Herbert L. Zincke was one of those to survive the initial assault. When the air raid was over, he combed through the wreckage searching for the dismembered bodies of his fellow airmen.

Philadelphia’s Howard Tate, who in collaboration with producer and songwriter Jerry Ragovoy, recorded such late 1960s soul classics as “Ain’t Nobody Home,” “Stop” and “Look At Granny Run Run,” died Dec. 2 at 72. After struggling with cocaine addiction and homelessness, Tate became a preacher only to re-emerge in 2003 with the critically acclaimed album “Rediscovered.” His Billboard obituary is here.

The book recounted his coming-of-age in Spanish Harlem, his descent into crime, his seven years in prison and the redemption he found in writing. It was an immediate sensation and helped inspire the generation of “Nuyorican” writers that came from the Puerto Rican community in New York.

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The 4.5 mile race is a daunting loop of spruce-covered jumps, including some that stand more than five feet high. The obstacles were never a challenge for Red Rum, the Grand National’s only three-time winner. The acclaimed thoroughbred was trained by Ginger McCain, who died yesterday age 80.

“Gilligan’s Island,” about the trials and tribulations of seven shipwrecked castaways, aired on CBS for just three seasons, from 1964 to 1967, and was never a favorite of critics. But fans adored its gags and corny jokes, and the show has enjoyed a sort of immortality in reruns and parodies.

Mr. Falk created his most famous character as the rumpled, raincoat-wearing Columbo in a 1968 TV movie. “Columbo” aired as an NBC detective show from 1971 to 1978, and Mr. Falk returned in a series of Columbo TV movies for many years afterward and won several Emmy Awards for acting.

From 1955 to 1975, Mr. Arness appeared in the CBS western as Matt Dillon, the imposing U.S. Marshal who stood above six feet six in his cowboy boots.