Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 3

Bill Atkinson, Who Made Computers Easier to Use, Is Dead at 74

A designer for Apple, he created software that made it possible to display shapes, images and text on the screen and present a simulated “desktop.”

By John Markoff

Carpenter, Richard L Carpenters, The (Music Group) Deaths (Obituaries) Nichols, Roger (1940-2025) Pop and Rock Music Rainy Days and Mondays (Song) Three Dog Night (Music Group) Weve Only Just Begun (Song) Williams, Paul (1940- )

Roger Nichols, Songwriter Behind Carpenters Hits, Dies at 84

With Paul Williams, he wrote enduring 1970s soft-rock classics like “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “Rainy Days and Mondays.”

By Alex Williams

Art Deaths (Obituaries) Museums OxyContin (Drug) Philanthropy Purdue Pharma Sackler Family Sackler, Arthur M (1913-1987) Sackler, Jillian (1940-2025)

Jillian Sackler, Philanthropist Who Defended Husband’s Legacy, Dies at 84

Though the Sackler name was tarnished over Purdue Pharma’s role in the opioid crisis, Arthur Sackler’s should not be, she insisted; a company founder, he died well before the trouble began.

By Sam Roberts

Books and Literature Deaths (Obituaries) France Labro, Philippe (1936-2025) Movies Music News and News Media Television

Philippe Labro Dies at 88; Restless Chronicler of the French Condition

As an author (often blurring the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction), a film director, a lyricist and a host of TV and radio shows, he sought to capture his epoch.

By Roger Cohen