Obituaries

Jeff Torborg, the Dodgers catcher who caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965 and was a manager of the year with the Chicago White Sox, dies at 83.

Joan Plowright, the celebrated English actor whose career included the films ‘Enchanted April,’ ‘The Entertainer’ and ‘Spiderwick Chronicles,’ has died at 95.

Tommy Brown, who was 16 years old when he made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944, died in Florida on Wednesday at the age of 97.

David Lynch, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker who brought surrealist storytelling to the mainstream via ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ has died. He was 78.

The team announced Bob Uecker died Thursday morning, calling it “one of the most difficult days in Milwaukee Brewers history.”

Randall Miod died in the Palisades fire while trying to save his home. ‘Pray for the Palisades and pray for Malibu,’ he told his mother. ‘I love you.’

Leslie Charleson, the soap-opera legend who played Monica Quartermaine on ‘General Hospital’ starting in the 1970s, died Sunday. She was 79.

Spencer helped invent the modern political consulting business with its emphasis on TV-centric campaigning.