The New York Times – Film:
After making the journey from prewar Germany to Madison Avenue opulence, she gave her name to one of New York’s most influential indie cinemas.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Country Joe McDonald, Whose Antiwar Song Became an Anthem, Dies at 84
The New York Times – Music:
One of the starring acts at Woodstock, he and his band, the Fish, came out of the Bay Area’s psychedelic rock scene. He went on to a long career as a solo artist.
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Thaddeus Mosley, Sculptor Who Found Fame in His Last Decade, Dies at 99
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A self-taught artist, he turned reclaimed wood into striking abstract works influenced by Brancusi, Noguchi and African art.
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Alan Trustman, Who Wrote ‘Bullitt’ and ‘Thomas Crown Affair,’ Dies at 95
The New York Times – Film:
In a wide-ranging career, he was a Boston lawyer, a Hollywood screenwriter and a Swiss currency trader.
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Jeremy Larner, Who Wrote ‘The Candidate,’ a Political Film Classic, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Film:
His Oscar-winning 1972 screenplay starred Robert Redford as an idealistic public interest lawyer making a run for the Senate.
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From 2019: Agnès Varda, Influential French New Wave Filmmaker, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Film:
She was closely associated with the film movement known as the New Wave, although her reimagining of cinematic conventions predated it.
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From 2001: Aaliyah, 22, Singer Who First Hit the Charts at 14
The New York Times – Music:
She was seen as a hip-hop temptress when she was still a teenager, and her albums “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number” and “One in a Million” sold millions of copies.
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From 1992: Marlene Dietrich, 90, Symbol of Glamour, Dies
The New York Times – Film:
“Dietrich is something that never existed before and may never exist again,” the actor Maurice Chevalier said of her. “That’s a woman.”
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From 2011: Amy Winehouse, British Soul Singer With a Troubled Life, Dies at 27
The New York Times – Music:
A British singer who found worldwide fame with her sassy, hip-hop-inflected take on retro soul, she became a tabloid fixture because of addiction problems.