Known for a smoky voice that she could deploy over four octaves, she recorded albums across six decades and also had success as an actress.

She aided in the rediscovery of Oscar Micheaux and others who were telling stories for Black audiences early in the last century.

He was especially acclaimed for his performances at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany. As his voice developed, he once said, so did his view of…

A singer who performed alongside Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger, he was known for his topical songs, some of which he wrote in…

A Wisconsin native, she was among the most prolific female composers of symphonies, 17 in all, finding particular prominence in Europe, where she lived.

He was one of the original children profiled in “Seven Up!,” a 1964 British documentary, and reappeared in subsequent installments for more than a half-century.

A mainstay of British television, he was best known for a long-running BBC program that was called simply “Parkinson.”

Behind the scenes, he furthered the careers of numerous entertainers, as well as some athletes and politicians.

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.”

As one of the leaders of Doc Society, she supported countless filmmakers, with an emphasis on underrepresented groups and unconventional stories.