Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 14 August 2004:

Paul "Mousie" Garner, actor (The New Three Stooges), of kidney problems, 95.

Fay Wray, actress (King Kong), 96.

Tony Mottola, guitarist ("The Tonight Show" band), of complications from a stroke, 86.

Roderick W. Peterson, TV writer ("The Waltons"), of encephalitis, 83.

David Raksin, film composer (Laura), of heart failure, 92.

Alan N. Cohen, sports executive (Boston Celtics), cause not reported, 73.

Christopher Quinn, racehorse jockey, of injuries from a fall during a race, 42.

James S. Rockefeller, rower (1924 Olympics) and bank executive, 102.

Joe Falls, sports columnist (Detroit), of heart failure, 76.

Robert "Willie" Egan, blues singer and pianist (Marvin & Johnny), of cancer, 70.

Chuck Leonard, disc jockey (New York City), of lung cancer, 67.

George Yardley, NBA basketball player (Detroit Pistons), of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 75.

Julia Child, TV chef ("The French Chef"), 92.

William D. Ford, U.S. Congressman (D-MI, 1965-95), of complications from a stroke, 77.

Neal Fredericks, cinematographer (The Blair Witch Project), in a private plane crash, 35.

Czeslaw Milosz, poet (Polish), 93.