Andrew M. Greeley, the Roman Catholic priest and "prolific writer whose outpouring of sociological research, contemporary theology, sexually frank novels and blunt-spoken newspaper columns challenged reigning assumptions about American Catholicism, " died yesterday, the New York Times reported. He was 85.
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Jack Vance (legal name: John Holbrook), an award-winning mystery, fantasy and science fiction author who wrote more than 60 books, died Sunday, the Associated Press reported. He was 96.
