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 […]
Deaths (Obituaries)
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,
J.B. Moore, Producer of Seminal Hip-Hop Records, Dies at 81
J.B. Moore, an advertising man from suburban Long Island who wrote the lyrics to one of rap’s first hits —
Athol Fugard, South African Playwright Who Dissected Apartheid, Dies at 92
Survivors include his second wife, Ms. Fourie, his daughter from his first marriage, Lisa Fugard, two children from his second
Gwen McCrae, 81, Dies; Singer Helped Open the Dance Floor to Disco
Gwen McCrae, whose gospel-infused R&B hits of the early 1970s like “Lead Me On” and “Rockin’ Chair” featured bouncing, dance-floor-friendly
D’Wayne Wiggins, One Third of the R&B Group Tony! Toni! Toné!, Dies at 64
D’Wayne Wiggins, who brought his smooth baritone to millions of fans as a founding member and the lead singer of
George Lowe, 67, Dies; Five Clips Capture His Kvetchy Space Ghost Alter Ego
George Lowe, the actor who voiced the superhero-turned-talk-show-host Space Ghost on “Space Ghost: Coast to Coast” on the Cartoon Network
Laura Sessions Stepp, Who Reported on Teenage Sex, Dies at 73
Laura Sessions Stepp, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The Washington Post whose reporting on teenage sex and “hookup” culture on