Died. Oliver F. (Ollie) Atkins, 60, personal photographer to the President during Richard Nixon's White House years; of cancer; in Washington, Va. A longtime Saturday Evening Post staffer, Atkins traveled around the world with Nixon to record his presidency. But his most memorable photo was taken on Nixon's last day in office. Atkins shot for a long time before he got a picture of the Nixon family in which tears did not show--but strain still did.

Died. Peter Finch, 60, who created crystalline portraits of middle-aged men on the edge of despair in such films as Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Pumpkin Eater and Network; of a heart attack; in Beverly Hills, Calif. Born in England, Finch worked in Australia, where Sir Laurence Olivier spotted him acting in a lunchtime show at a glass factory. Finch was soon playing Shakespeare at the Old Vic. His mastery was evident in whatever parts he played, from Walt Disney roles to the sensitive homosexual in Sunday. Finch savored his life both off and on camera. "One hopes that one is something else from year to year," he said. "If you keep an open mind, you must be."

Died. Anais Nin, 73, precocious writer whose four-volume Diary dissected the female psyche; in Los Angeles. Born in Paris to musician parents, Nin began her diary at age eleven when her father deserted the family. She later wrote about artistic life in the '30s and '40s, penning vivid portraits of such novelists as Lawrence Durrell, Gore Vidal and her longtime friend Henry Miller.

Died. Ruth G. Wakefield, 73, creator of the tollhouse chocolate-chip cookie; of cancer; in Plymouth, Mass. In 1930 Wakefield and her husband opened an inn in an old tollhouse on the Boston-to-New Bedford road. One day she decided to add chocolate bits cut from a semisweet bar to liven up her mother's cookie recipe. The creation was an instant success. During World War II, millions of tollhouse cookies were shipped to servicemen overseas.

Died. Harry Wheatcroft, 78, flamboyant English rose grower; in Nottingham, England. Starting with one acre of land in 1919, Wheatcroft and his brother nurtured the business to sales of 1.5 million roses annually. To commemorate the wedding of the Queen's daughter to Capt. Mark Phillips, he crossbred a red and an orange rose and called the hybrid, simply, "Anne."

Died. Anthony Eden, 79, former British Prime Minister (1955-57) and Foreign Secretary; in Alvediston, England (see THE WORLD).

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