Neil Genzlinger
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Elizabeth Stewart, Champion of Scotland’s Folk Music, Dies at 83
She was part of a musical family of Scottish Travellers that furthered the nation’s folk revival and influenced its American counterpart.
Leslie Phillips, Comic Actor Who Sorted Wizards, Dies at 98
He made a name for himself in British satires, then late in his career reached a different audience as the voice of the Sorting Hat...
Douglas McGrath, Playwright, Filmmaker and Actor, Dies at 64
His one-man Off Broadway show, “Everything’s Fine,” directed by John Lithgow, had opened just weeks ago.
Seymour Press, a Behind-the-Scenes Fixture on Broadway, Dies at 98
He started playing in Broadway orchestras in 1957, and eventually he began recruiting those orchestras as well.
Toshi Ichiyanagi, Avant-Garde Composer and Pianist, Dies at 89
A former protégé of John Cage and once married to Yoko Ono, he was part of a lively experimental music scene in New York and...
Lucy Simon, Singer and Broadway Composer, Dies at 82
She and her sister Carly Simon were a folk duo in the 1960s. Years later, she wrote the Tony-nominated music for “The Secret Garden.”
Eileen Ryan, Actress of Stage and Screen, Is Dead at 94
She put her career on hold for a time to raise her sons, the actors Sean and Chris Penn and the musician Michael Penn.
Nikki Finke, Caustic Hollywood Chronicler, Is Dead at 68
At newspapers and then at Deadline, the website she founded, she served up the opposite of fluff entertainment journalism.