Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 22 August 2015:

Jacob Bekenstein, physicist, of a heart attack, 68.

Yvonne Craig, actress (Batgirl in "Batman"), of breast cancer, 78.

Mike Gaechter, NFL football player (Dallas Cowboys), of heart failure, 75.

Laszlo Paskai, Roman Catholic cardinal (Hungary), of cancer, 88.

Louis Stokes, U.S. Congressman (D-OH, 1969-93), of an illness, 90.

Bud Yorkin, TV director and producer ("What's Happening!"), of natural causes, 89.

Melody Patterson, actress (Wrangler Jane Thrift on "F-Troop"), of multiple organ failure, 66.

Anna Kashfi, actress (Night of the Quarter Moon), 80. She was the wife of actor Marlon Brando.

Lou Tsioropoulos, NBA basketball player (Boston Celtics), 84.