Her passionate portrayal of Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film adaptation won enduring acclaim. In 2023, she sued over the circumstances of a nude scene.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Stanley Booth, Music Journalist Who Loved the Blues, Dies at 82
He is best known for his book about the Rolling Stones. But he mostly wrote about blues artists, some of them famous (B.B. King) and some less renowned (Furry Lewis).
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Charles Dolan, Cablevision Founder Who Sat Atop a Media Empire, Dies at 98
His business choices were diverse and prolific: He founded HBO, bought Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks, and took over a Long Island newspaper.
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Dayle Haddon, Model and Actress Who Bucked Age Discrimination, Dies at 76
Ms. Haddon, who carved a path all her own in the modeling world, was found dead on Friday morning from what authorities believed was a carbon monoxide leak.
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In a Political Year, Some Deaths Spoke to the Struggles for Democracy
Among the notable figures who died in a sometimes polarizing 2024, many championed justice, equal rights and political freedom.
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Greg Gumbel, Who Called N.F.L. and N.C.A.A. Games, Dies at 78
The sportscaster combined play-by-play excitement with a knack for precision in his decades as a sports broadcaster calling N.F.L. and N.C.A.A. games for CBS.
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In a Political Year, Some Deaths Spoke to the Struggles for Democracy
Among the notable figures who died in a sometimes polarizing 2024, many championed justice, equal rights and political freedom.
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Osamu Suzuki, Who Led Japanese Carmaker for Over 4 Decades, Dies at 94
He built Suzuki Motor from a small company into a global powerhouse, entering the Indian market in the 1980s in one of his early successes.
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Sugar Pie DeSanto, Gritty Soul Singer, Is Dead at 89
A powerful performer who paved the way for later soul and hip-hop artists, she recorded with Etta James and toured with Johnny Otis and James Brown.
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Shyam Benegal, Indian Filmmaker Who Explored Social Issues, Dies at 90
He won acclaim from critics and audiences even as the gritty stories he put on the big screen grappled with some of India’s thorniest problems.
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Richard Parsons, Serial Fixer of Media and Finance Giants, Dies at 76
Mr. Parsons’s lengthy résumé is a catalog of corporate emergencies at Time Warner, Citigroup and the Los Angeles Clippers.