Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 42

David Lynch Dead: ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’ Director Was 78

A visionary, his films included “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive,” considered his masterwork. He brought his skewed view to the small screen with “Twin Peaks.”

By J. Hoberman

Basketball (College) Boston College College Athletics Deaths (Obituaries) Gambling Hill, Henry Kuhn, Rick (1955-2024) Organized Crime Racketeering and Racketeers

Rick Kuhn, 69, Dies; Convicted in a College Gambling Scandal

While playing basketball at Boston College, he participated in a point-shaving scheme with Henry Hill, the mobster later portrayed in the movie “Goodfellas.”

By Richard Sandomir

Biographical Information Books and Literature Deaths (Obituaries) Donaldson, Stephen R Fonstad, Karen Wynn (1945-2005) Geography Maps The Hobbit (Book) The Lord of the Rings (Book) Tolkien, J R R

Overlooked No More: Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien’s Middle-earth

She was a novice cartographer who landed a dream assignment: to create an atlas of the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”

By Brian Kevin

Advertising and Marketing Benetton Group SpA Deaths (Fatalities) Deaths (Obituaries) Fashion and Apparel Italy Photography Political Advertising Toscani, Oliviero

Oliviero Toscani, Driving Force Behind Provocative Benetton Ads, Dies at 82

A photographer and art director, he broke the boundaries of advertising in the 1980s and ’90s, embracing activism with images evoking AIDS and racial and sexual diversity.

By Amelia Nierenberg