Timothy Raison, British politician, Member of Parliament for Aylesbury (1970–1992), died he was 82.

Sir Timothy Hugh Francis Raison was a British Conservative politician who began his career as a journalist, first working on Picture Post (of which his father, Maxwell Raison, was managing editor), then New Scientist died he was 82..

(3 November 1929 – 3 November 2011)

Whilst at New Scientist he also edited Crossbow, journal of the Bow Group (a left of centre group within the Conservative Party). In 1960 he received The Nansen Refugee Award, which is given annually by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in recognition of outstanding service to the cause of refugees. He edited the social science magazine New Society from 1962 until 1968 and was MP for Aylesbury from 1970 until his retirement in 1992. He served as a junior Education and Science Minister (1973–1974), a Home Office minister (1979–1983), and Minister for Overseas Development (1983–1986).^[1]

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Morris Philipson, American book publisher and novelist, died he was 85.

Morris Harris Philipson  was an American novelist and book publisher died he was 85. Philipson was the longest-serving director in the history of the University of Chicago Press, which position he held from 1967 to 2000.^[1]

^{(June 23, 1926 – November 3, 2011)}

Philipson was a native of New Haven, Connecticut,^[2] and received his B.A. (1949) and M.A. (1952) from the University of Chicago. He received a Ph.D. (1959) in philosophy from Columbia University. He worked for several New York publishers, including Random House, Pantheon Books, Alfred A. Knopf, and Basic Books before coming to the University of Chicago.^[3]
At the University of Chicago Press, Philipson became known for large-scale scholarly projects such as The Lisle Letters (a six-volume collection of 16th-century correspondence by Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle), The Works of Giuseppe Verdi, a four-volume translation of the Chinese classic The Journey to the West, and Jean-Paul Sartre’s five-volume The Family Idiot: Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1857.^[4][5] At Chicago, Philipson also published trade paperback editions of works by many literary figures beginning with Isak Dinesen,^[6] and continuing with R. K. Narayan, Arthur A. Cohen, Paul Scott, Thomas Bernhard, and others. Philipson cultivated strong relationships with French and German publishers, resulting in numerous translations published by the University of Chicago Press, including works by Jacques Derrida, Paul Ricoeur, Yves Bonnefoy, and Claude Levi-Strauss. In 1984, Philipson was awarded the Commandeur de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French ministry of culture.^[7]
In 1982, Philipson became the first director of scholarly press to win PEN American Center’s Publisher Citation.^[8] He also received the Association of American Publishers' Curtis Benjamin Award for Creative Publishing shortly before his retirement.
Philipson was the author of more than fifty articles and reviews^[9] and five novels: Bourgeois Anonymous (Vanguard, 1965; Schocken, 1983), The Wallpaper Fox (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976), A Man in Charge (Simon & Schuster, 1979), Secret Understandings (Simon & Schuster, 1983), and Somebody Else’s Life (Harper & Row, 1987).
Philipson was married for thirty-three years to Susan Philipson, an editor whom he met when they worked at Knopf, and who died in 1994. They had three children.^[10]
Philipson died on November 3, 2011 of a heart attack in Chicago.^[11]


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Ivar Nørgaard, Danish politician, negotiated Denmark's entry to the European Community, died he was 89.

Ivar Nørgaard , also spelled Ivar Noergaard, was a Danish politician, former economics minister and member of the Social Democrats  died he was 89.  Noorgaard led the negotiations for Denmark's ascension into the European Union in 1973.^[1]

^{(July 26, 1922 – November 3, 2011)}

 

Noorgaard served as the head of several ministries within Social Democratic governments during the 1960s and 1970s.^[1] He supported Denamrk's membership into the European Economic Community, the predecessor of the European Union, and headed his country's successful negotiations.^[1] Noorgaard was an opponent of the euro and the eurozone.^[1]
Noorgaard died of a cerebral blood clot on November 3, 2011, at the age of 89. He was survived by his wife, children and grandchildren.^[1]


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Peeter Kreitzberg, Estonian politician, Minister of Culture and Education (1995), died he was 62.

Peeter Kreitzberg  was an Estonian politician, member of parliament and a member of the Social Democratic Party. Kreitzberg served as the Estonian Minister of Culture and Education from April to November 1995 Peeter Kreitzberg, Estonian politician, Minister of Culture and Education (1995), died he was 62..^[1] He also taught at Tallinn University from 1997 to 2011.<sup>[1]

(December 14, 1948 – November 3, 2011)</sup>

Kreitzberg next served as the deputy mayor of Tallinn, the Estonian capital, from 1996 to 1999.^[1] He was elected to the Riigikogu, the nation's unicameral parliament, in 1999.^[1] He remained a member of parliament until his death in 2011.^[1] Kreitzberg served as the deputy chairman of the Riigikogu for two different tenures, from 2001 to 2003 and again from 2003 to 2005.^[1] He was also a candidate for President of Estonia in 2001.^[2]
Peeter Kreitzberg departed Estonia in October 2011 for an official visit to China, which was scheduled to last from October 28 to November 4.^[1] He was accompanied by three other parliamentarians in the delegation — Kalev Kallo, Maret Maripuu and Sven Sester. Kreitzberg died in his Chinese hotel during the official visit on November 3, 2011, at the age of 62.^[1]


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Tamás Eszes, Hungarian politician and paramilitary leader, committed suicide he was 47.

Tamás Eszes  was a Hungarian politician. He was the leader of the far right paramilitary group Véderő committed suicide he was 47..^[2]

^{(18 May 1964[1] – 3 November 2011)}

In April 2011 Eszes attempted to lead a training camp conducted by Véderő. He was arrested and led away by police. Eszes, a karate instructor, claimed the camp was intended to improve the physical condition of Hungarian youths.^[3] The incident highlighted tensions between ethnic Hungarians and the local gypsy minority.^[4]
In the same month Eszes announced that he would contest the mayoral election in Gyöngyöspata, Heves County.^[5] He received 10.5% of the vote.^[6]
Eszes was found dead at his home in Gyöngyöspata on 3 November 2011. He had committed suicide according to the police.^[7]


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Antonio Molino Rojo, Spanish film actor, died he was 85.

Antonio Molino Rojo ^[1] was a Spanish film actor who appeared primarily in Spaghetti westerns in the 1960s and 1970s died he was 85..

(14 September 1926 – 2 November 2011)

He made nearly 90 appearances in film between 1955 and 1988 but is probably most recognizable in western cinema for his roles in the Sergio Leone trilogy of Spaghetti westerns A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More, (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966. He also appeared in the Sergio Leone picture Once Upon a Time in the West in 1968.
Rojo did not always play gang members in the westerns; in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Rojo portrayed the good captain at the Union concentration camp whose leg was being eroded by gangrene. In the film he told Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef) that he knew he was systematically torturing and robbing the prisoners, and hoped that before he died, he could amass enough evidence to bring Angel Eyes to trial at a court martial. Rojo died in Barcelona on November 2, 2011.


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Leonard Stone, American actor (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory), died from cancer he was 87.

Leonard Stone was an American character actor who played supporting roles in over 120 television shows and 35 films died from cancer he was 87..

(November 3, 1923 – November 2, 2011)

Life and career

In 1961 and 1962, he was twice cast in different roles on ABC's The Real McCoys in the episodes "Money from Heaven" and "You Can't Beat the Army". Between 1962 and 1966, Stone made four guest appearances on CBS's Perry Mason. In his 1962 role, he played murderer Jerel Leland in "The Case of the Hateful Hero." In 1966, he had a supporting role as Morton on the short-lived CBS sitcom The Jean Arthur Show starring Jean Arthur and Ron Harper. He played popular and memorable characters on The Outer Limits, Lost in Space, and M*A*S*H. He appeared twice on ABC's The Donna Reed Show as Mr. Trestle in "The Good Guys and the Bad Guys" (1961) and as Harlan Carmody, Jr., in "Joe College" (1965).
In the 1965-1966 season, he appeared as Doc Joslyn in thirteen episodes of Camp Runamuck on NBC.
One of his most notable roles came in 1971, when he played Sam Beauregarde, the father of Golden Ticket winner Violet Beauregarde, in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. He was one of the last surviving parents from the movie.
Between 1988 and 1994, he was cast as Judge Paul Hanson in twelve episodes of the NBC legal drama L.A. Law.
Stone started his career as a young actor studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He performed in the West End, on Broadway, and toured the world. He traveled for eight years in Australia and New Zealand with the musical South Pacific. He was nominated for a Tony Award in 1959 for Best Supporting Actor in Redhead, a Bob Fosse musical. He also was in the Tony Award-nominated cast of Look Homeward, Angel in 1957, which premiered at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in New York. Based on the Thomas Wolfe novel, it won a Pulitzer Prize.
Stone's final role came in 2006 at the age of 83, when he played a minor character in Surrender Dorothy.^[1]

Death

He died on November 2, 2011 in Encinitas, California,^[2] after a brief bout with cancer, one day shy of his 88th birthday.^[3]

Personal

Stone married Carole Kleinman in 1964, and together they raised four children and eight grandchildren. In 1983, Stone moved to San Diego from his longtime home in Los Angeles, but continued to commute for work.
Stone was a contestant on an episode of Wheel of Fortune which aired September 22, 2000. He placed second, winning $4,250 in cash and a trip to Bermuda valued at $5,310.^[4]
In the early 1950s, Stone began writing a children's story about a kangaroo who never grew. In 2011, Keepy was published on Kindle and Nook.
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