On the air, he urged politically powerful guests to take action on human rights issues. Outside the studio, he joined protests, including a hunger strike in 2021.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Carl Weathers, Who Played Apollo Creed in the ‘Rocky’ Movies, Dies at 76
The onetime football player played a host of roles in an acting career that lasted more than four decades.
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Don Murray, a Star in Films That Took on Social Issues, Dies at 94
An Oscar-nominated role opposite Marilyn Monroe in “Bus Stop” led to a long career in film and TV and onstage, in productions that grappled with race, drugs, homosexuality and more.
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Sandra Milo, Who Had Star Turns in Fellini Films, Dies at 90
She was called Fellini’s muse. She claimed she was his lover. In a long career, she was best known for her performances in his movies “8 ½” and “Juliet of the Spirits.”
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Adele Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen’s Mother, Dies at 98
Bruce Springsteen has long said that his mother was among his greatest influences and credited her with encouraging his musical ambitions.
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Adele Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen’s Mother, Dies at 98
Bruce Springsteen has long said that his mother was among his greatest influences and credited her with encouraging his musical ambitions.
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Toni Stern, Who Wrote Songs With Carole King, Dies at 79
A sunny California poet, she provided the words to songs on “Tapestry” and other albums, including the enduring hit “It’s Too Late.”
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Jack Jennings, P.OW. Who Helped Build Burma Railway, Dies at 104
He was captured by the Japanese in Singapore and was one of thousands of prisoners whose hardships were the basis for the film “The Bridge on the River Kwai.”
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Melinda Wilson, Wife of Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Dies at 77
Ms. Wilson’s relationship with her husband, a co-founder of the Beach Boys, was portrayed in the 2014 film “Love & Mercy.”
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Marlena Shaw, Venerable Nightclub Chanteuse, Dies at 84
She sang jazz (with Count Basie, among others) and later funk and disco, frequently in intimate venues, where she regaled audiences with tales of old love affairs.
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Jesse Jane, Pornographic Film Star, Dies at 43
She starred in the highest-budget series in pornographic film history. She was also seen in some mainstream productions.
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David J. Skal, Scholar Who Took Horror Seriously, Dies at 71
In books like “The Monster Show” and “Screams of Reason,” he examined the cultural significance of movies meant to scare the bejesus out of people.