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Mr. Mayhew, who played the Wookiee Chewbacca in the original Star Wars trilogy, died at home in Texas after suffering a heart attack.

A fierce but seldom penalized Hall of Famer, he helped capture eight N.H.L. titles — four with the Red Wings and four with the Maple Leafs.

Recognized as the first woman to become a full-time photographer on a British national newspaper, she earned her male colleagues’ respect “just by getting on with my job.”

A prolific poet with rural roots, he courted controversy and was always, his biographer said, “on the side of the outcast.”

Mr. Doyle was runner-up at the World Surfing Championships in 1964. “He was one of the standouts,” said PT Townend, another former surfing star.

Ms. Cobson’s clothes, which gained acclaim in the 1980s and ’90s, were known for their spunk but were also comfortable to wear.

He subjected found footage to what a colleague called “a chemical and optical alchemy,” creating haunting films that he thought of as a form of painting.

Ms. Tauscher had a career on Wall Street before being elected to the House as a Democrat. She later helped negotiate a nuclear arms treaty.

A graphic designer, he interpreted Marshall McLuhan’s famous phrase in a visual way, amplifying its message.

She was the oldest person — and the only woman — to attempt going over Niagara in a barrel alone, but the glamour that followed was short-lived.