A fixture of London’s high-fashion salon scene, his clients also included celebrities like Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Raquel Welch and Gwyneth Paltrow in a career that lasted more than 50 years.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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John Frieda, Hairdresser to Royalty Who Built a Beauty Empire, Dies at 75
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Juan Atkins Has Died. He Helped Invent Techno Music.
The New York Times – Music:He combined the futurism of Kraftwerk with the funk of George Clinton to arrive at techno, making Detroit a capital of the genre. He was 64.
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Herbert Blomstedt, Low-Key, Long-Performing Maestro, Dies at 99
The New York Times – Music:He never achieved the celebrity of more glamorous colleagues, but drew acclaim as he remained at the podium until virtually the end of his long life.
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Ryū Murakami, Writer Who Explored Japan’s Dark Side, Dies at 74
The New York Times – T Magazine:His books about sex, drugs and social misfits amid the country’s economic boom — and subsequent bust — sold millions of copies.
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William Nordhaus Has Died. Nobelist Influenced Climate Policy.
The New York Times – Business:The Yale professor moved climate change into mainstream economic analysis.
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Cyril Hilsum, Who Helped Invent Flat-Panel Displays in TVs and iPhones, Has Died at 101
The New York Times – Business:The man who helped develop the technology for liquid crystal displays — the screens in flat-panel televisions and laptops — has died at 101.
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Elke Sommer, Star of 1960s Comedies and Spy Films, Dies at 85
The New York Times – Movies:The German actress was 23 when she arrived in Hollywood, where she starred in movies with Peter Sellers, Paul Newman and Bob Hope.
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Rosalind Ashford Has Died. She Wanted to Be a Stewardess but Became a Motown Star.
The New York Times – Music:A founding member of Martha and the Vandellas, she was the crystalline soprano on 1960s hits like “Nowhere to Run” and “Jimmy Mack.” She has died at 83.
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Patrick Stewart, Captain Picard on ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation,’ Dies
The New York Times – Movies:The British actor was 86. He achieved pop-culture stardom as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
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Mike Beigel, Whose Devices Shaped the Sound of the 70s, Has Died
The New York Times – Music:Have a listen. He’s responsible for a funky texture in the 1970s that defined hit songs by Stevie Wonder, the Grateful Dead and many others.