OBITUARIES

He had a long career in TV and posed nude for Playgirl magazine in 1973.

He had several hit records with his brothers and as a solo singer. On “Daniel Boone,” he played a Native American.

At the University of Chicago, Dr. Zimmer oversaw the "Chicago Principles" on free expression that was later adopted by dozens of institutions.

Before collaborating with his oldest son, Spike, he performed with jazz, folk and blues stars including Duke Ellington, Harry Belafonte and Aretha Franklin.

Her personal saga of struggle and revival was defiantly expressed in her 1984 hit song “What’s Love Got to Do With It.”

She turned 10 years old the day of her arrest and was subjected to the medical experiments of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele.

Doctors told Mr. Shul he’d never fly again after nearly burning to death. He later flew the world’s fastest plane in top-secret Cold War missions.

Mr. Melges, who was part of a gold medal team at the 1972 Olympics, was a mentor for generations of competitive sailors.

Tina Turner, singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ‘70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” died May 24 at 83.

His experimental films drew on his interests in Tinseltown glamour and occultist Aleister Crowley. He was also known for his gossip book “Hollywood Babylon.”

From 1980 to 2014, Mr. Hoyt and his father, Dick, became celebrated fixtures of the Boston Marathon and competed in more than 1,100 other events.

He enjoyed a 60-year career as a television presenter, songwriter and artist before his reputation was shattered.

The actor from Northern Ireland was an evil British governor in "RRR" and Volstagg in the Thor films. He finished filming the series "Ahsoka" before his death.

In the 1964 Winter Games, he upset two-time reigning Olympic champion Yevgeny Grishin of the Soviet Union by a half-second.

The corporate lawyer was later influential in shepherding Republican judicial nominees at the highest level.

Mr. Amis was part of a wave in the 1980s that redefined the British literary scene.

Mr. Berry also served in Clinton administration as an adviser on agriculture policy.

Jim Brown, who was often called the greatest football player of his time but who gave up the sport at the peak of his career in the 1960s, died May 18 in Los Angeles. He was 87.