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Recent and archived work by Douglas Martin for The New York Times

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   Ethel Kennedy, Passionate Supporter of the Family Legacy, Dies at 96
   She never remarried after the assassination of her husband, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and she devoted herself to working on behalf of the causes he had championed.
   By Douglas Martin
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   Pat Robertson, Who Gave Christian Conservatives Clout, Is Dead at 93
   A Baptist minister and a broadcaster, he turned evangelicals into a powerful constituency that helped Republicans capture Congress in 1994. He earlier ran for president.
   By Douglas Martin
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   Robert Blake, ‘Baretta’ Star Acquitted in Wife’s Murder, Dies at 89
   His film and TV career began with “Our Gang” comedies and was highlighted by his performance as a killer in “In Cold Blood.” But he led a tempestuous life.
   By Douglas Martin
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   Harry Whittington, Texas Lawyer Shot by Cheney, Dies at 95
   He drew headlines in 2006 when he was struck by birdshot from a shotgun fired by Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident — then apologized himself for the incident.
   By Douglas Martin
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   Frank Shakespeare, TV Executive Behind a New Nixon, Dies at 97
   He helped dispel the candidate’s stiff image for the 1968 presidential campaign and then led U.S. government broadcasting efforts overseas under Nixon and Reagan.
   By Douglas Martin
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   Gallagher, Watermelon-Smashing Comedian, Is Dead at 76
   He called himself “The Wizard of Odd” for his outrageous stage act, making him one of the most recognizable comedians of the 1980s.
   By Douglas Martin
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   Killed at 71, Ayman al-Zawahri Led a Life of Secrecy and Violence
   A radicalized physician, he was seen as the intellectual spine of Osama bin Laden’s terrorist organization and ran it after Bin Laden was killed in 2011.
   By Douglas Martin and Alan Cowell
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   Thomas S. Murphy, Broadcasting ‘Minnow’ Who Swallowed ABC, Dies at 96
   As the head of Capital Cities Communications, he engineered the acquisition of the TV giant. He later sold the company to Disney, at a huge profit.
   By Douglas Martin
9. 
   Midge Decter, an Architect of Neoconservatism, Dies at 94
   As a writer and intellectual, she abandoned liberal politics, challenged the women’s movement and championed the Reagan Republican agenda.
   By Douglas Martin
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    Melvin Van Peebles, Champion of New Black Cinema, Dies at 89
    A fertile creative force, he wrote fiction and musicals but is best known for a breakthrough movie that heralded the genre known as blaxploitation.
    By Douglas Martin

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