The New York Times – Film:
A prolific journalist and author, he wrote the only authorized biography of Alfred Hitchcock and heaped early praise on the future Nobel laureate Harold Pinter.
Author: Sam Roberts
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Toby Talbot, Impassioned Promoter of Art Films, Dies at 96
The New York Times – Film:
With her husband, Dan, she ran four theaters in Manhattan and a company that distributed foreign and independent classics.
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Stephen Muss, Developer Who Helped Revive Miami Beach, Dies at 97
The New York Times – Travel:
The scion of a New York family of builders, he rescued the Fontainebleau hotel from bankruptcy, spurring a real estate boom.
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Stephen Adams, Who Made Yale Music School Tuition-Free, Dies at 86
The New York Times – Music:
A billionaire businessman and a late-blooming piano aficionado, he set a record with the anonymous $100 million gift that he and his wife gave the school.
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John Nichols, Author of ‘The Milagro Beanfield War,’ Dies at 83
The New York Times – Film:
After decamping from New York to New Mexico, he wrote what was, for a time, among the most widely read novels about Latinos.
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Joe Sharkey, Travel Writer Who Survived Midair Collision, Dies at 77
The New York Times – Travel:
He offered advice to business travelers in hundreds of columns in The Times. His eyewitness account of a disaster was front-page news.
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Vincent Asaro, Mobster Acquitted in Lufthansa Heist, Dies at 86
The New York Times – Film:
In a stunning verdict, he was found not guilty of participating in the storied 1978 theft, retold in the film “Goodfellas.” Then he went to prison over a road rage incident.
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Larry Chance, Who Helped Keep Doo-Wop Alive for Decades, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Music:
His career began in 1957, when he and some friends from the Bronx formed the vocal group that would become the Earls. He recorded his last song 65 years later.