As president of a foundation established by her father, she focused her grant making on issues related to the city’s architecture, design and quality of life.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Jamie Reid, 76, Dies; His Anarchic Graphics Helped Define the Sex Pistols
He created some of the most controversial — and celebrated — artwork of the punk era, which outraged polite British society almost as much as the band’s music did.
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Herbert J. Siegel, Investor in Major Media Deals, Dies at 95
As head of Chris-Craft Industries, he played a role in the Time-Warner merger and sold 10 television stations to Rupert Murdoch.
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Rodriguez, Singer Whose Career Was Resurrected, Dies at 81
Two albums in the early 1970s went largely unnoticed in the United States, but not overseas. Then came the 2012 documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.”
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Robbie Robertson, Guitarist and Songwriter With the Band, Dies at 80
The music he and his bandmates made stood out by inverting the increasing volume and mania of psychedelic rock. “We just went completely left when everyone else went right,” he once said.
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Rhoda Karpatkin, Who Led Consumer Reports for Decades, Dies at 93
The first woman to be named executive director of Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports, she expanded its readership and its influence in Washington.
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William Friedkin, Director of ‘French Connection’ and ‘Exorcist,’ Dies at 87
He made his name with two of the biggest box-office hits of the 1970s. But despite some later successes, he never regained his early acclaim.
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Florence Berger, Who Helped People Find Enduring Love, Dies at 83
The first woman to become a tenured professor at Cornell’s hotel administration school, she found a second calling as a successful matchmaker.
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Leny Andrade, ‘First Lady of Brazilian Jazz,’ Dies at 80
With her soulful, cigarette-tinged contralto and emotive “bossa-jazz” stylings, she mesmerized audiences and critics alike.
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William H. Dilday Jr., First Black TV Station Manager in U.S., Dies at 85
Hired to run a troubled Mississippi affiliate of NBC, he turned it into a respected and highly profitable operation, with a more diverse staff.
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Jess Search, a Force in the Documentary Genre, Dies at 54
As one of the leaders of Doc Society, she supported countless filmmakers, with an emphasis on underrepresented groups and unconventional stories.
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Richard O. Simpson, First U.S. Product Safety Czar, Dies at 93
As Nixon’s choice to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission, he protected the public from buying 25 million risky goods.