Pew, 82, a former nun who taught history and government at Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles then served as the school's acting president before it closed in 1980, died...

PASSINGS: Simon Gourdine, Svetozar Gligoric

2012-08-21 00:00:00

Simon Gourdine Former NBA executive Simon Gourdine, 72, who became the highest-ranking black executive in professional sports when he was named deputy commissioner of the NBA in 1974, died Thursday in Englewood, N.J. The NBA confirmed his death but...

PASSINGS: Moose Skowron, Pete Fornatale

2012-04-28 00:00:00

Moose Skowron Five-time World Series champion Moose Skowron, 81, a five-time World Series champion with the New York Yankees and the Dodgers and one of only two players to hit three home runs in the seventh games of World Series, died Friday of...

Thomas P. Puccio dies at 67; prosecutor won convictions in Abscam scandal

2012-03-18 00:00:00

Thomas P. Puccio, a former federal prosecutor who won the convictions of several members of Congress in the Abscam bribery scandal in the early 1980s and later became a prominent defense lawyer who secured for socialite Claus von Bulow an acquittal in his...

Thomas Berry dies at 94; cultural historian became a leading thinker on religion and the environment

2009-06-13 00:00:00

Thomas Berry, a cultural historian and specialist in Asian religions who in his later life became a leading thinker on religion and the environment, has died. He was 94. Berry died June 1 at the Well-Spring Retirement Community in Greensboro, N.C.,...

Your morning fashion and beauty report: Anna Paquin's wedding dress. 'The Tudors' wins best costume Emmy. And yes, you can repurpose a bridal gown.

2010-08-23 16:32:17

Fordham University launches Fashion Law Institute, a first for the industry

2010-09-10 16:32:19

Were low Oscar ratings the fault of Anne Hathaway and James Franco or 'The King's Speech'?

2011-02-28 21:36:06

Elections test

2011-03-28 00:00:00

Alfred Masini dies at 80; creator of 'Entertainment Tonight'

2010-12-02 00:00:00

Alfred Masini, a pioneer of first-run syndication who created such hit television shows as "Entertainment Tonight" and "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," has died. He was 80. Masini died Monday in Honolulu from complications of melanoma, said Kristin...

Melissa E. Manning has joined the Chicago office of Quarles & Brady LLP as an associate in the Commercial Litigation Group. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Manning clerked for Chief Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. of the Northern District of Indiana.

2011-11-01 00:00:00

Lead singer Bono and the other members of U2 perform on ABC s Good Morning America at Fordham University in New York as part of a massive marketing blitz to promote their new album No Line on the Horizon.

2009-03-06 00:00:00