Steve Horn, American politician, U.S. Representative from California (1993–2003), died from complications from Alzheimer's disease.he was , 79.

John Stephen "Steve" Horn  was President of California State University, Long Beach and later a Republican United States Congressman from California died from complications from Alzheimer's disease.he was , 79..

(May 31, 1931 – February 17, 2011)

Early life

Horn was born on May 31, 1931 in San Juan Bautista, California, Horn served in the United States Army Reserves from 1954 until 1962.
Horn earned his bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1953 and went on to earn a Master of Public Administration from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1955. In 1958 he earned his Ph.D. at Stanford University.^[1]

Government service

In 1959, Horn became administrative assistant to Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell. In 1960, he went to work for then U.S. Senator Thomas Kuchel (R-CA) as a legislative assistant and served in that capacity until 1966, when he left to become a Senior fellow at the Brookings Institute Horn played a major role in the 1964 presidential campaign of Nelson Rockefeller in California. He also served as Vice Chairman of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission from 1969 to 1980 and as a member of the National Institute of Corrections from 1972 until 1988 (serving as chairman from 1984 until 1987).^[1]

University president

Horn was President of California State University Long Beach from 1970 until 1988 when he stepped down to run for Congress.^[2]
As President of CSULB, Horn reformed the university's graduation and general education requirements to emphasize learning skills, cultural literacy, and interdisciplinary education, as well as creating the first university and human resource opportunities course requirement in the United States. Horn also gained passage of legislation allowing California's senior citizens to take courses for reduced fees on all 23 campuses of the California State University. Horn established one of America's first programs for women returning to college. He also created the CSULB Disabled Resources Center, which served as a model to institutions across the United States. Horn led the university through 11 major construction projects, including the North Campus Center and buildings for Engineering/Computer Science, Social Science/Public Affairs, and Student Services Administration.^[3]

Congressional service

Horn first ran for Congress in 1988 in a race to succeed Republican Dan Lungren but lost the primary to conservative Dana Rohrabacher.^[2]
After the 1991 reapportionment, he wound up in the Long Beach-based 38th district then held by veteran Democratic incumbent Glenn M. Anderson. When Anderson announced his retirement in 1992, Horn jumped into the race to succeed him. He narrowly won an 8-way Republican primary before beating Anderson's stepson, then Long Beach city councilman Evan Anderson Braude, in the general election.^[4]
A moderate, Horn won his Democratic-leaning district with relative ease four more times: In 1994 he rode the Republican tide to an easy victory over a weak opponent; In 1996 his reelection was eased when he became the only Republican west of the Mississippi River to be endorsed by the Sierra Club;^[5] In 1998 he once again bested his 1994 foe; In 2000 he had his closest race, beating Democrat Gerrie Schipske by less than 1 percent.
After the 2001 reapportionment, Democrats in the California legislature eliminated his district and re-drew it with a more Democratic edge.^[6] Horn subsequently announced his retirement and did not seek reelection in 2002. He did, however, give a surprise endorsement to Democrat Hector De La Torre, who ran to succeed Horn in the re-drawn seat (now numbered 39) and finished second to Linda T. Sanchez in the Democratic primary.^[1]
In 2003, Project on Government Oversight, a government watchdog group, awarded Horn with its first ever Good Government Award for his contributions to government transparency and oversight, particularly his advocacy for public access to government information.^[7]

Death

Horn died on February 17, 2011, at the age of 79, of complications from Alzheimer's Disease.^[8]

Electoral history

Member, U.S. House of Representatives: 1993-2003

Year	Office		Democrat	Votes	Pct		Republican	Votes	Pct
1988	U.S House of Representatives District 42		Guy Kimbrough	78,772	33%		Steve Horn 20% Dana Rohrabacher 35% Harriet Wieder 22%	153,280	64.2%
1992	U.S House of Representatives District 38		Evan Anderson Braude 41% Peter Mathews 27% Ray O'Neil 13%	82,108	43.4%		Dennis Brown 29% Steve Horn 30% Ted Poe 13%	92,038	48.6%
1994	U.S House of Representatives District 38		Peter Mathews	53,681	36.8%		Steve Horn	85,225	58.5%
1996	U.S House of Representatives District 38		Peter Mathews 49% Rick Zbur 51%	71,627	42.7%		Steve Horn	88,136	52.6%
1998	U.S House of Representatives District 38		Peter Mathews	59,767	43.2%		Steve Horn	71,386	51.6%
2000	U.S House of Representatives District 38		Erin Gruwell 29% Peter Mathews 26% Gerrie Schipske 32%	85,498	47.5%		Steve Horn	87,266	48.4%
2002	U.S House of Representatives District 39		Hector De La Torre 29.3% Sally Havice 19.3% Linda T. Sanchez 33.4%	51,128	54.7%		Tim Escobar	38,264	40.9%

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James McLure, American playwright died he was , 59

James Miller McLure, Jr .was an American playwright died he was , 59. He was born in Alexandria, Louisiana and grew up in Shreveport where he was educated by the Jesuits. He became interested in acting in high school, performing in Shakespearean plays. He obtained a BFA degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and subsequently studied at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, California.^[2]

(August 5, 1951 – February 17, 2011) 


He moved to New York City in 1975 and was a member of the Lion Theatre Company. His plays Lone Star and Pvt. Wars were presented off-Broadway in 1979 after having been presented at the Humana Festival at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. In 1980, Lone Star and Laundry and Bourbon were shown together as 1959 Pink Thunderbird at the McCarter Theatre. His subsequent plays include: Thanksgiving, The Day They Shot John Lennon, The River Cane, and an adaptation of John O'Keeffe's 18th-century comedy Wild Oats (moving it to the Old West), which was produced as an official entry for the 1984 Olympics Arts Festival. He was also a part of the Biennial Festival of New American Plays at Stephen F. Austin State University. The latest play he presented there was Seduction, a play about the inner workings of a stage production.
For many years McLure was a participant playwright in The Missoula Colony, a writers workshop of the Montana Repertory Theatre and the only playwright to contribute to the Colony in every year of its existence.^[3]
In 1992, his play Max and Maxie was presented at the Denver Center Theatre, followed by Fran and Brian (1993), Ghost World (1993), The Agent (1993), and Southern Christmas (1995). His most recent play Iago was developed at the Playwright's Project in Healing Springs, North Carolina and premiered at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
In addition to his work in the theatre, McLure wrote for the screen and television including Sangre starring Holly Hunter, and (uncredited, reportedly) Kingfish starring John Goodman and Reckless starring Aidan Quinn.
He died at home in Marina del Rey, California, February 17, 2011, of cancer.^[4] He was survived by his sister, Jenny McLure Schroeder.^[5]

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Perry Moore American author and film producer (The Chronicles of Narnia), died from a apparent drug overdose he was , 39,

William Perry Moore IV  also known as Perry Moore, was an American author, screenwriter, and film director. He was an executive producer of The Chronicles of Narnia film series and the author of Hero, an award-winning novel about a gay teenage superhero died from a apparent drug overdose he was , 39,.

(November 4, 1971 – February 17, 2011)

Early life

Moore was born on November 4, 1971, in Richmond, Virginia, to William and Nancy Norris Moore.^[1][2][3] His father was a Vietnam War veteran who received the Bronze Star.^[3] He had two sisters, Jane and Elizabeth.^[1] He grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia,^[1][4] and graduated high school from Norfolk Academy in 1990.^[5][6] He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1994,^[1][7] and while still in college interned at the Virginia Film Festival.^[1] He also served as an intern in the White House^[3] and at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in New York City.^[1]
He worked on the production team for The Rosie O'Donnell Show,^[1][8] then joined Walden Media (a media production company created by conservative billionaire Phillip Anschutz to produce family-friendly movies, documentaries, and television programs).^[8][9] He was the executive in charge of production for the film I Am David, an adaptation the Anne Holm novel North to Freedom.^[8]

Film career

Moore was an executive producer of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.^[10] Moore spent several years seeking the movie rights to the seven novels by C. S. Lewis which comprise the Narnia books.^[11] Moore's persistence proved critical for Walden Media in winning the rights; an obituary in Variety called his role "instrumental".^[12] As the New York Times reported in 2005: "At the beginning of 2001, Perry Moore embarked on a forbidding quest. Mr. Moore, an executive with an untested movie company called Walden Media, dispatched an impassioned letter to the chief executive of the C. S. Lewis Company, seeking movie rights to the much-loved Chronicles of Narnia fantasy novels."^[13] After a meeting of executives, a handshake sealed the deal for the rights.^[13] Moore continued his role as executive producer with Prince Caspian (2008) and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010).^[14]
He co-wrote and co-directed (with life partner Hunter Hill) the 2008 film Lake City, a drama that tells the story of a mother (Sissy Spacek) and son (Troy Garity) who reunite under desperate circumstances years after a family tragedy drove them apart.^[12][15] He also co-produced (again with Hill) a Spike Jonze-directed 2010 documentary (Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak) about children's book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak.^[8][12][16]
In early 2010, Moore said he and Hill were planning to co-direct a feature film to star actress Julianne Moore.^[3][5] The night before he died, Moore told his father that he had just secured financing for a fourth Narnia movie based on the book The Magician's Nephew.^[5]

Writing career

In addition to his work in production and development, Moore wrote The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion.^[11][17] The book was on the New York Times bestseller list in December 2005 and January 2006.^[1]
A longtime fan of children's literature and comic books,^[3] Moore's novel Hero was first published by Hyperion Books in August 2007. The young adult novel tells the story of a closeted gay teenager who becomes a superhero.^[4][18] In May 2008, Hero won a Lambda Literary Award as the best LGBT Children's/Young Adult novel of the past year.^[19] In 2008, Moore was in talks with veteran comic book writer Stan Lee about producing a television series based on the book.^[20] Moore began writing a sequel to Hero in 2009.^[3][21] Moore's father said that in early 2011 his son was working on turning Hero into a movie on the Starz cable television channel.^[5]
In February 2010, Moore said he was also at work on a new novel, Way of the Wolf, Book One: Fire, about triplets who inherit super powers and have to stop a villain from taking over the Earth.^[3]

Personal life

Moore was openly gay^[22] and lived in New York City with life partner Hunter Hill (a writer for Paper magazine). Moore was also a Christian and spoke publicly about his faith.^[12] According to family members, Moore had suffered knee and back problems before his death, which required pain medication and corrective surgery, but which he had put off to continue working.^[5]

Death

Moore died on February 17, 2011, at the age of 39. The New York Daily News reported his death was from an apparent drug overdose.^[2] His body was discovered by Hill.^[2] The New York Times and Variety reported that the cause of death was yet to be officially announced, and that a medical examiner's report was pending.^[1][12] Local police said there was no obvious evidence of foul play.^[1] An initial autopsy proved inconclusive.^[23]

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Neal Amundson, American chemical engineer died he was , 95.

Neal R. Amundson was the Cullen Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Mathematics at the University of Houston died he was , 95.. Amundson was considered one of the most prominent Chemical Engineering educators and researchers in the United States.^{[citation needed]}

(January 10, 1916 – February 16, 2011)

Early life

A Minnesota native, Amundson was educated at the University of Minnesota, earning a BS ChE (1937), an MS ChE (1941), and a PhD in Mathematics (1945).

Career

He taught in the mathematics department until 1947 and joined the University of Minnesota’s Chemical Engineering Department, where he served as Chair from 1949 until 1977. During his 25 years as department chair, Amundson helped the department to achieve a high national ranking among chemical engineering departments, which it still retains.^[2]
Amundson joined the University of Houston (UH) in 1977 as a Cullen Professor and a faculty member of the Chemical Engineering & Mathematics departments. He served as UH Provost from 1987 to 1989. Amundson is known internationally for his pioneering work applying mathematical modeling and analysis to the solution of chemical engineering problems. His technical contributions are in the areas of mathematical modeling and analysis of chemical reactors, separation systems, polymerization units, and coal gasification units. Amundson was one of the main architects of the analytical methodology practiced by chemical engineers today.
Amundson wrote more than 200 technical articles as well as several books. He chaired the U.S. National Research Council committee that wrote the influential "Frontiers in Chemical Engineering" report. He was the U.S. editor of Chemical Engineering Science from 1955 to 1972. Amundson was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) bestowed on Amundson the prestigious NAE Founders’ Award in 1990.^[3]
In 1996, Amundson was the first recipient of the International Symposia on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE) award for excellence,^[4] an award that is also named for him. The chemical engineering building at his alma mater University of Minnesota is named in his honor.^[5] He received numerous professional awards from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), American Chemical Society (ACS), International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE), and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
He received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Minnesota, Notre Dame, Pennsylvania, Guadalajara, and Northwestern University.^[6] He received the highest faculty honors given by the Universities of Minnesota and Houston.^[7]
Amundson was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Amundson died on February 16, 2011 at the age of 95.

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Alfred Burke, British actor (Public Eye, Enemy at the Door), died from a chest infection.he was , 92

Alfred Burke was a British actor, best known for his portrayal of Frank Marker in the drama series Public Eye, which ran on television for ten years.

(28 February 1918 – 16 February 2011)

Early life

Burke was born in Peckham, London, the son of Sarah Ann O'Leary and William Burke.^[2] He was educated at Leo Street Boy's School and Waltham Central School. He started work aged 14, working in a railway repair firm in the City of London after leaving school. He became a club steward and also worked in a silk warehouse, joining a local amateur dramatics group before moving to Morley College and winning a scholarship to RADA in 1937. His acting career started two years later at the Barn Theatre in Shere, Surrey. His London debut was at the Watergate Theatre, where in a lean spell he worked in the kitchen. He worked with the Young and Old Vic and other companies, including working on "Sailor Beware" on stage.

Career

Burke built a solid reputation across a wide range of character roles in films and on television. His acting career included: The Angry Silence, Touch and Go, Interpol, Yangtse Incident and Buccaneers, as well as such televised plays as The Tip and Treasure Island.
His most famous role was the enquiry agent Frank Marker in the ABC/Thames television series Public Eye, which ran from 1965 to 1975. His low-key, understated but always compelling portrayal of the down-at-heel private eye made the series one of the most popular and highly rated detective dramas on British television.
After Public Eye ended Burke appeared in a host of guises, from Long John Silver to Pope John Paul II's father. In the television series Minder he appeared in the episode Come in T-64, Your Time Is Ticking Away as Kevin, partner to Arthur Daley in his latest scheme, a minicab service. He was also the formidable headmaster "Thrasher" Harris in Home To Roost. More recently he was seen as Armando Dippet in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
On stage Burke appeared in several productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company, including Richard II, Romeo and Juliet, Roberto Zucco, The Tempest, Peer Gynt, Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida, Two Shakespearean Actors, All's Well That Ends Well and Antony and Cleopatra. In 2008 he appeared at the National Theatre as the Shepherd in a new version of Sophocles' Oedipus by Frank McGuinness.^[3]

Death

Burke died on 16 February 2011, aged 92, from a chest infection. He is survived by his wife, Barbara (née Bonelle) and their four children: Jacob and Harriet (twins), and Kelly and Louisa (twins).

Filmography

• Interpol (1957)
• Yangtse Incident (1957)
• Let's Be Happy (1957)
• Bitter Victory (1957)
• High Flight (1957)
• Law and Disorder (1958)
• The Man Upstairs (1958)
• Operation Amsterdam (1959)
• Model for Murder (1959)
• The Angry Silence (1960)
• Dead Lucky (1960)
• Crooks Anonymous (1962)
• On the Beat (1962)
• Children of the Damned (1963)
• The Nanny (1965)
• Night Caller from Outer Space (1965)
• One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Television roles

Comedy

Year	Title	Role
1963	On the Knocker	Frank

Drama

Year	Title	Role
1965 to 1975	Public Eye	Frank Marker
1978 to 1980	Enemy at the Door	Major Dieter Richter

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Dorian Gray, Italian actress, committed suicide by gunshot she was , 75.

Maria Luisa Mangini , better known as Dorian Gray, was an Italian actress committed suicide by gunshot she was , 75..

(2 February 1936 – 16 February 2011)

Dorian Gray was the somewhat bizarre pseudonym of Italian actress Maria Luisa Mangini, who became a big star in the 1950s. She’s not as well known today, outside of Italy at least, mainly because she wound down her career just as the kinds of Italian B-Movies she appeared in were starting to gain International attention.

Born in Bolzano in 1936, she made her theatre debut, aged just 14 (if her date of birth is to believed), in the revue Votate per Venere in 1950, alongside Erminio Macari and Gino Bramieri. She then acted on stage opposite the likes of Alberto Sordi, Ugo Tognazzi and Raimondo Vianello, winning the prized Maschera d’argento.

She appeared in films at around the same time, appearing in no less than 5 films in 1951 alone. She only really started concentrating on her cinema career in the mid 50s, when she gave up her stage work and appeared in the likes of Totò, lascia o raddoppia? and Totò, Peppino e… la malafemmina (56), making her a big domestic star. Although primarily known for her comedy roles, she also appeared in more celebrated productions, having prominent supporting roles in the likes of Fellini’s Nights of Cabiria (57), Antonioni’s Il grido (57) and Comencini’s Mogli pericolose (58), for which she won a Silver Ribbon. In the early sixties, she had a stab at other genres, in the peplum Colossus and the Amazons (60) and action film The Legions Last Patrol (62).

Her last appearances were in the entertaining anthology, Thrilling and the obscure giallo Fango sulla metropoli (65), after which she retired without a trace. She committed suicide on Feb 16th 2011, shooting herself in the head in Torcegno, Trentino, where she lived.
She committed suicide by shooting herself on 16 February 2011. She was 75 years old.^[1]

Filmography

• Amo un assassino (1951)
• Il mago per forza (1951)
• Vendetta... sarda (1951)
• Anema e core (1951)
• Accidenti alle tasse!! (1951)
• La regina di Saba (1952)
• Lo sai che i papaveri (1952)
• Io piaccio (1955)
• Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (1956)
• Totò, Peppino e la malafemmina (1956)
• Totò lascia o raddoppia? (1956)
• Guaglione (1957)
• Le notti di Cabiria (1957)
• Il grido (1957)
• Mogli pericolose (1958)
• Domenica è sempre domenica (1958)
• Racconti d'estate (1958)
• Vacanze d'inverno (1959)
• Le sorprese dell'amore (1959)
• Brevi amori a Palma di Majorca (1959)
• Il carro armato dell'8 settembre (1960)
• Il Mattatore (1960)
• La regina delle Amazzoni (1960)
• Gli attendenti (1961)
• Crimen (1961)
• Mani in alto (1961)
• Ma Costanza si porta bene? (1962)
• Marcia o crepa (1962)
• Peccati d'estate (1962)
• Avventura al motel (1963)
• Thrilling (1965)
• Fango sulla metropoli (1965)

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Len Lesser, American actor (Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond), died from cancer-related pneumonia, he was , 88

Leonard King "Len" Lesser  was an American actor died from cancer-related pneumonia, he was , 88. He was known for a key role in the Clint Eastwood movie Kelly's Heroes and his recurring role as Uncle Leo on Seinfeld,^[1] which began during the show's second season in "The Pony Remark" episode.


(December 3, 1922 – February 16, 2011)

Early life

Lesser was born in The Bronx in 1922, and received his bachelor's degree from the City College of New York in 1942 at the age of 19.^[2] Lesser enlisted in the United States Army the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II.^[3]

Career

Lesser worked for years in film, TV and on stage. His résumé included projects with Clint Eastwood, Barbra Streisand, Lee Marvin, Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen. Lesser appeared on American television steadily since 1955 on scores of TV classics such as The Monkees, The Outer Limits, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Get Smart, Quincy, The Rockford Files, Mad About You, Seinfeld,^[4] All in the Family, Boy Meets World, Smart Guy, The Munsters, and, most recently, Castle. He appeared in a variety of films such as The Outlaw Josey Wales.

Later years

He had a recurring role on Everybody Loves Raymond as "Garvin", a friend of Frank Barone, who always lifted his arms in excitement whenever he saw Ray (as Lesser did in Seinfeld as "Uncle Leo" whenever he saw his nephew, Jerry). He was most recently on stage in Jeff Seymour's critically acclaimed stage production of Cold Storage at the University of Toronto's George Ignatieff Theatre. ^[5]

Death

On February 16, 2011, Lesser died of cancer-related pneumonia^[6] in Burbank, California, at the age of 88.^[7]

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