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PASSINGS: Bernard G. Sarnat
Bernard G. Sarnat
Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, research scientist
Dr. Bernard G. Sarnat, 99, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon and research scientist who advanced the study of facial deformities, died of respiratory failure Oct. 21 in Los Angeles, his...Tags: Merle Haggard, Personal Service, Cosmetic Procedures, Entertainment, Health and Medical Professionals
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PASSINGS: Sid Melton, Leonard Stone, Liz Anderson, Thomas McNeeley Jr., George Rountree
Sid Melton
Character actor in dozens of TV, film projects
Sid Melton, 94, a character actor perhaps best known for his roles in the hit television shows "Green Acres" and "The Danny Thomas Show," died of pneumonia Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph...Tags: Television, Entertainment Events, William Powell, Movies, Obituaries
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Book review: 'At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing,' edited by George Kimball and John Schulian
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAt the Fights American Writers on Boxing Edited by George Kimball & John Schulian Library of America: 517 pp., $35 Part freak show, part sitcom, part mortal combat — ah, yes, behold the world of professional prizefighting, the face-break...Tags: The Biggest Loser (tv program), Jane Austen, Book, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sherwood Anderson
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Jim Murray, Feb. 19, March 5, 1961
The Daily MirrorFeb. 19, 1961: Baseball fans are over-conservative, Jim Murray says, so they don't like Phil Wrigley's idea of using eight coaches and a computer to manage the Cubs. March 5, 1961: Jim Murray writes about a conference call between him,...... -
Jim Murray, March 15, 1961
The Daily MirrorMarch 15, 1961: Jim Murray watches a broadcast of the Floyd Patterson – Ingemar Johansson fight at the Orpheum Theatre on Broadway.... -
Book review: 'The Cross of Redemption' by James Baldwin, edited by Randall Kenan
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe Cross of Redemption Uncollected Writings James Baldwin, edited by Randall Kenan Pantheon: 308 pp. $26.95 Not infrequently, James Baldwin found himself quite publicly fielding a deeply presuming question. Though versions varied over time, the rough...Tags: Sonny Liston, Book, Ethics, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Les Keiter dies at 89; sportscaster known for radio re-creations of games
Times Staff And Wire ReportsLes Keiter, a longtime sportscaster who was known for his radio re-creations of San Francisco Giants games for New York listeners in the first few years after the baseball team moved to California, died Tuesday at Castle Medical Center near Honolulu. He...Tags: Sonny Liston, Television, Health, Radio Industry, Sports
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Ingemar Johansson, 76, dies; Swedish boxer stunned world by knocking out Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson, the Swede who stunned the boxing world by knocking out Floyd Patterson to win the heavyweight title in 1959, has died, a longtime friend said today. Johansson was 76. Johansson died at a nursing home in Kungsbacka on Sweden's west...Tags: Nursing, Social Issues, Health, Boxing, Hospitals and Clinics
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Prominent sports deaths
Kirby Puckett: Baseball Hall of Famer, 45, stroke. Floyd Patterson: Heavyweight boxing champion, 71, Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer. Curt Gowdy: Preeminent sportscaster, 86, leukemia. Steve Howe: Former Dodgers reliever, 48, car...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Heart Attack, Motorvehicle Accidents, Light Heavyweight Boxing, Sports
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Court listings: July 8
Julie Ann Elsen, 38, Hecla, speeding, fined $105. Cole Edward Hager, 17, of 1419 Squire Lane, careless driving, fined $120. Evelyn Ann Hillesland, 62, Ellendale, N.D., speeding, fined $105. Kirk Noel Niesen, age unavailable, Las Vegas, Nev., speeding,...Tags: Prisons, James Allen, Drunk Driving, Health, Weather Warnings
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Ali's gloves sold for $1.1 million
KIAHOn November 22, 1965, in Las Vegas one of the greatest boxers of all time stepped into the ring to win his second heavy weight title defense. Muhammad Ali beat Floyd Patterson by technical knockout at the end of the 12th round. Ali called Patterson an...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, Muhammad Ali
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Mesa Musings: Ali inspires my fight with Parkinson's
Several nights ago I dreamed I met heavyweight boxing champ and cultural icon, Muhammad Ali. He turned 70 last week. Though I've been a fan for decades, I confess I've never dreamed of him before. The setting was a surreal, red carpet-like environment,...Tags: Sonny Liston, Pneumonia, 2016 Olympic Games, George Foreman, Radio
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