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Vincent Asaro, Mobster Acquitted in Lufthansa Heist, Dies at 86
In a stunning verdict, he was found not guilty of participating in the storied 1978 theft, retold in the film “Goodfellas.” Then he went to...
Larry Chance, Who Helped Keep Doo-Wop Alive for Decades, Dies at 82
His career began in 1957, when he and some friends from the Bronx formed the vocal group that would become the Earls. He recorded his...
Documentary on New York City’s 1970s Fiscal Crisis Wins Film Prize
A documentary about the city’s fiscal crisis of the 1970s, co-directed by the son of one of its saviors, wins the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken...
Nancy Buirski, Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker, Dies at 78
She won Emmy and Peabody Awards for “The Loving Story,” about a Virginia couple’s successful challenge to a ban on interracial marriage.
Robert H. Giles, Newspaper Editor and Nieman Curator, Dies at 90
He headed the journalism program at Harvard after overseeing Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Kent State shootings and corruption in Michigan.
Herbert J. Siegel, Investor in Major Media Deals, Dies at 95
As head of Chris-Craft Industries, he played a role in the Time-Warner merger and sold 10 television stations to Rupert Murdoch.
Rhoda Karpatkin, Who Led Consumer Reports for Decades, Dies at 93
The first woman to be named executive director of Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports, she expanded its readership and its influence in Washington.
Florence Berger, Who Helped People Find Enduring Love, Dies at 83
The first woman to become a tenured professor at Cornell’s hotel administration school, she found a second calling as a successful matchmaker.
Richard O. Simpson, First U.S. Product Safety Czar, Dies at 93
As Nixon’s choice to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission, he protected the public from buying 25 million risky goods.
Richard Severo, Times Reporter in Internal Clash Over Book, Dies at 90
He challenged a company’s prerogative to transfer an employee and a news organization’s ability to assert publishing rights when a reporter’s articles are used for...