The musclebound character he developed as a toy designer for Mattel gave rise to the Masters of the Universe franchise and helped define the machismo of the 1980s.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Kevin Klose, Who Made NPR a Reporting Powerhouse, Dies at 85
A longtime journalist at The Washington Post, he used his unexpected fund-raising talents to greatly expand the radio organization’s coverage.
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Mark Mobius, Pioneering Investor in Emerging Markets, Dies at 89
Gaining a reputation as the brilliant, risk-taking “Indiana Jones” of his field, he encouraged investors to take chances on Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
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Roger Adams Dies at 71; Invented the Rolling Sneakers Known as Heelys
You could walk in them like gym shoes, but if you rocked back on your heels the wheels emerged, turning them into roller skates. In the early 2000s, the company sold millions.
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Fred Drasner, a Feisty Leader of The Daily News, Is Dead at 83
A former New York cabdriver who never lost his edge, he was co-publisher alongside Mort Zuckerman as he took on rival papers in the so-called tabloid wars.
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Bob Law, Trailblazing Talk-Radio Host, Dies at 86
His wee-hours show “Night Talk” was a nationally syndicated stalwart, examining tough issues and spotlighting Black cultural and political stars.
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David B. Cornstein, Envoy Who Built U.S. Ties to Orban, Dies at 87
A former jewelry-counter magnate, he served in Hungary under his friend President Trump, strengthening relations between the two countries as Orban tilted rightward.
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Orion Samuelson, the Elvis Presley of Agricultural Radio, Dies at 91
As a host at WGN in Chicago for 60 years, he shared news that was essential to farmers in a homespun style that appealed to listeners from the city.
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Jeff Webb, Who Built a Competitive Cheerleading Empire, Dies at 76
Through Varsity Spirit, the company he established in 1974, he turned cheerleading into a multibillion-dollar juggernaut and exerted control over almost every aspect of it.
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Richard Mauer, Reporter Who Probed Corruption in Alaska, Dies at 76
He routinely took on the powerful and was part of a Pulitzer-winning team at The Anchorage Daily News that investigated alcoholism and suicide among Native Alaskans.
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Christopher A. Sims, 83, Dies; Won Nobel for Modeling Economic Policy
He and Thomas J. Sargent shared the prize in 2011 for devising statistical tools to help guide economic policymakers.