Mr. Mitnick, best known for a crime spree during the 1990s that involved the theft of computer data and credit card numbers, died from pancreatic cancer. He later became a security consultant, writer and public speaker.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
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James Reston Jr., Author With a Hand in Nixon Apology, Dies at 82
A historian and novelist, he provided a 96-page “interrogation” memo for David Frost’s TV interviews that prodded Nixon to say, “I let the American people down” over Watergate.
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Jane Birkin, Singer, Actress and Fashion Inspiration, Dies at 76
She was a British-born “French icon” for years associated with the singer Serge Gainsbourg. In the U.S., she was known for lending her name to luxury handbags by Hermès.
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Ellen Hovde, ‘Grey Gardens’ Documentarian, Dies at 97
She worked with the Maysles brothers on the groundbreaking film about two Long Island recluses, and she later shared an Emmy for a mini-series about Ben Franklin.
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Peter Nero, Pianist Who Straddled Genres, Is Dead at 89
He soared to popularity with a swinging hybrid of classics and jazz. He later conducted the Philly Pops, often with one hand while the other played piano.