Obituaries
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Irene Papas, Actress in ‘Zorba the Greek’ and Greek Tragedies, Dies at 96
Irene Papas, a Greek actress who starred in films like “Z,” “Zorba the Greek” and “The Guns of Navarone” but…
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Jean-Luc Godard, Daring Director Who Shaped the French New Wave, Dies at 91
Jean-Luc Godard, the daringly innovative director and provocateur whose unconventional camera work, disjointed narrative style and penchant for ...
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William Klein, Who Photographed the Energy of City Life, Dies at 96
Exterior. Daylight. Two boys in a doorway. The older, 11 or 12, holds a revolver aimed at your left eye.…
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Sheila Tobias, Who Defined ‘Math Anxiety,’ Dies at 86
When Sheila Tobias finished her freshman year at Radcliffe College in 1954, her professor in a natural sciences course congratulated…
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Cyrus Mistry, Who Once Led India’s Biggest Company, Dies at 54
An Indian-born Irish businessman who once led India’s biggest conglomerate but was unceremoniously removed from his job died in a…
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Frank Drake, Who Led Search for Life on Other Planets, Dies at 92
Frank Drake, who pointed a radio telescope at a pair of stars in 1960 hoping to find alien civilizations and…
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Moon Landrieu Dies at 92; New Orleans Mayor Championed Integration
Moon Landrieu, who reshaped racial politics in one of the nation’s most polyglot and irrepressible cities, New Orleans, where he…
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Sterling Lord, Premier Literary Agent, Is Dead at 102
About 10 years ago Sterling Lord invited four long-term clients of his for lunch at the Regency Hotel in New…
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Charlie Finch, Caustic Chronicler of New York’s Art Scene, Dies at 69
Charlie Finch, who shook up the New York art world for years with gossipy, often caustic writing about the city’s…
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Marilyn Loden, Who Championed a Feminist Metaphor, Dies at 76
Marilyn Loden was 31 and working in human resources at the New York Telephone Company when she was asked to…