Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 2

Joe Louis Walker, Free-Ranging Blues Explorer, Is Dead at 75

A product of the San Francisco rock crucible of the 1960s, he fashioned his own brand of the blues, blending gospel, soul, rock and other genres.

By Alex Williams

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Robert Benton, Influential Director and Screenwriter, Dies at 92

After collaborating on the script for “Bonnie and Clyde,” he went on to write and direct “Kramer vs. Kramer” and “Places in the Heart.”

By Douglas Martin

Deaths (Obituaries) HOUSE & GARDEN Magazines Nation, The (Magazine) Pochoda, Elizabeth (1941-2025) Pochoda, Ivy Vanity Fair Vogue

Elizabeth Pochoda, Journalist Who Traversed the New York Media World, Dies at 83

She was a writer and a top editor at publications as diverse as The Nation, Vogue and Entertainment Weekly. She also helped found Grand Street and reboot Vanity Fair.

By Joanne Kaufman

Artificial Sweeteners Aspartame Biotechnology and Bioengineering Deaths (Obituaries) Diet and Nutrition Genetic Engineering Monsanto Company NutraSweet Shapiro, Robert B Theranos Inc

Robert Shapiro, Who Made NutraSweet a Household Name, Dies at 86

His promotion of the sugar substitute was a success. But later, as head of Monsanto, he faced blowback after the company rushed into genetically altered products.

By Sam Roberts