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Richard Harris | Katharine Hepburn | Gary Gallon | Glay Sperling
Robert Stewart | Derek Hannaford | Claude Ryan | Gerald Bouey
Pierre Sévigny | Harry Mayerovitch OWN | Eric Kierans
Peter Weitzer | John Scholefield | Dr. Michael Oliver O.C.
Christopher Reeve | Pierre Salanger | Jack Cole | Ken Iverson
Mike from Canmore | Arthur Hailey | Saul Bellow
Thomas Alevisatos | Peter Jennings | Richard Holden
Johann Shaw | Andrée Beaulieu-Green | John Spencer (Leo)
Irving Layton | Gisele Richardson | George Petty | Richard Gareau
John Kenneth Galbraith | Andre Vecsei | Louis Rukeyser
Forest Roy | Line Robillard | A. Schlesinger | Sally Drummond
Gerald R. Ford | Mark Harrison | George Benson | Boris Yeltsin
Beverly Sills | Ingmar Bergman | Claude C. Frenette | James Wright
Luciano Pavarotti | Iris Fitzpatrick | Stephen Raphael
Walter Curtin | Antonio Lamer | Jacques Hébert | Sam Gesser
Charlton Heston | Mary Morter

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2005

Dr. Andrée Beaulieu-Green ICARI Inc.

Andrée Beaulieu-Green died Feb 14, 2005 nous a quittés le 14 février à l'âge de 79 ans. Consacrée comme l'une des 100 femmes qui font bouger le monde par le magazine français L'Express en 1995, elle était née à Mont-Joli, en Gaspésie, manifestement décidée à changer le monde.
La fondatrice d’ICARI, pionnière des arts numériques et que le magazine Express considérait comme « une des cent femmes qui font bouger le monde », est décédée lundi à Montréal. Un hommage lui sera rendu samedi, à partir de 14 h 30 au centre MÉMORIA, au 4231, boulevard Saint-Laurent. more LeDevoir | Wednesday-Nights pages

Bobby Short,

March 21, 2005 Bobby Short, the cherubic singer and pianist whose high-spirited but probing renditions of popular standards evoked the glamour and sophistication of Manhattan nightlife, died yesterday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He was 80, and had homes in Manhattan and southern France.
Mr. Short liked to call himself a saloon singer, and his "saloon" since 1968 was one of the most elegant in the country, the intimate Cafe Carlyle tucked in the Carlyle hotel on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. more

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Tuesday Dec 7, 2004 ts Pierre Berton, a prolific icon remembered
VANCOUVER—We were lunching on the patio at West Vancouver`s verdant Park Royal Hotel. I`d met Pierre Berton several times. In his long and stunningly grand career Berton had been asked every possible question — by adulating readers and television watchers and radio listeners, by journalists engaged in the ancient practice of interviewing each other, and I`d run out of the obvious ones myself.

Johnny Carson

Remembering TV LEGEND JOHNNY CARSON DIES
Johnny Carson, the widely admired former talk-show host, has died, the NBC television network said Sunday. ts
TRIBUTES POUR IN FOR TV LEGEND JOHNNY CARSON Many of Hollywood's top entertainers who credit TV legend Johnny Carson for launching their careers paid tribute to the former late-night talk show host, who died Sunday of emphysema. more from cbc | Time Mag

Saul Bellow

Tributes for author, Nobel laureate Saul Bellow

NEW YORK - Quebec-born writer and Nobel laureate Saul Bellow has died at age 89. Bellow's close friend and lawyer, Walter Pozen, said the writer had been in declining health, but was "wonderfully sharp to the end."
ts Saul Bellow`s heroes stood for U.S. tradition
When Saul Bellow appeared on the scene in the 1940s, he introduced a new voice into American literature. Earlier in the 20th century, American writers tended to hide themselves in their fiction. ec Obituary

Apr 24, 2005 ts John Mills projected `English decency` Sir John Mills, the Academy Award-winning actor and patriarch of one of Britain`s leading theatrical families, died yesterday. He was 97.

Tom Alevisatos

Thomas Alevisatos on April 28, 2005, peacefully left us. He was known to many as Tom from "CHEZ NICK", on Greene Ave. in Westmount. as unselfishly giving of himself to anyone in need, whether it be through a warm and sincere hug or words of wisdom and guidance.

Sir Edward Heath on Jul 18, 2005 at 89 A carpenter's son who broke the tradition of blue bloods leading the British Conservative Party, he was a born politician whose major achievement was to negotiate Britain's 1973 entry into the European Community. The entry overturned years of resistance both domestically and by France, which had vetoed Britain's entry in 1967. Go Back

Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings became the chief anchor of ABC-TV's World News Tonight in 1983 and continued in that role into the 21st century. For many of those years he has went head-to-head with two other longstanding network anchors, NBC's Tom Brokaw and CBS's Dan Rather. A Canadian by birth, Jennings is known for his dry, understated delivery. Jennings also anchored the ABC evening news from 1965-67, which at the time made him the youngest network anchor in TV history.

Richard Holden

Tuesday Sep 20, 2005 Richard Holden, the former Equality Party MNA who enraged his Westmount constituents by crossing the floor to the Parti Quebecois, has died.

"Canada was a very wonderful country," Holden said three years before the 1995 sovereignty referendum, delighting in rattling the teacups of the Westmount establishment from which he came. "I was very pleased to be a Canadian, but it is not the country I once knew."

Simon Wiesenthal

Tuesday Sep 20, 2005 nyt Simon Wiesenthal, Nazi Hunter, Dies at 96
The Holocaust survivor devoted his life to tracking down Nazi war criminals and fighting anti-Semitism after World War II
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin has offered his condolences to the family and friends of Simon Wiesenthal, the Nazi hunter who has died in Vienna at the age of 96. Mr. Martin has noted that his death coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Auschwitz death camp as well as the creation of the United Nations Charter. Himself an Auschwitz survivor, Mr. Wiesenthal established an information and documentation centre in Linz in 1947, from which he helped the tracking down of more than 1,100 Nazi criminals. Economist Obituary

December 2005 John
Spencer
as Leo McGarry

Versatile character actor and Emmy Award winner, John Spencer plays Leo McGarry, on the Emmy winning NBC drama “The West Wing.” His work on the show was rewarded with an Emmy Award win for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series both in 2002 and five consecutive nominations, including last year’s.
A native of New Jersey, Spencer now resides in Los Angeles and New York. His birthday is December 20.

2006

Irving Layton, 93

Canadian poet Irving Layton 1912-2006 died Wednesday in a Montreal The 93-year old poet, who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Mr. Layton published more than 40 books of poetry and prose over more than five decades

Once described as being both "the Picasso and the Mae West of poetry," Layton will be remembered not only for his often erotic verse but also for his abrasive ego, outrageous opinions, entertaining love life and bitter feuds, as well as for being a provocative, stimulating teacher.
Story by ALAN HUSTAK

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Shelley Winters

January 15, 2006 Shelley Winters, Winner of Two Oscars, Dies
Shelley Winters, who once described her life as a "rocky road out of the Brooklyn ghetto to one New York apartment, two Oscars, three California houses, four hit plays, five Impressionist paintings, six mink coats and 99 films," died yesterday. She was 83, although some sources say she was 85.
A major movie presence for more than five decades, Shelley Winters turned herself from a self-described "dumb blond bombshell" in B pictures to a widely respected actress who was nominated four times for Academy Awards and Stared with David Nicholson in City on Fire.
By Roseanne Barr, comedian whose grandmother on her eponymous 1990s sitcom was played by Oscar winner Winters

For me, The Poseidon Adventure was the greatest and most moving performance by any woman actor ever. I wanted her to play my grandmother, who in real life was also a force of nature. Aside from picking Shelley's brain constantly to make her tell me what she used as inspiration/motivation for her various roles and just being able to watch her act, I loved hearing about the men she had liaisons with — that was a hoot! She was a raging feminist too, and a freethinker. And she was also a fearless presence in the fight for civil rights on behalf of black people in Hollywood — and therefore culture at large.

Gisele Richardson

GISELE RICHARDSON PRESIDENT OF RICHARDSON MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES Gisele passed away unexpectedly at the end of 2005 while in San Miguel Mexico. She leaves behind many friends world wide. Born in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, Gisele lived an interesting and challenging life. After living in Columbia, Guatemala, Nigeria, Greece, Thailand and Japan, she returned to Montreal where she established Richardson Management. Everyone who was lucky enough to know her has learned and been touched in some way by her wisdom, kindness and generosity. Gisele was passionate about her work, people, cooking, plants, her home in Greece and life in general, as she lived it to the fullest! Gisele was a strong supporter of many local and international organisations and in lieu of flowers please make a donation to the organisation of your choice. There will be no public ceremony and condolences can be sent to: solutions@richardsonmanagement.com Wednesday-Night.com pages

Monday Jan 16, 2006 MONTREAL: GORDON ATKINSON DIES AT 83
Former broadcaster and politician Gordon Atkinson died Friday at the age of 83. Mr. Atkinson was born in Winnipeg and raised in Calgary. He enlisted in the Calgary Highlanders and served as an infantry lieutenant in Europe during the Second World War and was wounded twice during the Normandy campaign. Following the war he entered the media, working as a sportscaster for the CBC. During the 1980's he was a political commentator for Montreal radio station CJAD. He then entered politics and was elected to Quebec's legislature in 1989 along with three other anglophone rebels in the Equality Party. It was part of the backlash to Liberal Premier Robert Bourassa's decision to break his election promise to allow bilingual commercial signs. Mr. Atkinson also worked as an adviser to Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent in the 1950's.

Betty Friedan

Sunday Feb 5, 2006 nyt Betty Friedan, Who Ignited Cause in 'Feminine Mystique,' Dies at 85
By MARGALIT FOX
The feminist crusader touched off the contemporary women's movement with her 1963 book and permanently transformed the American social fabric.

Thursday, March 16, 2006

George S. Petty, a man known for more than three decades of work rebuilding mills across Canada, died last night from complications arising from kidney transplant surgery. The 72-year-old passed away peacefully in Key West, Florida.

Petty was known for purchasing, refinancing and revitalizing nine pulp and paper mills, which had been shut down by previous owners, between 1972 - 1997, including Skeena Cellulose and then New Skeena Forest Products...

Monday March 20, 2006
OBITUARY GEORGE S. PETTY
George S. Petty died peacefully on March 15, in Key West, Florida. He was seventy-two. George is survived by his devoted and loving wife Ginger, their three children, Geoff, Laura and Michael, daughter-in-law Lisa, and grandchildren Tyler and Paige. George lived a full and active life and was a distinguished and trail-blazing entrepreneur in the North American forest products industry. He founded and led several businesses in his long career including Tembec Inc. and Repap Enterprises Inc, served as chairman of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, endowed chairs in economics at McGill and Bishop's universities, received honorary doctorates at the University of New Brunswick and Bishop's, and was a Member of the Order of Canada.

A private burial service for family will be held to be followed by a memorial service to celebrate George's life at 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 23 at the Mountain Side United Church, located at 4000 The Boulevard, Westmount, Quebec. Dr. Robert H. Schuller,Crystal Cathedral Ministries , of Garden Grove, California, will preside. There will be a gathering for family and friends following the service at a location to be announced. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in memory of George S. Petty to: The Montreal Economic Institute 6708 Rue St. Hubert Montreal, Quebec, H2S 2M6 phone 514-273-0969
Published in the Montreal Gazette from 3/20/2006 - 3/21/2006. 12 Wednesday-Night.com pages

Dick Gareau

1931 - 2006
OBITUARY RICHARD NORMAN WILFRED GAREAU "Live your dreams with passion" Passed away peacefully at home on April 15, 2006, surrounded by family. Even up until his last breath, his strength of character and love for life were inspirational to us all. Dearly beloved husband of Maggie and first wife Thyra (deceased), loving father of David (Monica), Colette (Steve), Julie (Mark), Richard S. (Nadia), Michel (Carrie), Adrien (Blanca), Paul (Flor), Jennifer and Daniel and cherished brother of Paul (Virginia), John (Ethelene), Yvonne (Roy, deceased), Donelly (Lyell) and Jewell (Dave), he will be greatly missed by them, his twenty-three grandchildren and many friends. Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to Dr. Nadia Gianetti and Dee at the Congestive Heart Failure Clinic at the Royal Victoria Hospital and to Anna and all the other homecare nurses from the NDG CLSC for their professional and compassionate care. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by the funeral service from noon to 1 p.m. on April 22, 2006 at Collins Clarke MacGillivray White Funeral Home, 5610 Sherbrooke West, Montreal, 514-483-1870. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Royal Victoria Hospital Foundation, 687 Pine Ave W., H4.33, Montreal, QC H3A 1A1, would be greatly appreciated (514-843-1543). 12 Wednesday-Night.com pages

John Kenneth Galbraith, 97

Sun 4/30/2006 John Kenneth Galbraith, 97, Dies; Economist Held a Mirror to Society Mr. Galbraith, an iconoclastic economist, teacher and diplomat, was one of the most widely read authors in the history of economics.
Mr. Galbraith was one of the most widely read authors in the history of economics; among his 33 books was "The Affluent Society" (1958), one of those rare works that forces a nation to re-examine its values. He wrote fluidly, even on complex topics, and many of his compelling phrases — among them "the affluent society," "conventional wisdom" and "countervailing power" — became part of the language. many pages | Famed economist
By Amartya Sen, Nobel-prizewinning professor of economics at Harvard
If Walter Bagehot was right to think that "one of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea," then John Kenneth Galbraith caused a lot of pain in the world. He forced people to think and rethink about an astonishingly broad range of ideas. In analyzing the contrast between the private affluence of many and the public penury of all, or the special features of the new industrial state, and many other social issues, he led us toward a powerful understanding that raises questions about values and policies in a compelling way. An extraordinary human being, full of affection, humor, goodwill and creative insight, Galbraith was one of the great intellectuals of our time.

Louis Rukeyser

Louis Rukeyser, hosted financial show on TV
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Louis Rukeyser, a bestselling author, columnist, lecturer and television host who delivered pun-filled, commonsense commentary on complicated business and economic news, died Tuesday. He was 73.also NP

Andre Vecsei,

Monday Jun 5, 2006 Andre Vecsei. Dies;
"Two of his most interesting buildings - the former headquarters of the Engineering Institute of Canada on Mansfield, and the former head office of ICAO, are fine monuments to his memory."
In 1984, Vecsei and his wife, who was responsible for the design of La Cite, the development on Park Ave., started their own firm.
Together, they completed an extension for College Marie de France and designed the Dollard des Ormeaux civic centre and several municipal libraries on the island.
He retired three years ago.
An avid equestrian, he was a member of the hunt club in Deux Montagnes for 25 years, had a pilot's license, was an antique book collector, and wrote several unpublished novels.
Vecsei also taught at Dawson and Vanier colleges and often lectured at McGill University.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, their son and their daughter, and by his sister in Budapest.

Growing up as a Roman Catholic in Budapest during the Second World War, when Hungary was under the influence of Nazi Germany, Andre Vecsei was a caught by the Gestapo trying to obtain false identification papers for one of his Jewish friends.
Lined up before a firing squad with others who were shot, Vecsei escaped execution at the last second because of his age.
He was 18 years old at the time.
Vecsei went on to become an architect. After the Russian invasion of Hungary in 1956, he and his wife, Eva Hollo, also an architect, fled the country and, eventually, settled in Montreal, where he lived for another 50 years. ...

Mon 6/12/2006 Benign builder of Thomson empire
Kenneth Thomson, who died yesterday at age 82, was among the most benign empire-builders of his time, writes David Olive.
TORONTO: MAGNATE THOMSON DEAD
Canada's richest person, Ken Thomson, has died at the age of 82. At one point, Mr. Thomson, who was worth as estimated $20 billion, owned the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail, founded by his father. His newspaper holdings once included The Times of London and oilfields in the North Sea. In the 1990's he divested most of his newspaper holdings including,The Globe. Mr. Thomson was also known for his art collection, which was worth some $20 million. Although he inherited the title Lord Thomas of Fleet from his father who was a British peer, Mr. Thomson did not use his title in Canada and never took up his seat in the British House of Lords.

Forest Roy

10 October 2006 Forrest C. A. ROY. With great sorrow we announce that Forrest died suddenly on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at age seventy-one. Beloved husband of Veronica (Valentine) and her children Jeff, Tom (Line), Eric (Annalise) and grandson Jonathan. Cherished brother of Margot and David (Margo). Forrest will be sadly missed by his nieces, nephews, relatives and many friends.
Forrest will be sadly missed by those who had the pleasure of his company at lunchtime at the Ritz. Always interesting and charming, he was a thoughtful and entertaining conversationalist and friend. With deepest sympathy to all his family, we share in your loss.
David T. Nicholson (Westmount, QC ) see Wed1150 | Wed1170 and other Wed Nights

Ed Bradley

By Dan Rather, former anchor of the CBS Evening News

It was Ed Bradley's signature moment: wading into the ocean to help an exhausted Vietnamese refugee make her way to shore. That simple, human act from 1979 stands so well for the career of one of the greats, because it spoke to both the reporter and the man.

Ed, as much as anyone I have ever met, had a real sense of just who he was. That is no small thing, especially in television. And those lucky enough to be around him always knew who he was too —a gentleman of extraordinary character, a straight shooter and a pioneering journalist destined to be remembered.

We'll miss the reporter, and the man.
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LINE ROBILLARD

LINE ROBILLARD (1943 ­ 2006) Peacefully at the Griffith McConnell Home in Montreal on October 25th after a courageous battle with cancer. Daughter of the late Claude and late Denyse (Guimont) Robillard
LINE ROBILLARD (1943 ­ 2006) Peacefully at the Griffith McConnell Home in Montreal on October 25th after a courageous battle with cancer. Daughter of the late Claude and late Denyse (Guimont) Robillard, dear stepdaughter of Thérèse Robillard, and dearest sister of Claude, Marie, Andrée (Eric Lefebvre Ganne), Jean (Paule Lévesque) and Phillippe, loved aunt of ten nephews and nieces and loving companion of Stephen Kinsman.
After graduating in Economics and Political Science from McGill University, Line took a further political science course at La Sorbonne. She worked for Cyr us Sulzberger of The New York Times in Paris and pursued a Cordon Bleu cooking course at the same time. Between 1971 and 1981, she worked with the U.S. Department of State as a political analyst, Consul to Oran (Algeria), and was subsequently program director at the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.
From 1981 to 1987 she was special project consultant for the Royal Commission on the Canadian Economy ('The MacDonald Commission') and the Canadian Minister of Health and Welfare. Between 1989 and 1994, she was Executive Director of the YWCA in Montreal. From 1994 until 2003, she was Executive Director of the World Federation of Hemophilia. Line became the friend and counselor to many people at and associated with WFH in many countries in the world and her impeccable fluency in English, French, and Spanish was a great asset. From May, 2003 to late 2005, she helped establish a patientbased, not-for-profit organization in the U.S., The National Alliance for Thrombosis and Thrombophilia, as its Executive Director.
Line enjoyed working her showpiece garden at her country house near Mansonville. She had a completely catholic taste in music, was fascinated by astronomy and exploits in outer and inner space. Line will be remembered for her great intelligence, certainly, but also for her compassion and quiet ­ but sometimes outrageous ­ sense of humour. Line was without doubt the Renaissance Woman. Family and friends, worldwide, will miss her.
We wish to thank the Griffith McConnell Home, the Montreal Neurological Hospital and the CLSC Métro for all their help not only to Line, but to us as well. There will be a memorial service for Line at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 4, at the Outremont Chapel of the Mount Royal Funeral Complex. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Griffith McConnell Home or the Montreal Neurological Hospital would be appreciated

Milton Friedman

Thursday 16 November 2006 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman has died at the age of 94, according to media reports Thursday. Friedman, one of the most influential economists of the past century, died last night, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site, citing an official at the Cato Institute in Washington. Friedman was a professor at the University of Chicago from 1946 until 1976. He was awarded the Nobel in 1976
By Lawrence Summers, Harvard economist and Treasury Secretary under President Clinton

If Keynes was the most influential economist of the first half of the 20th century, Friedman was the most influential of the second half. Republican Richard Nixon once pointed out that "we are all Keynesians now." Equally, any honest Democrat will admit that we are all Friedmanites now. We are because he won so many of his arguments with the conventional wisdoms of his time. The ideas that inflation does not buy more prosperity, that the draft could be replaced with the volunteer army and that giving more choice to parents improves schools are just a few of Friedman's heresies that are today's orthodoxy.

Robert Altman

Maverick director Altman dead at 81
Robert Altman, the caustic and irreverent satirist behind MASH, Nashville and The Player who made a career out of bucking Hollywood, has died at 81.
...Altman had one of the most distinctive styles among modern filmmakers. He often employed huge ensemble casts, encouraged improvisation and overlapping dialogue, and filmed scenes in long tracking shots that would flit from character to character.

Audio Slide Show: Robert Altman A. O. Scott discusses the career and legacy of the iconoclastic director. • Obituary | An Appraisal • Filmography | Complete Coverage

Gerald Ford

Wednesday 27 December 2006 Gerald Ford Healed Our Nation
Former President Gerald R. Ford dead at 93
...the passing of a beloved American president who helped heal our nation. A former speechwriter for President Ford, Humes was editorial adviser for the president's memoirs, "A Time to Heal." The words are from Ecclesiastes, which Humes suggested as the title for the presidential autobiography.
by James C. Humes | MarketWatch | NYT | Globe | video
NYT An accidental president, Gerald R. Ford was the right man summoned at the right time to begin the necessary process of healing a country exhausted by war abroad and scandal at home.
a First Lady With Her Own Legacy | Euogies Audio

2006 end The Lives They Lived
This is our 13th annual Lives They Lived issue. Many notable people died over the last 12 months, among them Coretta Scott King, Ann Richards, William Styron, Caspar Weinberger, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Red Buttons and Augusto Pinochet [more on WN].

2007

ART BUCHWALD | 1925-2007 Fri 19/01/2007
Video Feature: The Last Word
With a wide grin, he announced his own demise in an extended interview with The Times's Tim Weiner.
• Obituary on on YuoTube

Sally Drummond (Sharwood)

Passed away peacefully on Monday February 19, 2007 at the age of seventy-three years. Beloved wife of Michael, devoted mother of Gail (Bob Dorrance), Peter (Julie LaTraverse) and Jill (Philip Nickels). Cherished grandmother of Jessica, Diana, Sise, Christophe, Natasha and Charlotte, and sister of Gordon Sharwood. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday February 21 at 11 a.m. at Mount Royal Funeral Complex, 1297 Chemin de la Foret, Outremont (514) 279-6540. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Singer Family Fund for Lupus Research Montreal General Hospital Foundation, 1650 Cedar Ave, Office E6-129, Mtl, H3G 1A4.

Pleaes sign The Gazette Guest Book before 22 March 2007
Dear Michael and all Sally's family,
We share in your and the community's great loss. Sally was one of a kind and Diana will especially miss Sally's (telephone) call to arms for elections and referenda,- she taught us everything we know about pointage and election campaigns! A warm, generous, loving spirit leaves us the richer for having known her. With love, sympathy and prayers,

David & Diana
David & Diana Nicholson (Westmount, QC)
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March 1, 2007 Arthur Schlesinger, who died, at 89m last night, was the kind of public figure who is far more familiar in France and the United States than in Britain. He was a public intellectual who not only contributed massively to his own field of historical and political study but who simultaneously and effortlessly thought it natural and proper to play a lifelong role as a commentator and discussant of the events of his times. American public life is the richer for the engagement of such people. British public life is the poorer for the lack of them. Please see A man of meaning | Citizen Schlesinger | Historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., who chronicled the Kennedy era, at 89 and | this 15 year-old interview is an exceptionally timely commentary What Should We Tell Our Children About American History? An Interview With Arthur Schlesinger, Jr
I knew him slightly in Washington. He was a friend of Tad's and not only was he polite and interesting, but he remembered me the next time he saw me, even though it was in a different setting with different people. I wish that I could have studied with him.
Diana Nicholson
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Mark Harrison

OBITUARY MARK HARRISON W.W.II VETERAN, FORMER EDITOR OF THE MONTREAL GAZETTE, FORMER EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF THE TORONTO DAILY STAR AND CANADA'S FIRST NEWSPAPER OMBUDSMAN Mark passed away peacefully on April 2, 2007 in his eighty-third year. Beloved husband and best friend of Isabel (Ibby) for 57 years. Cherished father of Steve (Susan), Tim (Nan), Judi and Nancy. Friend and brother of Joe (Fran) and predeceased by brother Sam (Eunice). "Gramps" will be fondly remembered by his grandchildren, Leigh (Mike), Cale, Sean, Daniel, Rachael, Nicholas, Christopher, Matthew and Carly. Mark's dignity, grace, integrity and humility leave an everlasting legacy for us all. Mark's family would like to thank Bedalyn and Nicole and the nurses and staff of Sunnybrook's "K" Wing for their kind and compassionate treatment of Mark during his stay there. A celebration of Mark's life will be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Vaughan Estate House on the grounds of Sunnybrook Hospital (2075 Bayview Avenue) at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Lake of Bays Heritage Foundation, P.O. Box 81, Baysville, Ontario P0B 1A0 or the Sunnybrook Hospital's "Grant a Wish for a Veteran" Program would be appreciated. - 30 - Published in the Montreal Gazette from 4/5/2007 - 4/7/2007. April 5, 2007 Nancy, my deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family.

George Hagar Benson - March 16, 1933 - March 16, 2007
"George passed peacefully in the loving care of his daughter, Tracey Ann, in her home in Hope, BC. He is also survived by Carole-Ann, mother of his children, his son, Bill (Christine), 3 grandchildren, Bowen, Maya, Jeremy, and by his niece, Beth Dailey, of Hamilton, Ontario. Born in Montreal, George attended Sedbergh School, Montebello, Qc. Following graduation, he worked in his father's brokerage firm, R. Moat & Co. He moved West to Vancouver where he worked for Fiat, Renault, Citroen, Hyundai, amd Acura (Victoria). He was a member of the S/Arm Lions Club, and also President of the Victoria Numismatic Society. Retirement brought him to buying and selling collectibles.
Everyone knew George because of his contagious personality. George's greatest pride was that his great-grandfather W.T. Benson was the founder of the Canada Starch Company( Cardinal, Ontario), orginally known as Benson's Corn Starch. The biggest joys in George's life were his family, his friends, and his music. His favourite saying was 'The Takers eat well and the Givers sleep well.' Sleep well, George. A celebration of George's life will be held at a later date in Victoria, BC." All Old Sedberghians who knew George send their condolences to his family and friends.

NESBITT, Margaret Bruce McCoy Graham (Bobbie ) On April 18, 2007 after a four year struggle with ovarian cancer, surrounded by the love of her family and friends. Mother of Liz, Iain (Erin) and James; grandmother of Sian; sister of Rob and Jamie. She leaves behind best friend Barb; sister in-law Jean (Gordon) favourite uncle Bruce (June); and many beloved cousins, nieces and nephews.

April 24, 2007 Along with the death of Boris Yeltsin the enigmatic figure who was responsible for dismembering the Soviet Union, we note with real sadness the loss of a towering figure in journalism and author of the seminal "The Best and the Brightest", David Halberstam What a wonderful thought: Halberstam interviewing Yeltsin in the next world
Russia and the Former Soviet Union Boris Yeltsin, 1931-2007
Anne Applebaum of the American Enterprise Institute writes that Boris Yeltsin belonged neither to the Soviet Union, which Gorbachev had hoped to revive, nor to the West, which Putin now rejects. Had we (as the West) ever been realistic about him, we would have both understood his limitations from the beginning and appreciated his strengths. And had we not embraced him uncritically, we would have been less disappointed when things turned out differently from what we, too, had hoped.

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Read reviews of David Halberstam's books and read his Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Vietnam War.
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Maria died peacefully on 27th June 2007 at Place Kensington
She was a truly great lady and we are very happy to have known her
as her feisty self before the sad onslaught of dementia.
We greatly admire the devotion of Peter and Gerald to their mother. She could have asked for no better sons. more

BlumaAppel

Blima Appel died on July 15 at the age of 86.

Beverly Sills 1929-2007 Beverly Sills
the opera singer's life and career, including clips of her performances.
Obituary Beverly Sills, the acclaimed Brooklyn-born coloratura soprano who was more popular with the American public than any opera singer since Enrico Caruso, even among people who never set foot in an opera house, died on July 2 at her home in Manhattan. The cause was inoperable lung cancer, said her personal manager, Edgar Vincent. She was 78.
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Gail Guthrie Valaskakis is the director of research for the Aboriginal Healing Foundation. She has dedicated herself to helping Aboriginal Canadians address many of the challenges they face. During an illustrious academic career, she focussed much of her work on the question of Northern and Aboriginal media and communications. In addition to her work within the Foundation, she was also a founding member of the first post-secondary institution in eastern Canada, Manitou College, designed specifically for Aboriginal students.

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ngmar Bergman: 'The Poet With the Camera'

Ingmar Bergman, Famed Film Director, Dies at 89
Ingmar Bergman, the “poet with the camera” who is considered one of the greatest directors in motion picture history, died today on the small island of Faro where he lived on the Baltic coast of Sweden, Astrid Soderbergh Widding, president of The Ingmar Bergman Foundation, said. Bergman was 89.

Claude C. Frenette

Born July 2, 1936, Claude C. Frenette, politician, businessman, thinker, mentor, best friend, and father, passed away on August 3, 2007, following a valiant battle against cancer.Throughout his lifetime, Claude was an active participant in the political, social, economical aspects of his country.

James Wright

Monday 03 September 2007 James Wright, After his two children and three other people perished in a fire that destroyed his fishing lodge in northern Quebec, a badly burned Montreal man crawled into his boat and travelled 500 metres in the dark to seek Montrealgazette
McGill community mourns board member, former student
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McGill community mourns board member, former student
Many in the McGill University community were devastated to learn yesterday that the victim of a weekend...

Luciano Pavarotti

September 6, 2007,Luciano Pavarotti, the Italian singer whose ringing, pristine sound set a standard for operatic tenors of the postwar era, died early this morning at his home in Modena, in northern Italy. He was 71. .

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Performing "Ave Maria" (YouTube.com)

Marcel Marceau (84)

Monday 24 September 2007 The world's most famous mime artist, Marcel Marceau, died on Saturday in Paris at the age of 84. As his character, Bip, Marceau played the entire range of human emotions onstage for more than 50 years, never uttering a word. He was credited with single-handedly reviving the art of mime after the Second World War.
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YouTube - Marcel Marceau

September 22, 2007 PARIS — Marcel Marceau, who put the art of mime on the world stage and brought poetry to silence, has died, his former assistant said Sun...

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Elizabeth Iris Fitzpatrick (Valaskakis)

OBITUARY ELIZABETH IRIS FITZPATRICK (Valaskakis) born May 16, 1943 - Suddenly at her residence on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. She leaves to mourn her son, Andrew Valaskakis, her brother, John Fitzpatrick, her former husband, Kimon Valaskakis, her step-sons, Paris and Ion Valaskakis, her sister-in-law, Rhea Amelon, her brother-in-law, Jean Trudel, her nieces, Jocelyn Dintilhac (Franck) and family and Tamar Tembeck, her cousins-in-law, Poupetta Perdicaris and Quinn Zabban and family. Iris had an academic and research career. She taught social aspects of engineering at Concordia University and was a co-founder of the Gamma Institute. She was actively involved helping cancer patients through the Hope & Cope program at the Jewish General Hospital. She will be fondly remembered and sorely missed by family and friends worldwide. Funeral Mass was the at Ascension of our Lord Church In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Hope & Cope, Jewish General Hospital, Room E-110, 3755 Cote Ste. Catherine Rd., Montreal, H3T 1E2. Condolences may be received at www.kanefetterly.qc.ca

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Raphael, Stephen
 
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RAPHAEL, Stephen. 1940-2007. Very special husband to Chrystelle, beloved father to Danielle, best "Wicked Step-Father" to Benjy, Borra and Edward Garson, and happy grandfather to five small grandchildren. Passed away suddenly on Saturday October 6th at Montreal General Hospital. Chrystelle was by his side. There was a funeral at Mount Royal Funeral Complexe, 1297 Chemin de la Foret, Outremont, on Friday, October 12 at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to Avatil, 387 40th Avenue, Lachine, Quebec H8T 2E7 in Stephen's name.
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Dear Crystelle and Danielle,
We were shocked to learn of our old friend Stephen's death and send you our deepest sympathy on the loss of the remarkable and charming man who brightened so many lives. We saw him all too infrequently, but nonetheless cherish his memory.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Diana & David Nicholson (Westmount, QC)

Walter Curtin

Oct 2007, Walter Curtin, (An Inspiration to Canadian Photographers, at Eighty) Initially trained as an engraver in Vienna, he pursued a passion for photography that led him to produce trademark black-and-white images. The results took him to the heights of his profession Mr. Newman wrote: "To Walter Curtin, the most brilliant photographer in Canada. With admiration and best wishes. Peter Newman, May, 1961."

Norman Mailer

Author Norman Mailer dies aged 84
Mailer's first book, "The Naked and the Dead," is considered one of the finest novels about World War Two and made him a celebrity at age 25 when published in 1948.
In 1969, Mailer waded into politics with a run for New York mayor, with Breslin running for city council president.
Detractors considered him an intellectual bully and he feuded with fellow authors such as Truman Capote, William Styron, Tom Wolfe and Norman Podhoretz.
Feminists like Germaine Greer and Kate Millett considered him the quintessential male chauvinist pig.
In This Corner, Norman Mailer with Dick Cavett
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Antonio Lamer

Former chief justice Antonio Lamer's legacy heralded Former Supreme Court chief justice Antonio Lamer will be remembered as a defender of judicial independence...
Former Supreme Court chief justice Antonio Lamer will be remembered as a defender of judicial independence and of the rights of the accused, as well as one of the judges most influential in determining how the 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms would affect the application of law.
Lamer died early Saturday in Ottawa after several weeks of declining health. He was 74.
Lamer was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1980. In 1990 he was named chief justice, serving until his retirement in 2000. more | CTV | goog | montrealgazette

Jacques Hébert

Globe-trotting activist Jacques Hébert (84) was friend of Trudeaus - and of youth
Katimavik founder defended civil rights, staged three-week Senate hunger strike
...he began his own newspaper, Vrai, and worked with Trudeau in the early days of Cité Libre to challenge Premier Maurice Duplessis and his reactionary government. Later, Hébert started his own publishing companies, Éditions de l'Homme and Éditions du Jour.

Oscar Peterson

Canadian jazz great Oscar Peterson(82) dies
Renowned for his speed and virtuosity as a pianist, Peterson — who was born in Montreal and later made Toronto his home — made hundreds of recordings in his career, even after a stroke in 1993 disabled his left hand.
Bob Rae said he "worshipped" Peterson as a musician and a fan, and hailed the pianist for his achievements.
Over the years, Peterson's recording and performing partners included such stars as Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nat King Cole and Stan Getz. YouTube menu | Guestbook

Oscar Peterson: 1925-2007

Oscar Peterson, who died Sunday at age 82 in his Mississauga  Ont., home, was Canada’s gift to jazz.

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Saturday 12 January 2008 Tributes in from around the globe poured in Friday for the first man to climb the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest. Sir Edmund Hillary died of a heart attack Thursday at the age of 88. In 1953, he and his Sherpa climbing partner, Tenzing Norgay, became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Politicians from England, Australia and his home country of New Zealand all recognized Sir Edmund's spirit of adventure and his exploration accomplishments in their tributes. In Nepal, friends praised him for the time and money he poured into improving the impoverished country. Friends said Sir Edmund was a man of enormous determination and integrity who remained modest throughout his life.

Wednesday 19 March 2008 Writer Arthur C Clarke dies at 90
British science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke, author of more than 100 books, dies in Sri Lanka at the age of 90.

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Thursday 20 March 2008
Oscar-winning actor Scofield dies
Paul Scofield, one of Britain's greatest Shakespearian actors and an Oscar winner, dies at the age of 86.

Sam Gesser

Sam Gesser died yesterday at 78 after a long battle with cancer.
A true gentleman and impresario extraordinaire
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Heston deadActor known for roles from Moses to Michelangelo died on Saturday night at 84
Sat Apr 5, 2008 U.S. actor Charlton Heston, whose chiseled features and commanding presence won him epic roles from ...

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  Sunday Apr 6, 2008 Theatre maven who founded the Centaur's precursor Mary Morter unwittingly laid the foundations of Montreal's Centaur Theatre when in 1965 she opened a lunchtime repertory theatre that presented a different one-act play in Place Ville Marie five days a week. ALAN HUSTAK, The Gazette www.legacy.com
  Mary Morter, a Metcalfe Avenue resident who was involved in theatre, film and stage work since arriving in Canada from the U.K. in the late 1950s, died last Friday.
  She would have turned 84 on April 1.
  Canadian theatre companies such as the Barn Players in Toronto, as well as Instant Theatre, Pendulum Theatre and the Centaur Theatre in Montreal, were the more important projects during her life more
  
  

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