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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.

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Georgie Anne Geyer, who broke gender barriers as hard-charging foreign correspondent, dies at 84

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Georgie Anne Geyer, who broke gender barriers as hard-charging foreign correspondent, dies at 84

Georgie Anne Geyer, a longtime foreign correspondent who chased after the world’s most despotic leaders while clearing the way for a future generation of women journalists who’d largely been excluded from the male-dominated foreign press corps, has died at her home in Washington, D.C.

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James Arkatov, founder of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, dies at 98

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James Arkatov, founder of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, dies at 98

His was an immigrant’s story, a child from Russia who landed in San Francisco, befriended violinist Isaac Stern — whose fame was still to come — took up the cello and decided to pour his life into making music.

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Leonard Bailey, surgeon who stoked moral dilemma with baboon-to-human heart transplant, dies at 76

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Leonard Bailey, surgeon who stoked moral dilemma with baboon-to-human heart transplant, dies at 76

Leonard Bailey, the Loma Linda surgeon who opened new doors in medicine when he transplanted a baboon heart into an infant girl but then endured withering criticism for harvesting an organ from an animal to help save the life of a human, has died after a years-long fight with cancer.

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Jim Fowler, naturalist who brought animals to TV on ‘Wild Kingdom,’ dies at 89

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Jim Fowler, naturalist who brought animals to TV on ‘Wild Kingdom,’ dies at 89

Jim Fowler, the towering wildlife enthusiast who brought pumas, anacondas and birds of prey to prime-time television in the long-running “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom,” has died at his home in Connecticut.