The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Her candid shots at fashion shows captured stars of the industry as themselves and showed that the spectacle behind the curtain often rivaled the main event.
Author: Alex Williams
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Alain Tanner, Leading Director in Swiss New Wave, Dies at 92
The New York Times – Film:
With his brainy works of neorealism, he made films that helped establish Switzerland as a film center in the 1970s.
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Melvin Sokolsky, Surrealist Fashion Photographer, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Models flew over Paris or floated in a bubble in his arresting images seen in Harper’s Bazaar and other fashion bibles in the experimental ’60s.
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Mable John, Soul Singer With a Star-Studded Résumé, Dies at 91
The New York Times – Music:
She was one of the first female acts signed to Motown, and her career later intersected with Isaac Hayes and Ray Charles. But she eventually heeded a higher calling.
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Robert Kime, Decorator for Nobility and Other Notables, Dies at 76
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A celebrated antiques lover with an understated, old-guard approach, his clients included Prince Charles and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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Joanne Koch, Who Led Lincoln Center’s Film Society, Dies at 92
The New York Times – Film:
A lifelong film lover, she stood up to protesters, and to federal and church authorities, to bring challenging movies to the masses.
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Roger E. Mosley, Actor Best Known for ‘Magnum, P.I.,’ Dies at 83
The New York Times – Film:
He played Leadbelly and Sonny Liston on the big screen. But his most high-profile role was a rugged, wry Vietnam War veteran opposite Tom Selleck on TV.
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Judith Durham, Singer of ‘Georgy Girl’ and Other Hits, Dies at 79
The New York Times – Music:
A classically trained soprano, she became a chart-topping pop star in the 1960s with the folk-based Australian quartet the Seekers.
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Terry Castro, a Proud Outsider in the Jewelry World, Dies at 50
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A self-taught designer, he started out selling necklaces on the streets of New York and battled stereotypes, racial and otherwise, throughout his career.