Deaths for the week ending 17 November 2007:
Sunday, 11 November 2007
Delbert Mann, film director (Marty), of pneumonia, 87.
Dick Nolan, NFL football player and coach (San Francisco 49ers), of prostate cancer, 75. He was the father of NFL coach Mike Nolan.
Monday, 12 November 2007
Aletra Hampton, jazz musician (The Hampton Sisters), after a long illness, 92.
Ira Levin, author (Rosemary's Baby), of a heart attack, 78.
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Robert Taylor, track athlete (1972 Olympics), presumably of heart problems, 59. He was the father of NFL football player Bobby Taylor.
Wednesday, 14 November 2007
Michael Blodgett, actor (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls), apparently of a heart attack, 68.
Ronnie Burns, TV performer ("The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show"), of cancer, 72. He was the son of Burns and Allen.
Thursday, 15 November 2007
Joe Nuxhall, major leaguer and broadcaster (Cincinnati Reds), of an illness, 79.
Friday, 16 November 2007
Victor Rabinowitz, lawyer (Alger Hiss), 96.
Weekly Obituaries Roundup