Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 29

David Johansen, Who Fronted the New York Dolls and More, Dies at 75

In the 1970s, he and the transgressive Dolls were proto-punk pioneers. He later refashioned himself as the pompadoured lounge lizard Buster Poindexter.

By Gavin Edwards

Classical Music Deaths (Obituaries) Italy Tipo, Maria

Maria Tipo, Italian Pianist Who Beguiled Critics, Dies at 93

Admired by fellow musicians like Arthur Rubinstein as well as by the critics, she created what came to be known as an Italian school of piano playing.

By Adam Nossiter

Academy Awards (Oscars) Actors and Actresses Deaths (Obituaries) Hackman, Gene Mississippi Burning (Movie) Movies The French Connection (Movie)

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