Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 59

Phil Wiggins, Virtuoso of the Blues Harmonica, Dies at 69

First as half of the duo Cephas and Wiggins and later on his own, he was one of the best-known musicians playing the style known as the Piedmont blues.

By Clay Risen

Actors and Actresses Boardwalk Empire (TV Program) Buffalo Bill (TV Program) Coleman, Dabney Deaths (Obituaries) Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Program) Movies Nine to Five (Movie) Television

Dabney Coleman, Actor Audiences Loved to Hate, Is Dead at 92

In movies like “9 to 5” and “Tootsie” and on TV shows like “Buffalo Bill,” he turned the portrayal of egomaniacal louts into a fine art.

By Mike Flaherty

Computer Chips Computers and the Internet Data Storage Deaths (Obituaries) Dennard, Robert (1932-2024) DRAM International Business Machines Corporation Inventions and Patents Moore, Gordon E Silicon

Robert Dennard, IBM Inventor Whose Chip Changed Computing, Dies at 91

He invented DRAM, the technology that allowed for the faster and higher-capacity memory storage that is the basis for modern computing.

By Steve Lohr

Actors and Actresses Black People Deaths (Obituaries) Home (Play) Movies Negro Ensemble Co Race and Ethnicity Television The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Program) Theater Williams, Samm-Art Writing and Writers

Samm-Art Williams, Playwright, Producer and Actor, Dies at 78

He challenged racial barriers in Hollywood, was a producer of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and earned a Tony nomination for “Home,” a paean to his Southern roots.

By Alex Williams

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