The New York Times – Film:
A landmark of New Wave cinema, “The 400 Blows” brought her enduring global attention. She later appeared in “La Cage Aux Folles” and “Amélie.”
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Betty Broderick, Whose Murder Trial Was Grist for TV Movies, Dies at 78
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
She killed her ex-husband and his new wife after what she described as years of psychological abuse. The crime inspired TV adaptations, a podcast and at least five books.
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Rex Reed, Film Critic Known for Acerbic Reviews, Dies at 87
The New York Times – Film:
He fawned over Old Hollywood stars and sparred with Frank Sinatra. Nora Ephron marveled at his ability to get his subjects to say the things they did.
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Manuela Hoelterhoff, Pulitzer-Winning Arts Critic, Dies at 77
The New York Times – Music:
She won the top journalism honor for criticism while with The Wall Street Journal. She later wrote a wry, perceptive book about the backstage world of opera.
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Donlyn Lyndon, Last Surviving Creator of the Sea Ranch, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
With his classmates Charles Moore, William Turnbull Jr. and Richard Whitaker, he designed an icon of modern architecture on a windswept bluff in Northern California.
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Doris Fisher, Co-Founder of the Gap, Dies at 94
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The company she started in 1969 with her husband, Don, grew from a single store selling jeans and records to a $16 billion brand that remade the apparel industry.
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Seymour Bernstein Dies at 99; Stage Fright Cut Short His Piano Career
The New York Times – Music:
After giving his last public concert in 1977, he moved into teaching. A 2014 documentary directed by Ethan Hawke put him in the spotlight once more.
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Andy Kershaw, Radio D.J. Who Tuned Britons Into World Music, Dies at 66
The New York Times – Music:
A longtime BBC host, he traveled the world in search of artists his audience “didn’t know they wanted.” Then he took an unexpected turn into war reporting.