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Leonard B. Stern, American television director, producer, and writer (Get Smart), creator of The Honeymooners, co-creator of Mad Libs died he was , 87.

Leonard Bernard Stern was an American screenwriter, film and television producer, director, and one of the creators, with Roger Price, of the classic word game Mad Libs died he was , 87.



(December 23, 1923 – June 7, 2011)

Life and career

Stern was born in New York City.[1] He studied at New York University.[1] Stern was a successful television writer who wrote for such now classic series such as Get Smart,[1] The Honeymooners, The Phil Silvers Show,[1] The Steve Allen Show[1] and Steve Allen's Tonight Show. He also was a writer for the 1952 Danny Thomas and Peggy Lee version of The Jazz Singer and several Abbott and Costello films, among others. In the 1970s, he produced and directed the TV series McMillan and Wife, which starred Rock Hudson.[2]
Stern was the senior vice president of Price Stern Sloan (PSS).[citation needed] In 2000, after Price's death, Stern and another partner (Sloan) launched another publishing company, Tallfellow Press, and acquired the rights to Droodles.[citation needed] Stern co-wrote, with Diane L. Robinson, A Martian Wouldn't Say That (2000), a compilation of actual memos and notes from television executives.

Death

On June 7, 2011, Stern died of heart failure at at his home in Beverly Hills, California, aged 88.[1] He was survived by his wife of 55 years, actress Gloria Stroock, as well as a son, daughter, two grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter.[1]

Film and television credits

Producer
Writer
Director

Awards

  • Emmy Award, 1957, Best Comedy Writing-variety Or Situation Comedy (The Phil Silvers Show)
  • Emmy Award, 1967, Outstanding Writing Achievement In Comedy (Get Smart)

 

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Edgar Tekere, Zimbabwean politician, died from cancer he was , 74.

 Edgar Zivanai Tekere was a Zimbabwean politician died from cancer he was , 74. He was a president of the Zimbabwe African National Union who organised the party during the Lancaster House talks and served in government before his popularity as a potential rival to Robert Mugabe caused their estrangement.


(1 April 1937 – 7 June 2011)

Pre-Independence

During the war, Tekere served on the ZANU high command, or Dare reChimurenga. He was detained by the Rhodesian government at Gonakudzingwa.[4]

Early life

Edgar Zivanai "2-Boy" (nom de guerre) Tekere was an early ally of Robert Mugabe within the Zimbabwe African National Union (of which he was a founder member in 1964) during the fight for independence and against the Rhodesian Front government of Ian Smith. Mugabe and Tekere, having served eleven and a half years in Hwa-Hwa Penitentiary & Gonakudzingwa State Prison as political prisoners of Ian Smith's government, immediately left upon release and crossed the Eastern Highlands Border in Mutare through the mountains by foot, following the Gairezi river trail to Seguranza military camp in Mozambique, to mastermind and kickstart guerilla warfare, aided by Samora Machel, in 1975. The Bush War or Second Chimurenga raged on. harassment of Tekere's close family members and relatives by the platoon of Rhodesian Front Soldiers, Selous Scouts, Police Special Branch and Central Intelligence Organisation, under the auspices of Ian Smith.
During these trying times Edgar Tekere received the code name/nickname ("Mukoma") by close family members and relatives. Tekere was elected by a democratic process to be the first ZANU-PF Secretary-General following Zimbabwe's independence.

Independence Celebration and Bob Marley

Edgar Tekere being the ZANU-PF Secretary General, personally invited Bob Marley to perform at Rufaro Stadium, for the official Zimbabwean Independence Celebration. Marley's music was the inspiration for the guerilla freedom fighters whilst they were in the bush fighting. More than 100 000 Zimbabweans attended the concert, and Bob Marley performed the song "Zimbabwe", an unofficial Zimbabwean anthem. He also stayed with Edgar Tekere during this tour date.[5]

Murder charge

When ZANU won the 1980 elections, Tekere was appointed as Minister of Manpower Planning in Mugabe's Cabinet. He followed his appointment by making a series of outspoken speeches that went far beyond government policy. Shortly after his appointment, on 4 August 1980 he greeted then-Prime Minister Mugabe and visiting President of Mozambique Samora Machel in combat fatigues, announcing that he was going "to fight a battle." Tekere and his bodyguards went looking for supporters of Joshua Nkomo's ZAPU outside Harare but, failing to find them, went onto a neighboring farm and shot white farm manager Gerald Adams.

Trial

Tekere retained his government post when he went on trial together with seven bodyguards who were all former guerilla fighters in the independence war. On 8 December the High Court, on a majority decision, found him not guilty of murder. Both assessors, overruling the judge, held that while Tekere had killed Adams, he was acting in terms of an utter conviction that State Security was at risk.[6]
It is important to note that, at the trial, there was simply no evidence led that Edgar Tekere and his platoon had first gone looking for Zapu operatives before conducting a military style sweep of the farm on which the farmer was killed. There was no evidence that he had said that he was proud to have killed Gerald Adams. State Counsel Chris Glaum did not put this to any of the defendants. The trial was presided over by Judge John Pitman J. There were two assessors, Christopher Navavie Greenland, a provincial magistrate, and Peter Nemampara, a senior magistrate. The court was especially constituted to present as racially balance in that Judge Pitman was white, Greenland was a Euro-African and Nemampara was black. It was the first and last time that a court was constituted in this way.
Tekere was represented by Blom-Cooper QC, a flamboyant English counsel, and there were many confrontations between him and the presiding judge. The court was unanimous that Tekere was guilty of murder. However, by a majority, it found that as he had acted in "good faith" at the time, he was entitled to indemnification under a law that Ian Smith, the previous Rhodesian Prime Minister, had ironically enacted despite widespread opposition to protect his security forces during the Bush War. Any member of the country's security forces was exempt from conviction in respect of any crime committed if, at the time of commission, such member was acting in "good faith", acting in terms of a genuinely held conviction that the State's security interests were being served.
Greenland wrote the judgement in which the two assessors overruled Pitman on this issue. It was the first time in the history of the country that assessors overruled a judge. The assessors found that Tekere presented with a personality and mindset which was completely consistent with an unreasonable but genuinely held belief that he was acting in the interest of state security with the confrontation between one of his men and the farmer, in which the latter was killed, an unfortunate consequence of the security sweep which Tekere genuinely believed needed to be conducted.
In his book "The Other - without fear, favour or prejudice", Greenland reveals, for the first time in 2010, that Judge Pitman made a surprising and inexplicable "about-face", having first been firmly of the view that Tekere was entitled to the indemnity and then changing his mind without proferring good reason. [7]

Rivalry with Mugabe

Tekere was dismissed from the government on 11 January 1981, a decision he was reported to be happy with; he retained the Secretary-Generalship of ZANU. In April 1981 he was detained by Kenyan security forces to prevent him from speaking to students after giving a newspaper interview in which he said he was proud of the killing of Gerald Adams. In July, Tekere referred to some ZANU representatives as having "inherited the colonial mentality," which was straining relations between them and the party's supporters. Mugabe hit back by saying "Those who are complaining that the revolution is not continuing... are the most immoral and laziest in the party." Tekere was increasingly seen as a leader of a rival faction to Mugabe, and was dismissed as Secretary-General on 9 August with Mugabe taking the post himself.
After criticising corruption in the party, in August 1984 Tekere was elected to the Central Committee of ZANU-PF and carried shoulder-high from the Congress; he was also being supported by the Whites in Zimbabwe after opposing the farm squats by ZANU-PF) supporters which he described as "donga watonga" (chaotic government). He was provincial chairman of ZANU-PF in Mutare.

Zimbabwe Unity Movement

Tekere supported Mugabe at the 1985 elections but by October 1988 his consistent criticism of corruption resulted in his expulsion from the party. When Mugabe voiced his belief that Zimbabwe would be better governed as a one party state, Tekere strongly disagreed, saying "A one-party state was never one of the founding principles of ZANU-PF and experience in Africa has shown that it brought the evils of nepotism, corruption and inefficiency."
He ran against Robert Mugabe in the 1990 Presidential race as the candidate of the Zimbabwe Unity Movement, offering a broadly free market platform against Mugabe's communist-style economic planning. Edgar Tekere received unprecedented support for his opposition to Mugabe which led to massive election rigging by ZANU [8] in order for Mugabe to win the election on 1 April 1990 receiving 2,026,976 votes while Tekere only got 413,840 (16% of the vote). At the simultaneous Parliamentary elections the ZUM won 20% of the vote but only two seats in the House of Assembly. Zimbabwe Unity Movement supporters were the targets of violent attacks from supporters of ZANU (PF) and five candidates were murdered. A student representative Israel Mutanhaurwa of ZUM was abducted in broad daylight by suspected state agents at the local cinemas in Gweru to be dumped unharmed on the outskirts of Mkoba a local surbub. No-one was arrested or convicted of the crime. Those convicted of the attempted murder of former Gweru Mayor Patrick Kombayi who was shot in lower abdomen but survived the shooting, were pardoned immediately afterwards.

Politics after 1990

Tekere dropped out of sight after the election, fuelling rumours that he was planted as an opposition figure[citation needed]. In 2005 he voiced his wish to stand as a ZANU (PF) candidate for the Senate of Zimbabwe but was rebuffed. In 2006 it was reported that he had rejoined ZANU (PF). A letter sent to him by ZANU (PF) national chairman John Nkomo dated 7 April 2006 said "You will not exercise your right to be elected to any office in the party for a period of five years. You will be required to uphold all the duties of a member listed in Article 3, Section 18 of the amended Zanu PF constitution".

2008 Makoni presidential campaign

At a rally on 2 March 2008 in Highfield, a suburb of Harare, Tekere endorsed Simba Makoni, an independent candidate who was running against Mugabe in the March 2008 presidential election. Tekere said that he was "appointing [him]self principal campaigner for Mugabe's downfall".[8]

MDC 10th anniversary celebrations

On Sunday, 16 August 2009 at Sakubva Stadium in Mutare in Manicaland. Edgar Tekere was the guest of honour for the MDC in front of a crowd of 40,000 people who had gathered to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding and formation of the MDC political party led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.

Death

Edgar "2-Boy" Zivanai Tekere, a leading figure in Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, died on Tuesday Noon 7th. June 2011, at Murambi Clinic, in the city of Mutare (Zimbabwe's Third Major City),in the State Province of Manicaland, which is in the Eastern region of Zimbabwe.This occurred following a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 74 years old.[9]

National Hero Status

 

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John R. Alison, American World War II combat flying ace, launched the Allied Reoccupation of Burma died he was , 98.

John R. "Johnny" Alison was a highly decorated American combat ace of World War II and veteran of the Korean War, and is often cited as the father of Air Force Special Operations died he was , 98.



(November 21, 1912 – June 6, 2011),

Early years

Born in Micanopy, Florida,[3] near Gainesville in 1912, Alison graduated from the University of Florida School of Engineering and joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1936.[4] He earned his wings and was commissioned at Kelly Field in 1937.[2] Prior to America's entry into World War II, he served as Assistant Military Attache in England and helped British pilots transition into the P-40.[2] In October 1941, Alison traveled to Moscow to administer the sensitive U.S.-Soviet P-40 Lend-Lease program. He trained Russian pilots in the P-40, A-20, and B-25 Mitchell aircraft.[2] In his autobiography, Jimmy Doolittle wrote:


Combat


After ten months and repeated requests for reassignment to combat, Alison got his wish. In June 1942, he reported to the China-Burma-India Theater (CBI) to serve as Deputy Squadron Commander under major David Lee "Tex" Hill in the 75th Fighter Squadron, part of Colonel Robert Lee Scott, Jr.'s 23rd Fighter Group, the USAAF successor of the AVG's famed Flying Tigers in the China-Burma-India Theater.
Alison was called into theater by the previous commander of the AVG, Brigadier General Claire Lee Chennault, who was currently serving as Commander of the Fourteenth Air Force.[2] On 30 July 1942, Alison was credited with the first night kills in the theater. For his experimental night interception, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.[6] In early 1943, Alison demonstrated his aggressiveness when he took off during an attack on his own airfield. Alison engaged three Mitsubishi A6M Zeros and scored one probable kill. He then vectored arriving reinforcements to the battle, after which he made a stern attack on another enemy fighter at close range, shooting it down. His gallantry and fighting spirit earned him the Silver Star.[2] Ending his tour as commander of the 75th Fighter Squadron, Alison left as an ace with seven confirmed victories and several probable kills.[2] His former commanding officer, David Lee "Tex" Hill, had high praise for Alison:


Air Commando

After returning home in May 1943, Alison was recalled to the CBI theater by Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold to co-command (along with Lt. Col. Philip G. Cochran) the newly formed 1st Air Commando Group, also known as Project 9. As leader of this secret and highly innovative flying unit, Alison led a composite wing of fighters, bombers, transports, gliders, and helicopters in the dramatic "aerial invasion of Burma," dubbed Operation THURSDAY. The 1st Air Commandos supported the British "Chindit" Special Forces' infiltration of Japanese rear supply areas. In March 1944, Alison's men flew more than 200 miles behind enemy lines, transporting, re-supplying, and providing fire support for over 9,000 Allied forces. Alison's innovative leadership and combat daring as co-commander of the 1st Air Commandos helped to turn the tide of the Allied war effort in the CBI theater.
Alison later commanded the 3rd Air Commando group in the Pacific serving in the Philippines and Okinawa.[3]

Later years

After the war, he served as an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, President of the Air Force Association, and as a major general in the Air Force Reserve.[2] He retired as vice president of the Northrop Corporation in 1984 and is a 1994 inductee into the Air Commando Hall of Fame.[8] In 1985, 2004 and 2009 Alison was honored at the Air University's Gathering of Eagles program.[2] In 2005, he was enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame.[9]

 

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Stefan Kuryłowicz Polish architect, died from a plane crash he was , 62,

Stefan Marian Kuryłowicz was a Polish architect and professor who is widely credited with transforming the architecture and skyline of Warsaw, Poland, in the twenty years following the collapse of Communism in 1989 died from a plane crash he was , 62, Media reports have called Kuryłowicz "one of the most influential Polish architects." He and the late architect Jacek Syropolski created the architectural firm, Kurylowicz & Associates.
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(March 26, 1949 - June 6, 2011)


Kuryłowicz was born in Warsaw in 1949.[1] He earned a degree in architecture from the Warsaw University of Technology in 1972.[1] He opened an architectural studio in 1983 during an era when the Communist-ruled government of the People's Republic of Poland openly discouraged free expression and creativity.[1]
The end of Communist rule in Poland in 1989 left Warsaw and other cities with littered wuth unimaginative, Communist-era buildings and other structures.[1] Kuryłowicz and his associate architects began designing and constructing a series of new, modern building throughout Warsaw over the next two decades, largely transforming parts of the Warsaw,[1] as well as other cities, such as Gdańsk. His style of modern architecture initially attracted some criticism, but Kurylowicz's critics faded as his buildings were constructed.[1] Kurylowicz's projects included commercial, industrial and residential buildings. His work has been credited with modernizing Warsaw during the post-Communist era. Jerzy Grochulski, the president of the Association of Polish Architects, said of Kurylowicz, "He helped shape the way Warsaw looks today."[1] Kuryłowicz's firm is currently constructing a municipal studio in Białystok and the Wolf Bracka department store.[2]
In addition to his architectural practice, Kuryłowicz taught architecture at Warsaw University of Technology and served as the deputy leader of the Association of Polish Architects.[1] He was also picked as one of the international architects chosen to oversee renovations on the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.[1]
Stefan Kuryłowicz died in a small plane crash in Asturias, northern Spain, on June 6, 2011, at the age of 62.[1] Kuryłowicz was flying in a convoy of three small planes enroute from San Sebastián, Spain, to the Portuguese town of Vilar de Luz, near Porto, when the accident occurred.[1] The planes encountered inclement weather, including rain and foggy, during the flight.[1] One plane crashed into a parking lot at an airport in Asturias, while the second plane crashed into a hill near the same airport.[1][3] Kurylowicz, his associate architect Jacek Syropolski, and two other people were killed in the accident.[1] The third airplane, carrying two people, landed safely at airport in Santander, Cantabria.[1]
Kuryłowicz was survived by his wife, Ewa Kuryłowicz, a board member of his architectural firm, and two sons.[1]

 

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Masashi Ohuchi, Japanese Olympic silver (1968) and bronze (1964) medal-winning weightlifter died he was , 67

Masashi Ohuchi) was a Japanese medal-winning weightlifter died he was , 67. Ohuchi won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He won two gold medals at the Asia Games in 1966 and 1970.[1] He further became the world champion in Light-Heavy lighting at a competition in the Soviet Union in 1969.[1] Later in life, Ohuchi became the Senior World Champion on four different occasions.
(September 28, 1943 - June 6, 2011)
Ohuchi was born in Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan, on September 28, 1943.[1] Ohuchi began weightlifting as a student at Hosei University and an employee for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He died on June 6, 2011, at the age of 67.[1]

 

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Leon Botha, South African artist and musical performer, died from progeria-related heart failure he was , 26.

Leon was a South African painter, and musical performer, as well as one of the world's oldest survivors of progeria  died from progeria-related heart failure he was , 26..

Botha (4 June 1985 – 5 June 2011)

Biography

Botha was born in Cape Town, South Africa and lived there until his death. He was diagnosed with progeria around the age of 4 years. He had no formal training in art beyond high school courses, but became a full-time painter after graduation, doing commissioned works.
In 2005, Botha successfully underwent heart bypass surgery to prevent a heart attack due to progeria-related atherosclerosis.[4] In January 2007, Botha had his first solo art exhibition, entitled "Liquid Sword; I am HipHop", revolving around hip-hop culture as a way of life.[5] It took place at the Rust-en-Vrede gallery in Durbanville and was opened by Mr Fat of the South African Hip Hop group Brasse Vannie Kaap.[6][7] His second solo exhibition opened in March 2009 and featured pieces of the artist's life. Botha was asked if the title "Liquid Swords; Slices of Lemon" referred to the adage "If life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Botha said no, adding, "Lemons? I slice 'em and serve 'em back!"[8]
In January 2010 he hosted the first exhibit of "Who Am I? ...Transgressions", a photo collaboration with Gordon Clark, at the João Ferreira Gallery in Cape Town.[9] Botha said of the exhibition, "I am a spiritual being, the same as you, primarily. Then I'm a human being and this part of the human being is the body, which has a condition."[10]
Botha was also engaged in deejaying and turntablism under the name DJ Solarize.[11][12] He was featured alongside Watkin Tudor Jones, aka Ninja, in the music video "Enter the Ninja" from Die Antwoord.[13][14][15][16]
In November 2010, Botha suffered a stroke.[17][18] Botha died from complications of progeria in Cape Town one day after his 26th birthday.[19][20]

 

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Azam Khan, Bangladeshi pop singer, died from cancer he was , 61.

 Azam Khan  was a Bangladeshi pop singer. full name Mahbubul Haque Khan,  He was the pioneer in Bengali pop music. He founded a band called Uchcharon  in the early 1970s. He is honored as Guru of Pop Music in Bangladesh. Khan, together with pop music contemporaries Fakir Alamgir, Ferdous Wahid, Firoz Shai, Najma Zaman and Pilu Momtaz is credited with pioneering and popularizing Bangla pop music in the years immediately following the country's independence.


(February 28, 1950 - June 5, 2011)

He was a Freedom fighter in Sector 2 under late Brigadier Khaled Mosharraf and fought against the Pakistani army in the Liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.[4] After the war, he introduced an energetic brand of music. His first concert in television was broadcasted in 1972 in Bangladesh Television. His popular tunes included "Ore Saleka, Ore Maleka", "Jibone Kichhu Pabona Re", "Ami Jare Chaire", "Ashi Ashi Bole Tumi", "Obhimani", "Rail liner bostite", "Hei Allah Hei Allah Re", "Alal O Dulal" etc.

Death

Azam Khan died on 5 June 2011 at Dhaka CMH hospital at age 61.[5] He was suffering from oral cancer which had spread to his lungs. His death came 14 days after the passing of another early Bangladeshi pop music pioneer, Pilu Momtaz.[3]

Discography

  • Didi Maa
  • Bangladesh
  • Keu Nai Amar
  • Mixed Album
  • Neel Noyona

 

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Dickey Betts died he was 80

Early Career Forrest Richard Betts was also known as Dickey Betts Betts collaborated with  Duane Allman , introducing melodic twin guitar ha...