Died. Jackie Robinson, 53, star Brooklyn Dodger during the '40s and '50s and the first black athlete to play in the major leagues (see SPORT).

Died. Lew Parker, 64, comedian who most recently played Mario Thomas' father on her TV series That Girl; of cancer; in Manhattan. A durable comic of the gag-a-minute school, Parker graduated from vaudeville to radio, Broadway musicals and then to television. During the '50s he co-starred with Comedienne Frances Langford in the TV series The Bickersonsons.

Died. Norman Norell, 72, grand old man of Manhattan's ready-to-wear fashion designers; after a stroke; in Manhattan. The son of an Indiana haberdasher, Norell first gained success as a costume designer for silent movies. In 1941 he teamed with Manufacturer Anthony Traina to produce stylish ready-to-wear fashions on Manhattan's Seventh Avenue, quickly establishing himself as a leading competitor of the Paris couturiers. In 1960 Norell opened his own firm. Simple, almost prim necklines were his trademark, elegantly tailored pantsuits and sequin gowns his specialty. Norell's creations became known as the "Rolls-Royces of fashion" with price tags of up to $4,000. Though they were worn by such celebrities as Lady Bird Johnson and Lauren Bacall, Norell himself remained a notoriously shy man who shunned the spotlight for the privacy of his fitting rooms.

Died. Uffa Fox, 74, yachtsman and boat designer whose trim, seaworthy craft and how-to books on boating helped popularize the sport throughout Britain; of a heart attack; in Worcestershire, England. A salty, pub-loving sailor and longtime racing companion of Prince Philip's, Fox designed dozens of craft ranging in size from dinghies to 37-ft. planers. His most important innovation: a self-righting, self-bailing lifeboat that during World War II was parachuted to airmen downed at sea.

Died. Major General Charles Willoughby, 80, General Douglas MacArthur's chief of intelligence during World War II and Korea; in Naples, Fla. One of the "Bataan Boys" who fled from the Philippines with MacArthur in 1942, Willoughby spent the next nine years as the general's confidant, companion and alter ego. After his mentor's ouster by President Truman in 1951, Willoughby retired from the service to collaborate on an authoritative but adoring biography, MacArthur 1941-1951.

Died. Igor I. Sikorsky, 83, Russian-born aviation pioneer who developed and piloted the first practical helicopter (see SCIENCE).

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