and journalist, cancer. Richard Clements, 78, British journalist, editor of Tribune (1961–1982). Betty Comden, 89, American lyricist known for writing musicals with Adolph Green including Singin' in the Rain, heart failure. Jack Ferrante, 90, American football player for the Philadelphia Eagles. Ian Gordon Gill, 86, British army general. Ştefan Haukler, 64, Romanian Olympic fencer. Roy M. Hopkins, 63, American politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Alexander Litvinenko, 43, Russian spy and critic of Vladimir Putin, poisoning. Philippe Noiret, 76, French actor (Il Postino, Cinema Paradiso), cancer. Anita O'Day, 87, American jazz singer, pneumonia. Willie Pep, 84, American Hall of Fame featherweight boxer, Alzheimer's disease. Chen-Lu Tsou, 83, Chinese biochemist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and The World Academy of Sciences, cancer. 24 Kwesi Armah, 77, Ghanaian diplomat and politician. Gilbert Benausse, 74, French rugby league player. Walter Booker, 72, American jazz bassist (Cannonball Adderley Quintet), cardiac arrest. John Bridgers, 84, American athletic director at the University of New Mexico, congestive heart failure. William Diehl, 81, American author (Primal Fear, Sharky's Machine), aortic aneurysm. Phyllis Fraser, 90, American actress, author, and publisher, complications from fall. Robert Kupperman, 71, American terrorism expert at the CSIS, complications from Parkinson's disease. Juice Leskinen, 56, Finnish singer-songwriter, chronic kidney disease, cirrhosis, and diabetes mellitus. Frank L. Madla, 69, American member of the Texas State Legislature since 1973, house fire. Robert McFerrin, 85, American singer, father of Bobby McFerrin, heart attack. Thelma Scott, 93, Australian actress (Number 96), heart attack. Max Soliven, 77, Filipino publisher of The Philippine Star, cardiac arrest. George W. S. Trow, 63, American author and media critic, natural causes. Zdeněk Veselovský, 78, Czech zoologist, heart failure. 25 Luciano Bottaro, 75, Italian comic book creator (Pepito). Valentín Elizalde, 27, Mexican banda singer, shot. David Hermance, 59, American Toyota engineer (Prius), plane crash. Melvin M. Webber, 86, American urban designer. 26 Mário Cesariny, 83, Portuguese surrealist painter and author, cancer. Abu Hafs al-Urduni, 33, Iordan terrorist, killed by Russian troops. Leo Chiosso, 86, Italian songwriter. Dave Cockrum, 63, American comic book creator (X-Men, Legion of Super-Heroes), complications from diabetes. Isaac Gálvez, 31, Spanish cyclist, cycling accident. Stephen Heywood, 37, American subject of the film So Much So Fast, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Anthony Jackson, 62, British actor, cancer. Giorgio Panto, 65, Italian television station owner and separatist politician, helicopter crash. Graham Roope, 60, British cricketer, heart attack. Rosa Mia, 81, Filipino