Leo Leonard, the founder of Pacific Southwest Airlines, wanted to clear the name of the pilot in a deadly 1978 crash.
Joseph Kleinman was one of the nearly 180,000 Holocaust survivors living in Israel.
Bobby Unser, a beloved three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and part of the only pair of brothers to win the prestigious race, has died at age 87.
“The Pandemic’s Toll: Lives Lost in California” is a collection of Times obituaries about some of those who have died of COVID-19.
Browning started on The Times’ copy desk in 1994, working out of the old Times building on Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles until his retirement in 2013.
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A look at the life of legendary Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, who died at the age of 93 on Thursday.
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Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis, the theater veteran who had memorable turns in films such as “Moonstruck” and “Steel Magnolias,” has died in New York City.
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Eli Broad, a billionaire philanthropist and art collector, played a central role in building such Los Angeles institutions as Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Museum of Contemporary Art before building his own museum, the Broad.
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After COVID-19 patients died in hospitals, nurses helped handle their belongings, which they knew would be precious to family members.
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Anne Douglas, the widow of Kirk Douglas and stepmother of Michael Douglas, has died in California.
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Elliot Katz helped launch the animal rights movement as founder of the organization In Defense of Animals
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Al Schmitt, who holds the record for the most Grammy wins in the engineering category with 23, has died at 91.
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Collins piloted the ship as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their historic first steps on the moon
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A former football player and police officer, Bruno led the diocese through turbulent times.
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Former Raiders defensive back Mike Davis, who made a game-clinching interception in the playoffs against the Browns more than 40 years ago, dies at 65.
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Israeli designer Alber Elbaz, best known for being at the helm of the French fashion house Lanvin for 14 years, has died at age 59.
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He drove a train loaded with torpedoes away from strafing Japanese planes during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
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Eli Broad, a billionaire philanthropist and art collector, played a central role in building such Los Angeles institutions as Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Museum of Contemporary Art before building his own museum, the Broad.
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Gary Cooper, the strong, silent hero of the screen, died of cancer at 12:27 p.m.
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Marlene Dietrich, the seductive actress and entertainer whose sultry, distinctive face graced motion picture screens during Hollywood’s two most glamorous decades, died Wednesday in the Right Bank apartment in Paris where she had lived as a fashionable recluse the past several years.
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Judy Garland, who paid a tragic price for the life of the show-business superstar, died in London Sunday.
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James Gandolfini won three Emmys playing Tony Soprano, a clinically depressed and violent Mafia boss, in the groundbreaking HBO drama.
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A rare cancer claims the 1970s pinup beauty. First known for her looks and hairstyle, she captivated critics with ‘The Burning Bed’ and other serious roles. Later, she chronicled her illness.
