Interesting that this obit from 2000 should turn-up on HN.<p>Recently read Manchester's brilliant biography on MacArthur, his wife was a prominent force in his life. Highly recommend it ><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20949.American_Caesar" rel="nofollow">http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20949.American_Caesar</a>