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Seymour Fromer, Archivist of Jewish Contribution to West, Dies at 87

Seymour Fromer, who with his wife, Rebecca, opened a museum in California that eventually came to hold one of the largest collections of Judaica in North America, including archives documenting the history of Jews in the American West, died Oct. 25 at ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, The New York Times,  1 Nov 2009

Peter Shellem, Investigative Reporter Who Wrote About Wrongful Convictions, Dies at 49

Peter Shellem, whose relentless digging into dusty court records, erroneous crime-lab reports and coerced confessions during his 23 years as a reporter for The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa., led to the release of five wrongly convicted prisoners, ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, The New York Times,  31 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barry Scheck,  Innocence Project,  Mercury

Richard T. Whitcomb, Revolutionized the Design of Jet Aircraft, Dies at 88

Richard T. Whitcomb, whose understanding of the way air rips around an airplane as it approaches the sound barrier revolutionized the way jets are shaped, allowing them to fly faster on less fuel, died Oct. 13 in Newport News, Va. He was 88 and lived ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, The New York Times,  25 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Marilyn Monroe,  New York Times Company

Jack Nelson, Journalist, Dies at 80

Jack Nelson, a former Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and Washington bureau chief for The Los Angeles Times who brought finely honed investigative skills to his coverage of the civil rights movement and the Watergate scandal, died early Wednesday at ...

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

Related Topics: Los Angeles Times,  PBS,  J. Edgar Hoover,  Jim Clark,  Gene Roberts

Donald Kaufman's estate may have the toy car of your dreams

I t started in 1950 with a $4 purchase from a friend: an International Harvester Red Baby truck. It grew into one of the largest and most valuable collections of antique toy cars and trucks in the world. Donald Kaufman's trove included a highly prized 19 ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, Globe and Mail,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Donald Kaufman,  New York Times Company

Donald Kaufman, 79; amassed valuable toy car collection

NEW YORK - It started in 1950 with a $4 purchase from a friend: an International Harvester Red Baby truck. It grew into one of the largest and most valuable collections of antique toy cars and trucks in the world. Donald Kaufman, whose trove included a ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, Boston Globe,  18 Oct 2009

Related Topics: New York Times Company,  Home Depot, Inc.,  Henry Gordon Bennett

Donald Kaufman, Collector of Toy Cars, Dies at 79

It started in 1950 with a $4 purchase from a friend: an International Harvester Red Baby truck. It grew into one of the largest and most valuable collections of antique toy cars and trucks in the world. Donald and Sally Kaufman hold a 1928 Rolls Royce ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, The New York Times,  17 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Home Depot, Inc.,  Henry Gordon Bennett,  New York Times Company

Douglas Campbell, Canadian Actor Dies at 87

Douglas Campbell, a burly, full-throated Scottish-born actor who drew wide acclaim in Canada and beyond, particularly for his many roles at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, died on Tuesday in Montreal. He was 87 and lived in Montreal. The ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, The New York Times,  15 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Douglas Campbell,  CBC,  Tom Patterson,  Tyrone Guthrie,  Christopher Plummer

Jules Power, a Producer of ‘Mr. Wizard,’ Dies at 87

Jules Power, who helped break the mold of cartoonish children’s shows in the early days of television by producing programs that entranced youngsters with basic science and allowed them to roam the world from their living rooms, died on Friday in ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, The New York Times,  15 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Federal Communications Commission,  National Science Foundation,  New York Times Company,  Northwestern University,  Hugh Downs

Josef Burg, 97; author wrote about Jewish life during WWII

NEW YORK - Josef Burg, who as one of the last Yiddish authors in Eastern Europe preserved vestiges of a once-vibrant culture in fictional reflections on Jewish life, from the ghettos of the cities to the remote shtetl villages of the Carpathian ...

From DENNIS HEVESI, Boston Globe,  8 Oct 2009

Related Topics: New York Times Company,  New York University

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