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Overlooked No More: Margaret Getchell, Visionary Force at Macy’s

Advertising and Marketing Biographical Information Customer Relations Deaths (Obituaries) Innovation Labor and Jobs Macy's Inc Manhattan (NYC) Margaret Getchell Nantucket (Mass) Women and Girls

Overlooked No More: Margaret Getchell, Visionary Force at Macy’s

As the store’s first female executive, she helped turn it into what it is today, paving the way for other women to hold senior positions in retail.

By Stephanie Forshee

Charles Dumont, Who Wrote Enduring Melodies for Édith Piaf, Dies at 95

Deaths (Obituaries) Dumont, Charles (1929-2024) France Music Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (Song) Piaf, Edith Vaucaire, Michel

Charles Dumont, Who Wrote Enduring Melodies for Édith Piaf, Dies at 95

His dozens of songs included “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” a powerful anthem of redemptive love that became one of Piaf’s signature songs.

By Alex Williams

Alice Brock, Restaurant Owner Made Famous by a Song, Dies at 83

Brock, Alice (1941-2024) Deaths (Obituaries) Draft and Recruitment (Military) Folk Music Guthrie, Arlo Restaurants Stockbridge (Mass) Thanksgiving Day

Alice Brock, Restaurant Owner Made Famous by a Song, Dies at 83

Arlo Guthrie’s antiwar staple “Alice’s Restaurant” was inspired by a Thanksgiving Day visit to her diner in western Massachusetts.

By Clay Risen

Mike Shatzkin, Colorful Publishing Industry Guru, Dies at 77

Blogs and Blogging (Internet) Book Trade and Publishing Books and Literature Computers and the Internet Consultants Deaths (Obituaries) Idea Logical Company Shatzkin, Michael (1947-2024)

Mike Shatzkin, Colorful Publishing Industry Guru, Dies at 77

His blog, The Shatzkin Files, was an essential read for industry insiders. His observations about the changes digital publishing would bring were prophetic.

By Michael S. Rosenwald