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Loren Cameron, 63, Dies; His Camera Brought Transgender Men to Light
Mr. Cameron’s groundbreaking portraits of himself and others, collected in his book, “Body Alchemy,” inspired a generation of transgender people.
Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter Dies at 99; Built an Empire of Tulle and Satin
With her husband, Jack, she expanded I. Kleinfeld & Son into a bridal superstore that became a New York City institution.
Lucinda Williams Tells Her Secrets
The singer-songwriter reveals herself in a memoir that captures her adventures with charming rogues, puzzled music executives and her own demons.
Suzanne Rheinstein, Designer of Classic American Interiors, Dies at 77
Her clients were not celebrities but developers, Hollywood executives and philanthropists like herself, working behind the scenes in Los Angeles and elsewhere.
Walter Cole, Who Dazzled as Darcelle, the World’s Oldest Drag Performer, Dies at 92
He turned a run-down tavern into a drag cabaret that became a hub and a fund-raising powerhouse for the L.G.B.T.Q. community as well as a...
The Key to Gerri on ‘Succession’? ‘Inside She’s a Nervous Wreck’
The veteran actress J. Smith-Cameron has struck a chord with viewers in the role of an eye-rolling corporate counsel. “In my 60s, to have this...
Greta Andersen, Champion Marathon Swimmer, Dies at 95
As a long-distance, open-water swimmer, she braved waves, sharks and darkness to break 18 world records and become the first American to swim across the...
Tom Luddy, a Behind-the-Scenes Force in Cinema, Dies at 79
Known for his association with Francis Ford Coppola, Werner Herzog and many others, he was also a founder of the Telluride Film Festival.
William Greenberg Jr., Baker Who Sweetened Manhattan, Dies at 97
He used poker winnings to open a modest bakery in 1946 that grew into an artisanal dessert empire, tempting New Yorkers of all ages.
Julian Wasser, the ‘Photographer Laureate’ of L.A., Dies at 89
In the 1960s and ’70s, he created indelible images of the city’s combustible mix of art, rock ’n’ roll, new Hollywood and social ferment.