Category: Deaths (Obituaries)

Paulette Jiles, 82, Dies; Novelist Evoked the West in ‘News of the World’

A poet and memoirist as well, she drew a wide readership with her historical fiction, notably with a Civil War-era tale that was adapted for a movie.
Henry Raymont, First to Report Bay of Pigs Invasion, Dies at 98

On assignment for U.P.I. in Cuba, he learned of the U.S.- backed effort to overthrow Fidel Castro and was imprisoned. He later worked for The New York Times.
Steve Benson, Provocative Editorial Cartoonist, Dies at 71

He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1993, and was a finalist four times while at The Arizona Republic. Some of his work rankled his own Mormon community.
Billy Jones, Baby’s All Right Owner and NYC Nightlife Impresario, Dies at 45

He opened Baby’s All Right and three other nightclubs, a restaurant and a record store in a dozen years, helping the city maintain its cultural verve.
Andrew Kassoy, 55, Dies; Saw Capitalism as a Force for Social Good

He was a founder of B Lab, a nonprofit network whose lofty mission is “transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities and the planet.”
Mark Snow, Who Conjured the ‘X-Files’ Theme, Is Dead at 78

It took a misplaced elbow, a quirk of Los Angeles geography and some whistling from his wife to produce one of television’s most memorable melodies.
Rebekah Del Rio, Mournful Singer of ‘Mulholland Drive’ Fame, Dies at 57

Her pivotal role performing a Spanish-language cover of Roy Orbison’s “Crying” in the 2001 David Lynch movie raised her profile, but her career was marked by misfortune.
Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez, Hitmaker Who Seemed to Vanish, Dies at 83

His “The Happy Organ” reached No. 1 in 1959, but his pop stardom was short-lived, and his death in 2022, with an anonymous burial, remains a source of mystery.
Henry Mount Charles, Whose Castle Was a Mecca for Rock, Dies at 74

To preserve his Irish manor, he staged concerts on its grounds, drawing the likes of U2, Bob Dylan, Madonna and the Rolling Stones as well as tens of thousands of fans.
Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Was Less Than Half Her Age’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Julian McMahon, ‘Nip/Tuck’ and ‘Fantastic Four’ Star, Dies at 56

He played the half-human, half-demon Cole Turner in the WB supernatural series “Charmed” and a self-destructive playboy in the FX series “Nip/Tuck.”
Stuart Burrows, Welsh Lyric Tenor Who Straddled the Atlantic, Dies at 92

He was a mainstay at both the Metropolitan Opera and the Royal Opera House, winning acclaim for his full tenor range and a rich, unforced tone, notably singing Mozart.