Obituaries

One of the sport’s greatest players, he set a record with 4,256 career hits. But his gambling led to a lifetime

One of the sport’s greatest players, he set a record with 4,256 career hits. But his gambling led to a lifetime

He skated professionally for 15 years , but was best known for building a collection of more than 44,000 items, including

He won the award playing a Yonkers feed store clerk in “Hello, Dolly!” and was also nominated for roles in “Thoroughly

Coming late to basketball, he nevertheless found stardom, retiring with the second-most blocked shots in league history. He devoted much of

Mr. Ashton was most widely recognized for his role as Sgt. John Taggart in the “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise.

He wrote songs for hundreds of other artists, including “Me and Bobby McGee” for Janis Joplin and “Sunday Morning Coming Down”

He wrote songs for hundreds of other artists, including “Me and Bobby McGee” for Janis Joplin and “Sunday Morning Coming Down”

He was credited for the high-growth economy during the early years of Brazil’s long military dictatorship. But critics said his policies

In 32 years in charge of Hezbollah, Mr. Nasrallah built the Iranian-backed militia into an influential regional force and a potent