She made her mark in publications like Glamour, W, Jane and Mademoiselle. In 2007, she was on the receiving end of media attention, testifying in a sensational trial.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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Mara Corday Dead: Actress and Pinup Model Was 95
She appeared in magazines like Playboy and sci-fi films in the 1950s. Later, in Clint Eastwood’s “Sudden Impact,” she was a hostage until he uttered five famous words.
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Marina von Neumann Whitman Dead: International Trade Expert Was 90
She was the first woman to serve on the White House Council of Economic Advisers. At General Motors, she became one of the highest-ranking women in corporate America.
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Orien McNeill, Artist Who Made Mischief on the Water, Dies at 46
He was the pied piper of a loose community of DIY artists homesteading on New York City’s waterways, which he used as his canvas and stage.
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Sacha Jenkins, Filmmaker Who Mined the Black Experience, Dies at 53
Shaped by early hip-hop culture, his documentaries put race in the foreground, whether the topic was hip-hop fashion, the Capitol riots or Louis Armstrong.
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Alf Clausen, Who Gave ‘The Simpsons’ Its Musical Identity, Dies at 84
He created the music for hundreds of episodes over 27 seasons, spanning jazz, rock, blues and musicals. He won two Emmys and was nominated for 28 more.
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Alf Clausen, Who Gave ‘The Simpsons’ Its Musical Identity, Dies at 84
He created the music for hundreds of episodes over 27 seasons, spanning jazz, rock, blues and musicals. He won two Emmys and was nominated for 28 more.
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Per Norgard, Daring Symphonic Composer, Dies at 92
Considered the father of Danish contemporary music, he aspired to works in which “everything came out of a single note,” he said, “like the big bang.”