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Cicely Tyson, actress who gave electrifying portrayals of resilient Black women, dies at 96
She made her most enduring mark in TV movies playing Harriet Tubman, Coretta Scott King and the fictional Jane Pittman.
- Jan 28, 2021
Cloris Leachman, Oscar-winning actress who played Frau Blücher (neighhh!) in ‘Young Frankenstein,’ dies at 94
She excelled in drama as well as comedy, winning an Oscar for playing a lonely housewife in “The Last Picture Show.”
- Jan 27, 2021
Walter Bernstein, scriptwriter who skewered McCarthy-era blacklist in ‘The Front,’ dies at 101
The Oscar-nominated 1976 film, starring Woody Allen, was based on his eight years on the blacklist.
- Jan 23, 2021
Dawn Wells, wholesome castaway on ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ dies of covid-19 at 82
She played the pigtailed Kansas farm girl Mary Ann on the 1960s series, which became a massive hit in reruns.
- Dec 30, 2020
Viola Smith, swing era’s ‘fastest girl drummer in the world,’ dies at 107
She formed the Coquettes “all-girl” big band and championed women in the almost completely male preserve of 1930s and ’40s popular music.
- Oct 23, 2020
Rhonda Fleming, femme fatale from Hollywood’s golden age, dies at 97
She excelled as a sensual villain in several film noirs, including the desert-set “Inferno.”
- Oct 16, 2020
Juliette Gréco, spellbinding French concert and recording star, dies at 93
She was one of the last links to Jean-Paul Sartre and other existentialist intellectuals who made her their muse after World War II.
- Sep 23, 2020
William Gates Sr., a guiding hand of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, dies at 94
The Seattle law firm founder and civic leader helped his son, tech billionaire Bill Gates, establish one of the largest private philanthropies in the world.
- Sep 15, 2020
Robert Kehoe, honored for valor in World War II, dies at 98
He received the Distinguished Service Cross for helping organize, arm and direct the anti-German resistance in France as a member of the Office of Strategic Services.
- Sep 1, 2020
Anne Ferguson-Rohrer, Washington Post editor and ‘traffic cop’ of news flow, dies at 58
She helped determine what millions of readers saw the next day online and in print.
- Aug 18, 2020