Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 279

Hugh Hudson, Director of ‘Chariots of Fire,’ Dies at 86

His first film — about two runners, one Christian, one Jewish, who compete at the 1924 Summer Olympics — won four Oscars, including for best picture.

By Richard Sandomir

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Carlos Saura, a Leading and Enduring Spanish Director, Dies at 91

Called “one of the fundamental filmmakers in the history of Spanish cinema,” he began making movies under Franco, often hiding his messages in allegory.

By Neil Genzlinger

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Ted Lerner, Developer Who Bought and Built the Washington Nationals, Dies at 97

A billionaire and Washington native, he gave the city its first baseball championship in 95 years, along with 20 million square feet of shopping malls and housing.

By Richard Goldstein

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De La Soul’s Dave Jolicoeur, a.k.a. Trugoy the Dove, Dies at 54

The trio expanded the stylistic vocabulary of hip-hop in the 1980s and ’90s, but its early experiments with sampling led to legal troubles, and the group’s longtime exclusion from streaming.

By Ben Sisario