Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 21 June 2003:

Hume Cronyn, actor (Cocoon), of cancer, 91.

Elsa Kopp, frozen custard maker (Kopp's Frozen Custard), 92.

Gordon Mills, journalist (Vermont), 81.

Esmond Patterson, religious broadcaster (Atlanta, Georgia), of pneumonia, 75.

Philip Stone, actor (The Shining), of cancer, 79.

Asa Baber, columnist (Playboy), of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 66.

Larry Doby, major leaguer (Cleveland Indians), of cancer, 79.

W. E. "Smiley" Adams, racehorse trainer (Master Derby), cause not reported, 69.

Laura Sadler, actress (British), of complications from a fall, 22.

Fielder Cook, screenwriter (The Homecoming), after a stroke, 80.

Raymond Serra, actor (typically portrayed mobsters and goons), cause not reported, 71.

Bob Stump, U.S. Congressman (R-AZ, 1977-2002), of a blood disorder, 76.

George Axelrod, playwright (The Seven Year Itch), of heart failure, 81.

Richard A. Gump Sr., attorney (Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld), 85.

Roger Neilson, NHL hockey coach, of bone and skin cancer, 69.

Leon Uris, author/screenwriter (Exodus), of heart and kidney failure, 78.