Marje Everett dies at 90; legendary figure in horse racing

The chief executive of the Hollywood Park racetrack for six years, she became a major female force in sports at a time when it wasn't considered a possibility. Many horsemen remember her for her love of the sport, her drive for it to prosper and her vision for it.

Tonino Guerra dies at 92; renowned Italian screenwriter

The prolific Tonino Guerra collaborated with many of the great post-World War II European filmmakers, including Fellini and Antonioni. He shared three Oscar nominations.

Bob Henry dies at 92; TV producer and director

'The Nat King Cole Show,' which Henry produced, was the first network variety series with a major black performer as star. Years later, Henry shared an Emmy and a Peabody for 'The Flip Wilson Show.'

Ulu Grosbard dies at 83; Tony-nominated stage, film director

Grosbard was known for choosing projects carefully. He won acclaim for the 1981 film 'True Confessions' and was nominated for Tonys for 'The Subject Was Roses,' and 'American Buffalo.'

Dorothy Townsend dies at 88; L.A. Times reporter broke newsroom barrier

Dorothy Townsend insisted on being transferred from the Women section to cover local news. She was on the team that won the Los Angeles Times a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Watts riots.

Sanford McDonnell dies at 89; former McDonnell Douglas CEO

'Sandy' McDonnell in the 1970s helped turn around the aerospace giant that had been started by his uncle and that still has a major presence in Southern California.

Nathan L. Chroman dies at 83; Beverly Hills lawyer and wine writer

Nathan L. Chroman's avocation led to an influential weekly column in the Los Angeles Times during the rise of the California wine industry.

Peter Goodwin dies at 83; doctor helped craft Death With Dignity Act

Oregon physician Peter Goodwin used the law he was instrumental in creating to end his own life. He was in the late stages of corticobasal ganglionic degeneration.

John Demjanjuk dies at 91; convicted Nazi death camp guard

Once an Ohio autoworker, John Demjanjuk was stripped of his U.S. citizenship and deported to Germany to face trial. He was found complicit in the deaths of more than 28,000 people.

Pope Shenouda III dies at 88; leader of Coptic Orthodox Church

The patriarch guided Egypt's Christians as they felt increasingly isolated and threatened after Mubarak's ouster. He led the church for four decades and was dogged in protecting Coptic interests.

Thomas P. Puccio dies at 67; prosecutor won convictions in Abscam scandal

He won the convictions of several members of Congress in the Abscam bribery scandal in the early 1980s and later became a prominent defense lawyer who secured for socialite Claus von Bulow an acquittal in his second trial on charges that he twice tried to kill his heiress wife.

Bob Day dies at 67; UCLA's greatest distance runner

Bob Day set records in multiple events, led the Bruins to a 1966 national championship and represented the U.S. at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.

Marty Biegel dies at 90; former Fairfax High basketball coach

Marty Biegel established a winning tradition for his players on the court and in the classroom, where he taught history for more than 30 years.

Rogers Severson dies at 72; creator of spinal cord injury fund

The Orange County real estate developer established the Spinal Cord Injury Special Fund after his own rehabilitation from two broken vertebrae, to help those without the resources that enabled him to recover.

David W. Kenney dies at 77; SeaWorld's first veterinarian

David W. Kenney played a key role in bringing the original Shamu to the San Diego amusement park as well as a gray whale believed to be the first raised by humans.