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Paul Wendkos, 84; director best known for film 'Gidget'

NEW YORK - Paul Wendkos - a movie and television director best known for the frothy surfer film “Gidget,’’ but whose other productions ranged from the dark and edgy to historical dramas - died Nov. 12 at his home in Malibu, Calif. He was 84. The cause ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, Boston Globe,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Harry Cohn,  Cliff Robertson,  James Darren,  New York Times Company,  Cicely Tyson

Paul Wendkos, Director of ‘Gidget’ Surfer Movies, Is Dead at 84

Paul Wendkos, a movie and television director best known for the frothy surfer film “Gidget,” but whose other productions ranged from thrillers to historical dramas, died Nov. 12 at his home in Malibu, Calif. He was 84. The latest on the arts, coverage ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, The New York Times,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Harry Cohn,  Cliff Robertson,  James Darren,  New York Times Company,  Cicely Tyson

Robert Cameron, High-Flying ‘Above’ Photographer, Dies at 98

One of Robert Cameron’s thousands of vibrant color aerial photographs zeroes virtually straight down from above the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge to its anchorage, the reddish hue of the majestic structure glowing in a setting sun. ‘Knowing ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, The New York Times,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Robert Cameron,  American Museum of Natural History,  Paul Goldberger,  New York Times Company

Glenn Remick, 58, Darts Promoter, Dies

Glenn Remick, a beer-loving former construction worker who played a leading role in transforming the barroom game of darts into a national sport, with league members competing in large venues (though they could always still toss back a brewski), died ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, The New York Times,  18 Nov 2009

Thomas O’Malley; helped to launch Glenn into orbit

NEW YORK - Thomas J. O’Malley, the aviation engineer who pushed the button that launched the rocket that carried John Glenn into orbit in 1962, and who five years later played a major role in restarting the Apollo moon program after a launching pad ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, Boston Globe,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: General Dynamics,  John Glenn,  NASA,  New York Times Company,  Boeing

Thomas J. O’Malley, Helped Launch Glenn Into Orbit, Dies at 94

Thomas J. O’Malley, the aviation engineer who pushed the button that launched the rocket that carried John Glenn into orbit in 1962, and who five years later played a major role in reviving the Apollo moon program after a launching-pad fire killed ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, The New York Times,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: General Dynamics,  John Glenn,  NASA,  New York Times Company,  Boeing

John J. O’Connor III, Husband of Former Justice, Is Dead at 79

John J. O’Connor III, a lawyer whose struggle with Alzheimer’s disease was a large factor in the decision by his wife, former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, to retire from the United States Supreme Court, died Wednesday in Phoenix. He was 79. The cause ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, The New York Times,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ronald Reagan,  William H. Rehnquist

Jeremy Morris, 99; proved exercise is heart-healthy

NEW YORK - Jeremy N. Morris, a British epidemiologist whose comparison of heart-attack rates among double-decker bus drivers and conductors in London in the late 1940s and early 1950s laid the scientific groundwork for the modern aerobics movement, ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, Boston Globe,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: International Olympic Committee

Jeremy Morris, Proved Exercise Is Heart-Healthy, Dies at 99 ½

Jeremy N. Morris, a British epidemiologist whose comparison of heart-attack rates among double-decker bus drivers and conductors in London in the late 1940s and early ’50s laid the scientific groundwork for the modern aerobics movement, died Oct. 28 in ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, The New York Times,  7 Nov 2009

George Na’ope, 81, was a master of Hawaii’s sacred hula dance

NEW YORK - George Na’ope, whose mastery of the hula made him a last link between an ancient ritual and modern entertainment, died on Oct. 26 at his home in Hilo, Hawaii. He was 81. The cause was lung disease, said Iwalani Kalima, his student and ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, Boston Globe,  6 Nov 2009

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