Friday, May. 17, 1968

Born. To Lynn Redgrave, 25, comic half (Georgy Girl) of filmdom's sister act (Vanessa's credits include Blow-Up, Camelot), and John Clark, 35, British-born actor (MacBird); their first child, a boy; in London.

Married. Zoe Caldwell, 34, Australian actress, whose tempestuous performance in Broadway's current The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie earned her this year's Tony Award; and Robert Whitehead, 52, producer of the show (and of such stage hits as The Member of the Wedding, Bus Stop); she for the first time, he for the second; in Mechanicsville, Pa.

Divorced. By Julie Andrews, 32, Hollywood's merry money magnet (Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music): Tony Walton, 33, British set designer; on grounds of mental cruelty; after nine years of marriage, one child; in Santa Monica, Calif.

Divorced. Jerry Schatzberg, 40, fashion photographer, novice film director and Faye Dunaway's fiance; by Corinne Schatzberg; on grounds of incompatibility; after 18 years of marriage, two children: in Juarez, Mexico.

Died. Lurleen Wallace, 41, Governor of Alabama (see THE NATION).

Died. Albert Dekker, 62, seasoned character actor who appeared in more than 25 films (Two Years Before the Mast; Suddenly, Last Summer) and numerous Broadway plays (Death of a Salesman, A Man for All Seasons); by accidental strangulation; in Hollywood. An outspoken and intensely serious professional, Dekker once labeled the stage "a horrible place in which to make a living," yet continued to excel as the craggy, dark-voiced heavy whose villainy always seemed convincingly human.

Died. Craig Wood, 66, winner of both the U.S. Open and Masters golf tournaments in 1941; of a heart attack; in Palm Beach, Fla. Called "the Blond Bomber" for his tremendous drives, Wood, who turned pro in the mid-'20s,' finished second, time after time, in the game's biggest tournaments. In 1941, he finally made it, defeating Byron Nelson for the Masters title; two months later, he beat Denny Shute to win the Open, a feat that earned him a place in golf's Hall of Fame.

Died. Sol A. Rosenblatt, 67, New York lawyer, who handled the marital affairs of the famous, was equally known as the impartial arbitrator of the city's fractious garment industry from 1935 to 1940, and from 1947 until his death; of a heart attack; in Biarritz, France. Though Rosenblatt represented such contestants as Stavros Niarchos and Alfred Vanderbilt in divorce suits, family peace was his main concern--and it was nowhere more evident than in the garment district, where his quiet good sense settled many strikes and staved off many others. Spain, where he maintained a home was his second country; in 1966, he and his wife were honored with the Order of Isabel la Catolica for their efforts at strengthening U.S.-Spanish relations.

Died. Josiah Wedgwood, 68, namesake and last family chairman (1947-67) of the British pottery firm that has for 209 years made flawless china and earthenware for both king and commoner; in London.

Died. Marshal Vasily Sokolovsky, 71 Soviet military strategist, who helped engineer the massive attack on Berlin in the closing days of World War II later directed the infamous 1948 Berlin blockade; after a long illness; in Moscow. Famed both as staff officer and field general. Sokolovsky absorbed one of his few defeats when he and his bosses vastly underestimated both the will and capability of the allies to supply beleaguered Berlin by air.

Died. George D. Hay, 72, "the solemn ole judge," as he called himself who created Grand Ole Opry and made it the byword of country-western music; of a heart attack; in Virginia Beach Va. One day in 1927, Hay opened his program of hillbilly music over Nashville's WSM by saying, "For the past hour we have been listening to music taken largely from grand opera, but from now on we will present 'the Grand Ole Opry.' " The name stuck, and so did such stars as Eddy Arnold and Jim Reeves, who helped spread the Nashville Sound across the country.

Died. Harold L. Gray, 74, creator of little Orphan Annie, the oldest babe (44) in the comic-strip woods; of cancer; in San Diego, Calif. Moonfaced and round-eyed, gold of hair and heart sweet little Annie lived in a nether world of town bullies and murderous Russian spies, karate chops and megaton bombs. And for those readers who followed Annie's antics in some 400 papers and sometimes wondered how a nice girl could get into all that trouble. Harold Gray had a ready answer: "Sweetness and light--who the hell wants it? Murder, rape and arson. That's what stories are made of."

Died. John Collier, 84, anthropologist and writer, who as Commissioner of Indian Affairs (1933-45) fought to secure civil rights for the American Indian; in Taos, N. Mex. In 1934, Collier scored his greatest coup, the Indian Reorganization Act, a "constitution" that he helped push through Congress, gave the earliest Americans home rule and protection from unscrupulous white traders and land grabbers.

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