Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 44

Anita Bryant, Whose Anti-Gay Politics Undid a Singing Career, Is Dead at 84

The former beauty queen and spokeswoman for Florida orange juice was an all-American entertainer before she began crusading against L.G.B.T.Q. rights.

By Anita Gates

Blindsided: Lifting a Life Above Illness (Book) CBS News CNN Cohen, Richard M Deaths (Obituaries) Disabilities Multiple Sclerosis News and News Media Public Broadcasting Service Television Vieira, Meredith

Richard M. Cohen, News Producer Who Wrote of a Health Challenge, Dies at 76

When he was 25, he learned that he had multiple sclerosis. He coped with the disease throughout a long career at several networks, recalled in a best-selling memoir.

By Richard Sandomir

Breasts Chemicals Deaths (Obituaries) Dioxin Dow Chemical Company Hazardous and Toxic Substances Implants Oreffice, Paul F Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Silicone Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Paul Oreffice, a Combative Chief of Dow Chemical, Dies at 97

He led the company as it flourished in the ’70s and ’80s while confronting veterans and environmentalists over its toxic products like Agent Orange and dioxin.

By Trip Gabriel

Actors and Actresses Deaths (Obituaries) Metropolitan Opera Opera Schenk, Otto (1930-2025) Theater Theater in der Josefstadt (Vienna, Austria) Vienna State Opera Wagner, Richard

Otto Schenk, Opera Director and Bulwark of Tradition, Dies at 94

A prominent practitioner of the historically grand productions that were once fashionable at the Met, he was especially well known for his stagings of Wagner.

By A.J. Goldmann