Vincent Musetto, a retired editor at The New York Post who wrote the most anatomically evocative headline in the history of American journalism — HEADLESS BODY IN TOPLESS BAR — died on Tuesday in the Bronx. He was 74.

He died because of pancreatic cancer, at Calvary Hospital. Mr. Musetto’s headline quickly insinuated itself into popular culture. It appeared on T-shirts; as the title of a 1995 movie starring Raymond J. Barry and loosely based on the crime; and as the name of a 2007 book, “Headless Body in Topless Bar: The Best Headlines From America’s Favorite Newspaper.”

About Vincent Musetto

1. was an American newspaper editor and film critic for the New York Post.
2. He retired from the New York Post in 2011.
3. He retired from the New York Post in 2011.
4. He died on June 9, 2015, from pancreatic cancer.