Actress Joanna Barnes on ‘Parent Trap’ and Its Remake, Dies at Age 87

Her multiple screen roles include Joanna Barnes, which includes the collaborative fiancee of a divorced father in the 1961 film “The Parent Trap,” and the character’s mother in the remake 37 years later – and a successful second career as a writer while continuing to enjoy success as an actress – due April 29. He …

Gloria Parker, Master of Musical Glasses, dies at 100

Woody Allen, as the title character in his movie “Broadway Danny Rose” (1984), is a hapless talent agent known for his strange, elusive acts of innovation: a blind xylophone player, a stuttering ventriloquist, a balloon folder. – and Gloria Parker, playing music, rubbing her moistened fingers against the rim of 28 crystal wine glasses. In …

Midge Decter, Architect of Neo-conservatism, Dies at 94

Writer and editor Midge Decter, who left liberalism to help lay the intellectual foundations of the neoconservative movement and its so-called culture wars over feminism, gay rights, and other social issues, died Monday. He was 94 years old. His daughter Naomi Decter confirmed the death. No other details were given. Ms. Decter was at the …

Inventor of the Life-Saving Heart Device, Dr. Morton Mower dies at 89

Morton Mower, an enterprising cardiologist who helped invent an implantable defibrillator that saved many lives by returning potentially fatal irregular heart rhythms to normal with an electric shock, died April 25 in Denver. He was 89 years old. His son, Mark, said the cause was cancer. Dr. mowing and Dr. Michel MirowskiA colleague of mine …

Inventor of the Life-Saving Heart Device, Dr. Morton Mower dies at 89

Morton Mower, an enterprising cardiologist who helped invent an implantable defibrillator that saved many lives by returning potentially fatal irregular heart rhythms to normal with an electric shock, died April 25 in Denver. He was 89 years old. His son, Mark, said the cause was cancer. Dr. mowing and Dr. Michel MirowskiA colleague of mine …

Peter Moore, a Force in the Sneaker Revolution of the 1980s, dies at 78

Peter Colin Moore was born on February 21, 1944 in Cleveland. His father, Raymond, was a career Navy officer. His mother, Mary (Jameson) Moore, was a housewife. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles in 1969, he worked in a design studio that he eventually …