The New York Times – Music:
He co-wrote five pop-rock songs that soared to No. 1 in the 1980s and shared in a Grammy for producing Celine Dion’s 1996 album “Falling Into You.”
Author: Richard Sandomir
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Roger Allers Dies at 76; Helped Put ‘Lion King’ on Screens and Onstage
The New York Times – Film:
A Disney fan who once “flew” off his couch as a 4-year-old Peter Pan, he was a co-director of the animated film and a co-writer of the Broadway musical, both of them megahits.
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Phyllis Lee Levin, Times Fashion Reporter and Biographer, Dies at 104
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Her 1960 essay about the frustrations of educated women prefigured Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique.” She later wrote books on John Quincy Adams and others.
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Bill Ivey, Who Soothed Critics of Federal Arts Agency, Dies at 81
The New York Times – Music:
By reducing the National Endowment for the Arts’s focus on avant-garde work, he eased conservative anger and won increased funding.
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Elizabeth Franz, Versatile Tony-Winning Actress, Is Dead at 84
The New York Times – Film:
She won the award for her performance as Linda Loman in a 1999 Broadway revival of “Death of a Salesman” and played the matriarch Kate Jerome in two Neil Simon comedies.
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Bjorn Andresen, Reluctant ‘Most Beautiful Boy,’ Dies at 70
The New York Times – Film:
At 15, he played the muse to an ailing composer in Luchino Visconti’s film “Death in Venice.” He later said he’d felt sexualized by the director.
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Drew Struzan, Masterly Painter of Movie Posters, Dies at 78
The New York Times – Film:
He created realistic imagery for the “Star Wars” franchise, the Indiana Jones films and the “Back to the Future” trilogy. He also put Alice Cooper in a tuxedo and tails for an album cover.
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Drew Struzan, Masterly Painter of Movie Posters, Dies at 78
The New York Times – Film:
He created realistic imagery for the “Star Wars” franchise, the Indiana Jones films and the “Back to the Future” trilogy. He also put Alice Cooper in a tuxedo and tails for an album cover.
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Samantha Eggar, Oscar-Nominated Star of ‘The Collector,’ Dies at 86
The New York Times – Film:
She also had leading roles in “Doctor Dolittle” with Rex Harrison, “Walk, Don’t Run” with Cary Grant and “The Molly Maguires” with Sean Connery.