Obituaries
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Stanley Turkel, Manager and Avid Historian of Hotels, Dies at 96
Stanley Turkel, whose career as a hotelier, hospitality consultant and historian required him to check into more hostelries than a…
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Earnie Shavers, Hard-Punching Heavyweight, Is Dead at 78
Earnie Shavers, who was regarded as one of the hardest punchers in boxing history, but who failed in his two…
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Archie Roach, Who Lived and Sang the Aboriginal Blues, Dies at 66
One day in 1970, Archie Cox’s high school English class in Melbourne, Australia, was interrupted by a voice from the…
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Richard Roat, Seen on ‘Cheers,’ ‘Friends’ and ‘Seinfeld,’ Dies at 89
Richard Roat, a versatile character actor whose half-century-long career was punctuated by notable guest appearances on three of the most…
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Kazuo Inamori, Major Industrialist in Postwar Japan, Dies at 90
TOKYO — Kazuo Inamori, one of the great Japanese industrialists of the postwar generation, who founded two multibillion-dollar companies and…
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Barbara Ehrenreich, Explorer of Prosperity’s Dark Side, Dies at 81
It was a casual meeting. Over salmon and field greens, Barbara Ehrenreich was discussing future articles with her editor at…
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Amy Stechler, Documentarian Who Helped Define a Style, Dies at 67
Amy Stechler, who was instrumental in the early years of Florentine Films, the company behind the Ken Burns series “The…
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Robert LuPone, Actor Who Became a Behind-the-Scenes Force, Dies at 76
Robert LuPone, an actor and dancer who originated the role of the driven director-choreographer in the musical “A Chorus Line”…
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Charlbi Dean, Star of Top Winner at Cannes, Dies at 32
Charlbi Dean, an actress and model who plays a lead role in the film satire “Triangle of Sadness,” which won…
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Robert Kime, Decorator for Nobility and Other Notables, Dies at 76
Soon after Robert Kime redecorated Clarence House, long the London home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother — or “Queen…