William Finn, Tony-Winning Composer for ‘Falsettos,’ Dies at 73
William Finn, a witty, cerebral and psychologically perceptive musical theater writer who won two Tony Awards for “Falsettos” and had […]
Deaths (Obituaries)
Marcia Marcus, Painter Rediscovered in Her Last Decade, Dies at 97
Marcia Marcus, a figurative and conceptual artist with a steely will and a bold contemporary style who found fame in
Sam Keen, Philosopher of the Men’s Movement, Is Dead at 93
Sam Keen, a pop psychologist and philosopher whose best-selling book “Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man” urged men
Joe DePugh, Pitcher Who Inspired Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Glory Days,’ Dead at 75
Joe DePugh, the Little League teammate of Bruce Springsteen who inspired the rocker’s hit song “Glory Days,” a rousing, bittersweet
Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65
“Most actors recognize there’s something different in Val than meets the eye,” Mr. Stone said in a 2007 interview for
Richard Chamberlain, Actor in ‘Shogun’ and ‘Dr. Kildare,’ Dies at 90
Mr. Chamberlain made his film debut in “The Secret of the Purple Reef” (1960), a crime drama set in the
Gai Gherardi, Who Made Eyeglass Frames Fashion Statements, Dies at 78
Gai Gherardi, a Los Angeles optician who with a partner attracted a celebrity clientele by pioneering the notion that eyeglass
Clive Revill, Original Voice of Emperor Palpatine in ‘Star Wars,’ Dies at 94
It was a minute that changed the course of the “Star Wars” franchise. In “The Empire Strikes Back,” the now-celebrated
Pilar Viladas, Architecture and Design Journalist, Dies at 70
Pilar Viladas, a veteran writer and editor whose human touch and encyclopedic knowledge of architecture, design and art history gave
Fred Eversley, Sculptor of Otherworldly Discs, Is Dead at 83
Fred Eversley, a sculptor who used a technique dating back to Isaac Newton to make otherworldly discs of tinted resin,