The New York Times – Film:
His best-selling book celebrated the servicemen in the stirring photograph of the U.S. flag-raising on Iwo Jima. One, it was long believed, was his father.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Brian Large, Who Brought Opera Vividly to Life on Film, Dies at 89
The New York Times – Music:
In a directing career that included over 70 Met Opera broadcasts, he said his work was “dictated by the music, by key change, by orchestration, by phrasing.”
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Danny Simmons, Painter and Activist From a Creative Family, Dies at 72
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The older brother of the music mogul Russell Simmons and the rapper Joseph Simmons, he made his own way as an artistic and entrepreneurial force in Brooklyn.
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Daveigh Chase, ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Voice Actor and ‘The Ring’ Villain, Dies at 35
The New York Times – Film:
She brought the plucky Lilo to life in the popular animated film series, and unnerved viewers as the child villain Samara in the horror film “The Ring.”
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Abdullah Ibrahim, Eminent South African Jazz Pianist, Dies at 91
The New York Times – Music:
His song “Mannenberg” became the unofficial anthem of the country’s fight against apartheid, with Nelson Mandela calling him “our Mozart.”
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Ronald LaPread, Funky Bassist for the Commodores, Dies at 76
The New York Times – Music:
A talented musician, he lied when asked by Lionel Richie, the lead singer, if he played bass. Then he taught himself how, and was essential to the band’s success.
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David Plowden, Who Photographed a Disappearing America, Dies at 93
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
With his haunting images of steam locomotives, steel mills and Midwestern farms, the celebrated lensman revealed the poetry in the artifacts of manual labor.
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David Plowden, Who Photographed a Disappearing America, Dies at 93
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
With his haunting images of steam locomotives, steel mills and Midwestern farms, the celebrated lensman revealed the poetry in the artifacts of manual labor.
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David Plowden, Who Photographed a Disappearing America, Dies at 93
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
With his haunting images of steam locomotives, steel mills and Midwestern farms, the celebrated lensman revealed the poetry in the artifacts of manual labor.