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Obituaries

By John Williams

NEWYORKTIMES

NEW YORK — D.A. Penne-

baker, the groundbreakingdoc-

umentary filmmaker best

known for capturingpivotal

moments in the history of rock

musicand politics, including

Bob Dylan’s 1965 tour of Eng-

landand Bill Clinton’s first

presidential campaign,died

Thursday at his homein Sag

Harbor, N.Y. He was 94.

His death was confirmed by

his son Frazer.

Mr. Pennebaker was part of

a close-knit group of pioneering

filmmakers in the 1960s who

helped bring cinéma vérité to

the UnitedStates. Michael

Moore, presentingMr. Penne-

baker with an Oscarfor lifetime

achievement in 2012, said Mr.

Pennebaker, along with Robert

Drew, Albert Maysles, and

Richard Leacock, had “invented

nothingless than the modern

documentary.”

The key developmentin that

inventionwas the advent of

synchronous-sound cameras,

which allowed the filmmakers

to move more freely withand

amongtheirsubjects, and to do

away with the postproduction

voice-over model of narrative.

“You wantedto drive the stories

by what people said to each oth-

er,” Mr. Pennebaker oncesaid,

“not by what you thought up on

a yellow pad.”

In 1965, Dylan’s manager,

Albert Grossman,approached

Mr. Pennebaker aboutfollow-

ing the singer on a British tour.

“I didn’t really know much

aboutDylan,” Mr. Pennebaker

told The AV Club in a 2011in-

terview. “I had heard one of his

songson the radio.”

“Don’t Look Back,” the ensu-

ing movie,is regularly citedas

one of the best documentaries

ever made.Between brief per-

formance clips, Mr. Pennebak-

er’s camera follows Dylan as he

antagonizesthe press(“I don’t

needTimemagazine,” he tells a

Timereporter), outrunsmobs

of fans, and loudly types over

the voice of Joan Baez while she

gently singsin a hotelroom.

The movie, in black and white,

beginswithan oft-imitated

scene in which Dylan flips

through a series of cardboard

placardsthat display the lyrics

of his song“Subterranean

Homesick Blues.” That opening

was Dylan’s idea.

CriticPaulineKaelpointed

out in The New Yorker in 1968

that the entire movie was more

complicated (and compro-

mised)thansomeviewers

mightappreciate. “Sequences

that in a Hollywoodmovie

wouldhave been greeted with

snickers — like Bob Dylan in

the throes of composition — got

by because of the rough look,”

she wrote.“Audiences seemed

to acceptthe new cinémavérité

conventionthat the camera was

an intruderin the idol’s life,

though it must have been obvi-

ous that Dylan had arranged to

star in this film.”

Mr. Pennebaker had ab-

sorbed these techniques in

1960 while working on the

crew of “Primary,” directed by

Drew, which followed Hubert

Humphrey and John Kennedy

as they campaignedin Wiscon-

sin for the Democratic presi-

dential nomination. Decades

later, while preparing to make

“The War Room,” about Bill

Clinton’s 1992presidential

campaign, Mr. Pennebaker

foundthat politicianshad be-

come decidedly less accessible

and more wary.

“I could see right away that

you couldn’t actually occupy

space witha person whoin-

tended to become president in

a very interesting way,” he told

The AV Club. “They were con-

strainedto act; as soonas the

camera appeared,they had to

pretend to be something else.”

Mr. Pennebaker focusedin-

stead on George Stephanopou-

los, James Carville, and other

then-little-known(and less

camera-shy) operatives. The re-

sult, Janet Maslin wrotein The

New York Times, was “a reveal-

ing film and an invaluable doc-

ument.”

His political films are now

part of the canon,but the

scenes fromMr. Pennebaker’s

catalog that still circulate most

widely are of pop culture fig-

uresin action:Jimi Hendrix

lighting his guitar on fire in

“Monterey Pop”; Elaine Stritch

in “Original Cast Album: Com-

pany,” exhausted and straining

to record “The Ladies Who

Lunch” while StephenSond-

heim and otherslook on in de-

spair; Dylan showing up the

softer-edged singer Donovan in

a hotel room crowded with

theirhangers-on;and actor Rip

Torn attacking Norman Mailer

with a hammer at the end of

“Maidstone”(1970),one of

three eccentric movies directed

by Mailer, for whichMr. Penne-

baker served as a cameraman.

Mailer’s films from that era

are mostly notable as oddball

vanity projects (in The Times,

VincentCanbycalled“Maid-

stone”“a very mixed bag” that

“doesn’t make a great deal of

sense”),but Mr. Pennebaker’s

relationshipwiththe author

would pay dividends downthe

line. In 1971, he acceptedMail-

er’s suggestion that he film a

panel discussion that Mailer

was holding at Town Hall in

Manhattan. The topicwould be

the state of feminism.

Mailer was his pugnacious

self as he battled with,among

others, author Germaine Greer

and journalist Jill Johnston be-

fore a raucousaudience. At one

point, two women from the au-

dience took the stage and

kissed and gropedJohnston, an

activist for lesbian rights, be-

fore all threetumbled to the

floor.

Mr. Pennebaker liked to

maintain the image of a jour-

nalist for hire. Discussingthe

genesisof his 1989documenta-

ry about rock band Depeche

Mode (“Depeche Mode 101”),

he said, “Somebody called us up

and said, ‘Would you like to

film Depeche Mode?’ and I sort

of said, ‘What’s that?’ ”

Donn AlanPennebaker,

known as Penny to friends and

colleagues,was bornJuly 15,

1925, in Evanston, Ill., to John

Paul Pennebaker, a commercial

photographer, and the former

Lucille Levick.

He served in the Navy and

studiedengineering at MIT and

Yale. After workingas an engi-

neer for about a year, he was

shown“N.Y., N.Y.,” a short, im-

pressionistic color film by his

friend Francis Thompson

chronicling“a day in New

York,” as the subtitle says. “In

about15 minutesI saw right

away that filmmaking was what

I was going to do for the rest of

my life,” Mr. Pennebaker said in

a 2006 interview aboutthat

moment.

Thompson’s workmotivated

Mr. Pennebaker to complete the

color documentary short “Day-

breakExpress,” not quite six

minutesof footage of elevated

train tracks along Third Avenue

in Manhattan. Opening against

a blazing orange sunrise, the

film is set to music by Duke El-

lington.

Mr. Pennebaker would go on

to work with Drew making

films for Time-Life before

branching out to make his own

features.

D.A. Pennebaker, pioneer

documentary filmmaker

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1960 s who helpedbringcinémavéritéto the United States.

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Of BrooklineonAugust1,2019.
Belovedwifeof65years to the late
JamesJ.“Jim” Malinn.Lovingmother
of Maureen Malinn-Sullivanand her
late husbandWalter of Brookline,
JamesP.and wifeMaryofDedham,
John F. of Brookline,MichaelJ.and
wifeVickyofMedway, Kevin G. and
wife Mary of Norwood, FrancisX. and
wifeCristinaofWestRoxbury,Joanne
Malinn Jacobsonand husband Robert
of Foxboro, ChristopherB. and wife
JoannaofWalpole andthe late Joseph
T. Malinn. Adored grandmother of
Matthew, William, Jennifer, Joanna, Jo-
seph, Julie, Brian,Meredith, Veronica,
Robert, Tori,Lizzy,Sofia,Connor,
Annabel andErin. Cherishedgreat
grandmotherof Declan, Gwen, Luke,
and Grace.Lovingdaughterofthe
late John J. and Margaret(Dennehy)
O’Leary. Dear sisterofAnn Gaine and
late husband Denis of Dorchester,the
late Margaret(&John)Toomey, the
late John J. (& Betty) O’Leary, the late
Maryanne O’Learyand sister-in-law of
thelateFrancis Malinn. Also survived
by severalnieces and nephews.A
lifelong member of St.Mary’sParish,
upongraduationfrom St.Mary’sHigh
School,Theresa proved herself atrue
renaissancewoman, embracing her
passion for travel andpursuing acareer
as abookkeeper at StanwoodHillson.
Followingthebirth of herchildren,
Theresawas regarded as abeacon in
the community, oftenfoundvolunteer-
ing at the St.Mary’sschool library,
Mother’s Club &CatholicDaughters,as
wellasmanyother communitygroups.
Theresashared agreatlife oflove &
faith with her husbandJim, and often
reminisced of their favorite travels to
Ireland andBermudatogether. In her
mostrecent years, Theresa authored
and publishedabook abouther life
entitled, My Life so Far, in which she
pennedexcerpts of the veryhappylife
shevalued. Theresa’slegacyinthislife
is her gift of welcomingall to join her
family. She happilyextended incredible
kindness, acceptance, encouragement,
support &wisdom to thosewho had
the privilegeofknowingher.You are an
inspirationtousall; we will keep your
beautiful spirit within eachofusforev-
er.Funeral from theBell-O’DeaFuneral
Home,376 WashingtonSt.,Brookline
on Wednesdaymorning August 7that
10:10 followedbyaFuneralMass in
St.Maryofthe AssumptionChurchat
11:00.Relatives and friends are kindly
invited. Visiting hours in thefuneral
homeonTuesdayAugust 6thfrom
4:00-8:00PM.IntermentSt. Joseph
Cemetery.Inlieu of flowers, donations
in Theresa’smemory maybegivento
St.Mary’sBuilding Fund, 5Linden Pl.,
Brookline, MA.

MALINN,TheresaJ.

(O’Leary)

Of Melrose,Aug.1,2019, at age86.

Belovedwife of thelateVincent S.

Moise with whom she shared 45

years of marriage.Devoted motherof

NancyM.Halland her husbandJack

of Andover,Nicholas K. Moise andhis

wifeJean of EastWalpole,Michael

Moise and his wifeCoreen of Framing-

ham,LisaP.Ligols andher husband

Brad of Groveland,and VincentF.

Moise and his wifeEileenofMelrose.

Caring sisterofMaryand her late

husbandVincent DiClemente of East

Cambridge,TonyMianoand hislate

wifePeggy of Melrose, John Mianoand

his wife RosemaryofArlington,the

late Romeo Miano andhis wife Anita,

JulietSaracco andher husband Mike,

AlbertMiano and hiswifeFlorence,

FrankMiano and his wife Rose, Joe

Miano, andMichaelMiano. Cherished

grandmotherofNicholas, Jessica,Julie,

Jaxon,Alexandra,Jordan,Maxwell,

Sophie,andSarah. Proud great-grand-

mother of SonnieJean, Sienna, and

Lucas. Relativesand friendsare invited

to gather in honor of Jean’s life during

VisitingHours at the Robinson Funeral

Home,809 Main St., MELROSE,on

Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 4-8pm,and again

on Wednesday, at 9am before leaving

in procession to St.Mary’sChurch,

HerbertSt.,Melrose forher Funeral

Mass celebrated at 10am. Intermentat

Wyoming Cemetery,Melrose. Contribu-

tions in Jean’s memory maybemade

to Merrimack Valley Hospice,Home

Health Foundation, Attn: Community

Engagement, 360 Merrimack Street,

Building9,Lawrence,MA01843. For

moreinfopleasevisit RobinsonFuner-

alHome.com

MOISE, VirginiaA.“Jean”

(Miano)

RobinsonFuneral Home

Melrose(781) 665-1900

McGILLIS,WilliamRaymond

III

Of Wrentham, formerlyof

Norwood,passed away on

August 2, 2019at theage of

79.Beloved husband of thelateLinda

A. (Dahl) McGillis. Devotedfatherof

William R. McGillis, IV of Wrentham

andStevenM.McGillis andhis wife

JenniferofNatick. Lovingbrother of

Claire McLaughlinofDanvers, Linda

WendallofPeabody,Elaine Spears of

Dedham,Janice Lowe of Bridgewater,

Donna Comperchio of Dedham, Daniel

McGillisofBourne, and the latePaula

Hickey.Cherished grandfather of 8

grandchildrenand 4great-grandchil-

dren. Also survivedbymanyniecesand

nephews. Son of the late William R.

McGillis, Jr.and Elizabeth (Wills)

McGillis. Williamwas amember of the

NorthWalpole Fishing Game Club and

theNorwoodElks.AFuneral Home

Service will be held on Thursday,

August 8, 2019,10am, at the

Kraw-KornackFuneral Home, 1248

Washington St., NORWOOD,MA.

Visiting Hours willbeheld on

Wednesday, August 7, 2019, from

4-8pm. At therequest of thefamily,

burialwillbeprivate. In lieu of flowers,

donationsmay be madeinhis nameto

theDana FarberCancer Institute/

JimmyFund, P.O. Box849168,Boston,

MA 02284-9168.USNavyVeteran.

kraw-kornackfuneralhome.com

Family OwnedAnd Operated

781-762-0482

Of Sharon,MA. Entered into restatthe

ageof55. Beloved husbandofLinda

P. (Hoffstein). Lovingson of Arlene

(Tofias) Cohenand thelateLeonard

Marglous.Devoted fatherofJacoband

Samantha Marglous. Lovingbrother

of DebbieMaltzman and her husband

Stephen, and JenniferMarglous. Dear

son-in-lawofBlanche andthe late Fred

Hoffstein.Graduateof theGover-

nor’s Academyand theUniversityof

HartfordBarney SchoolofBusiness. Fu-

neral Services will be held on Tuesday,

August6,2019at10am, at Stanetsky

MemorialChapels, 475Washington

Street, CANTON,MA. Burial to follow

in Sharon Memorial Park. Memorial

observancewillbeheldathis late resi-

dence followingburial until 6pm,and

thenagain on Wednesday2-4 and 7-9.

Memorialobservance willcontinueat

the home of David and Arlene Cohen in

Providence, RI,Thursday2-4 and7-9.

In lieu of flowers expressions of sym-

pathyinDavid’s memorymay be made

to the Friends of Dana-Farber Cancer

Institute, Suite 120,450 Brookline

Avenue,Brookline, MA 02215.

MARGLOUS, DavidL.

StanetskyMemorial Chapel

(781)821-4600

http://www.stanetskycanton.com

STETTINERHarrietA.

(Spivack)

Of Lexington, August 1, 2019.Beloved

wifefor 60 yearsofthe late RobertL.

Stettiner.Mother of Philip Stettiner

and hiswife Charlotte of Andover,and

MichaelStettinerofLexington. Sister

of thelateDr. Morton Spivackand his

surviving wifeCarol of Riverdale, NY.

AuntofLaura, Mark, and Julie. She is

alsosurvivedby2grandchildren,John

and Sam.Harrietwas the Children’s

Librarian of theWinchester Public

Library andlater theHead Librarian at

MiddlesexCommunityCollege.

Visiting HourswillbeheldTuesday,

August6at theDouglassFuneral

Home,51Worthen Rd., LEXINGTON,

from4pm to 7pm.Relatives andfriends

are kindly invited. Privateinterment

Westview Cemetery,Lexington.

Lexington 781-862-1800

http://www.douglassfh.com

Edward Pollino,76, of Brookline,

formerlyofNewton, enteredinto rest

on Saturday, August3,2019. Born in

Boston, he wasason of thelateGabriel

and Anne(Snyder)Pollino. He was

thebeloved husbandofLinda(Sack)

Pollino,with whomhe shared 55 years

ofmarriage.

EdwardservedasVPofSales

at LouisSackCo.,and went on to

developMarketSalesCo. He loved

reading, sailing,and aboveall, spend-

ing time withhis family.Inaddition

to hislovingwife, Linda, thoseleft

to cherishEdward’smemoryare his

devoteddaughters, LisaKargerand her

husband Daniel, and Jennifer Zinman

and her husbandJohn;his treasured

grandchildren, Jake,Max,Jamie and

Jack; his constantcampanion,Mickie

thepoodle; andhis devoted siblings,

Howard Gerald Pollinoand Cindy,

George Pollinoand Gail Duby, and

Cheryl Fafeland Doug Grossman.He

wasprecededindeath by his brother,

Richard Pollino.

Afuneralservice forEdwardwill

take place on Tuesday, August 6, at

11:30AMatTempleSinai,25Canton

St., Sharon, MA,withinterment imme-

diatelyfollowingatSharon Memorial

Park,40Dedham St., Sharon, MA.

Shiva willbeobservedonWednes-

day, August7,from 1-4 PMand 5-8 PM

at thehome of theZinman family.In

lieuofflowers, donations in Edward’s

memory maybemadetoJoslin

DiabetesCenter,1Joslin Place, Suite

745, Boston,MA02215 or via

http://www.joslin.org.

POLLINO,Edward

Stanetsky Memorial Chapel

http://www.stanetskybrookline.com

Of Waltham,formerlyof

Belmont,went to be with

the Lord on August2,2019,

after abriefperiod of declining health.

Belovedhusbandof the late Rose Marie

(Mazzone).Lovingfather of Debbie Wil-

son, Cheryl Percuoco andher husband

Billand DianeMessuri. Beloved grand-

fatherofSteve,Andrewand Michael

Wilson, Matt,Mikeand Katie Percuoco

and theirrespective spouses. Brother of

Phyllis Carbone, Gilda, Peterand Tony

Messuri andMaryIgnazio.Brother-in-

lawofNickMazzone,CandyandArthur

Valley. Alsosurvived by 6great-grand-

childrenand many, many, nieces and

nephews. Funeral Mass at Our Lady

Comforter of the Afflicted Church, 920

Trapelo Rd., Waltham, Wednesday,Au-

gust7at11AM. Relativesand friends

kindly invited. Interment Cambridge

Cemetery with aluncheon reception

to follow.Augiewas a2sportathlete

at RindgeTech in Cambridge,aminor

league baseball player with the Chicago

Cubsorganization,lateWWII Veteran,

US Air Forceand employedforover 30

years with NewEngland Telephone. He

was always readytohelp family,friends

and neighborswithhousehold projects.

In lieu of flowers, donations maybe

made in Augie’s memory to St.Jude

Children’s Hospital,262 DannyThomas

Place,Memphis, TN 38105. Online

guestbook http://www.brownandhickey.com

MESSURI, Augustine

“Augie”

Brown&Hickey Funeral Home

617-484-2534 617-547-1500

Age88, of Middleton, NH and formerly

of Somerville, MA,passed away on

July 31, 2019.Beloved wife of the

late LouisA.Ryan, Jr.with whomshe

shared 63 years of marriage.Devoted

motherof DeborahMurphy of South

Boston, Stephen Ryan of San Jose, CA,

Paula Ruano of East Boston, Kathleen

Kajunski of Maui,HI, Caitlin Hale

of Colorado Springs, CO and the late

CynthiaLanoue. Cherished“Nana”of9

grandchildren,10great-grandchildren

and3great-great-grandchildren. Flor-

ence was full of life and love; she willbe

forever missed by those who knewand

lovedher.

AFuneral Mass will be celebratedin

Our Lady of Grace, 173 Nichols Road,

Everett on Monday,August5th at

10:00AM.Relatives andfriendsinvited

to attend.Burial willfollowatWood-

lawn Cemetery, Everett.

RYAN,FlorenceI. (Babcock)

Of Canton,formerlyof Sharon,passed

away on Saturday, August 3at79years

of age. Devoteddaughter of the late

Haroldand Blanche (Ratner)Pekarsky.

Belovedwife of thelateJamesLeavitt.

Loving motherof BarryLeavitt of Min-

neapolis, IleneLeavitt of NewYorkCity

andBethHanley &her husband Mike

of Mansfield.

Cherished“Grammy”ofJessica,Isa-

belle andJillian.Dear sister of Sharon

Trest&her husbandJeffreyofNY. Also

survivedby many closefriendsand

family members.

Services at Schlossberg Memorial

Chapel,824 Washington St., CANTON,

on Monday, August5at2PM. Inter-

mentto followat Sharon Memorial

Park.

Memorial observanceatthe homeof

Beth Hanleyfollowingthe burial until

8PM,continuingTuesday1PM-4PM

and 6PM-8PM.

In lieu of flowers, donations maybe

madetoDana Farber Cancer Institute,

PO Box849168, Boston,MA02284

http://www.Dana-Farber.org/give

LEAVITT, HermaineP.

(Pekarsky)

Schlossberg Memorial Chapel

“FamilyOwned”

781-828-6990

http://www.schlossbergchapel.com

Of Cambridge, August 3, 2019.Wife

of the late AntonioPacheco. Mother

of MariaZ.Freitasand herhusband

Manuel, NatalieCosta and herhusband

AlbertoJ.Grandmother of CindyDel-

Greco, MichelleMcCarthy, StephanieP.

Kozacka, andLindsayCosta.Great-

grandmotherofCassidy andTaylor

DelGreco,Lukeand MaxMcCarthy.

Also survivedmanyother lovingrela-

tives and friends.

Funeralfrom theRogersFuneral

Home,380 Cambridge St., CAM-

BRIDGEonWednesday at 10 am.

FuneralMass at St.Anthony’sChurch,

Cambridge at 11 am. Visiting Hours

willbeonTuesdayfrom 4to8pm.

In lieu of flowers,donations in her

memorymay be made to CareDimen-

sionsgive.caredimensions.org or to

St.Anthony’sChurch, 400Cardinal

MedeirosAve.,Cambridge, MA 02141.

PACHECO,Belmira

(Palhinha)

Rogersand Hutchins Funeral Homes

Cambridge&Arlington

617-876-8964

Age94yearsofBrookline

on Sunday,August4,2019.

For55years, hewas the

beloved husbandofPhyllis (Millman)

Salloway. Dear brotherofIrvingSallo-

way&his wife Joan KarolofBrookline.

Alsosurvived bymany nieces, nephews,

grandniecesand grandnephews.

Services in theChapelatSharon

Memorial Park, 40 DedhamSt.,Sharon

on Tuesday,August6at2:00pm.

Memorial observancefollowingthe

burialthrough8pm at the homeof

Irving andJoan.

In lieu of flowers,remembrances

maybemadetoacharityofyour

choice.

Ellis was aWWII veterananda

recipient of thePurple Heart

SALLOWAY,Ellis B.

Levine Chapels, Brookline

617-277-830 0

http://www.levinechapel.com

Of Cambridge, August3,2019.Wife

of the late Herculano F. Luz.Mother

of Joseph Luz andhis wifeMaria,

Leonilde Barros and her husbandJohn,

Maria Chaves andher husband Manuel.

Sister of Jose Bairosand the late Emilia

Barros, Manuel Sousa and Antonio

Bairos. Alsosurvivedby11grandchil-

dren,9great-grandchildrenand many

other loving relatives andfriends.

Funeral from the Rogers FuneralHome,

380 CambridgeSt.,CAMBRIDGE, on

Wednesdayat8am. FuneralMassatSt.

Anthony’s Church,Cambridgeat9am.

Visiting Hourswill be on Tuesdayfrom

4to8pm.

LUZ,Maria M.(Bairos)

Rogersand HutchinsFuneral Homes

Cambridge &Arlington

617-876-8964