Ex-N.Y. Times reporter, nonfiction writer
A.J. Langguth, a former Saigon bureau chief for The New York Times who went on to become an educator and an author of nonfiction books ranging from a study of the Vietnam War to a biography of the short-story writer Saki, died Monday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 81.
Langguth, a professor emeritus at the University of Southern California's journalism school, wrote more than a dozen books, including Macumba: White and Black Magic in Brazil (1975), Our Vietnam: The War 1954-1975 (2000), volumes on U.S. history and the fall of Rome, and several satirical novels.
His latest book, After Lincoln: How the North Won the Civil War and Lost the Peace, a history of Reconstruction, will be published this year by Simon & Schuster.
Langguth's biography Saki: A Life of Hector Hugh Munro (1981) included six Saki short stories that had never been published.
As a journalist Langguth was on the front lines during a tumultuous period, reporting under the byline Jack Langguth. He had covered the 1960 presidential campaign for Look magazine before joining the Times. During the Vietnam War he was a Southeast Asia correspondent for the paper in 1964 and the Saigon bureau chief in 1965. He returned there twice, in 1968 and 1970, on assignment for The New York Times Magazine.
Earlier, he had covered civil-rights protests in the Deep South for the Times and the aftermath of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, including the trial of Jack Ruby, who had fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald, the suspect in the assassination.
Lead vocalist for Survivor's 1980s hits
NEW YORK — Jimi Jamison, who sang lead on Survivor hits such as “Burning Heart” and “Is This Love,” has died. He was 63.
Booking agent Sally Irwin said Tuesday that Jamison died last weekend of an apparent heart attack at his home in Memphis. He had returned to Memphis after performing in California.
Jamison joined the group in 1984, after it had already become known for “Eye of the Tiger,” the theme song to the Sylvester Stallone film Rocky III. With Jamison replacing vocalist Dave Bickler, the band had several more hits and remained a popular touring act in recent years. Jamison also co-wrote and sang “I’m Always Here,” the theme to Baywatch.
A native of Mississippi, Jamison was a member of Target and Cobra before joining Survivor.
Metro on 09/03/2014