Deaths (Obituaries)

Barbara Holdridge, Whose Record Label Foretold Audiobooks, Dies at 95

Beginning with a reading by Dylan Thomas, she and a friend found unlikely commercial success in the 1950s with recordings of famous writers reciting their work.

By Glenn Rifkin

Deaths (Obituaries) Drug Abuse and Traffic Nineteen Hundred Sixties Pop and Rock Music Rhythm and Blues (Music) San Francisco Bay Area (Calif) Sly and the Family Stone Stone, Sly

Sly Stone, Maestro of a Multifaceted, Hitmaking Band, Dies at 82

Leading Sly and the Family Stone, he helped redefine the landscape of pop, funk and rock in the late 1960s and ’70s.

By Joe Coscarelli

Books and Literature Deaths (Obituaries) Forsyth, Frederick genre-books-thriller Great Britain The Day of the Jackal (Book) The Dogs of War (Book)

Frederick Forsyth, Master of the Geopolitical Thriller, Dies at 86

He wrote best-sellers like “The Day of the Jackal” and “The Dogs of War,” often using material from his earlier life as a reporter and spy.

By Clay Risen

Cooking and Cookbooks Deaths (Obituaries) Fashion and Apparel Glamour (Magazine) Long Island (NY) Mademoiselle (Magazine) Magazines Massachusetts W (Magazine)

Jane Larkworthy, 62, a Top Magazine Writer and Editor on Beauty, Dies

She made her mark in publications like Glamour, W, Jane and Mademoiselle. In 2007, she was on the receiving end of media attention, testifying in a sensational trial.

By Rachel Felder