Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 2

Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95

The winner of two Oscars, he was hailed for his nuanced performances in films like “The French Connection,” “Unforgiven” and “The Royal Tenenbaums.”

By Robert Berkvist

Deaths (Obituaries) Flack, Roberta Pop and Rock Music

Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Behind ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Dies at 88

With majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Ms. Flack, a former schoolteacher, became one of the most widely heard artists of the 1970s.

By Giovanni Russonello

Au Bon Pain Bakeries and Baked Products Bread Deaths (Obituaries) Fast Food Industry Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Panera Bread Company Restaurants Rosenthal, Ken (1943-2025) Saint Louis Bread Company St Louis (Mo)

Ken Rosenthal, Founder of Panera Bread’s Forerunner, Dies at 81

He built a small chain of bakery cafes, with sourdough bread as its star. A few years after it was sold, it became nationally famous under a new name.

By Richard Sandomir

Brazil Bye Bye Brazil (Movie) Deaths (Obituaries) Diegues, Carlos (1940-2025) Movies Orpheus (Movie) Quilombo (Movie)

Carlos Diegues, Filmmaker Who Celebrated Brazil’s Diversity, Dies at 84

Seeking to shed the gauzy influence of Hollywood and focus on Brazil’s ethnic richness and troubled history, he helped forge a new path for his country’s cinema.

By MOSAEC