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DIED. HUME CRONYN, 91, wiry, perfectionist actor who infused his ordinary, often cranky characters with bubbling intensity; of prostate cancer; in Fairfield, Conn. An amateur boxer in his native Canada, he first won acclaim for his vivid portrayals in such films as The Postman Always Rings Twice (as a Machiavellian lawyer) and Brute Force (as a sadistic prison guard). He often appeared with his wife of 52 years, Jessica Tandy, who died in 1994. Their teamwork spanned nearly half a century--in films from The Seventh Cross in 1944 (as a couple aiding an escapee from the Nazis...
Early retirement is an equally unattractive prospect for Sosenko, a driven perfectionist who avidly reads medical journals to stay current with his specialty and holds his children to his exacting standards. If necessary, Sosenko says, he would "probably work without insurance," a dangerous gamble for any doctor these days but one that some physicians, particularly in Florida, are now taking. Another option he's exploring is work as a cardiopulmonary trainer and tester for fire fighters and others who must have good respiratory fitness for their job. As for the career plans of his children, Sosenko probably won't encourage...
That self is an absolute perfectionist. "Not just in golf but in everything I do," says Sorenstam, sitting in the plush lounge of her home course in Orlando, Fla. Friends and coaches talk of how when Annika was a teen, other girls would practice one hour after a round and she would put in three; or the time Annika had the flu, threw up on the course and still won. Sorenstam's strength is "her intrinsic motivation," says coach and mentor Pia Nilsson. "Her ability to look honestly at what she can improve is absolutely the best." The evidence...
DIED. BERNARD LOISEAU, 52, perfectionist French chef whose Burgundy restaurant, La Cote d'Or, had recently seen its rating reduced by the powerful gastronomic guide GaultMillau; a suicide; at his home in Saulieu, France. (See page...
...will see the first runway presentation of the revamped Just Cavalli line, the brand's less expensive spin-off. And before the year is out there will be new Cavalli stores in Los Angeles, Cannes and Moscow - with the Moscow store housing another full-scale restaurant. "Eva is a perfectionist Austrian," Cavalli says. Lucky...