His work was seen in “Angels in America” and Victoria’s Secret runway shows. He also made outlandish ensembles for Heidi Klum and Marc Jacobs.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Connie Francis, Whose Ballads Dominated ’60s Pop Music, Dies at 87
Ms. Francis, who had a natural way with a wide variety of material, ruled the charts with songs like “Who’s Sorry Now” and “Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.