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Suzannah Lessard Dies at 81; Stanford White Descendant Who Wrote a Haunting Family Memoir (Sat, 07 Feb 2026)
Growing up in a family of secrets, on a compound designed by her great-grandfather, made her a writer who investigated the built world with a wary eye.
>> Read more
Roland Huntford, Lore-Debunking Historian of Polar Exploration, Dies at 98 (Sat, 07 Feb 2026)
He caused an uproar by challenging the heroic status of Robert Falcon Scott, the Briton who led a doomed quest to the South Pole in 1912.
>> Read more
Philippe Morillon, General Who Made Fateful Protection Promise, Dies at 90 (Fri, 06 Feb 2026)
“I will never abandon you,” he told residents of Srebrenica amid sectarian armed conflict in Bosnia. The town later suffered the worst massacre in Europe since World War II.
>> Read more
Saalumarada Thimmakka Dies; Planted and Nurtured Thousands of Trees (Fri, 06 Feb 2026)
Believed to be 113, she spent decades building an environmental legacy in India, inspired by her grief at being unable to conceive children.
>> Read more
Sonny Jurgensen, One of N.F.L.’s Greatest Passers, Dies at 91 (Fri, 06 Feb 2026)
The Hall of Fame quarterback threw 255 touchdown passes with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins.
>> Read more
Myra MacPherson, Who Wrote Wrenchingly About Vietnam Vets, Dies at 91 (Fri, 06 Feb 2026)
A political reporter at The Washington Post, she wrote the book “Long Time Passing,” about the Vietnam War’s social, political and psychological aftereffects.
>> Read more
Ted Berger, Indefatigable Patron of Artists and Schools, Dies at 85 (Fri, 06 Feb 2026)
As head of the New York Foundation for the Arts, he oversaw almost $23 million in grants and helped bring arts education to struggling schools.
>> Read more
Blanche Marvin, 100, Dies; Critic Was, Maybe, ‘Streetcar’ Inspiration (Thu, 05 Feb 2026)
She was a ubiquitous presence at London theaters and claimed to have inspired the name — and final words — of Tennessee Williams’s Blanche DuBois.
>> Read more
Mickey Lolich, Detroit’s Hero of the 1968 World Series, Dies at 85 (Thu, 05 Feb 2026)
Pitching for the Tigers, he notched three complete-game victories in defeating the St. Louis Cardinals for the championship, earning the Series’ M.V.P. honors.
>> Read more
Lee H. Hamilton, Congressman Who Helped Lead a 9/11 Inquiry, Dies at 94 (Fri, 06 Feb 2026)
A moderate Democrat from Indiana for 34 years, he chaired the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees and helped investigate the Iran-contra scandal and the Sept. 11 attacks.
>> Read more
Virginia Oliver, Maine’s ‘Lobster Lady’ and Folk Hero, Dies at 105 (Thu, 05 Feb 2026)
She fished off the New England coast for more than 80 years, and intended to continue until she died. “It’s not hard work for me,” she said at 101.
>> Read more
Tom Britt, Designer of Larger-Than-Life Interiors, Dies at 89 (Tue, 03 Feb 2026)
A master of the grand gesture, he was as theatrical as his rooms, which were inspired by French chateaus and Italian palazzos. As he put it, “Why be ordinary?”
>> Read more
Michael Parenti, Unapologetic Marxist Theorist and Author, Dies at 92 (Tue, 03 Feb 2026)
A prolific writer and lecturer, he viewed U.S. history through the lens of class struggle. But some accused him of defending brutal regimes in the Soviet Union and Serbia.
>> Read more
Chuck Negron, Hitmaking Singer With Three Dog Night, Dies at 83 (Wed, 04 Feb 2026)
His tenor anchored generational hits like “Joy to the World” and “One” by one of pop music’s commercial powerhouses of the early 1970s.
>> Read more
Woodie King Jr., a Driving Force in Black Theater, Dies at 88 (Tue, 03 Feb 2026)
His New Federal Theater in New York provided a rare stage for Black playwrights and emerging actors, among them Denzel Washington, Phylicia Rashad and Chadwick Boseman.
>> Read more
John Forté, Who Forged a Hip-Hop Redemption Tale, Dies at 50 (Tue, 03 Feb 2026)
He seemed destined for a glittering career, working with the Fugees and solo, and then landed in prison. After his sentence was commuted, he clawed his way back.
>> Read more
Billy Bass Nelson, Original Bassist for Funkadelic, Dies at 75 (Mon, 02 Feb 2026)
George Clinton, while working as a barber, recruited him. Mr. Nelson went on to name the group and, with his bandmates, to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
>> Read more
James Sallis, 81, Dies; Novelist Whose ‘Drive’ Became a Hit Movie (Fri, 06 Feb 2026)
A storyteller of modern America’s underbelly with a literary, ruminative style, he inspired a Ryan Gosling movie and earned critical acclaim.
>> Read more
Robert Pratt, Federal Judge Who Derided Trump Pardons, Dies at 78 (Tue, 03 Feb 2026)
He was chastised for remarks ridiculing the pardons of two congressional campaign aides who had been convicted in a bribery plot.
>> Read more
X.J. Kennedy, a Poet of Wit Who Clung to Rhyme and Meter, Dies at 96 (Tue, 03 Feb 2026)
Spurning the free verse of many of his contemporaries, he held to an older tradition. He also wrote spirited poems for children.
>> Read more
T. Kumar, Rights Activist Who Was Shaped by Time in Prison, Dies at 76 (Mon, 02 Feb 2026)
After being jailed as a resistance organizer for the Tamil minority in his native Sri Lanka, he spoke out against governmental repression worldwide.
>> Read more
Laura Maioglio, Whose Restaurant Is a Theater District Mainstay, Dies at 93 (Tue, 03 Feb 2026)
Since 1962, she oversaw her father’s stately Italian restaurant, Barbetta, and became one of the city’s most enduring female restaurateurs.
>> Read more
Growing up in a family of secrets, on a compound designed by her great-grandfather, made her a writer who investigated the built world with a wary eye.
>> Read more
Roland Huntford, Lore-Debunking Historian of Polar Exploration, Dies at 98 (Sat, 07 Feb 2026)
He caused an uproar by challenging the heroic status of Robert Falcon Scott, the Briton who led a doomed quest to the South Pole in 1912.
>> Read more
Philippe Morillon, General Who Made Fateful Protection Promise, Dies at 90 (Fri, 06 Feb 2026)
“I will never abandon you,” he told residents of Srebrenica amid sectarian armed conflict in Bosnia. The town later suffered the worst massacre in Europe since World War II.
>> Read more
Saalumarada Thimmakka Dies; Planted and Nurtured Thousands of Trees (Fri, 06 Feb 2026)
Believed to be 113, she spent decades building an environmental legacy in India, inspired by her grief at being unable to conceive children.
>> Read more
Sonny Jurgensen, One of N.F.L.’s Greatest Passers, Dies at 91 (Fri, 06 Feb 2026)
The Hall of Fame quarterback threw 255 touchdown passes with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins.
>> Read more
Myra MacPherson, Who Wrote Wrenchingly About Vietnam Vets, Dies at 91 (Fri, 06 Feb 2026)
A political reporter at The Washington Post, she wrote the book “Long Time Passing,” about the Vietnam War’s social, political and psychological aftereffects.
>> Read more
Ted Berger, Indefatigable Patron of Artists and Schools, Dies at 85 (Fri, 06 Feb 2026)
As head of the New York Foundation for the Arts, he oversaw almost $23 million in grants and helped bring arts education to struggling schools.
>> Read more
Blanche Marvin, 100, Dies; Critic Was, Maybe, ‘Streetcar’ Inspiration (Thu, 05 Feb 2026)
She was a ubiquitous presence at London theaters and claimed to have inspired the name — and final words — of Tennessee Williams’s Blanche DuBois.
>> Read more
Mickey Lolich, Detroit’s Hero of the 1968 World Series, Dies at 85 (Thu, 05 Feb 2026)
Pitching for the Tigers, he notched three complete-game victories in defeating the St. Louis Cardinals for the championship, earning the Series’ M.V.P. honors.
>> Read more
Lee H. Hamilton, Congressman Who Helped Lead a 9/11 Inquiry, Dies at 94 (Fri, 06 Feb 2026)
A moderate Democrat from Indiana for 34 years, he chaired the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees and helped investigate the Iran-contra scandal and the Sept. 11 attacks.
>> Read more
Virginia Oliver, Maine’s ‘Lobster Lady’ and Folk Hero, Dies at 105 (Thu, 05 Feb 2026)
She fished off the New England coast for more than 80 years, and intended to continue until she died. “It’s not hard work for me,” she said at 101.
>> Read more
Tom Britt, Designer of Larger-Than-Life Interiors, Dies at 89 (Tue, 03 Feb 2026)
A master of the grand gesture, he was as theatrical as his rooms, which were inspired by French chateaus and Italian palazzos. As he put it, “Why be ordinary?”
>> Read more
Michael Parenti, Unapologetic Marxist Theorist and Author, Dies at 92 (Tue, 03 Feb 2026)
A prolific writer and lecturer, he viewed U.S. history through the lens of class struggle. But some accused him of defending brutal regimes in the Soviet Union and Serbia.
>> Read more
Chuck Negron, Hitmaking Singer With Three Dog Night, Dies at 83 (Wed, 04 Feb 2026)
His tenor anchored generational hits like “Joy to the World” and “One” by one of pop music’s commercial powerhouses of the early 1970s.
>> Read more
Woodie King Jr., a Driving Force in Black Theater, Dies at 88 (Tue, 03 Feb 2026)
His New Federal Theater in New York provided a rare stage for Black playwrights and emerging actors, among them Denzel Washington, Phylicia Rashad and Chadwick Boseman.
>> Read more
John Forté, Who Forged a Hip-Hop Redemption Tale, Dies at 50 (Tue, 03 Feb 2026)
He seemed destined for a glittering career, working with the Fugees and solo, and then landed in prison. After his sentence was commuted, he clawed his way back.
>> Read more
Billy Bass Nelson, Original Bassist for Funkadelic, Dies at 75 (Mon, 02 Feb 2026)
George Clinton, while working as a barber, recruited him. Mr. Nelson went on to name the group and, with his bandmates, to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
>> Read more
James Sallis, 81, Dies; Novelist Whose ‘Drive’ Became a Hit Movie (Fri, 06 Feb 2026)
A storyteller of modern America’s underbelly with a literary, ruminative style, he inspired a Ryan Gosling movie and earned critical acclaim.
>> Read more
Robert Pratt, Federal Judge Who Derided Trump Pardons, Dies at 78 (Tue, 03 Feb 2026)
He was chastised for remarks ridiculing the pardons of two congressional campaign aides who had been convicted in a bribery plot.
>> Read more
X.J. Kennedy, a Poet of Wit Who Clung to Rhyme and Meter, Dies at 96 (Tue, 03 Feb 2026)
Spurning the free verse of many of his contemporaries, he held to an older tradition. He also wrote spirited poems for children.
>> Read more
T. Kumar, Rights Activist Who Was Shaped by Time in Prison, Dies at 76 (Mon, 02 Feb 2026)
After being jailed as a resistance organizer for the Tamil minority in his native Sri Lanka, he spoke out against governmental repression worldwide.
>> Read more
Laura Maioglio, Whose Restaurant Is a Theater District Mainstay, Dies at 93 (Tue, 03 Feb 2026)
Since 1962, she oversaw her father’s stately Italian restaurant, Barbetta, and became one of the city’s most enduring female restaurateurs.
>> Read more
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