Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 83

Patti McGee, Skateboarding’s First Female Champion, Dies at 79

She was on the cover of Life magazine and performed for Johnny Carson. “She was a badass and a goody two shoes at the same time,” her daughter said.

By Richard Sandomir

Contact (Movie) Deaths (Obituaries) Los Angeles (Calif) Movies Newspapers Obst, Lynda Sleepless in Seattle (Movie) Television Women and Girls Writing and Writers

Lynda Obst, Producer Who Championed Women in Hollywood, Dies at 74

She helped make films like “Sleepless in Seattle” and “Contact.” She also wrote widely about the industry, for The Times and other publications.

By Clay Risen

Books and Literature Chile Deaths (Obituaries) Movies Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto Politics and Government Skarmeta, Antonio (1940-2024) Writing and Writers

Antonio Skármeta, Who Wrote of Chile’s Tears and Turmoil, Dies at 83

His literary career traced the arc of his country’s modern political journey in stories about ordinary citizens facing repression and arbitrary government.

By Adam Nossiter

Art Deaths (Obituaries) Fashion and Apparel Knowlton, Monique (1937-2024) Manhattan (NYC) Models (Professional) Nineteen Hundred Sixties Photography SoHo (Manhattan, NY) Vogue

Monique Knowlton, ’60s-Era Model and Provocative Gallerist, Dies at 87

A Vogue cover girl in the early 1960s, she later pivoted to contemporary art, opening a gallery where being “outrageous counts as a plus,” one critic wrote.

By Penelope Green