The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
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Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Nedra Talley Ross, Last Surviving Member of the Ronettes, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Music:
With towering hairdos and perfect harmonies, she and her cousins Ronnie and Estelle brought a fresh edge to the girl-group sound in hits like “Be My Baby.”
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Luis Puenzo, Director of Oscar-Winning Argentine Film, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Film:
“The Official Story,” set during Argentina’s brutal military dictatorship, won the country its first Academy Award for best foreign language film, in 1986.
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Wayne Moss, Guitarist Who Helped Broaden Country Sound, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Music:
A top Nashville musician, he played for Bob Dylan and on “Oh, Pretty Woman” and “Jolene,” and was in the country-rock groups Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry.
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Aldwyth, Ascetic Whose Artwork Reordered the World, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
An austere lifestyle allowed her to make epic collages and Joseph Cornell-like contraptions that told stories about art history and her place in — and outside — it.
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Michael Harrison, 67, Dies; Composer (and Inventor) Played With Tuning
The New York Times – Music:
Influenced by Indian raga and nontraditional tuning systems, he created hypnotic works with a spiritual bent and created an unconventional piano.
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Ruth Slenczynska, 101, Dies; Piano Prodigy Overcame Father’s Abuse
The New York Times – Music:
Treated brutally, she went from celebrated child star to 15-year-old “burned-out candle.” Against the odds, she later resumed performing.
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Michael Tilson Thomas, Celebrated American Conductor, Dies at 81
The New York Times – Music:
A galvanizing force in classical music as a conductor, composer, pianist and evangelist, he spent 25 years as music director of the San Francisco Symphony.
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Joy Harmon, Car-Washing Temptress in ‘Cool Hand Luke,’ Dies at 87
The New York Times – Film:
All it took was a bucket of soapy water and a slinky housedress for her to achieve movie immortality in the 1967 Paul Newman classic.