In Memoriam
	Fred De Cordova Fred De Cordova (WCAS31), 90, Los Angeles, Sept. 15. Executive producer of NBC-TV's "Tonight Show" for 22 years, Mr. De Cordova was perhaps best known as the good-natured target of many on-air jokes from program host Johnny Carson. After he graduated from Northwestern, Mr. De Cordova went to Broadway but eventually moved to Hollywood, where he directed such films as Bedtime for Bonzo, starring Ronald Reagan and a chimpanzee. Turning to television, Mr. De Cordova flourished as a producer and joined Carson in 1970. One of his responsibilities was to jettison guest appearances if time ran out. Twice Mr. De Cordova bumped himself off the show. He is survived by his wife, Janet Thomas.
	Gerald Gordon Gerald Gordon (S56), 67, Los Angeles, Aug. 17. An actor with a long career in television, Mr. Gordon appeared in several Northwestern productions as Gerald Goldman before going to New York City to work with the legendary Lee Strasberg. He won an Emmy Award in 1976 as outstanding actor in a daytime drama special for his role as Andrew Jackson in "First Ladies' Diaries: Rachel Jackson." Daytime shows on which Mr. Gordon was a regular included "All My Children," "The Doctors" and "General Hospital." He also appeared in movies and on such prime-time television shows as "Have Gun, Will Travel," "Naked City" and "Dallas." Mr. Gordon is survived by his wife, Nance McCormick, a brother, Donald, and a sister, Dee.
	Frances Rappaport Horwich Frances Rappaport Horwich (GSESP42), 94, Scottsdale, Ariz., July 22. Known by millions of Baby Boomers as Miss Frances, Ms. Horwich was a pioneer with her educational television show, "Ding Dong School," which ran from 1952 to 1964. Other programming for children at the time was mostly mindless entertainment. "Ding Dong School" was educational but fun, and Ms. Horwich, who was also the producer, never talked down to preschoolers. Originally broadcast on a local station in Chicago, Ms. Horwich's show was so popular that NBC-TV made it a national program after six weeks. In its first year, 1952, she won a George Foster Peabody Award. Ms. Horwich was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey.
	Sidney Jacobs Sidney J. Jacobs (J38), 84, Culver City, Calif., July 19. A religious figure and social activist, Rabbi Jacobs first wanted to be a reporter and worked for the famous City News Bureau in Chicago after his studies at Northwestern. That brush with the harsher side of life stirred spiritual feelings, leading to ordination in Judaism's liberal Reconstructionist wing. Rabbi Jacobs hosted a religious television talk show, "Of Cabbages and Kings," in Chicago, which promoted religious tolerance, and became active in the farm workers movement after moving to California in the 1970s. He and his wife, Betty, also wrote several books. In addition to his wife, Rabbi Jacobs is survived by daughters Aviva and Nehama, sons Michael and Jonathan and a granddaughter. RETURN TO DEATHS