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Jean Stapleton, Who Played Archie’s Better Angel, Dies at 90

nytimes.com — Jean Stapleton, an actress whose portrayal of a slow-witted, big-hearted and submissive - up to a point - housewife on the groundbreaking series "All in the Family" made her, along with Mary Tyler Moore and Bea Arthur, one of the foremost women in television comedy in the 1970s and a symbol of emergent feminism in American popular culture, died Friday at her home in New York City.

Barbara Piasecka Johnson, Maid Who Married Multimillionaire, Dies at 76

nytimes.com — Barbara Piasecka Johnson, whose rags-to-riches tale - an immigrant maid marries a multimillionaire and inherits all of his money, fending off the furious claims of his children - was at the center of what one writer called "the largest, costliest, ugliest, most spectacular and most conspicuous" probate battle in American history, died on Monday near Wroclaw, Poland, where she spent much of her childhood.

Virgil Trucks Dies at 95

nytimes.com — Virgil Trucks, a flame-throwing right-hander who tossed two no-hitters for the 1952 Detroit Tigers, a team that finished in last place, died on Saturday in Alabaster, Ala. He was 95. His stepdaughter Barbara Sloan confirmed the death.

Ruth Ann Steinhagen, 83, Troubled Shooter of the Phillies’ Eddie Waitkus

nytimes.com — On the night of June 14, 1949, a young woman gave an enormous tip - $5 - to a bellhop at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago to deliver a note to another guest, Eddie Waitkus, the first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, who were in town to play the Cubs.

Ruth Ann Steinhagen, 83, Troubled Shooter of the Phillies’ Eddie Waitkus

nytimes.com — On the night of June 14, 1949, a young woman gave an enormous tip - $5 - to a bellhop at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago to deliver a note to another guest, Eddie Waitkus, the first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, who were in town to play the Cubs.

Barnaby Conrad, Bullfighter and Novelist, Dies at 90

nytimes.com — As a 19-year-old art student one summer in Mexico City, Barnaby Conrad attended a bullfight, and, with a whimsical bolt of Hemingwayesque bravado, leapt into the ring and challenged a bull himself, using his Brooks Brothers raincoat as a cape.

Earl Weaver, Volatile and Visionary Manager of the Orioles, Dies at 82

nytimes.com — A bantam in both stature - he was 5 feet 7 inches, maybe - and temperament, Weaver was among the most influential managers in modern baseball history, and among the most combative as well. His imperiousness as a leader made battles with his players as frequent as those with umpires.

Jack Klugman, Stage and Screen Actor, Is Dead at 90

nytimes.com — His death was confirmed by his stepson Randy Wilson. At one time a heavy smoker, Mr. Klugman had survived throat cancer, which was diagnosed in 1974. After a vocal cord was removed in 1989, his voice was reduced to a gravelly whisper. Mr. Klugman, who grew up in a rough-and-tumble neighborhood in Philadelphia, wasn't a subtle performer.

In Luxembourg, a Long Ride Across a Small Country

travel.nytimes.com — But it happened to me. I'm a cross-country cyclist, though the only country I've ever ridden across is the United States, which I've done twice. That trip was getting a little old. Oh, wait, I once rode across the south island of New Zealand, but the plane flight! No thanks.