Marquee names all, they found international fame in the arts, politics, the sciences and beyond.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Louis V. Gerstner, Who Revived a Faltering IBM in the ’90s, Dies at 83
Installed as an outsider, he engineered a comeback, shifting the company’s focus from a waning mainframe computer business toward consulting and services.
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Don Bryant, 83, Dies; Co-Wrote ‘I Can’t Stand the Rain’ for His Wife
He and Ann Peebles made up one of Southern soul’s most accomplished partnerships. He finally broke through as a solo act at 75.
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Brigitte Bardot, French Movie Icon Who Renounced Stardom, Dies at 91
“And God Created Woman” made her a world-famous sex symbol in the 1950s. She later gave up acting to devote her life to animal welfare.
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Gary Graffman, Piano Virtuoso and Renowned Teacher, Dies at 97
Mr. Graffman was a onetime child prodigy whose career was curtailed by a neurological condition that restricted him to his left hand.
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Perry Bamonte, Guitarist and Keyboardist in the Cure, Dies at 65
A former roadie, Mr. Bamonte joined the band in 1990. He played on five albums and in hundreds of shows and was “a vital part of the Cure story,” the band said.
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Michal Urbaniak, Pioneering Jazz Fusion Violinist, Dies at 82
One of the first jazz musicians from Poland to gain an international following, he recorded more than 60 albums and played with stars like Miles Davis.
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Phyllis Lee Levin, Times Fashion Reporter and Biographer, Dies at 104
Her 1960 essay about the frustrations of educated women prefigured Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique.” She later wrote books on John Quincy Adams and others.
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Robert Nakamura, ‘Godfather’ of Asian American Film, Dies at 88
In his work, he often returned to Manzanar, the camp in which he and his family, along with thousands of other people of Japanese descent, were interned during World War II.
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Chris Rea, Grammy-Nominated Singer of ‘Driving Home for Christmas,’ Dies at 74
The Blues-influenced singer and guitarist built a lasting career, particularly in Europe, with hits that included “Driving Home for Christmas” and “Fool (If You Think It’s Over).”
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Jerry Kasenetz, a King of Bubblegum Pop Music, Dies at 82
With his producing partner, Jeffry Katz, he made lightweight ditties like “Yummy Yummy Yummy” that soared up the charts in the late 1960s.
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Robert Mnuchin, Stock Trader Turned Art Dealer, Dies at 92
A major player in the block-trading boom, he left Wall Street for the art world, winning a Jeff Koons sculpture at auction for $91 million in 2019.