Deaths in August 2002

The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2002.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

  • Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

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  • Per Anger, 88, Swedish diplomat, known for shielding thousands of Hungarian Jews from Nazi death camps.[89]
  • Audrey Barker, 69, British artist.[90]
  • Raúl Chibás, 86, Cuban politician, military officer and close associate of Fidel Castro, defected to U.S. in 1960.[91]
  • Dorothy Hewett, 79, Australian poet, playwright and novelist.
  • Raju, 41, Sri Lankan member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
  • Åke Söderlund, 77, Swedish racewalking athlete.
  • William Warfield, 82, American concert bass-baritone singer and actor, complications following neck injuries from a fall.[92]

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References

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  3. "Joe Allison, 77; Wore Many Hats in Country Music". Los Angeles Times. August 10, 2002. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  4. "Roberto Cobo, 72; Mexican Actor Known for Role in Bunuel Film". Los Angeles Times. August 4, 2002. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  5. Lydia Polgreen (August 5, 2002). "Roy Kral, Half of a Duo That Jazzed Up Pop, Dies at 80". The New York Times. p. A 13. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  6. Douglas Martin (August 19, 2002). "Edward Brodney, 92, Who Painted War Scenes". The New York Times. p. A 13. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  7. Thurber, Jon (August 12, 2002). "John Zimmerman, 74; Noted Photographer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  8. "Mike Payne". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  9. "ASMUSSEN, Jes Peter". Encyclopædia Iranica. July 20, 2005. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  10. "Heart attack kills former lord mayor". The Age. August 6, 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  11. Grace, Francie (August 7, 2002). "Actor Joshua Ryan Evans Dead". CBS News. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  12. Robert D. McFadden (August 7, 2002). "Chick Hearn, 85, the Voice Of the Los Angeles Lakers". The New York Times. p. C 23. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  13. Richard Goldstein (August 17, 2002). "Willis Hudlin, 96, a Pitcher Who Excelled for the Indians". The New York Times. p. A 12. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  14. Richard Goldstein (August 7, 2002). "Darrell Porter, 50, the Catcher Who Was Series M.V.P. in '82". The New York Times. p. C 23. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  15. Ari L. Goldman (August 7, 2002). "Junius Scales, Communist Sent to U.S. Prison, Dies at 82". The New York Times. p. C 23. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  16. Twycross-Martin, Henrietta (August 14, 2002). "Winifred Watson: Novelist who, like her heroines, had a second chance". The Guardian. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  17. "Scottish Indy driver dies". BBC Sport. August 8, 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  18. "Computer science pioneer Dijkstra dies". CNET. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  19. John Markoff (August 10, 2002). "Edsger Dijkstra, 72, Physicist Who Shaped Computer Era". The New York Times. p. A 11. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  20. McCaskie, TC (October 7, 2002). "John Fage". The Guardian. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  21. Frank J. Prial (August 12, 2002). "Justin Meyer, 63, Winemaker Renowned for His Cabernet". The New York Times. p. A 13. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  22. Richard Goldstein (August 10, 2002). "Charles Poletti Dies at 99; Aided War-Ravaged Italy". The New York Times. p. A 11. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  23. Lindley, Dennis (August 9, 2002). "George Barnard". The Guardian. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  24. Cohen, Rebecca (September 8, 2002). "Don Chastain: Actor, singer". Variety. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  25. Ruud van Feggelen. Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  26. "Jake Fendley". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  27. "Erna Furman, 76; Child Psychoanalyst Studied Bereavement". Los Angeles Times. October 2, 2002. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  28. Woo, Elaine (August 18, 2002). "Robert Borkenstein, 89; Inventor of Breathalyzer Intoxication Tester". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  29. Stratton, David (August 20, 2002). "Colin Eggleston: Oz director-scribe". Variety. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  30. "Michael Houser, 40, Guitarist And Singer of Widespread Panic". The New York Times. August 13, 2002. p. A 17. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  31. John Markoff (August 14, 2002). "Kristen Nygaard, 75, Who Built Framework for Modern Computer Languages". The New York Times. p. A 21. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  32. Ari L. Goldman (August 15, 2002). "Mordecai Waxman, Rabbi Who Chided Pope, Dies at 85". The New York Times. p. C 11. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  33. Douglas Martin (August 19, 2002). "Doris Wishman, 'B' Film Director, Dies". The New York Times. p. A 13. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  34. Nadel, John (August 13, 2002). "Obituary: Nancy Chaffee / Tennis player in the '50s, former wife of Pirates' Kiner". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  35. "Per Cock-Clausen". Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  36. "GAA world mourns death of Mick Dunne". Irish Independent. August 16, 2002. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  37. Paul Lewis (August 14, 2002). "Galen Rowell, Mountaineer And Nature Photographer, 61". The New York Times. p. A 20. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  38. "Lord Holderness: Modest Tory patrician and champion of the war-disabled". The Guardian. August 16, 2002. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  39. Fryer, Jonathan (August 15, 2002). "Michael De-la-Noy". The Guardian. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  40. Paul Lewis (October 1, 2002). "Sir John Rennie Is Dead at 85; Led Aid Effort for Palestinians". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  41. Richard Goldstein (August 13, 2002). "Enos Slaughter, 86, Whose Sprint Won '46 Series, Dies". The New York Times. p. A 17. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  42. Hedley, Charles (August 31, 2002). "Dame Marjorie Williamson". The Guardian. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  43. Wolf, Gregory H. "Jack Creel". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  44. "Peter R. Hunt, 77, Film Editor And Director of a 007 Movie". The New York Times. August 25, 2002. p. 1 31. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  45. Michael Kimmelman (August 16, 2002). "Larry Rivers, Artist With an Edge, Dies at 78". The New York Times. p. A 1. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  46. "Neal Travis -- Columnist, 62". The New York Times. August 15, 2002. p. C 11. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  47. "Drowning Pool Frontman Died Of Natural Causes". Billboard. September 25, 2002. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  48. O'Connor, J J; Robertson, E F. "Heinz Bauer". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  49. The Associated Press (August 17, 2002). "Jesse Brown, 58; Ex-Marine Headed VA Under Clinton". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  50. "Arnie Moser". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  51. Richard Goldstein (August 16, 2002). "Kyle Rote, a Top Receiver For the Giants, Dies at 73". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  52. David W. Dunlap (August 25, 2002). "King-lui Wu, 84, Architect And Longtime Yale Professor". The New York Times. p. 1 31. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  53. Edith Addams, Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  54. "Janusz Bardach, 83; Plastic Surgeon, Expert on Cleft Lips, Palates". Los Angeles Times. September 1, 2002. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  55. Philipson, Graeme (August 27, 2002). "Allan Bromley: historian, eccentric, gem". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  56. Thurber, Jon (August 19, 2002). "Jeff Corey, 88; Blacklist Led Actor to Teaching". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  57. Stuart Lavietes (August 21, 2002). "Martin Deutsch, 85, Dies; Discovered an Atom". The New York Times. p. C 16. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  58. Freudenheim, Susan (August 16, 2002). "Morgan Evans, 92; Directed Landscaping at Disney Parks". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  59. "Abu Nidal, Palestinian Terrorist Leader, Is Reported Dead". New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  60. Arraf, Jane (21 August 2002). "Iraq details terror leader's death", CNN.
  61. "John Roseboro". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  62. Jones, Terril Yue (August 17, 2002). "Stephen P. Yokich, 66; Former President of UAW". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  63. Skelton, David E. "Jimmy Bloodworth". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  64. David W. Dunlap (August 20, 2002). "Benjamin C. Thompson, 84, Architect Of Festive Urban Marketplaces , Is Dead". The New York Times. p. C 17. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  65. "Turpal-Ali Atgeriyev; Chechen Rebel Leader, Government Official". Los Angeles Times. August 23, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  66. Morris, Edward (August 19, 2002). "Jonnie Barnett, "The Chain of Love" Writer, Dead At 56". CMT. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  67. The Associated Press (August 23, 2002). "Carter Burgess, 85; Envoy, Defense Official". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  68. Harwood, Elain (August 27, 2002). "Dame Elizabeth Chesterton". The Guardian. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  69. "Air Vice-Marshal Edward Crew". The Telegraph, London. August 22, 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  70. Roth, Andrew (August 22, 2002). "The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair". The Guardian. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  71. Ken Johnson (August 22, 2002). "Eduardo Chillida, Sculptor on a Grand Scale, Is Dead at 78". The New York Times. p. A 21. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
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  73. Douglas Martin (August 21, 2002). "Swami Satchidananda, Woodstock's Guru, Dies at 87". The New York Times. p. C 17. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  74. Boston, Richard (August 22, 2002). "John Willett: Champion of Brecht in the English-speaking world". The Guardian. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  75. Leidemann, Mike; Adams, Wanda A. (August 24, 2002). "O.A. Bushnell, writer of Hawai'i dies". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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  77. "Joseph H. Wales". Corvallis Gazette-Times. August 23, 2002. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  78. "Mark Bucci: Television, legit composer". Variety. September 25, 2002. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  79. Ken Johnson (August 30, 2002). "Richard Lippold, Sculptor of Metal Abstractions, Dies at 87". The New York Times. p. C 11. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  80. Martin, Dick; Rosenhead, Jonathan (September 4, 2002). "Stafford Beer". The Guardian. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  81. "Dennis Fimple: Character actor". Variety. September 5, 2002. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  82. Robert F. Worth (August 26, 2002). "Emily Genauer, Art Critic and Pulitzer Winner, Dies at 91". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  83. "Robert Van Scoyk Is Dead at 74; Wrote and Produced TV Shows". The New York Times. September 3, 2002. p. A 17. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  84. Thomas J. Lueck (August 26, 2002). "Hoyt Wilhelm, First Reliever Elected to the Hall of Fame". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  85. Oliver, Myrna (August 26, 2002). "Ted Ashley, 80; Talent Agent Also Ran Warner Bros. Studio". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  86. "Legislator Details - Thomas H. Brown". Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  87. "Hugh Cruttwell". The Telegraph, London. August 28, 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  88. "Johnny Wilson". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  89. "Per Anger, 88; Swedish Diplomat Helped Save Jews From Nazi Camps". Los Angeles Times. August 28, 2002. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  90. Fraser, Alex (October 1, 2002). "Audrey Barker". The Guardian. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  91. Pace, Eric (September 20, 2002). "Raúl Chibas, 86, Castro Ally Who Fled to Miami in Motorboat". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  92. Allan Kozinn (August 27, 2002). "William Warfield, 82, Dies; Baritone Known for 'Porgy'". The New York Times. p. C 13. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  93. "Walter (Gus) Annand". The Scotsman. October 1, 2002. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  94. "Georg Werner". Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  95. Wainwright, Martin (August 26, 2002). "Lawrence Batley". The Guardian. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  96. Cohen, Alain J.J.; Weslin, Donald. "In Memoriam: Edwin Sill Fussell". The University of California. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  97. Jon Pareles (August 28, 2002). "John S. Wilson, Jazz Critic, Is Dead at 89". The New York Times. p. C 16. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  98. "David Bierk, 58, Canadian Artist Who Reinterpreted Masterworks". The New York Times. September 7, 2002. p. A 16. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  99. Fritz Feldmann. Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  100. William H. Honan (September 1, 2002). "Paul Tripp, 91, Early Children's TV Host". The New York Times. p. 1 34. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  101. Anatoly Yulin. Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  102. "Pepsi Bethel, 83; Jazz Dancer, Choreographer Founded Own Troupe". Los Angeles Times. September 7, 2002. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  103. "Dave Dalby". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  104. "J. Lee Thompson, 88, Director of 'Guns of Navarone'". The New York Times. September 6, 2002. p. A 21. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  105. Koehl, Christian (September 2, 2002). "Rialto's Wendlandt dies at 80". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  106. Joffe, Lawrence (September 1, 2002). "Prince Zeid Bin Shaker". The Guardian. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  107. Kenneth Chang (September 5, 2002). "Martin D. Kamen, 89, a Discoverer of Radioactive Carbon-14". The New York Times. p. A 21. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  108. Kenneth Chang (September 4, 2002). "Lord Porter, Nobelist in Chemistry, Dies at 81". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
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