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Helmut Berger, Actor Known for His Work With Visconti, Dies at 78
He first made his mark in “The Damned” as a character one critic said personified “the outright perversion” of Nazism. He went on to have...
Superstar Billy Graham, Model of the Buff, Blond Wrestler, Dies at 79
His spectacular physique, outrageous personality and blond dye job inspired Hulk Hogan and Jesse Ventura. But the steroids that built his body also destroyed it.
Katie Cotton, Who Helped Raise Apple’s Profile, Dies at 57
As head of public relations, she worked closely with Steve Jobs, the company’s visionary chief executive, to spread the word about products like the iMac...
Mike Shannon, a St. Louis Cardinal for Life, Dies at 83
A St. Louis native, he devoted his entire career to the team — first as an outfielder and third baseman and then, for 50 years,...
Jerry Mander, Adman for Radical Causes, Dies at 86
He helped the Sierra Club fight a plan to build dams in the Grand Canyon and started a think tank to warn of the effects...
John Underwood, Stylish Sportswriter and Author, Dies at 88
After a fishing trip with Ted Williams in 1967, he collaborated with the baseball great on two books. He also helped the University of Alabama...
Robert Trotman, 82, Dies; Opened Swimming Lanes to Minority Children
The club he started as a coach has helped young Black and Hispanic youths learn to swim and compete in the sport in urban areas...
Alicia C. Shepard, Ombudsman Who Defended NPR in Torture Debate, Dies at 69
In one of many jobs she held in a diverse journalism career, she dealt with charges that the network was “serving as right-wing apologists for...
Neal Boenzi, Top New York Times Photographer for Four Decades, Dies at 97
He built a reputation for finding compelling subjects on the street. “Anyone can take a picture,” he liked to say, “but are you a journalist?”
Michael Blackwood, Who Captured 20th-Century Artists on Film, Dies at 88
He made cinéma vérité documentaries — more than 160 — about musicians (Thelonious Monk), architects (Frank Gehry), composers (Philip Glass) and sculptors (Isamu Noguchi).