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Allan Rechtschaffen, Eminent Sleep Researcher, Dies at 93
The New York Times - Richard Sandomir
Allan Rechtschaffen, an indefatigable sleep researcher at the University of Chicago who tested the effects of sleep deprivation, studied dreaming, narcolepsy, napping and insomnia and standardized the measurement of sleep stages, died on Nov. 29 at his home in Chicago. He was 93. His wife, Karen …
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Shirley McBay, Pioneering Mathematician, Is Dead at 86
The New York Times - Clay Risen
Correction: December 15, 2021 This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this obituary misspelled the surname of a mathematician who was quoted as saying of Dr. McBay, “If she believed in you and saw you had a strong work ethic, there was nothing she …
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Ken Moffett, Top Federal Mediator and Union Official, Dies at 90
The New York Times - Richard Sandomir
Ken Moffett, a federal mediator who spent 20 years trying to find solutions to nettlesome labor disputes and then had a brief, unhappy tenure as head of the baseball players’ union, died on Nov. 19 at his home in Alexandria, Va. He was 90. His death was confirmed by his son Ken Jr., the director of …
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Michael Nesmith, the ‘Quiet Monkee,’ Is Dead at 78
The New York Times - Neil Genzlinger
Michael Nesmith, who rocketed to fame as the contemplative, wool-cap-wearing member of the Monkees in 1966, then went on to a diverse career that included making one of the rock era’s earliest music videos and winning the first Grammy Award for video, died on Friday at his home in Carmel Valley, …
A lively sense of human limitations tempered her natural bent toward anarchy. Struggle was noble and the social structure rotten, but the outcome was always in doubt.
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Lina Wertmüller, Italian Director of Provocative Films, Dies at 93
The New York Times - William Grimes
Lina Wertmüller, who combined sexual warfare and leftist politics in the provocative, genre-defying films “The Seduction of Mimi,” “Swept Away” and “Seven Beauties,” which established her as one of the most original directors of the 1970s, died overnight at her home in Rome, the Italian Culture …
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Dr. Aaron T. Beck, Developer of Cognitive Therapy, Dies at 100
The New York Times - Benedict Carey
Correction: November 2, 2021 This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of a picture caption with this obituary referred incorrectly to Dr. Beck's work. He was a psychiatrist, not a psychoanalyst. Dr. Aaron T. Beck, whose brand of pragmatic, …