Kelly Curtis obit

Kelly Curtis, Actress and Sister of Jamie Lee Curtis, Dies at 69

The daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh starred in the foreign films ‘Magic Sticks’ and ‘The Devil’s Daughter’ and was a documentarian. 

She was not on the list.

Kelly Curtis, an actress, documentarian and daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, died Saturday morning, her younger sister, Jamie Lee Curtis, announced. She was 69.

Curtis died “in her home. In nature. At peace,” her sister wrote on social media. “She was my first friend and lifelong confidant. She was jaw droppingly beautiful, and a talented actress. She played a mean game of hearts, collected turtles, loved her family, nature, music, thrifting, travel, Facebook, and Pokémon Go. She was proud of her Danish roots and Hungarian Jewish ancestry and was a devoted American patriot.”

She died in Bellevue, Idaho, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. No cause of death has been revealed.

Kelly Curtis appeared in a small role with her sister in Trading Places (1983) and starred in the 1987 German comedy movie Magic Sticks and the 1991 Italian horror film The Devil’s Daughter, co-written and produced by Dario Argento.

She also had a recurring role as Lieutenant Carolyn Plummer on the first season of the 1996-99 UPN series The Sentinel and showed up on episodes of such shows as The Equalizer, Hunter, Silk Stalkings, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Judging Amy.

Born in Santa Monica on June 17, 1956, Kelly Lee Curtis made her first appearance on the screen in the adventure film The Vikings (1958), which starred her parents.

She graduated from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, with a degree in business in 1972 and worked as a stockbroker, then studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute (she was a member of The Actors Studio). In 1982, she appeared onstage in Say Goodnight, Gracie.

She also directed the 2018 documentary Marby Jets Are Go, about an Australian high school track team, and served as an assistant to her sister on Freaky Friday (2003), Christmas With the Kranks (2004) and You Again (2010).

Her parents married in 1951, and after Jamie Lee was born in 1958, they divorced in 1962, when her mother wed financier Robert Brandt. They were together until Leigh’s death in 2004 at age 77. Brandt died in 2009 at 82.

Tony Curtis, who was married six times and died in 2010 at age 85, received an Oscar nomination for his turn in The Defiant Ones (1958) and starred in such classics as Sweet Smell of Success (1957) and Some Like It Hot (1958). Leigh also was nominated for an Oscar, for her performance in Psycho (1960), and she had memorable performances in Touch of Evil (1958) and The Manchurian Candidate (1962) as well.

Jamie Lee Curtis won an Oscar for her work in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).

Kelly and her dad (birth name Bernard Schwartz) helped raise money to refurbish and restore the historic Dohàny Street Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary, through the Emanuel Foundation, named after Tony’s father, Emanuel Schwartz.

In addition to her sister, survivors include her second husband, John Marsh, a filmmaker, producer and professor emeritus at the College of Southern Nevada (the couple partnered on the documentary production company Liberty Films); her brother-in-law, actor-director Christopher Guest; and half-siblings Alexandra, Allegra, Ben and Nicholas.

Actress

Judging Amy (1999)

Judging Amy

7.1

TV Series

Leslie Wirth

1999

1 episode

 

LateLine (1998)

LateLine

6.7

TV Series

Shelly

1999

1 episode

 

June

Short

1998

 

Mixed Blessings

6.3

Annie Weaver

1998

 

Richard Burgi in The Sentinel (1996)

The Sentinel

6.5

TV Series

Carolyn Plummer

1996

7 episodes

 

River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene (1993)

Search and Rescue

6.5

TV Movie

Susan

1994

 

Ex-Cop (1993)

Ex-Cop

6.3

Officer

1993

 

Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

8.1

TV Series

Miss Sarda

1993

1 episode

 

Silk Stalkings (1991)

Silk Stalkings

6.6

TV Series

Sarah Lawton

1992

1 episode

 

Robert Wagner and Donna Mills in False Arrest (1991)

False Arrest

6.4

TV Movie

Mary Durand

1991

 

The Sect (1991)

The Sect

6.0

Miriam Kreisl

1991

 

Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)

Hunter

6.9

TV Series

Amy Rivers

1991

1 episode

 

Thanksgiving Day (1990)

Thanksgiving Day

5.3

TV Movie

Barbara Schloss

1990

 

Kojak: Ariana (1989)

Kojak: Ariana

6.3

TV Movie

Whitley

1989

 

The Equalizer (1985)

The Equalizer

7.8

TV Series

VickiPaula Whitaker

1986–1988

2 episodes

 

Checkpoint (1987)

Checkpoint

8.3

Joyce

1987

 

George Kranz in Magic Sticks (1987)

Magic Sticks

4.4

Shirley

1987

 

Trading Places (1983)

Trading Places

7.5

Muffy

1983

 

Patrick Swayze, Tracy Scoggins, Fausto Bara, Randy Brooks, Paul Mones, Robert Thaler, and Brian Tochi in The Renegades (1983)

The Renegades

7.1

TV Series

Cynthia Holtson

1983

1 episode

 

Kirk Douglas, Ernest Borgnine, Tony Curtis, and Janet Leigh in The Vikings (1958)

The Vikings

7.0

Young Girl (uncredited)

1958

 

Director

Curling in Stanley (2019)

Curling in Stanley

Director

2019

 

Marby Jets Are Go (2018)

Marby Jets Are Go

Director

2018

 

Jamie Lee Curtis and Jonathan R. Ayers in The Night She Came Home!! (2013)

The Night She Came Home!!

6.7

Video

Director

2013

 

Additional Crew

Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Kristen Bell, Betty White, and Odette Annable in You Again (2010)

You Again

5.8

assistant: Jamie Lee Curtis

2010

 

Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tim Allen, and Erik Per Sullivan in Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

Christmas with the Kranks

5.6

assistant: Ms. Curtis

2004

 

Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan in Freaky Friday (2003)

Freaky Friday

6.4

assistant: Jamie Lee Curtis

2003

 

Producer

Curling in Stanley (2019)

Curling in Stanley

executive producer

2019

 

Soundtrack

The Sect (1991)

The Sect

6.0

performer: "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" (uncredited)

1991

 

Thanks

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'the Fog' (2002)

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'the Fog'

6.4

Video

special thanks

2002

 

Self

Biography (1987)

Biography

7.7

TV Series

Self

2001–2003

2 episodes

 

Hollywood Greats (1977)

Hollywood Greats

7.6

TV Series

Self

2002

1 episode

 

The 24th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

TV Special

Self

1999

 

Celebrity Profile (1998)

Celebrity Profile

6.8

TV Series

Self

1998–2001

1 episode

 

The 10th Annual American Cinema Awards

TV Special

Self

1994

 

Paul Newman, Harvey Keitel, Sally Kirkland, Gene Wilder, Ellen Burstyn, Elia Kazan, Sydney Pollack, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winters, Lee Grant, Arthur Penn, Maureen Stapleton, and Eli Wallach in Hello Actors Studio (1988)

Hello Actors Studio

7.2

TV Series

Self

1988

1 episode

 

Mike Douglas in The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

The Mike Douglas Show

7.0

TV Series

Self

1973

1 episode

 

Geoffrey Keating obit

 

Geoffrey Keating obituary

He was not on the list.

My husband, Geoffrey Keating, who has died aged 88, was a director of music at various schools, including Cheadle Hulme in Cheshire and Millfield in Somerset.

His arrangements of songs for his various schools, along with many of his own compositions, were often picked up and rearranged by others.

Geoff had established his reputation as an arranger/composer in the early days of his career during the mid-1960s, when as assistant director of music at Abingdon school in Oxfordshire he joined up with three colleagues to establish the Master Singers.

The Highway Code by the Master Singers, for Geoffrey Keating other lives obituary

Recording a series of songs that gained national popularity by setting unlikely texts – such as wrestling regulations and extracts from weather forecasts – to psalm chants, their version of The Highway Code reached No 22 in the UK charts in 1966 and their Weather Forecast song got to No 45 the same year. Later Cliff Richard asked Geoffrey to arrange some Christmas carols for him, while he also did some arrangements for the King’s Singers.

Geoff was born in Middlesbrough to Alfred, a policeman, and Grace (nee Taylor), who was in service at a country house. His family was non-musical, but by the age of eight he was showing promise with his singing, and his parents paid for him to have piano lessons, which led him at 13 to begin playing the organ for early services at the local church.

After leaving Acklam Hall grammar school he secured a place to study music at Queen’s College, Oxford, but first had to do two years national service with the army at Catterick camp in North Yorkshire. I was a fellow student at Oxford, and we met in the music faculty on the first day of our first terms, after which we were married in 1961.

After Geoff’s first job at Abingdon school he became musical director at Clayesmore school in Dorset, then Cheadle Hulme and finally Millfield. He was at Millfield for 17 years until dizziness problems (later successfully addressed) forced him to retire early at 50. Later we moved to Gatehouse of Fleet in Kirkcudbrightshire, and there set up the Solway Sinfonia, an orchestra for amateur and ex-professional players from all round the Solway Firth, which will be celebrating its 30th birthday next year.

Outside music, one of Geoffrey’s main interests was sailing. Over his life he had a variety of boats – 14 in all – and taught a number of people to sail, including our son, Graham, who got a sailing blue at Oxford and spent six years sailing round the world.

Geoff is survived by me and by our children, Hilary and Graham.

Larry W. King obit

Larry King, ex-husband of Billie Jean King who helped with growth of women’s pro tennis, dies at 81

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GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Larry W. King, the former husband of Billie Jean King who partnered with her on the creation of the WTA Tour and the “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match, died Friday. He was 81.

King died at his home of prostate cancer, said his wife, Nancy Bolger King.

Larry King and Billie Jean King met at Cal State-Los Angeles and married in 1965. Billie Jean King credited him as “one of the unsung heroes in the establishment of women’s professional tennis in the early 1970s.”

“Larry’s intelligence, love, commitment and humor helped me navigate my career for more than 20 years,” Billie Jean King added in a statement, saying: “We were married for 22 years and in business together for decades. He was involved behind the scenes when the Original 9 signed our $1 contracts and he and I co-owned several tournaments on the Virginia Slims Tour.”

Together, Larry and Billie Jean King founded World TeamTennis, after Billie Jean was long interested in a team format for the sport. Larry King designed the colorful courts and revamped scoring system that helped popularize the sport.

He played a major role in a breakthrough for women’s tennis in 1973. The WTA Tour was formed that year, before King went on to beat Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes,” which remains the most-watched tennis match in history.

“Larry King didn’t just champion equality from the sidelines — he embodied male allyship at a defining moment for sports, culture, and society,” WTA chair Valerie Camillo said. “Standing with Billie Jean and sharing her mission for positive change, his moral advocacy and vital contributions as a lawyer and businessman set the stage for the WTA Tour as we know it.”

Larry and Billie Jean King divorced in 1987. He later married Nancy Bolger King, whom he met on the women’s tour in the late 1980s. They moved a few years later to Grass Valley, where he co-founded Roller Hockey International, a professional roller hockey league played on inline skates; and Bridge Pro Tour, a professional bridge tour.

Besides his wife, King is survived by son Sky King and daughter Katie King, and their families.

Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi obit

Yemen’s former leader Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi dies in exile at 80

Hadi was the internationally recognised president of Yemen who led a fractured government mostly from exile. 

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Yemen’s former president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who fled house arrest by Houthi rebels and spent his final years in Saudi Arabia, has died, Yemen’s presidency says.

State-run Yemeni TV said Hadi died at his residence at age 80 on Thursday in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, but gave no other details.

Hadi was the internationally recognised president of Yemen who led a fractured government mostly from exile for eight years as the country descended into civil war and famine before stepping down in 2022.

Rashad al-Alimi, the head of the Presidential Leadership Council – the leadership body of Yemen’s internationally recognised government – said Hadi believed in the Yemeni people’s “right to a just state, freedom and human dignity”.

“He led the battle to defend the republican system,” al-Alimi said on X.

The government announced three days of mourning, during which flags will be flown at half-staff.

Hadi fled to Saudi Arabia in 2015 as war erupted between the Iran-backed Houthis, who had forced the government from the capital Sanaa, and a Saudi-led coalition.

He handed over his powers – reportedly under Saudi pressure – to the newly formed Presidential Leadership Council in April 2022, as Yemen entered a United Nations-brokered ceasefire.

Yemen remains divided between the Houthi-controlled north and the government-run south, which includes a patchwork of factions.

Although the ceasefire is largely holding, the war has killed hundreds of thousands of people through direct and indirect causes. Last year, 19.5 million people needed aid, the United Nations said.

Hadi took office in 2012 after a long stint as vice president to Ali Abdullah Saleh, who reluctantly ended his 33 years in power during Arab Spring protests.

Hadi, a career military officer, was waved through as the sole candidate in an election in which he won 99.8 percent of the vote.

His presidency was thwarted with spells of unrest, with his opponents accusing him of favouring the country’s eastern oil-rich provinces at the expense of the mountainous heartlands dominated by Houthis.

After the Houthis overran the capital in 2014, they placed Hadi under house arrest in early 2015. He escaped in February of that year.

Hadi is survived by his wife, Hala, and six children.

Claude Lemieux obit

New details emerge surrounding four-time Stanley Cup winner Claude Lemieux's death

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office confirmed deputies responded to an apparent suicide at a Lake Park store

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Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion, died after taking his own life, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office confirmed. He was 60.

Authorities said Thursday that deputies responded shortly after 3 a.m. to the scene of an apparent suicide at the family’s furniture store in Lake Park, Florida. The officer said the victim was believed to be Lemieux, who was found in a rear warehouse by one of his sons.

Lemieux broke into the league with the Montreal Canadiens and was part of their Stanley Cup-winning team in 1986.

He won four Stanley Cups in his career and in 1995 and 1996 became the 10th player in NHL history to win back-to-back Stanley Cups with different teams, first with the New Jersey Devils and then with the Colorado Avalanche.

After the 1995 Stanley Cup Final, Lemieux was also awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy. In his postseason career, Lemieux had 158 points (80G, 78A) in 234 games played.

Lemieux last played in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks, and retired in 2009.

In all, he appeared in 1,215 NHL games for the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks.

He went on to become a player agent, and oddly enough, according to North State Journal, represented Carolina Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen.

Lemieux was born in Buckingham, Quebec and grew up in Mont-Laurier. He was drafted in the second round of the 1983 NHL entry draft by the Montreal Canadiens and played with them from 1983–1990, winning his first Stanley Cup with the team in 1986. In 1990, he was traded to the Devils, with whom he played five seasons and won a second Stanley Cup. He was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in 1995 and won his third Stanley Cup during the 1996 Cup Final. During the playoffs that season, Lemieux hit Kris Draper of the Detroit Red Wings from behind, breaking Draper's orbital, cheek, and jaw bones, and sparking a vicious rivalry between the Avalanche and Red Wings. In 1999, Lemieux was traded back to the Devils and won a fourth Stanley Cup with them in the 2000 Cup Final. Over the next few seasons, he played for the Phoenix Coyotes and Dallas Stars. Lemieux left the NHL in 2003 and briefly joined EV Zug of the Swiss Nationalliga A before retiring as a player. In 2005, he was named president of the ECHL's Phoenix RoadRunners, a position he held for two years. Lemieux returned to the NHL with the San Jose Sharks for the 2008–09 season, but retired again after that year. Following his retirement, Lemieux became a sports agent, serving in the role until his death.

His son, Brendan Lemieux, is also a former NHL player, who plays for HC Davos of the National League in Switzerland.

Lemieux was drafted in the second round of the 1983 NHL entry draft by the Montreal Canadiens. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound wing scored 379 goals and made 407 assists for a career point total of 786. He played with the Canadiens from 1983–1990, winning the Stanley Cup with the team in 1986 with Lemieux scoring 10 goals as a rookie in his first playoffs.

In September 1990, Lemieux was traded to the New Jersey Devils for Sylvain Turgeon. Lemieux won his second Stanley Cup in 1995 as New Jersey defeated the Detroit Red Wings. Completing the postseason with 13 goals, he also won the Conn Smythe Trophy that year as the playoff MVP.

Shortly before the beginning of the 1995–96 season, Lemieux was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in a three-team deal that also involved Wendel Clark and Steve Thomas. When the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup in 1996, Lemieux became the tenth player to win back-to-back Stanley Cups with different teams.

In November 1999, Lemieux was traded back to New Jersey in a deal that sent Brian Rolston to Colorado. He won his fourth and final Stanley Cup title with the Devils in 2000. In that offseason, Lemieux signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Coyotes.

In January 2003, the Coyotes traded him to the Dallas Stars for Scott Pellerin and a conditional draft pick. Lemieux ended his NHL playing career with Dallas after the 2002–03 season. He played briefly the following season for EV Zug of the Swiss Nationalliga A.

In September 2008, on RDS, Lemieux expressed an interest in making a comeback to the NHL. He began the season with the China Sharks of the Asia League Ice Hockey before signing a contract with the Worcester Sharks on November 25. After scoring two goals and six points in 14 games with Worcester, Lemieux signed a two-way contract with the San Jose Sharks on December 29, 2008. The following day, he cleared waivers and continued to play for Worcester. On January 19, 2009, the San Jose Sharks recalled Lemieux to the NHL; on February 19, he recorded the first (and only) NHL point of his comeback, assisting on Milan Michalek's second-period goal against the Los Angeles Kings. That same year, the Sharks won the Presidents' Trophy.

Lemieux represented Canada three times in international competitions. He made his first international appearance as a member of the Canadian national junior team at the 1985 World Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Lemieux finished the tournament with 3 goals and 2 assists in 6 games to help Canada win its second World Junior gold medal. Lemieux was also a member of the 1987 Canada Cup winning team where he tallied 2 points in 6 games. His final appearance in international play came when he was selected to the Team Canada roster for the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. Lemieux picked up 19 penalty minutes in the eight games as Canada finished second.

After retiring from the NHL, Lemieux was often a guest on TSN's Off the Record with Michael Landsberg, sharing insights on his playing days in the NHL. At the time of his death, he was President of the sports agency 4sports Hockey, representing 16 clients, including Timo Meier, Moritz Seider, Rickard Rakell, and Hampus Lindholm.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season                        Playoffs

Season Team   League GP       G         A         Pts       PIM     GP       G         A         Pts       PIM

1981–82          Richelieu Éclaireurs    QMAAA         48        24        48        72        96        8          10        13            23        14

1982–83          Trois-Rivières Draveurs          QMJHL           62        28        38        66        187      4          1            0          1          30

1983–84          Montreal Canadiens    NHL    8          1          1          2          12        —        —        —        —            —

1983–84          Verdun Juniors            QMJHL           51        41        45        86        225      9          8          12            20        63

1983–84          Nova Scotia Voyageurs           AHL    —        —        —        —        —        2          1          0            1          6

1983–84          Verdun Juniors            MC      —        —        —        —        —        3          1          3          4            2

1984–85          Montreal Canadiens    NHL    1          0          1          1          7          —        —        —        —            —

1984–85          Verdun Junior Canadiens        QMJHL           52        58        66        124      152      14        23            17        40        38

1985–86          Sherbrooke Canadiens            AHL    58        21        32        53        145      —        —        —            —        —

1985–86          Montreal Canadiens    NHL    10        1          2          3          22        20        10        6          16            68

1986–87          Montreal Canadiens    NHL    76        27        26        53        156      17        4          9          13            41

1987–88          Montreal Canadiens    NHL    78        31        30        61        137      11        3          2          5            20

1988–89          Montreal Canadiens    NHL    69        29        22        51        136      18        4          3          7            58

1989–90          Montreal Canadiens    NHL    39        8          10        18        106      11        1          3          4            38

1990–91          New Jersey Devils      NHL    78        30        17        47        105      7          4          0          4            34

1991–92          New Jersey Devils      NHL    74        41        27        68        109      7          4          3          7            26

1992–93          New Jersey Devils      NHL    77        30        51        81        155      5          2          0          2            19

1993–94          New Jersey Devils      NHL    79        18        26        44        86        20        7          11        18            44

1994–95          New Jersey Devils      NHL    45        6          13        19        86        20        13        3          16            20

1995–96          Colorado Avalanche    NHL    79        39        32        71        117      19        5          7          12            55

1996–97          Colorado Avalanche    NHL    45        11        17        28        43        17        13        10        23            32

1997–98          Colorado Avalanche    NHL    78        26        27        53        115      7          3          3          6            8

1998–99          Colorado Avalanche    NHL    82        27        24        51        102      19        3          11        14            26

1999–2000      Colorado Avalanche    NHL    13        3          6          9          4          —        —        —        —            —

1999–2000      New Jersey Devils      NHL    70        17        21        38        86        23        4          6          10            28

2000–01          Phoenix Coyotes         NHL    46        10        16        26        58        —        —        —        —            —

2001–02          Phoenix Coyotes         NHL    82        16        25        41        70        5          0          0          0            2

2002–03          Phoenix Coyotes         NHL    36        6          8          14        30        —        —        —        —            —

2002–03          Dallas Stars     NHL    32        2          4          6          14        7          0          1          1          10

2003–04          EV Zug           NLA    7          2          3          5          4          5          1          3          4          8

2008–09          China Sharks   ALH    2          0          1          1          4          —        —        —        —        —

2008–09          Worcester Sharks        AHL    23        3          8          11        24        —        —        —        —            —

2008–09          San Jose Sharks          NHL    18        0          1          1          21        1          0          0          0            0

NHL totals       1,215   379      407      786      1,777   234      80        78        158      529

George Bork obit

George Bork, legendary NIU football and basketball player, dies at 84

 He was not on the list.

DEKALB, Ill. (WREX) — Northern Illinois University Athletics Hall of Famer George Bork has died at the age of 84, NIU Athletics announced Thursday.

Bork was a two-sport standout at NIU and the first Huskie inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was the first quarterback in NCAA history to throw for more than 3,000 yards.

In his senior season in 1963, Bork threw for 3,077 yards and 32 touchdowns while leading NIU to a perfect 10-0 season, a Mineral Water Bowl victory and the College Division national championship.

During his four-year football career between 1960-63, Bork completed 577 passes for 6,782 yards and 60 touchdowns.

Several NIU passing records are still in Bork's name, including career completion percentage at 64 percent and single-season touchdown passes with 32 in 1963. He also holds single-game records for completions with 43 on Nov. 9, 1963 against Central Michigan and touchdowns with seven on Sept. 14, 1963 against Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Huskie Stadium, which went under construction just after the historic 1963 season, earned the nickname "The House the Bork Built." Bork went on to play in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes from 1964-67.

Beyond football, Bork also starred on the basketball court for the Huskies, scoring 1,114 points in three seasons. He earned team MVP honors as well as First Team All-IIAC and IIAC Player of the Year recognition.

Bork was named to NIU's All-Century Team in both football and basketball. He was inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1983, his football jersey number 11 was retired in 1996 and he became the first Huskie enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.

Information regarding a celebration of life for Bork will be announced later.

The 6–1, 185 pound Bork rewrote the Northern Illinois University football record book with some help from end Hugh Rohrschneider during his junior and senior years at the DeKalb school. In 1962, Bork broke 14 college passing records ranging from yardage gained to best completion percentage. The following year, he bettered 10 of his records, tied one and set nine more for a total of 20. He also set a record of 244 pass completions during the 1963 NIU season.

Bork was the first college quarterback at any level to throw for 3,000 yards in one season. Bork first played football at Arlington High School, where he was an all-conference selection. Offered a basketball scholarship to Michigan, the athlete turned it down because he wanted to play football.

He played in 1964 to 1967 with the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League, while with the Alouettes he worked as a gym teacher at Sir Winston Churchill High School in Ville St-Laurent he then signed with the Chicago Owls of the Continental Football League in 1968.

He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.

Marcia Lucas obit

Marcia Lucas Dies: ‘Star Wars’ Oscar Winner Who Also Edited ‘American Graffiti’ Was 80

 She was not on the list.

Marcia Lucas, who won an Oscar for editing the original Star Wars and scored a nom for American Graffiti, both directed by her then-husband George Lucas, and worked with Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola, died May 27 of cancer in Rancho Mirage, CA. She was 80.

Her family’s attorney, Deidre Von Rock, confirmed the news in a statement.

“Marcia was a force,” the statement reads in part. “A true trailblazer for women in film and one of the most influential editors in cinematic history; she helped redefine what film editing could be and paved the way for generations of women who followed.” Read the statement in full below.

On Saturday, Lucasfilm also paid tribute to Marcia. “Lucasfilm was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Marcia Lucas … Lucasfilm joins the global filmmaking community in mourning the loss of Marcia Lucas,” they wrote in part.

Marcia Lucas made her feature debut as an editor on American Graffiti, the nostalgia-fueled 1973 classic directed by George Lucas, to whom she was wed in 1969. The music-fueled coming-of-age dramedy was set on the last day of summer vacation and followed graduated seniors setting off on different post-high school paths. Along with child star Ron Howard, it featured a young cast of future stars including Richard Dreyfuss, Cindy Williams and Mackenzie Phillips, among others.

She shared an Oscar nomination for American Graffiti, whose commercial success helped George Lucas finance his next movie — one that would change Hollywood forever.

Star Wars arrived in 1977 and was an out-of-the-box sensation. The space opera starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford rewrote record books and solidified the Age of the Blockbuster spawned by Jaws two years earlier. Marcia Lucas, Paul Hirsch and Richard Chew shared the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, one of six it scored that year, en route to become one of the most beloved films ever and spawning an incredibly successful and lucrative franchise.

Born Martha Griffin on October 4, 1945, in Modesto — the Central California town where American Graffiti is set — Marcia Lucas began her career as a film librarian before pivoting to editing. After American Graffiti, she edited Martin Scorsese’s 1976 classic Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, starring Ellen Burstyn and Kris Kristofferson, before reteaming with her husband on Star Wars. She later would edit the third film in the original trilogy, 1983’s Return of the Jedi.

Her other film credits including serving as supervising film editor on Scorsese’s Robert de Niro-led Taxi Driver (1976) and the iconic filmmaker’s follow-up New York, New York (1977), which starred De Niro and Liza Minnelli. Before American Graffiti, Marcia Lucas worked as an assistant editor on Robert Redford starrer The Candidate (1972) and George Lucas’ feature debut THX 1138 (1971). She also worked as an assistant editor on Francis Ford Coppola’s 1969 drama The Rain People and Haskell Wexler’s Medium Cool earlier that year.

Later in her career, Lucas was an executive producer on the 1996 film No Easy Way and had producing credits on a pair of short films.

Lucas is survived by her daughters Amanda Lucas and Amy Soper; her grandchildren Felix Hallikainen, Aeliana Hallikainen and Knox Soper; and her chosen family Sarah Dyer and Jon Taylor. She and George Lucas divorced in 1983.

Here is the family’s statement in full:

It is with deep sadness that the family of Marcia Lucas, the Academy Award-winning film editor whose extraordinary sense of story helped shape some of the most beloved and influential films of the 1970s, passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones at her home in Rancho Mirage, California on May 27, 2026. She was 80. The cause of death was metastatic cancer.

Born on October 4, 1945, in Modesto, California, Marcia was raised in North Hollywood and began her career in film as a film librarian before developing into one of the most respected editors of her generation. Her credits included THX 1138, American Graffiti, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Taxi Driver, New York, New York, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, and Return of the Jedi.

Marcia received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing for American Graffiti and won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Her work was known for its emotional intelligence, rhythm, and humanity — a rare ability to find the truth of a scene and bring heart, momentum, and clarity to the screen.

Marcia will be remembered as a brilliant storyteller, a trailblazer for women in film, a loving mother and grandmother, a generous host, and a loyal friend whose humor and sparkle filled every room she entered. Her influence on film is indelible, but those who knew her best will remember the way she made life feel more vivid, more beautiful, more fun, and more full of love.

She is survived by her daughters Amanda Lucas and Amy Soper; her grandchildren Felix Hallikainen, Aeliana Hallikainen, and Knox Soper; her chosen family Sarah Dyer and Jon Taylor; and many others whose lives she touched.

The family asks for privacy at this time as they mourn Marcia’s passing and celebrate her extraordinary life and legacy.

Editor

Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

8.3

Editor

1983

 

Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

8.7

Editor (uncredited)

1980

 

Ron Howard in More American Graffiti (1979)

More American Graffiti

5.4

Editor (uncredited)

1979

 

Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

8.6

film editor

1977

 

Ellen Burstyn and Kris Kristofferson in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

7.3

Editor

1974

 

Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, and Cindy Williams in American Graffiti (1973)

American Graffiti

7.4

Editor

1973

 

An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer (1969)

An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer

Short

Editor

1969

 

Filmmaker (1968)

Filmmaker

6.4

Short

Editor

1968

 

Editorial Department

Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli in New York, New York (1977)

New York, New York

6.6

supervising film editor

1977

 

Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)

Taxi Driver

8.2

supervising film editor

1976

 

Robert Redford in The Candidate (1972)

The Candidate

7.0

assistant editor

1972

 

THX 1138 (1971)

THX 1138

6.6

assistant editor

1971

 

Medium Cool (1969)

Medium Cool

7.2

assistant editor (as Marsha Griffin)

1969

 

The Rain People (1969)

The Rain People

6.8

assistant editor (as Marcia Griffin)

1969

 

The New Cinema

7.2

TV Movie

assistant editor

1968

 

Producer

First Out (2006)

First Out

5.5

Video

producer (segment "A Good Son", uncredited)

2006

 

A Good Son (1998)

A Good Son

5.7

Short

producer (uncredited)

1998

 

No Easy Way (1996)

No Easy Way

8.7

executive producer

1996

 

Special Effects

Skate. (2025)

Skate.

5.7

Video Game

capture operations supervisor: EA Create Capture

2025

 

Script and Continuity Department

Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

8.6

script & story coordinator (uncredited)

1977

 

Additional Crew

A Good Son (1998)

A Good Son

5.7

Short

made possible by a grant from

1998

 

Thanks

SW 19770212 Reel 6AB (TR)

very special thanks

Post-productionShort

2026

 

Legend of the Happy Worker (2025)

Legend of the Happy Worker

5.7

the filmmakers wish to thank

2025

 

Icons Unearthed (2022)

Icons Unearthed

7.7

TV Series

special thanks

2022

3 episodes

 

Twice Upon a Time (1983)

Twice Upon a Time

6.9

extra special thanks

1983

 

The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981)

The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'

7.7

TV Movie

special thanks

1981

 

Ron Howard in More American Graffiti (1979)

More American Graffiti

5.4

special thanks

1979

 

Self

Icons Unearthed (2022)

Icons Unearthed

7.7

TV Series

Self - Editor

2022

6 episodes

 

Pritan Ambroase in Hollywood Insider (2018)

Hollywood Insider

3.1

TV Series

Self

2020

1 episode

 

The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978)

The 50th Annual Academy Awards

7.0

TV Special

Self - Winner

1978

 

Archive Footage

Martin Scorsese in Mr. Scorsese (2025)

Mr. Scorsese

8.5

TV Mini Series

Self - Film Editor (archive footage)

2025

1 episode

 

The Moviemakers: Scorsese (2023)

The Moviemakers: Scorsese

5.8

Self - Editor (archive footage)

2023

 

George Lucas in Light & Magic (2022)

Light & Magic

8.7

TV Mini Series

Self (archive footage)

2022

1 episode

 

Behind Closed Doors (2016)

Behind Closed Doors

7.6

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2019

1 episode

 

Steven Spielberg in Spielberg (2017)

Spielberg

7.7

TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

2017

 

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

7.5

Self (archive footage)

2003