Milestones Mar. 14, 2005

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DIED. PETER FOY, 79, go-to man for flying actors on Broadway and beyond; of a heart attack; in Las Vegas. With his patented contraptions of wire, pulleys and harnesses (which initially alarmed critics, who thought he was endangering cast members), he first sent Jean Arthur aloft in the 1950 Broadway production of Peter Pan, and later lifted everyone from Sally Field in TV's The Flying Nun to actors in Angels in America and The Lion King.

DIED. MAX FISHER, 96, low-profile philanthropist and diplomat; in Franklin, Mich. A leader in U.S. Jewish affairs and a prolific benefactor of Detroit's cultural and social programs, he was a trusted adviser on the Middle East to Presidents from Eisenhower to Nixon. His daughter Mary, an HIV-positive AIDS activist, moved audiences when she shared her experiences at Republican conventions in 1992 and 1996.