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Leonard Lopate, Longtime New York Radio Host, Dies at 84

He mastered the art of the interview over 32 years on public radio, at WNYC. He was fired in 2017 amid allegations of sexual harassment,…

Henry Raymont, First to Report Bay of Pigs Invasion, Dies at 98

On assignment for U.P.I. in Cuba, he learned of the U.S.- backed effort to overthrow Fidel Castro and was imprisoned. He later worked for The…

Michael Roemer, Maker of Acclaimed but Little-Seen Films, Dies at 97

His “Nothing but a Man” and “The Plot Against Harry” drew critical praise but never found an audience. He said he took “a certain pride…

Selwyn Raab, Tenacious Reporter Who Covered the Mob, Dies at 90

At The Times and elsewhere, he wrote about wrongful convictions, fake methadone clinics and the five powerful Mafia families in New York.

Donald Sutherland, ‘M*A*S*H’ and ‘Hunger Games’ Star, Dies at 88

Never anyone’s idea of a heartthrob, he had a chameleonlike ability to be endearing in one role, menacing in another and just plain odd in…

Eleanor Coppola, Who Chronicled Her Family’s Filmmaking, Dies at 87

She made documentaries of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” and her daughter Sofia Coppola’s “The Virgin Suicides” and recalled their lives in books.