He built a reputation for finding compelling subjects on the street. “Anyone can take a picture,” he liked to say, “but are you a journalist?”
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Klaus Teuber, Creator of the Board Game Catan, Dies at 70
He created the strategy game about settling a new land in 1995. Millions of copies have been sold since then, and it’s played all over the world.
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Bing Newcomb, Whose E*Trade Transformed Stock Trading, Dies at 79
The legally blind son of a janitor, he wrote a program that allowed people to buy and sell stocks on their home computers and co-founded a company that reaped its benefits.
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Bing Newcomb, Whose Code Transformed Stock Trading, Dies at 79
The legally blind son of a janitor, he wrote a program that allowed people to buy and sell stocks on their home computers and co-founded the company that became E*Trade.
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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Nun With a Musical Gift, Dies at 99
Born in Ethiopia, she seemed headed for a career as a concert pianist before she chose a monastic life. Her intricate piano recordings gained a cult following.
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Seymour Stein, Record Biz Giant Who Signed Madonna, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Music:With an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music, he championed acts including the Ramones, Talking Heads and the Pretenders on his label Sire, and helped found the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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John Brockington, Rushing Star for Green Bay, Is Dead at 74
The New York Times – Sports:When he rushed for 1,144 yards in 1973, he became the first N.F.L. running back to gain more than 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Oscar-Winning Japanese Composer, Dies at 71
The New York Times – Music:Mr. Sakamoto, whose work with Yellow Magic Orchestra influenced electronic music, composed scores for “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant.”
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Keith Reid, Who Brought Poetry to Procol Harum, Dies at 76
The New York Times – Music:He did not perform with the group, but his impressionistic words made it one of the leading acts of the progressive-rock era.
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Suzanne Rheinstein, Designer of Classic American Interiors, Dies at 77
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Her clients were not celebrities but developers, Hollywood executives and philanthropists like herself, working behind the scenes in Los Angeles and elsewhere.
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Michael Blackwood, Who Captured 20th-Century Artists on Film, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Movies:He made cinéma vérité documentaries — more than 160 — about musicians (Thelonious Monk), architects (Frank Gehry), composers (Philip Glass) and sculptors (Isamu Noguchi).
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Michael Blackwood, Who Captured 20th-Century Artists on Film, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Movies:He made cinéma vérité movies — 160 in all — about musicians (Thelonious Monk), architects (Frank Gehry), composers (Philip Glass) and sculptors (Isamu Noguchi).