Milestones Nov. 8, 2004
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DIED. GEORGE SILK, 87, a LIFE photographer for three decades; in Norwalk, Conn. A New Zealand native, he joined LIFE during World War II. He was with U.S. forces at the Battle of the Bulge and was the first to photograph the city of Nagasaki after the Japanese city was hit by an atom bomb. After the war, he adapted a photo-finish camera meant for horse racing into an instrument for capturing athletes in motion.
DIED. LESTER LANIN, 97, society bandleader; in New York City. Known for a fast, two-beat tempo called the businessman's bounce, Lanin played at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, Grace Kelly's engagement party and almost every presidential Inauguration since Eisenhower's.
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