Weekly Obituaries Roundup
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Deaths for the week ending 15 March 2003:
Sunday, 9 March 2003
Stan Brakhage, avant-garde filmmaker (Dog Star Man), of cancer, 70.
Monday, 10 March 2003
William Glenn, heart surgeon, of complications from pneumonia, 88.
Marina Ladynina, actress (Russian), 94.
Tuesday, 11 March 2003
Zinn Arthur, bandleader/photographer, 90.
Alta Cohen, major leaguer (Brooklyn Dodgers), 94.
John Dow, U.S. Congressman (D-NY, 1965-69, 1971-73), 97.
Sidney Lippman, songwriter ("A You're Adorable"), 89.
Wayne Wright, jockey, 86.
Wednesday, 12 March 2003
Zoran Djindjic, prime minister of Serbia, shot (assassinated), 50.
Howard Fast, author (Citizen Tom Paine), 88.
Lynne Thigpen, actress (Ella Farmer on "The District"), of a cerebral hemorrhage, 54.
Thursday, 13 March 2003
Al Blades, NFL football player (Miami Hurricanes), in an automobile accident, 26.
Robert "Bob" Curran, columnist (Buffalo News), 80.
Ian Samwell, guitarist and songwriter ("Move It"), of heart failure, 66.
Friday, 14 March 2003
Cyl Farney, actor (Brazilian), of heart failure, 78.
Al Gionfriddo, major leaguer (Brooklyn Dodgers), 81.
Ivan Rassimov, actor (Italian), cause not reported, 64.
Saturday, 15 March 2003
Jay Call, retailer (Flying J Fuel Co.), in a private plane crash, 62.
Richard Carroll, clothier (Carroll & Co., Beverly Hills), of a heart attack, 80.
Margaret L. Coit-Elwell, historian (John C. Calhoun: American Patriot), 83.
Joseph Coors, brewer (Coors), of lymphatic cancer, 85.
Thora Hird, actress (British), after a stroke, 91.
Paul Stojanovich, TV producer ("COPS"), fell from a cliff while posing for a photo, 47.