People of Note Who Died in 2010
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Everett Bleiler (1920 – 2010) Editor, Bibliographer, worked at Dover
Knox Burger (1922– 2010). Literary agent. Published Kurt Vonnegut‘s first short story. Clients included Donald Westlake, Ray Bradbury, Jack Finney, John Steinbeck and Louis L’Amour.
Howard Zinn (1922-2010) Historian. Peoples History of the United States (1980)
Benoît Mandelbrot (1924-2010), Mathematician. Made a study of fractals (and coined the term).
Dorothy “Dottie” Kamenshek (1925 – 2010) Baseball athlete. Her career inspired the movie, A League of their Own.
Joan Sutherland (1926-2010) Coloratura soprano. Known as La Stupenda. Best known for her role of Lucia. She was a vital part of the 20th century bel canto revival.
Jaime Escalante (1930-2010) High school math teacher. The movie Stand and Deliver (1987) is based on his inspirational work with students. There is also an entertaining book, Escalante: The Best Teacher in America by Jay Mathews about his work.
Obituaries
Everett. F. Bleiler – Locus Magazine
Knox Burger – New York Times
Howard Zinn – The Guardian
Benoît Mandelbrot – New Scientist
Dottie Kamenshek - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Joan Sutherland – New York Times
Jaime Escalante – Washington Post
