Obituaries
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David McCullough, Best-Selling Explorer of America’s Past, Dies at 89
David McCullough, who was known to millions as an award-winning, best-selling author and an appealing television host and narrator with…
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Bert Fields, Lawyer to the Hollywood Elite, Dies at 93
Bert Fields, the colorful and canny dean of Hollywood lawyers whose services were called on by superstars and studios alike…
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Christopher Meyer, Vocal British Envoy to the U.S., Dies at 78
Christopher Meyer, the debonair diplomat who served as Britain’s ambassador to Washington from 1997 to 2003 but later argued that…
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Clu Gulager, Rugged Character Actor of Film and TV, Dies at 93
Clu Gulager, a rugged character actor who appeared in critically acclaimed films like “The Last Picture Show” as well as…
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Albert Woodfox, Survivor of 42 Years in Solitary Confinement, Dies at 75
Albert Woodfox, who spent 42 years in solitary confinement — possibly more time than any other prisoner in all of…
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Georges Briguet, Who Presided Over Le Périgord, Dies at 85
Georges Briguet, the bonhomous owner of Le Périgord, who greeted and seated guests by name nightly at that classic haute…
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Jennifer Bartlett, Conceptual Painter on a Vast Scale, Dies at 81
Jennifer Bartlett, a New York artist whose Conceptual paintings executed on one-foot-square white enameled steel plates (inspired by the city’s…
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Robert E. Simanek, Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient, Dies at 92
Robert E. Simanek, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving his fellow Marines from grievous injuries or death…
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Terry Castro, a Proud Outsider in the Jewelry World, Dies at 50
Terry Castro, a New York-based jewelry designer whose knack for blending the fantastical with the elegant propelled him from selling…
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Richard Tait, Co-Inventor of the Board Game Cranium, Dies at 58
Richard Tait, an entrepreneur, business executive and venture capitalist who helped invent the board game Cranium, a familiar part of…