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“Hombre.” Died Aug. 20 of complications from a stroke. Marian McPartland, 95. The British-born jazz pianist, whose National Public Radio show, in which she interviewed and played with musicians from Benny Goodman to Elvis Costello, was broadcast for more than three decades. Died Aug. 20 at her home in New York. Ronald L. Motley, 68. A South Carolina lawyer, he led lawsuits against tobacco companies, resulting in a payout of $246 billion, the biggest civil settlement in U.S. history. Died Aug. 22 from complications of organ failure. Julie Harris, 87. The U.S. actress who appeared in 30 Broadway plays and won five Tony awards. Died Aug. 24 of congestive heart failure. Muriel Siebert, 84. The first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, in 1967, founder of Muriel Siebert & Co., a discount brokerage, and the first female superintendent of banks for New York State. Died Aug. 24 of complications from cancer. Eric T. Miller, 85. The former chief investment officer for New York-based Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, who called the stock- market bottom in 1982 and whose “Random Gleanings ” market commentary was widely followed by investors. Died on Aug. 29 of complications from brain cancer. Seamus Heaney, 74. Irish poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995. Died Aug. 30. David Brenneman, 37. He was an executive director in equity risk management at Morgan Stanley in New York, who previously worked at Banc of America Securities and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. Died Aug. 31 of cancer. David Frost, 74. The British television interviewer best known for his 1977 interviews with former President Richard Nixon, which became the basis for the 2008 movie “Frost/Nixon.” Died Aug. 31 of a heart attack aboard the Queen Elizabeth cruise HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013294