Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
Sidney Poitier, Who Paved the Way for Black Actors in Film, Dies at 94
Sidney Poitier, whose portrayal of resolute heroes in films like “To Sir…
Lani Guinier, Legal Scholar at the Center of Controversy, Dies at 71
Ms. Guinier married Nolan Bowie, a fellow professor and legal scholar, in…
Peter Bogdanovich, 82, Director Whose Career Was a Hollywood Drama, Dies
Peter Bogdanovich, who parlayed his ardor for Golden Age cinema into the…
Betty White, a Television Golden Girl From the Start, Is Dead at 99
Betty White, who created two of the most memorable characters in sitcom…
John Madden, Hall of Fame Coach and Broadcaster, Is Dead at 85
Madden, at age 32, inherited a team in 1969 that had gone…
Harry M. Reid, Senate Majority Leader Behind Landmark Democratic Victories, Dies at 82
Mr. Reid used his position on the Senate Appropriations Committee and his…
Jean-Marc Vallée, Director of ‘Dallas Buyers Club,’ Dies at 58
Jean-Marc Vallée, the award-winning Canadian director of the film “Dallas Buyers Club”…
Joan Didion, ‘New Journalist’ Who Explored Culture and Chaos, Dies at 87
Joan Didion, whose mordant dispatches on California culture and the chaos of…
Anne Rice, Who Spun Gothic Tales of Vampires, Dies at 80
When she was 15 her mother died; she said she believed the…
Michael Nesmith, the ‘Quiet Monkee,’ Is Dead at 78
Mr. Nesmith became more willing, or perhaps more available, to embrace his…
Bob Dole, Old Soldier and Stalwart of the Senate, Dies at 98
He spent more than three years recovering and underwent at least seven…
Stephen Sondheim, Titan of the American Musical, Is Dead at 91
An afternoon-long tutorial followed, teaching him, by Mr. Sondheim’s account, more about…