Deaths of note from around the world:

Micky Moore, 98: A one-time child actor in silent movies who later became a highly regarded second-unit director. Moore directed scenes in more than 200 films and was well-known for his action sequences. He directed action scenes in such films as “Patton,” “Butch Casside and the Sundance Kid,” and the first three “Indiana Jones” movies. Died March 4 in Malibu, Calif.

John Byrne Jr., 80: Chairman and chief executive of Geico who was credited with leading the insurance giant from near-bankruptcy to profitability in the late 1970s — an achievement that remains one of the celebrated turnarounds in modern business history. Byrne was also an executive at Travelers Insurance and Fireman’s Fund. Died Thursday in Etna, N.H.