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Trina Robbins, Creator and Historian of Comic Books, Dies at 85
Obsessed with comics from a young age, she was a pioneer in a male-dominated field and...
O.J. Simpson, Football Star Whose Trial Riveted the Nation, Dies at 76
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Peter Higgs, Nobelist Who Predicted the ‘God Particle,’ Dies at 94
The Higgs boson was named for him. It was a key element of the Standard Model,...
John Sinclair, 82, Dies; Counterculture Activist Who Led a ‘Guitar Army’
His imprisonment for a minor marijuana offense became a cause célèbre. He was released after John...
John Barth, Writer Who Pushed Storytelling’s Limits, Dies at 93
His sprawling and boisterous novel “The Sot-Weed Factor,” published in 1960, projected him into the ranks...
Maryse Condé, ‘Grande Dame’ of Francophone Literature, Dies at 90
She explored the history and culture of Africa, the West Indies and Europe in work that...
Joe Flaherty, ‘SCTV’ and ‘Freaks and Geeks’ Actor, Dies at 82
Mr. Flaherty first became known for playing a series of oddball characters on one of TV’s...
Barbara Rush, Award-Winning TV and Film Actress, Dies at 97
She received a Golden Globe in 1954 as that year’s rising star and appeared in movies...
Lou Conter, Last Survivor of the Battleship Arizona, Dies at 102
Escaping injury in the Japanese attack on the ship in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941,...
Dan Lynch Has Died (SRI, Arpanet, Internet)
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Daniel Kahneman, Who Plumbed the Psychology of Economics, Dies at 90
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Joseph I. Lieberman, Senator and Vice-Presidential Nominee, Dies at 82
He served four terms in the Senate from Connecticut and was chosen by Al Gore as...
Laurent de Brunhoff, Artist Who Made Babar Famous, Dies at 98
After his father, who created the character, died, he continued the series of books about a...
Amnon Weinstein, Who Restored Violins From the Holocaust, Dies at 84
Many were left behind by victims of the gas chambers. He let the instruments be heard...
M. Emmet Walsh, Character Actor Who Always Stood Out, Dies at 88
His roles in films like “Knives Out” and “Blade Runner” were sometimes big, sometimes small. But...
Gylan Kain, 81, a Founder of the Last Poets and a Progenitor of Rap, Dies
He spun gripping portraits of the Black experience starting in the 1960s with the seminal Harlem...
Lawyer, Author and TikTok Star Spent 72 Years in an Iron Lung
Paul Alexander, who died at 78, was paralyzed with polio at age 6 and relied on...
Akira Toriyama, Creator of ‘Dragon Ball,’ Dies at 68
His popular manga inspired numerous television, film and video game adaptations, reaching fans far beyond Japan’s...
Josette Molland, Who Told of Life in Nazi Camps Through Art, Dies at 100
She endured horrors as a captured member of the French Resistance, and to ensure that her...
