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Obituaries
David R. Slavitt, Poet and Critic With a Side Gig in Pu...
He wrote more than 130 books, mostly collections of poetry and translations of c...
Alex Delvecchio, Hockey Hall of Famer With Red Wings, D...
A center who skated alongside Gordie Howe on the team’s famed “Production Line,”...
D. Wayne Lukas, Horse Trainer Who Saddled Winners From ...
He earned purses of more than $300 million in a Hall of Fame career that revolut...
Dave Parker, Power Hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates, D...
Parker, a towering outfielder who helped propel the Pirates to the World Series ...
Gerry Philbin, Star Defensive End for the Jets, Dies at 83
A sack specialist, he led the American Football League in taking down quarterbac...
Lalo Schifrin, 93, Dies; Composer of ‘Mission: Impossib...
He was best known for one enduring TV theme, but he had a startlingly diverse ca...
Pat Williams, Last Montana Democrat to Serve in the Hou...
His liberal politics, inspired by the safety nets of the New Deal, were shaped i...
Rick Hurst, Cletus Hogg on ‘The Dukes of Hazzard,’ Dies...
As the affable deputy sheriff on the popular CBS show, Mr. Hurst became a belove...
John Robbins, Author of ‘Diet for a New America,’ Dies ...
He walked away from his family’s hugely successful ice cream business to crusade...
Jonathan Mayers, a Founder of the Bonnaroo Music Festiv...
He helped bring crowds of music fans to a remote Tennessee cow farm with Bonnaro...
Max Fink, Champion of Electroconvulsive Therapy, Dies a...
As a psychiatry resident, he became convinced of the benefits of ECT. But he spe...
Jack Kleinsinger, Impresario Behind a Marathon Jazz Ser...
A lawyer by day, he created Highlights in Jazz, bringing together artists both f...
Diana Oh, Passionate Voice for Queer Liberation in Thea...
Mx. Oh’s politically provocative and often playful works, including the Off Broa...
Susan Beth Pfeffer, 77, Dies; Wrote Complex Stories for...
Her 76 books included “Life as We Knew It,” a late-career best seller that told ...
These L.G.B.T.Q. Figures Forever Changed U.S. History
They helped advance the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and...
Mortimer Matz, a Virtuoso New York P.R. Man, Is Dead at...
He represented the lofty as well as the low. His credits included the Nathan’s h...