Died. James Edwards, 51, black actor who gained fame in Home of the Brave (1949), one of the first Hollywood productions to recognize and deal openly with the theme of American racism; of a heart attack; in San Diego. In the movie Edwards portrayed a black G.I. hospitalized by a wartime mental breakdown, examining his feelings toward the three whites--one hopelessly bigoted --who accompanied him on the traumatic mission in the Pacific. On Broadway he played in Deep Are the Roots and accumulated other notable credits for his screen roles in Bright Victory, Member of the Wedding, The Caine Mutiny, The Manchurian Candidate and The Sandpiper.

Died. John B. Hynes, 72, Massachusetts Democrat who in 1949 defeated James M. Curley for mayor of Boston to finish off one of the nation's most powerful big-city machines; of a heart attack; in Boston. First appointed acting mayor by the Governor and the state legislature for five months in 1947 while Curley was in jail, Hynes defeated the Boston boss in his own right two years later; he went on to serve until 1960, giving the city good, honest government and inaugurating a vast, urgently needed urban-renewal program.

Died. Arthur H. Thornhill, 74, board chairman of Little, Brown and Co., one of the country's foremost publishing houses; of a heart attack; in Boston. Thornhill liked to regard himself as simply a salesman, but he was much more. His good taste, enthusiasm for literature and unfailing respect for his writers attracted many eminent authors, including Samuel Eliot Morison, John P. Marquand, Katherine Anne Porter, Ogden Nash, J. D. Salinger and Peter De Vries. In 1962, after almost 50 years with the company, Thornhill turned the presidency over to his son, Arthur H. Jr., but retained the chairmanship, in which he remained active until his death.

Died. Max Born, 87, nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate, whose scientific concerns reached from the 19th to the 21st centuries (see SCIENCE).

Died. Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist, 93, grande dame of Philadelphia music and publishing; of heart disease; in Philadelphia. An only child and heiress to Cyrus H. K. Curtis' magazine empire (Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal and others), she spent millions to found and support the famed Curtis Institute of Music, was patron to a host of musicians and writers. Her first husband, Edward Bok, was a Pulitzer-prizewinning autobiographer and editor of the Journal; her second was Concert Violinist Efrem Zimbalist, whose son by a previous marriage, Efrem Jr., currently stars in TV's The FBI.

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