His imprisonment for a minor marijuana offense became a cause célèbre. He was released after John Lennon and Yoko Ono sang about him at a protest rally.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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John Sinclair, 82, Dies; Counterculture Activist Who Led a ‘Guitar Army’
His imprisonment for a minor marijuana offense became a cause célèbre. He was released after John Lennon and Yoko Ono sang about him at a protest rally.
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Gaetano Pesce, Designer Who Broke the Rules, Is Dead at 84
He brought surrealism, and politics, into the design world, disdaining conformity and right angles. “He was an enemy of the grid.”
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Eli Noyes, Animator Who Turned Clay and Sand Into Art, Dies at 81
His innovative stop-motion animation influenced a generation of filmmakers, including the creators of Wallace and Gromit.
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Betty Cole Dukert, Top ‘Meet the Press’ Producer, Dies at 96
She worked as a secretary before being hired as an associate producer at the NBC News public affairs show in 1956. She went on to spend 41 years there.
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Daniel C. Lynch, Founder of Major Computer Exhibition, Dies at 82
After working on the earliest version of the internet, he saw its potential and founded a conference on computer networking equipment.
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Lorraine Graves, Pioneering Harlem Ballerina, Dies at 66
Tall and commanding, she dazzled audiences as a principal dancer for the groundbreaking Dance Theater of Harlem for nearly two decades.
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Lorraine Graves, Pioneering Harlem Ballerina, Dies at 66
Tall and commanding, she dazzled audiences as a principal dancer for the groundbreaking Dance Theater of Harlem for nearly two decades.
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Paula Weinstein, Hollywood Veteran and Political Activist, Dies at 78
Raised by a McCarthy-era rebel, the producer and journalist Hannah Weinstein, she followed her mother’s path into movies and television, advocacy and action.
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Eleanor Collins, Canada’s ‘First Lady of Jazz,’ Dies at 104
A singer known for her mastery of standards, she found stardom in Canada on TV and in nightclubs. But she was virtually unknown in the United States.