Lane Venardos, Ex-CBS News Vice President, Dies at 67
Mr. Venardos presided over breaking news events like the protests in Tiananmen Square and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
F. Gilman Spencer, Ex-Editor of Daily News, Dies at 85
A champion of writing talent and a Pulitzer Prize winner himself for editorial writing, F. Gilman Spencer also led newspapers in Philadelphia, Denver and Trenton.
Bill Gallo, Sports Cartoonist, Dies at 88
In the pages of The Daily News for more than 50 years, Mr. Gallo could be sharp and sentimental, and was a master of caricature.
David E. Davis Jr. Dies at 80; Elevated Automotive Press
Mr. Davis transformed automotive journalism by bringing an irreverent tone, a literary sensibility and top-notch writers to the magazines Car and Driver and Automobile.
Owen Laster, Literary Agent at William Morris, Dies at 72
Mr. Laster ran William Morris’s worldwide literary operations and had best-selling writers who included James A. Michener and Gore Vidal.
Walter Zacharius, Romance Publisher, Dies at 87
He rode the wave of romance fiction in the early 1980s to build Kensington Publishing into a leading purveyor of bodice-rippers.
George Hitchcock, Kayak Magazine Founder, Dies at 96
Mr. Hitchcock, a playwright and poet himself, included a wide variety of poets and writers in his literary magazine.
Jack Pitney, Who Made Much of the Mini, Dies at 47
Mr. Pitney was the vice president for marketing at BMW of North America and led the wildly successful introduction of BMW’s updated Mini Cooper into the American market.
Curtiss Anderson, Editor and Developer of Magazines, Dies at 81
At Hearst Magazines, Mr. Anderson helped develop Country Living, Smart Money and others, and he edited The Ladies Home Journal at a tumultuous time.
Nina Bourne Dies at 93; Created Best Sellers
Ms. Bourne was a poet whose punchy copy made many a best seller, including the “Eloise” books and “The Chosen.”
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Susan E. Tifft, Chronicler of Newspaper Dynasties, Dies at 59
Ms. Tifft wrote sweeping histories of two newspaper dynasties in collaboration with her husband, Alex S. Jones.
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Brooks Thomas, Publishing Executive at Harper & Row, Dies at 78
Mr. Thomas, a lawyer, was at the helm of the company during upheavals in the industry and a notable suit against The Nation magazine.
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