Obituaries
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Andrew J. Maloney, Prosecutor Who Took Down John Gotti, Dies at 90
Andrew J. Maloney, the United States attorney in Brooklyn who shattered the myth of the Teflon Don with the successful…
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Norah Vincent, Who Chronicled Passing as a Man, Is Dead at 53
In the winter of 2003, Norah Vincent, a 35-year-old journalist, began to practice passing as a man. With the help…
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Hanae Mori, Japanese Couturier Who Melded East-West Styles, Dies at 96
Hanae Mori, the Japanese couturier who emerged from the ruins of World War II and built a $500 million fashion…
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Nicholas Evans, Author of ‘The Horse Whisperer,’ Dies at 72
Nicholas Evans, the British journalist turned author whose novel-turned-film, “The Horse Whisperer,” broke publishing and movie records, along ...
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Frederick Buechner, Novelist With a Religious Slant, Dies at 96
Frederick Buechner, a Presbyterian minister who never held a church pastorate but found his calling writing a prodigious quantity of…
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John L. Eastman, Lawyer and Force in Entertainment World, Dies at 83
John L. Eastman, a lawyer for musicians and artists whose representation of famous clients like Paul McCartney, Billy Joel and…
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Pete Carril, Princeton’s Textbook Basketball Coach, Dies at 92
Pete Carril, who coached men’s basketball at Princeton for 29 years and scared big-name opponents with his undersize, often underskilled…
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Anne Heche, Actress Known for ’90s Film Roles, Dies at 53
Anne Heche, an actress who was as well known for her roles in films like “Six Days, Seven Nights” and…
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Zofia Posmysz, Who Wrote of Life in Concentration Camps, Dies at 98
Zofia Posmysz, who endured three years of imprisonment in concentration camps for associating with the Polish resistance to Nazi occupation…
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Elana Dykewomon, Author Who Explored Lesbian Lives, Dies at 72
Elana Dykewomon, a gregarious, cerebral author, poet and activist who spent decades exploring her identity as both a lesbian and…