Known early on for skin-baring temptress roles, she later earned rave reviews, a Cannes award and…
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Catherine T. Nolan, State Assembly Powerhouse From Queens, Dies at 67
With nearly four decades in Albany, often leading key committees as a Democrat, she was an…
Continue ReadingBrian Doherty, 57, Dies; Chronicled Libertarians and Other Outsiders
Fascinated by the fringes, he wrote a definitive history of libertarianism and books about underground comics…
Continue ReadingJ. Michael Bishop, Nobel Prize Winner for Cancer Research, Dies at 90
He helped discover cancer-causing genes. Later, as chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, he…
Continue ReadingRobert S. Mueller III, 81, Dies; Rebuilt F.B.I. and Led Trump Inquiry
After he concluded that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election, he became a target of…
Continue ReadingPaul Brainerd Dies at 78; Pioneered Desktop Publishing With PageMaker
His software brought printing into the digital age, allowing users to stop manually splicing columns of…
Continue ReadingShigeaki Mori, Hiroshima Survivor Photographed With Obama, Dies at 88
He lived through the first atomic bombing in Japan and then spent decades researching the identities…
Continue ReadingChuck Norris, Crowd-Pleasing Star of Action Movies and TV, Dies at 86
He channeled his martial arts skills into heroic roles in films like “The Delta Force” and…
Continue ReadingThomas Gentille, Artist Who Made Wearable Sculpture, Dies at 89
He was a master jeweler, but his pieces looked more like miniature contemporary artworks than anything…
Continue ReadingCarol Kitman, 96, Dies; Photographer Documented the Vindman Twins
A chance encounter in Brooklyn led to a decades-long project following the boys’ lives, from childhood…
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