Departures

June Allyson, 88, July 8—sunny, raspy-voiced actress who played the "perfect wife" of James Stewart, Van Johnson, and other movie heroes in 1940s and '50s films (including The Bride Goes Wild, The Stratton Story, and The Glenn Miller Story).

Robert Altman, 81, Nov. 20—iconoclastic Oscar-winning movie director best known for his 1970s films, including M.A.S.H.

Ken Anderson, 88, March 12—Gospel Films founder and maker of more than 200 films with Christian themes; his 1977 film Pilgrim's Progress featured Liam Neeson in his first screen role.

James E. Andrews, 77, March 7—minister and top executive of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for 23 years who had a key role in its creation in 1983 from two Presbyterian denominations separated since the Civil War.