Deaths in January - 2019

Actor and comedian Bob Einstein died January 2 at the age of 76 . He wrote This is my first magic book so I'm a little nervous.

Journalist and war correspondent Perry Deane Young died New Year's Day at the age of 77. His books include The David Kopay Story: An Extraordinary Self-Revelation (ghost writer), God's Bullies: Power, Politics and Religious Tyranny and Lesbians and Gays and Sports.

Executive who led Southwest Airlines, Herb Kelleher died January 3 at the age of 87. His wit and wisdom can be found in "The Sky's The Limit": A commemorative collection of Herb Kelleher's Catchy Comments.

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Harold Brown died January 4 at the age of 91. His books include Thinking about national security : defense and foreign policy in a Dangerous World, Chinese Military Power: Report of an Independent Task Force and Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation (Triangle Papers) .

Former Israeli defense minister Moshe Arens died January 7 at the age of 93. His books include Flags over the Warsaw ghetto, Broken Covenant: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis Between the U.S. and Israel and Moshe Arens, statesman and scientist, speaks out.

Educator Bernice Sandler died January 5 at the age of 90. Her works include The chilly classroom climate a guide to improve the education of women, Sexual Harassment on Campus: A Guide for Administrators, Campus Climate Revisited: Chilly for Women Faculty Administrators and Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment K-12.

Shirley Boone wife of singer Pat Boone, died January 11 at the age of 84. Her books include The Honeymoon Is Over and One Woman's Liberation.

Judy Turner who also wrote as Katie Flynn and Judith Saxton died January 1st 2019 aged 82.

Theologian Lamin Sanneh died January 6 at the age of 76. His many books include Whose Religion Is Christianity?: The Gospel beyond the West, Translating the Message: The Missionary Impact on Culture, Disciples of All Nations: Pillars of World Christianity and The Changing Face of Christianity: Africa, the West, and the World.

Mathematician Michael Francis Atiyah died January 11 at the age of 89. His many books include Introduction to Commutative Algebra , K-Theory and The Geometry and Physics of Knots .

Prolific children's book author John Burningham died January 4 at the age of 82. He wrote Mr. Gumpy's Outing, Hey! Get Off Our Train and Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car.

First woman to preside over the D.C. Appeals Court and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Patricia Wald died January 12 at the age of 90. She wrote Tyrants on Trial: Keeping Order in the Courtroom .

Advertising executive Lester Wunderman died January 9 at the age of 98. He wrote Being Direct: Making Advertising Pay.

Former Yankee baseball player Mel Stottlemyre died on January 13 at the age of 77. He wrote Pride and Pinstripes: The Yankees, Mets, and Surviving Life's Challenges.

Novelist and journalist Francine du Plessix Gray died January 13 at the age of 88. Her many works include Them: A Memoir of Parents, At Home with the Marquis de Sade: A Life , The Queen's Lover ,
and Simone Weil (Penguin Lives).

Actress Carol Channing died January 15 at the age of 97. Her memoir was called Just Lucky I Guess.

Investment firm executive John C. Bogle died January 16 at the age of 88. His books include The Little Book of Common Sense Investing , Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor and Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life.

Poet Mary Oliver died January 17 at the age of 83. A few of her collections include A Poetry Handbook , New and Selected Poems: Volume One, Thirst: Poems , Why I Wake Early: New Poems and
American Primitive .

Musician's biographer Dave Laing died January 7 at the age of 71. His books include The Electric Muse: The Story of Folk into Rock, One Chord Wonders: Power and Meaning in Punk Rock , The Guerilla Guide to the Music Business, and The Marxist theory of art.

Cancer researcher John Mendelsohn died January 7 at the age of 82. He wrote The Molecular Basis of Cancer.

Walter Chandoha, a photographer who specialized in cats, died January 11 at the age of 98. His work includes Walter Chandoha's Book of Kittens and Cats, 100 Garden Tips and Timesavers , The Literary Gardener , Mind your manners! and From Kittens To Cats .

Sociologist Nathan Glazer died January 19 at the age of 95. His books include The Lonely Crowd , American Judaism , Beyond the Melting Pot, Second Edition: The Negroes, Puerto Ricans, Jews and We Are All Multiculturalists Now .

Former US Senator Harris Wofford died January 19 at the age of 92. His books include Embers of the World and Of Kennedys and Kings.

Actress Kaye Ballard died January 22 at the age of 93. Her memoir was calledHow I lost 10 pounds in 53 Years.

Pulitzer prize winning writer Russell Baker died January 21 at the age of 93. A few of his books include Growing Up, The Good Times , Russell Baker's Book of American Humor and Norton Book of Light Verse .

>13 varielle: Very sad to read that today. Russell Baker was always one of my favorites. A great journalist and columnist, but it's his wonderful memoir Growing Up that stands out for me.

Film maker Jonas Mekas died January 23 at the age of 96. His books include Movie journal; the rise of the new American cinema, 1959-1971 , I Had Nowhere to Go , Jonas Mekas: Just Like a Shadow and Jonas Mekas; Scrapbook of the Sixties: Writings 1954 - 2010.

Author Diana Athill died January 23 at the age of 101. Her books include Somewhere Towards the End: A Memoir, Stet and Instead of a Letter: A Memoir.

South African writer and former political prisoner Hugh Lewin died January 16 at the age of 79. His books include Jafta, Jafta and the wedding and Bandiet: Seven Years in a South African Prison.

Composer Michel Legrand died January 26 at the age of 86. He wrote Michel's Mixed-up Musical Bird and The Michel Legrand Songbook.

Shakespeare scholar and college professor Dr. Beatrice Batson died January 19 at the age of 98. She was the author of various works on Shakespeare and religion including Shakespeare's Christianity: The Protestant and Catholic Poetics of Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and Hamlet. Obituary here: https://obits.tennessean.com/obituaries/Tennessean/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&...

ArchaeologistLamia al-Gailani died January 16 at the age of 80. She wrote Studies in Babylonian Cylinder Seals.

Artist Susan Hiller died January 28 at the age of 78. Her work includes Dreams: Visions of the Night, The Myth of Primitivism, After the Freud Museum and Susan Hiller : recall : selected works 1969-2004.

Historian Theodore K. Rabb died January 7 at the age of 81. His many books include Wonders of the World m Renaissance Lives: Portraits Of An Age and The Last Days of the Renaissance: And the March to Modernity.

Business executive Albert J. Dunlap known as "Chainsaw Al", died January 25 at the age of 81. He wrote Mean Business: How I Save Bad Companies and Make Good Companies Great.

Constitutional scholar William W. Van Alstyne died January 29 at the age of 84. His books include The American First Amendment in the Twenty-First Century and Interpretations of the First Amendment.

Historian Leonard Dinnerstein died January 22 at the age of 84. His books include Natives and strangers : Blacks, Indians, and immigrants in America , Antisemitism in America and The Leo Frank Case.

Linguist Miguel Civil died January 13 at the age of 92. His books include The lexical texts in the Schøyen Collection and The Sag-tablet, lexical texts in the Ashmolean Museum.

Long time Brooklyn district attorney, Charles J. Hynes died January 29 at the age of 83. He wrote Incident at Howard Beach: The Case For Murder .

Business executive behind the Canadian chain Tim Horton's, Ron Joyce died January 31 at the age of 88. His autobiography was called Always Fresh: The Untold Story of Tim Horton's by the Man Who Created a Canadian Empire.

Dr. Doris L. Wethers died January 28 at the age of 91.. She wrote Selecting a Pediatric Residency.

Dr. . John G. Gunderson. Died January 11 at the age of 76. His books include Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical Guide, Understanding and Treating Borderline Personality Disorder and Beyond Borderline.

Prolific children’s writer Jan Wahl died January 29 at the age of 87. His better known works include Humphrey’s Bear and Emily and the Snowflake.

Musician and biographer Nancy B. Reich died January 31 at the age of 94. She wrote Clara Schumann : the artist and the woman .

Pentagon fiscal hawk A. Ernest Fitzgerald died January 31 at the age of 92. He wrote The Pentagonists : An Insiders View of Waste Mismanagement and Fraud in Defense Spending and The High Priests of Waste.

Biographer Ronald Hayman died January 20th 2019 aged 86. He wrote many books including a life of Sylvia Plath The Death and Life of Sylvia Plath and A Biography of Kafka.

Philiosopher Margaret Chatterjee died January 3rd 2019 aged 93.