As president and C.E.O., he expanded Time Inc.’s offerings, fended off a hostile takeover and built the world’s largest media company.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Jim Riswold, Creator of ‘Bo Knows’ and Air Jordan Ads, Dies at 66
His work for Nike — particularly commercials starring Michael Jordan and Spike Lee — blurred the line between advertising and entertainment.
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Noel Parmentel Jr., Essayist, Polemicist and Apostate, Dies at 98
A self-described “reactionary individualist,” he mentored Joan Didion and was credited with famously comparing Nixon to a used-car salesman.
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James Darren, Actor, Singer and ‘Gidget’ Heartthrob, Dies at 88
His role as a surfer in that trendsetting hit movie led to success on television shows like “The Time Tunnel” and “T.J. Hooker,” and on the pop charts.
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Virginia Ogilvy, Confidante to Queen Elizabeth II, Dies at 91
Born into New York wealth and married to a Scottish earl, she was the only American-born lady-in-waiting to the queen, serving for nearly 50 years.
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Antônio Meneses, Lyrical Brazilian Cellist, Is Dead at 66
He began playing as a child and quickly found success for his technical command and, as one critic put it, his “thoughtful elegance.”
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Pete Wade, Guitarist on Countless Nashville Hits, Dies at 89
His clean tone and less-is-more approach made him a studio stalwart and a pioneer of what came to be known as the Nashville Sound.
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Fatman Scoop, a D.J. and Rapper, Dies
He was at the Hamden Town Center Park in Hamden, Conn., when he collapsed onstage on Friday night.
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Leonard Riggio, 83, Dies; Founded Barnes & Noble and Upended Publishing
He turned a college book store into a publishing behemoth, pioneering the bookstore-as-superstore and putting thousands of independents out of business before being overtaken by Amazon.
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Landon Y. Jones, Who Made People a Star Among Magazines, Dies at 80
An unapologetic champion of the newsworthiness of celebrities, he also drew attention to teenage pregnancy and helped popularize the term “baby boomer.”
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Betty Jean Hall, Who Fought for Coal- Mining Jobs for Women, Dies at 78
She was a fiery lawyer from eastern Kentucky who charged coal companies with discrimination for their refusal to hire women. Her campaign was a success.
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Ofra Bikel, Filmmaker With a Focus on Criminal Justice, Dies at 94
Her award-winning documentaries for PBS’s “Frontline” series shed light on serious flaws in several cases and helped lead to the release of 13 prisoners.