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Teddy Kollek 2007 Deaths

Teddy KollekAge: 95 Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 until 1993. Known as a bridge-builder between Jews and Arabs after Israel took over Palestinian-…

Tillie Olsen 2007 Deaths

Tillie Olsen Age: 94 feminist writer who as a working mother struggled to find time to write, and recalled these personal…

Carlo Ponti 2007 Deaths

Carlo PontiAge: 94 Italian film producer who worked with several accomplished directors, such as Federico Fellini, Jean-Luc Godard, and David Lean. His well-known productions include Blow-up…

Momofuku Ando 2007 Deaths

Momofuku AndoAge: 96 Japanese entrepreneur who invented instant ramen noodles in 1958. He started selling the noodles from a shack outside his home and later called them Cup Noodles. His…

Iwao Takamoto 2007 Deaths

Iwao TakamotoAge: 81 Japanese-American animator who created the canine detective Scooby-Doo. He learned animation in an internment camp in California during World War II. Takamoto worked on…

Michael Brecker 2007 Deaths

Michael BreckerAge: 57 Grammy Award-winning jazz musician considered the most influential saxophonist since John Coltrane, his mentor. Brecker fronted his own bands and played as a sideman on…