She starred alongside the likes of Elvis Presley and Jerry Lewis. But she wanted to direct and write, and she felt held back by industry sexism.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Donald Spoto, Biographer of Hitchcock and Many More, Dies at 81
He wrote more than two dozen books, including richly detailed biographies of Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Laurence Olivier and Jesus.
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Shoichiro Toyoda, Who Helped Make Toyota a Global Force, Dies at 97
He pushed the company into North America and beyond, setting it on its path to becoming one of the world’s most powerful automakers.
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Tim McCarver, 81, All-Star Catcher in Hall of Fame as Broadcaster, Dies
He played with four teams over four decades and won two World Series titles, then took his gift of gab into the TV booth.
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Raquel Welch, Actress and ’60s Sex Symbol, Is Dead at 82
Beginning with a doeskin bikini in “One Million Years B.C.,” she built a celebrated show business career around sex appeal and, sometimes, a comic touch.