Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut’s four-term United States senator and Vice President Al Gore’s Democratic running mate in the 2000 presidential election won by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney when the Supreme Court halted a Florida ballot recount, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 82. His family, in a statement, said the cause was […]
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Daniel Kahneman, Who Plumbed the Psychology of Economics, Dies at 90
Daniel Kahneman, who never took an economics course but who pioneered a psychologically based branch of that field that led to a Nobel in economic science in 2002, died on Wednesday. He was 90. His death was confirmed by his partner, Barbara Tversky. She declined to say where he died. Professor Kahneman, who was long […]
Read MoreRichard Serra, Who Recast Sculpture on a Massive Scale, Dies at 85
Richard Serra, who set out to become a painter but instead became one of his era’s greatest sculptors, inventing a monumental environment of immense tilting corridors, ellipses and spirals of steel that gave the medium both a new abstract grandeur and a new physical intimacy, died on Tuesday at his home in Orient, N.Y., on […]
Read MoreLisa Lane, Chess Champion Whose Reign Was Meteoric, Dies at 90
Lisa Lane, an early star of American chess who was a two-time United States women’s champion and the first chess player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated, died on Feb. 28 at her home in Carmel, N.Y., in Putnam County. She was 90. Her death was confirmed by the town clerk’s office in […]
Read MoreShani Mott, Black Studies Scholar Who Examined Power All Around Her, Dies at 47
Shani Mott, a scholar of Black studies at Johns Hopkins University whose examinations of race and power in America extended beyond the classroom to her employer, her city and even her own home, has died in Baltimore. She was 47. She died of adrenal cancer on March 12, said her husband, Nathan Connolly, a professor […]
Read MorePeter G. Angelos, Owner of the Baltimore Orioles, Dies at 94
Peter G. Angelos, the longtime owner of the Baltimore Orioles who built a fortune as a class-action lawyer, died on Saturday. He was 94. His death was confirmed in a statement from his family that was posted on the team’s social media account, which said that Mr. Angelos had “passed away quietly.” No cause was […]
Read MoreLaurent de Brunhoff, Artist Who Made Babar Famous, Dies at 98
Laurent de Brunhoff, the French artist who nurtured his father’s creation, a beloved, very Gallic and very civilized elephant named Babar, for nearly seven decades — sending him, among other places, into a haunted castle, to New York City and into outer space — died on Friday at his home in Key West, Fla. He […]
Read MoreAmnon Weinstein, Who Restored Violins From the Holocaust, Dies at 84
Amnon Weinstein, an Israeli luthier who restored violins belonging to Jews during the Holocaust so that musicians around the world could play them in hopeful, melodic tributes to those silenced in Nazi death camps, died on March 4 in Tel Aviv. He was 84. His death, at a hospital, was confirmed by his son Avshalom […]
Read MoreJulie Robinson Belafonte, Dancer, Actress and Activist, Dies at 95
Julie Robinson Belafonte, a dancer, actress and, with the singer Harry Belafonte, one half of a interracial power couple who used their high profiles to aid the civil rights movement and the cause of integration in the United States, died on March 9 in Los Angeles. She was 95. Her death, at an assisted living […]
Read MoreRichard C. Higgins, One of Last Pearl Harbor Survivors, Dies
One of the last remaining survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Richard C. Higgins, died on Tuesday at the age of 102. He died of natural causes, according to his granddaughter, Angela Norton. She said he died at her home, where he had been residing. Mr. Higgins was stationed at the Pearl Harbor […]
Read MoreM. Emmet Walsh, Character Actor Who Always Stood Out, Dies at 88
M. Emmet Walsh, a paunchy and prolific character actor who was called “the poet of sleaze” by the critic Roger Ebert for his naturalistic portrayals of repellent lowlifes and miscreants, died on Tuesday in St. Albans, a small city in northern Vermont. He was 88. His death, in a hospital, was announced by his manager, […]
Read MoreFrans de Waal, Who Found the Origins of Morality in Apes, Dies at 75
Frans de Waal, who used his study of the inner lives of animals to build a powerful case that apes think, feel, strategize, pass down culture and act on moral sentiments — and that humans are not quite as special as many of us like to think — died on Thursday at his home in […]
Read MoreMartin Greenfield, Tailor to Sinatra, Obama, Trump and Shaq, Dies at 95
Defying boundaries of taste and time, Martin Greenfield made suits for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the gangster Meyer Lansky, Leonardo DiCaprio and LeBron James. Men skilled in the arts of power projection — along with fashion writers and designers — considered him the nation’s greatest men’s tailor. For years, none of them knew the origins […]
Read MoreDavid Breashears, 68, Who Braved Everest to Capture It on Film, Dies
David Breashears, a mountain climber and cinematographer who reached the 29,032-foot summit of Mount Everest five times, including for a 1998 film that became the highest-grossing IMAX documentary ever, died on March 14 at his home in Marblehead, Mass. He was 68. A representative of his family confirmed the death but said the cause had […]
Read MoreAndrew Crispo, Disgraced Manhattan Gallery Owner, Dies at 78
Andrew Crispo, a once high-flying art gallerist in Manhattan brought low by a long series of tabloid-worthy scandals, including tax evasion, extortion and implication in the grisly 1985 murder of a Norwegian art student, died on Feb. 8 in Brooklyn. He was 78. His lawyer, J. Benjamin Greene, said that the cause of his death, […]
Read MoreThomas Stafford, 93, Commander of First U.S.-Soviet Space Mission, Dies
Thomas P. Stafford, an astronaut who pioneered cooperation in space when he commanded the American capsule that linked up with a Soviet spaceship in July 1975, died on Monday in Satellite Beach, Fla. He was 93. His death, in a retirement home, was confirmed by his wife, Linda. She said he had recently been diagnosed […]
Read MoreSteve Harley, ‘Make Me Smile’ Singer, Dies at 73
Steve Harley, the 1970s British rock star who topped U.K. music charts with the single “Make Me Smile,” died on Sunday. He was 73. He died at his home, his family said on Facebook. No cause was given but Mr. Harley had announced last month that he would step away from the stage to undergo […]
Read MoreLarry H. Parker, Famed Personal Injury Attorney, Dies at 75
Larry H. Parker, an accident and personal injury lawyer whose television commercials promised he’d “fight for you” and became staples in living rooms across Los Angeles, died on March 6 in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. He was 75. His death was confirmed by his son, Justin Parker, who did not cite the cause. Over the […]
Read MoreSerge Raoul, Whose SoHo Bistro Glittered With Stars, Dies at 86
Serge Raoul, an Alsatian-born former filmmaker who with his brother, Guy, a classically trained chef, founded Raoul’s, a clubby French bistro and SoHo canteen in Lower Manhattan that drew generations of artists, rock stars, writers, models, machers and movie people — along with those who yearned to be near them — died on March 8 […]
Read MoreDan Wakefield, Multifaceted Writer on a Spiritual Journey, Dies at 91
Dan Wakefield, a protean and prolific journalist, novelist, screenwriter, critic and essayist who explored subjects as diverse as life in New York City in the 1950s, the American civil rights movement, the wounds that war inflicts on individuals and society, and, not least, his personal journey from religious faith to atheism and back again, died […]
Read MoreGerald M. Levin, Time Warner Chief in a Merger Debacle, Dies at 84
Gerald M. Levin, a “visionary” media executive, as he was often described, who became C.E.O. of the world’s largest media company, Time Warner, and an architect of its merger with America Online, widely considered the worst corporate marriage in American history, died on Wednesday. He was 84. Jake Maia Arlow, a grandchild of Mr. Levin’s, […]
Read MorePaul Alexander, Lawyer and TikTok Star Who Spent Decades in Iron Lung, Dies at 78
After he was paralyzed by polio at age 6, Paul Alexander was confined for much of his life to a yellow iron lung that kept him alive. He was not expected to survive after that diagnosis, and even when he beat those odds, his life was mostly constrained by a machine in which he could […]
Read MoreDavid Mixner, Fierce Fighter for Gay Rights, Is Dead at 77
David B. Mixner, a political strategist who played prominent roles in the anti-Vietnam War movement and in the arduous fight for gay rights, and whose decades-long influence with Bill Clinton spanned both eras, died on Monday at his home in Midtown Manhattan. He was 77. The cause was complications of long-term Covid, said Steven Guy, […]
Read MoreEric Carmen, Raspberries Frontman and ‘All by Myself’ Singer, Dies at 74
Eric Carmen, the rock singer who led the 1970s power-pop pioneers the Raspberries before embarking on a successful solo career, has died. He was 74. His death was announced on his website by his wife, Amy Carmen. She did not give a cause and said only that he died “in his sleep, over the weekend.” […]
Read MoreIra von Fürstenberg, Jet-Setting Princess and Actress, Dies at 83
Ira von Fürstenberg, who came as close as one can get to having it all as an Italian-born princess descended from Charlemagne, an heiress to the Fiat fortune, a Vogue model, a big-screen ingénue and a globe-trotting bon vivant, died on Feb. 19 at her home in Rome. She was 83. Her son, Hubertus von […]
Read MoreMalachy McCourt, Actor, Memoirist and Gadabout, Dies at 92
Malachy McCourt, who fled a melancholic childhood in Ireland for America, where he applied his blarney and brogue to become something of a professional Irishman as a thespian, a barkeep and a best-selling memoirist, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 92. His death, in a hospital, was confirmed by his wife, Diana McCourt. In […]
Read MoreWilliam Whitworth, Revered Writer and Editor, Is Dead at 87
William Whitworth, who wrote revealing profiles in The New Yorker giving voice to his idiomatic subjects and polished the prose of some of the nation’s celebrated writers as its associate editor before transplanting that magazine’s painstaking standards to The Atlantic, where he was editor in chief for 20 years, died on Friday in Conway, Ark., […]
Read MoreMax Hardy, 40, Dies; Helped Bring Chef-Driven Cuisine to Detroit
Max Hardy, who helped bring a new level of chef-driven yet accessible cuisine to his native Detroit, and who was widely considered among the most promising of a young generation of Black culinary stars, died on Monday. He was 40. His publicist, David E. Rudolph, announced the death but did not provide a cause or […]
Read MoreAkira Toriyama Dies Age 68
Akira Toriyama, who was one of Japan’s leading authors of comics and most famous for the highly successful manga and anime franchise “Dragon Ball,” died on March 1. He was 68. His death was confirmed on Friday by his manga and design production studio, Bird Studio, and Capsule Corporation Tokyo, which said in a statement […]
Read More‘Dragon Ball’ Creator Akira Toriyama Dies Age 68
Akira Toriyama, who was one of Japan’s leading authors of comics and most famous for the highly successful manga and anime franchise “Dragon Ball,” died on March 1. He was 68. His death was confirmed on Friday by his manga and design production studio, Bird Studio, and Capsule Corporation Tokyo, which said in a statement […]
Read MoreSteve Lawrence, Who Sang His Listeners Down Memory Lane, Dies at 88
Steve Lawrence, the mellow baritone nightclub, television and recording star who with his wife and partner, the soprano Eydie Gorme, kept pop standards in vogue long past their prime and took America on musical walks down memory lane for a half-century, died on Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 88. The cause […]
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