Her choices for exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art and the Brooklyn Academy of Music gave foreign directors and newcomers valuable exposure in New York.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Adrienne Mancia, Influential Film Curator, Dies at 95
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Dino Danelli, Whose Drums Drove the Rascals, Is Dead at 78
The New York Times – Music:His percussion virtuosity was a key to the band’s many hits of the late 1960s, including the chart-topping “Good Lovin’,” “Groovin’” and “People Got to Be Free.”
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Marion Smith, the World’s Most Prolific Cave Explorer, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Sports:He was particularly fond of vertical caving, often dangling freely in a hundred-foot abyss on a rope no thicker than a thumb.
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Herbert Deutsch, Co-Creator of the Moog Synthesizer, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Music:An experimental composer, Mr. Deutsch collaborated with Robert Moog to create the first synthesizer to make a significant impact on popular music, launching a revolution in electronic music.
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Frances Hesselbein, Progressive Leader of the Girl Scouts, Dies at 107
The New York Times – Business:Widely cited as a model of leadership, she took the scouts out of “the Betty Crocker era,” halting a membership decline and recruiting minority girls.
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Billie Moore, Coach of Champions in Women’s Basketball, Dies at 79
The New York Times – Sports:She was the first coach to lead two different schools to titles in the 1970s, when the women’s college game was new and struggling.
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Lloyd Newman, Teenage Chronicler of ‘Ghetto Life,’ Dies at 43
The New York Times – Business:He and LeAlan Jones recorded stories of life and death in a Chicago housing project for NPR, winning a Peabody Award and inspiring the birth of StoryCorps.
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Curt Simmons, Last of the Phillies’ Whiz Kids, Dies at 93
The New York Times – Sports:A three-time All Star pitcher, he helped Philadelphia win the pennant in 1950 and was with the Cardinals when they won the 1964 World Series.
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Mike Leach, Innovative Football Coach at Three Colleges, Dies at 61
The New York Times – Sports:At Mississippi State and earlier at Texas Tech and Washington State, he deployed a high-powered, pass-happy “Air Raid” offense, winning eight bowl games.
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Don Lewis, Unsung Pioneer of Electronic Music, Dies at 81
The New York Times – Music:He invented the first system for integrating multiple instruments using a single control panel, predating the MIDI controller by years.
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Angelo Badalamenti, Composer for ‘Twin Peaks,’ Is Dead at 85
The New York Times – Music:The filmmaker David Lynch turned to his haunting work again and again, for “Blue Velvet,” “Mulholland Drive” and other neo-noir films.
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Fernando Campana, Provocateur of Furniture Design, Is Dead at 61
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Working with his brother, he became a star of the design world, creating furniture and other objects and elevating the culture of his native Brazil.