As president and C.E.O., he expanded Time Inc.’s offerings, fended off a hostile takeover and built the world’s largest media company.

Born into New York wealth and married to a Scottish earl, she was the only American-born lady-in-waiting to the queen, serving for nearly 50 years.

He first gained attention with Jimmy Smith and went on to work with Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall and Ron Carter. He also had a...

He led the broadcasting organization during the coronavirus pandemic, a decline in revenue and a period of extreme political polarization.

Later a studio executive, he was among the last of the power brokers who dominated Hollywood in the latter half of the 20th century.

With a background in marketing, his aunt’s recipe and a winning personality, he built one of the world’s best-known brands of baked goods.

A descendant of a storied family, she was an author, TV host and cooking school director who showed that Italian cuisine was about more than...

The series and its many spinoffs have sold more than 200 million copies and revolutionized the world of young adult publishing.

She was married to John Belushi until his fatal drug overdose in 1982. She went on to celebrate his comic talent in books and a...

Her lithesome features and quirky screen presence made her a popular figure in 1970s movies, particularly Robert Altman’s.