Deaths of note from around the world:

Milos Forman, 86: a Czech-born filmmaker who fled his homeland in the 1960s and became a two-time Oscar winner as the director of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Amadeus,” with films that highlighted madness and free expression. Died Saturday in Danbury, Connecticut.

Charles McDew, 79: an activist whose three arrests in two days as a college student for violating South Carolina’s forbidding racial codes transformed him into a civil rights pioneer. Died April 3 in West Newton, Massachusetts of a heart attack.

John Melcher, 93: a Montana Democrat who served 20 years in Congress, succeeding the storied Sen. Mike Mansfield and embracing economic development and environmental protections for a state rich in natural resources and pristine wilderness. Died Thursday in Missoula, Montana.

— From wire reports