Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 293

Bridgette Wimberly, Playwright and Librettist, Dies at 68

She had success with a play about abortion in 2001, and in 2015 wrote the libretto for the opera “Charlie Parker’s Yardbird.”

By Neil Genzlinger

Country Music Deaths (Obituaries) Folk Music Four Strong Winds (Song) Ian and Sylvia Ian Tyson Pop and Rock Music Someday Soon (Song)

Ian Tyson, Revered Canadian Folk Singer, Dies at 89

A rancher for most of his life, he began his music career as half of the folk-era duo Ian and Sylvia and was also celebrated for his commitment to the culture of Canada’s ranch country.

By Peter Applebome

Deaths (Obituaries) Fashion and Apparel London (England) McLaren, Malcolm Shopping and Retail Westwood, Vivienne

Vivienne Westwood, 81, Dies; Brought Provocative Punk Style to High Fashion

The London shop she ran with Malcolm McLaren defined an era. “I don’t think punk would have happened,” Chrissie Hynde said, “without Vivienne and Malcolm.”

By Marisa Meltzer

Culture (Arts) Deaths (Obituaries) Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain Gorbachev, Mikhail S Politics and Government Two Thousand Twenty Two

Unlikely Parallels in a Year of Momentous Deaths

The deaths of luminaries like Queen Elizabeth II and Bill Russell did not necessarily surprise. Others, though, inscrutably departed seemingly in tandem.

By William McDonald