Wire Obituaries

A conservative Christian who helped to lead President George W. Bush's faith-based initiative but then criticized the effort has died.

The Irish actor Milo O'Shea, whose many roles on stage and screen included a friar in Franco Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet," an evil scientist in "Barbarella" and a Supreme Court justice on "The West Wing," has died in New York City. He was 86.

Robert V. Remini, an award-winning scholar of Andrew Jackson and 19th century politics who viewed Washington firsthand in the 21st century when he became the official historian for the U.S. House of Representatives, has died. He was 91.

Robert V. Remini, a prize-winning scholar of Andrew Jackson and the former official historian for the U.S. House of Representatives, has died. He was 91.

Roger Ebert could be tough on filmmakers, but unlike many critics, he earned their respect.

For years, people who read Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's novels assumed she was born in India. She wrote about swamis, social climbers, duplicitous landlords and other characters from the Indian bourgeoisie who inevitably found themselves colliding with curious visitors from the West.

It was reviewing movies that made Roger Ebert as famous and wealthy as many of the stars who felt the sting or caress of his pen or were the recipients of his televised thumbs-up or thumbs-down judgments.

The death of film critic Roger Ebert elicits wide reaction from directors, actors, fellow critics and others:

Roger Ebert could be tough on filmmakers, but unlike many critics, he earned their respect.

LOS ANGELES-William H. Ginsburg, a seasoned medical malpractice attorney who bolted to national prominence in the brutal arena of Washington politics as Monica Lewinsky's lawyer, died Monday at his home in the San Fernando Valley city of Sherman Oaks. He was 70.

Oscar-winning screenwriter and award-winning novelist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala has died. She was 85.

Oscar-winning screenwriter and award-winning novelist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala has died. She was 85.

Pasha P183, a prominent Russian graffiti artist who hid his identity and has been compared to Britain's Banksy, has died. He was 29.

William H. Ginsburg, who was Monica Lewinsky's first lawyer during the sex scandal involving President Bill Clinton, has died. He was 70.

William H. Ginsburg, who was Monica Lewinsky's first lawyer during the sex scandal involving President Bill Clinton, has died. He was 70.

William H. Ginsburg, who was Monica Lewinsky's lawyer during the sex scandal of the Clinton presidency, has died. He was 70.

The Jim Henson Co. says Henson's partner in marriage and Muppets has died.

The Jim Henson Co. says Henson's partner in marriage and Muppets has died.

Greg Willard, a longtime NBA referee who worked more than 1,600 games before he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, has died. He was 54.

Jack Pardee, a Texas football legend who was Walter Payton's first head coach in the NFL and guided the Bears to a playoff appearance in 1977, died of cancer, his family announced Monday. He was 76.

Jack Pardee, an All-Pro NFL linebacker whose career with the Los Angeles Rams was interrupted in the mid-1960s when he battled malignant melanoma before returning to the field and becoming a well-traveled coach, has died. He was 76.

A Los Angeles Times obituary for prominent music producer Phil Ramone incorrectly reported his birth year. According to his family and public records, he was born in 1934 and was 79 when he died.

Paul Williams, a pioneering rock music journalist whose Crawdaddy! Magazine is considered the first U.S. publication to write seriously about rock 'n roll, has died in California. He was 64.

Paul Williams, a pioneering rock music journalist whose Crawdaddy! Magazine is considered the first U.S. publication to write seriously about rock 'n roll, has died in California. He was 64.

Paul Williams, a pioneering rock music journalist whose Crawdaddy! magazine preceded Rolling Stone, has died in Southern California. He was 64.

Elwin Wilson, the former Ku Klux Klan supporter who publicly apologized for years of violent racism, including the beating of a black Freedom Rider who went on to become a Georgia congressman, has died. He was 76.

Richard Griffiths, the nimble British character actor best known to American audiences as cantankerous, wizard-fearing Uncle Vernon in the blockbuster Harry Potter films, died Thursday at a hospital in Coventry, England. He was 65.

Bob Turley, a hard-throwing right-hander who won the Orioles' first home game, died of liver cancer early Saturday morning, according to his son Terry Turley. He was 82.

Former Alabama athletic director Mal Moore, who played and coached under Bear Bryant, hired Nick Saban and presided over a heyday in athletics at his alma mater, has passed away.

Phil Ramone, the masterful Grammy Award-winning engineer, arranger and producer whose platinum touch included recordings with Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon, died Saturday of complications stemming from heart surgery, his family said. He was 79.