Died. Jackie Robinson, 53, star Brooklyn Dodger during the '40s and '50s and the first black athlete to play in the major leagues (see SPORT).
Died. Lew Parker, 64, comedian who most recently played Mario Thomas' father on her TV series That Girl; of cancer; in Manhattan. A durable comic of the gag-a-minute school, Parker graduated from vaudeville to radio, Broadway musicals and then to television. During the '50s he co-starred with Comedienne Frances Langford in the TV series The Bickersonsons.
Died. Norman Norell, 72, grand old man of Manhattan's ready-to-wear fashion designers; after a...
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