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For the record - Aug. 18, 2010

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Richie Hayward: The obituary of Little Feat drummer Richie Hayward in Saturday’s LATExtra section did not include a complete list of surviving family members. They are Hayward’s wife, Shauna Drayson-Hayward; his children, Scott, Kalin, Briony, Sydney, Rachell, Daniel, Natalie and Severn; his mother, Beatrice; his stepfather, Bob Johnson; his sister, Linda; his brother, Gary; and a granddaughter.

Goodreads.com: The On the Media column in Saturday’s Calendar section about the website Goodreads.com suggested that the great-great-great-grandfather of the website’s founder had founded the Los Angeles Times. Gen. Harrison Gray Otis bought part ownership of The Times in 1882, a year after it began publication, and was its publisher for 35 years.

‘Hung’: The Sunday Conversation column with Anne Heche in Sunday’s Calendar section said that the character of Ray on HBO’s series “Hung” was a football coach. He coaches baseball.

Pat Boone: The Classic Hollywood column about Pat Boone in the Aug. 11 Calendar section said that the entertainer has sold more than 45 million albums. Boone has sold more than 45 million records. Also, the name of his daughter Debby was misspelled as Debbie.

Gay marriage: An article in Saturday’s LATExtra section about an appeal of a federal judge’s decision to overturn Proposition 8, the California law barring same-sex marriages, misspelled the last name of an attorney representing gay couples opposed to Proposition 8. His name is Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., not Boustrous.

Stan Chambers: An article in the Aug. 11 Calendar section about KTLA-TV newsman Stan Chambers’ retirement misspelled the last name of the late newscaster George Putnam as Puttnam.

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