The ad for the Macintosh computer — which ran just once, during the Super Bowl — is considered one of the most memorable commercials ever made.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Giorgio Armani, Italian Fashion Designer, Dies at 91
He created a male uniform whose feminized form won favor with women. An alliance with movie stars made his name all but synonymous with red-carpet dressing.
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George Raveling, Basketball Coach Who Brought Michael Jordan to Nike, Dies at 88
He also worked security for the 1963 March on Washington, and ended up with Martin Luther King Jr.’s copy of the “I Have a Dream” speech.
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Mark Knoller, ‘the Savant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,’ Dies at 73
As White House correspondent for CBS News Radio, he kept meticulous records of presidential activities, from vacation days to teleprompter use.
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Stephen Muss, Developer Who Helped Revive Miami Beach, Dies at 97
The scion of a New York family of builders, he rescued the Fontainebleau hotel from bankruptcy, spurring a real estate boom.
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‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor Graham Greene Dies at 73
The First Nations actor, who appeared in “Dances With Wolves” and other Hollywood blockbusters, remained active in Canadian film, theater and television.
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Frank Price, a Studio Chief Several Times Over, Dies at 95
He ran Universal’s television and movie businesses and had two stints at Columbia. Running a studio, he said, was “sort of like being the head of a small country.”
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Rodion Shchedrin, Composer Who Captured Russia’s Soul, Dies at 92
He drew on Russian literature for his stage works and was an eager experimenter, inspired by folk tales, religious mysticism and melodrama.
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Jim Murray, Football Executive and Charity Founder, Dies at 87
Before helping lead the Philadelphia Eagles to the Super Bowl in 1981, he helped found the first Ronald McDonald House to help the families of seriously ill children.
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Pat Moore, a Model Turned Institution at P.J. Clarke’s, Dies at 89
She went from fashion shoots to becoming a familiar server at that venerable Manhattan saloon for some 45 years. She dated two of her more famous customers, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra.
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Joe Hickerson, 89, Dies; Helped Preserve America’s Folk Song Tradition
He was both the longtime archivist of folk music at the Library of Congress and a widely respected singer and songwriter.