Steve Marble - Los Angeles Times

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Barbara Testa, Hollywood librarian who found ‘Huck Finn’ manuscript in her attic, dies at 91

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Barbara Testa, Hollywood librarian who found ‘Huck Finn’ manuscript in her attic, dies at 91

The 600-page, handwritten document had been missed nearly 100 years

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L.A. Times photo editor Alan Hagman dies at 55; ‘always the nicest person in the room’

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L.A. Times photo editor Alan Hagman dies at 55; ‘always the nicest person in the room’

As a photographer he shot defining images of Southern California; as an editor he looked for images that told stories about the world.

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Fred Krinke, L.A.'s king of the fountain pen, dies at 91

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Fred Krinke, L.A.'s king of the fountain pen, dies at 91

In a world of keyboards and touch screens, Krinke’s Fountain Pen Shop was a throwback to more elegant times.

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Bernard Slade, who wrote ‘Same Time, Next Year’ and created ‘Partridge Family,’ dies

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Bernard Slade, who wrote ‘Same Time, Next Year’ and created ‘Partridge Family,’ dies

Bernard Slade, the actor-turned-writer who crafted the enduring romantic comedy “Same Time, Next Year” about a lovable pair of adulterers and wrote the script for the pop music sitcom “The Partridge Family,” has died at his home in Beverly Hills.

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Karen Pendleton, original Mouseketeer who became advocate for disabled people, dies

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Karen Pendleton, original Mouseketeer who became advocate for disabled people, dies

Karen Pendleton’s life took a different direction when a car accident left her paralyzed and she devoted herself to working with the disabled.

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Samuel Mayerson, Patty Hearst prosecutor who spared her a prison sentence, dies at 96

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Samuel Mayerson, Patty Hearst prosecutor who spared her a prison sentence, dies at 96

Samuel Mayerson, the L.A. County prosecutor who helped win a conviction against newspaper heiress Patty Hearst and then in a stunning display of compassion urged the court to spare her more time behind bars for her crimes, has died.

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Mardik Martin, screenwriter on ‘Raging Bull’ and ‘Mean Streets,’ dies at 84

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Mardik Martin, screenwriter on ‘Raging Bull’ and ‘Mean Streets,’ dies at 84

From Baghdad to Hollywood, Martin became Martin Scorsese’s reliable partner

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Jerry Epstein, last of the Marina del Rey developers, dies at 96

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Jerry Epstein, last of the Marina del Rey developers, dies at 96

Development of the small-craft harbor -- the largest in the country -- changed Los Angeles’ coastline forever.

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Clora Bryant, who broke barriers as a jazz trumpet player, dies at 92

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Clora Bryant, who broke barriers as a jazz trumpet player, dies at 92

Clora Bryant, who stood firm in her resolve to be a respected jazz trumpet player despite the open sexism that shadowed her, has died at 92.

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George Rosenkranz, the chemist who changed the world with ‘the pill,’ dies at 102

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George Rosenkranz, the chemist who changed the world with ‘the pill,’ dies at 102

It was 1951 in Mexico City, and George Rosenkranz and two colleagues were hard at work creating a synthetic hormone they hoped would help prevent pregnant women from having a miscarriage.