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José Jiménez Dies at 76; Turned a Gang Into a Voice for Puerto Ricans (Wed, 22 Jan 2025)
He retooled the Young Lords into a militant advocacy and service organization, modeled after the Black Panthers. Based in Chicago, it had chapters nationwide.
>> Read more
Carolyn Brown, a Shaper of Revolutionary Dance, Dies at 97 (Wed, 22 Jan 2025)
With Merce Cunningham, she forged one of the great partnerships in dance history. She later recounted those years in an incisive, unsparing memoir.
>> Read more
Clinton Bailey, American-Israeli Who Preserved Bedouin Culture, Dies at 88 (Thu, 23 Jan 2025)
Armed with a camera and tape recorder, he spent decades documenting the ancient traditions of nomadic Bedouin tribes, creating a record of a vanishing culture.
>> Read more
Lynn Ban, Jewelry Designer and ‘Bling Empire’ Star, Dies at 52 (Thu, 23 Jan 2025)
Ms. Ban, whose jewelry creations were worn by celebrities including Rihanna and Beyoncé, died weeks after emergency surgery following a skiing accident in December.
>> Read more
Garth Hudson, One-Man Band Within the Band, Dies at 87 (Thu, 23 Jan 2025)
A multifaceted musician, he was the last surviving original member of an influential group that mixed rock, r&b and an Americana sound.
>> Read more
Jules Feiffer, Acerbic Cartoonist, Writer and Much Else, Dies at 95 (Tue, 21 Jan 2025)
In his long-running Village Voice comic strip and in his many plays and screenplays, he took delight in skewering politics, relationships and human nature.
>> Read more
Jeff Torborg, Catcher of Three No-Hitters and a Manager, Dies at 83 (Wed, 22 Jan 2025)
He called every pitch of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965. After 10 seasons playing in the majors, he skippered the White Sox and the Mets.
>> Read more
Bimla Bissell, Ambassadors’ Aide and a Social Hub in India, Dies at 92 (Tue, 21 Jan 2025)
Her home drew generations of heads of state, diplomats, journalists and artists, who relied on her for her political acumen and were buoyed by her friendship.
>> Read more
Cecile Richards, a Dynamic Leader of Planned Parenthood, Dies at 67 (Wed, 22 Jan 2025)
She oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.
>> Read more
Joel Paley, Writer of ‘Ruthless,’ an Off Broadway Hit, Dies at 69 (Thu, 23 Jan 2025)
The show, with music by Marvin Laird, portrayed a schoolgirl’s murderous theatrical ambition. Paley also performed in the parody dance group Les Ballets Trockadero.
>> Read more
Claire van Kampen, 71, Playwright and Arranger of Period Music, Dies (Wed, 22 Jan 2025)
After she married Mark Rylance, the two often collaborated; her specialty was arranging music for Tudor-era plays.
>> Read more
Lynne Taylor-Corbett, ‘Footloose’ Choreographer, Dies at 78 (Mon, 20 Jan 2025)
Striving to widen the audience of dance, she brought vitality to Broadway musicals like “Swing!” as well as ballets and Hollywood films.
>> Read more
David Schneiderman, Village Voice Editor and Publisher, Dies at 77 (Tue, 21 Jan 2025)
Named editor in chief of the venerable alternative weekly in 1978, he was not welcomed with open arms. But his commitment to strong journalism won people over.
>> Read more
Heinz Kluetmeier, Inventive Sports Photographer, Dies at 82 (Tue, 21 Jan 2025)
His work for Sports Illustrated included the renowned cover photo of the United States men’s hockey team celebrating their upset win at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
>> Read more
Melba Montgomery, Country Singer Known for Her Duets, Dies at 86 (Tue, 21 Jan 2025)
Her high harmonies put an emotional charge into her work with George Jones and others. She also had solo hits, including “No Charge,” a country No. 1.
>> Read more
André Soltner, Famed Chef at New York’s Lutèce, Dies at 92 (Sun, 19 Jan 2025)
Customers returned again and again for his impeccable French dishes at a restaurant that one food critic said “set the gold standard.”
>> Read more
George Kalinsky, 88, Madison Square Garden’s First Official Lensman, Dies (Wed, 22 Jan 2025)
With camera in hand, he parlayed a chance encounter with Muhammad Ali into a photography career documenting the Knicks, the Rangers and Garden headliners like Elvis Presley.
>> Read more
Gus Williams, Guard Who Led Seattle to an N.B.A. Title, Dies at 71 (Fri, 17 Jan 2025)
Undersized but speedy and known as the Wizard for his acrobatics, he was a high scorer who in 1979 starred in a series that brought the SuperSonics their only crown.
>> Read more
Jean Jennings, Who Wrote With Verve About Cars, Dies at 70 (Sun, 19 Jan 2025)
A cabdriver and mechanic before becoming a journalist, she brought personality and adventure to a once-staid genre. She once won a demolition derby and motorcycled across China.
>> Read more
Zilia Sánchez, Painter Who Found Fame Late in Life, Dies at 98 (Fri, 17 Jan 2025)
A Cuban-born minimalist painter who spent much of her life in Puerto Rico, she was in her 90s when her erotically charged work first appeared at the Venice Biennale.
>> Read more
Readers Share Their Near-Death Experiences (Fri, 17 Jan 2025)
After the death of Peter Fenwick, a neuropsychiatrist who studied near-death experiences, readers shared stories of their own.
>> Read more
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, 90, Dies; Her Internment Inspired a Memoir (Fri, 17 Jan 2025)
In “Farewell to Manzanar,” she wrote about the years she and her family were imprisoned in a camp for Japanese Americans. It became the basis for a TV movie.
>> Read more
Joan Plowright, Award-Winning Actress and Olivier’s Widow, Dies at 95 (Fri, 17 Jan 2025)
She won many accolades — and was honored with a damehood — during a seven-decade career on the London stage, in film and on Broadway.
>> Read more
Nathalie Dupree, ‘Queen of Southern Cooking,’ Dies at 85 (Sat, 18 Jan 2025)
As a cookbook author, TV personality and mentor, she sought to burst the chicken-fried stereotype of the South. Sometimes her life was as messy as her kitchen.
>> Read more
Tommy Brown, a Teenage Talent for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Dies at 97 (Sun, 19 Jan 2025)
He was 16 when he made his debut as a shortstop in an Ebbets Field doubleheader, becoming the youngest position player in modern major-league history.
>> Read more
He retooled the Young Lords into a militant advocacy and service organization, modeled after the Black Panthers. Based in Chicago, it had chapters nationwide.
>> Read more
Carolyn Brown, a Shaper of Revolutionary Dance, Dies at 97 (Wed, 22 Jan 2025)
With Merce Cunningham, she forged one of the great partnerships in dance history. She later recounted those years in an incisive, unsparing memoir.
>> Read more
Clinton Bailey, American-Israeli Who Preserved Bedouin Culture, Dies at 88 (Thu, 23 Jan 2025)
Armed with a camera and tape recorder, he spent decades documenting the ancient traditions of nomadic Bedouin tribes, creating a record of a vanishing culture.
>> Read more
Lynn Ban, Jewelry Designer and ‘Bling Empire’ Star, Dies at 52 (Thu, 23 Jan 2025)
Ms. Ban, whose jewelry creations were worn by celebrities including Rihanna and Beyoncé, died weeks after emergency surgery following a skiing accident in December.
>> Read more
Garth Hudson, One-Man Band Within the Band, Dies at 87 (Thu, 23 Jan 2025)
A multifaceted musician, he was the last surviving original member of an influential group that mixed rock, r&b and an Americana sound.
>> Read more
Jules Feiffer, Acerbic Cartoonist, Writer and Much Else, Dies at 95 (Tue, 21 Jan 2025)
In his long-running Village Voice comic strip and in his many plays and screenplays, he took delight in skewering politics, relationships and human nature.
>> Read more
Jeff Torborg, Catcher of Three No-Hitters and a Manager, Dies at 83 (Wed, 22 Jan 2025)
He called every pitch of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965. After 10 seasons playing in the majors, he skippered the White Sox and the Mets.
>> Read more
Bimla Bissell, Ambassadors’ Aide and a Social Hub in India, Dies at 92 (Tue, 21 Jan 2025)
Her home drew generations of heads of state, diplomats, journalists and artists, who relied on her for her political acumen and were buoyed by her friendship.
>> Read more
Cecile Richards, a Dynamic Leader of Planned Parenthood, Dies at 67 (Wed, 22 Jan 2025)
She oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.
>> Read more
Joel Paley, Writer of ‘Ruthless,’ an Off Broadway Hit, Dies at 69 (Thu, 23 Jan 2025)
The show, with music by Marvin Laird, portrayed a schoolgirl’s murderous theatrical ambition. Paley also performed in the parody dance group Les Ballets Trockadero.
>> Read more
Claire van Kampen, 71, Playwright and Arranger of Period Music, Dies (Wed, 22 Jan 2025)
After she married Mark Rylance, the two often collaborated; her specialty was arranging music for Tudor-era plays.
>> Read more
Lynne Taylor-Corbett, ‘Footloose’ Choreographer, Dies at 78 (Mon, 20 Jan 2025)
Striving to widen the audience of dance, she brought vitality to Broadway musicals like “Swing!” as well as ballets and Hollywood films.
>> Read more
David Schneiderman, Village Voice Editor and Publisher, Dies at 77 (Tue, 21 Jan 2025)
Named editor in chief of the venerable alternative weekly in 1978, he was not welcomed with open arms. But his commitment to strong journalism won people over.
>> Read more
Heinz Kluetmeier, Inventive Sports Photographer, Dies at 82 (Tue, 21 Jan 2025)
His work for Sports Illustrated included the renowned cover photo of the United States men’s hockey team celebrating their upset win at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
>> Read more
Melba Montgomery, Country Singer Known for Her Duets, Dies at 86 (Tue, 21 Jan 2025)
Her high harmonies put an emotional charge into her work with George Jones and others. She also had solo hits, including “No Charge,” a country No. 1.
>> Read more
André Soltner, Famed Chef at New York’s Lutèce, Dies at 92 (Sun, 19 Jan 2025)
Customers returned again and again for his impeccable French dishes at a restaurant that one food critic said “set the gold standard.”
>> Read more
George Kalinsky, 88, Madison Square Garden’s First Official Lensman, Dies (Wed, 22 Jan 2025)
With camera in hand, he parlayed a chance encounter with Muhammad Ali into a photography career documenting the Knicks, the Rangers and Garden headliners like Elvis Presley.
>> Read more
Gus Williams, Guard Who Led Seattle to an N.B.A. Title, Dies at 71 (Fri, 17 Jan 2025)
Undersized but speedy and known as the Wizard for his acrobatics, he was a high scorer who in 1979 starred in a series that brought the SuperSonics their only crown.
>> Read more
Jean Jennings, Who Wrote With Verve About Cars, Dies at 70 (Sun, 19 Jan 2025)
A cabdriver and mechanic before becoming a journalist, she brought personality and adventure to a once-staid genre. She once won a demolition derby and motorcycled across China.
>> Read more
Zilia Sánchez, Painter Who Found Fame Late in Life, Dies at 98 (Fri, 17 Jan 2025)
A Cuban-born minimalist painter who spent much of her life in Puerto Rico, she was in her 90s when her erotically charged work first appeared at the Venice Biennale.
>> Read more
Readers Share Their Near-Death Experiences (Fri, 17 Jan 2025)
After the death of Peter Fenwick, a neuropsychiatrist who studied near-death experiences, readers shared stories of their own.
>> Read more
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, 90, Dies; Her Internment Inspired a Memoir (Fri, 17 Jan 2025)
In “Farewell to Manzanar,” she wrote about the years she and her family were imprisoned in a camp for Japanese Americans. It became the basis for a TV movie.
>> Read more
Joan Plowright, Award-Winning Actress and Olivier’s Widow, Dies at 95 (Fri, 17 Jan 2025)
She won many accolades — and was honored with a damehood — during a seven-decade career on the London stage, in film and on Broadway.
>> Read more
Nathalie Dupree, ‘Queen of Southern Cooking,’ Dies at 85 (Sat, 18 Jan 2025)
As a cookbook author, TV personality and mentor, she sought to burst the chicken-fried stereotype of the South. Sometimes her life was as messy as her kitchen.
>> Read more
Tommy Brown, a Teenage Talent for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Dies at 97 (Sun, 19 Jan 2025)
He was 16 when he made his debut as a shortstop in an Ebbets Field doubleheader, becoming the youngest position player in modern major-league history.
>> Read more
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