When Brazilian musicians fused samba with jazz and classical influences in the 1950s and ’60s, he was among the first, and the best.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Essra Mohawk, Self-Described Flower Child Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 75
She missed a shot at Woodstock glory. But she recorded well-received albums under her own name and worked with Frank Zappa, Jerry Garcia and others.
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Irwin Cohen, Who Turned a Factory Into Chelsea Market, Dies at 90
He and his daughter transformed an abandoned Nabisco plant into a Manhattan destination for people who liked to cook, to eat and to gape.
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Robert M. Solow, Groundbreaking Economist and Nobelist, Dies at 99
His elegant work established that the main determinant of economic growth was technology, not growing capital and labor.
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Raymond Dirks, Whose Tipster Case Redefined Insider Trading, Dies at 89
In a far-reaching decision, the Supreme Court restored him from censured analyst to whistle-blower in a major corporate fraud.
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Cari Beauchamp, Who Chronicled the Women of Early Hollywood, Dies at 74
In books and magazine articles, she uncovered the forgotten story of the actresses and screenwriters who helped create the film industry.
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Dan Greenburg, Who Poked Fun With His Pen, Dies at 87
Women, sex and Jewish mothers were just some of the targets of his popular satirical writing in books, essays, screenplays and more.
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Mars Williams, 68, Saxophonist Who Straddled New Wave and Jazz, Dies
He made his name in the 1980s with the Waitresses and the Psychedelic Furs, but his roots were in the exploratory jazz of Eric Dolphy and Ornette Coleman.
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Michel Ciment, Eminent French Film Critic, Is Dead at 85
He helped define cinema as high art for generations of moviegoers and filmmakers in France and beyond, even if he irked some of them with his passion for Hollywood.
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Neil Drossman, Adman Who Sold With a Smile, Is Dead at 83
His sense of humor was evident in widely seen pitches he wrote for Meow Mix (“Tastes so good, cats ask for it by name”) and many other products.
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William G. Connolly, Editor Who Updated The Times, Dies at 85
He sought more diversity among its newsroom employees and co-wrote a full-scale, and modernized, edition of the paper’s internal style guide.
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Ted Morgan, 91, Dies; Pulitzer-Winning Writer Straddled Two Cultures
An esteemed journalist and author, he was born to a French count but later shed his aristocratic roots (and name) to became a U.S. citizen.