Faith Ringgold Dies at 93; Wove Black Life Into Quilts and Children’s Books
A champion of Black artists, she explored themes of race, gender, class, family and community through a vast array of media and later the written word.
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CreditMeron Tekie Menghistab for The New York Times Rico Wade, an Architect of Atlanta Hip-Hop, Dies at 52
As one-third of the production team Organized Noize, Wade nurtured the careers of Outkast, Goodie Mob and Future from the confines of his mother’s basement, known as the Dungeon.
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CreditRick Diamond/WireImage Fritz Peterson, Yankee Pitcher in an Unusual ‘Trade,’ Dies at 82
He was a leading light on an undistinguished team. But he became known less for his achievement on the field than for exchanging wives with a teammate.
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CreditBettmann Archive/Getty Don Wright, Editorial Cartoonist With a Skewer for a Pen, Dies at 90
He won two Pulitzers for Florida newspapers, commenting wryly on war, segregation, church scandals and more while reaching readers nationwide through syndication.
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Frank Olson, Executive Who Linked O.J. Simpson With Hertz, Dies at 91
He negotiated Mr. Simpson’s star turn in commercials, tapping into his football fame, and formed a social bond with him — until there were murder charges. They died on the same day.
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CreditDave Pickoff/Associated Press 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.
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CreditStephane Cardinale/Corbis, via Getty Images Roberto Cavalli, Designer Who Celebrated Excess, Dies at 83
From the mid-1990s onward he was one of the biggest names in fashion, with stores around the world and celebrity admirers like Lenny Kravitz and Cindy Crawford.
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CreditSavo Prelevic/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Robert MacNeil, Earnest News Anchor for PBS, Dies at 93
With his longtime co-host Jim Lehrer, he delivered thoughtful reports that stood in stark contrast to the commercial networks’ ever more sensational newscasts.
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CreditAssociated Press Rumi Missabu, Avant-Garde Drag Performer Who Glittered, Dies at 76
He was one of the stars of the Cockettes, a psychedelic collective formed at the turn of the 1970s in San Francisco, that was short-lived but inspired generations.
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More in Overlooked ›Overlooked No More: Lizzie Magie, the Unknown Inventor Behind Monopoly
Magie’s creation, The Landlord’s Game, inspired the spinoff we know today. But credit for the idea long went to someone else.
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CreditThe Brodix Publishing Company Overlooked No More: Henrietta Leavitt, Who Unraveled Mysteries of the Stars
The portrait that emerged from her discovery, called Leavitt’s Law, showed that the universe was hundreds of times bigger than astronomers had imagined.
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CreditPopular Astronomy, via Library of Congress Overlooked No More: Yvonne Barr, Who Helped Discover a Cancer-Causing Virus
A virologist, she worked with the pathologist Anthony Epstein, who died last month, in finding for the first time that a virus that could cause cancer. It’s known as the Epstein-Barr virus.
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CreditGregory Morgan Overlooked No More: Miriam Solovieff, Lauded Violinist Who Suffered Tragedy
She led a successful career despite coping with a horrific event that she witnessed at 18: the killing of her mother and sister at the hands of her father.
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CreditMark B. Anstendig Overlooked No More: Betty Fiechter, Pioneer in the World of Watches
She started out at Blancpain as an apprentice and eventually took over as an owner, a move that one industry insider noted was “totally unprecedented” for a woman.
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Bennett Braun, Psychiatrist Who Fueled ‘Satanic Panic,’ Dies at 83
He diagnosed dozens of patients with what he said were suppressed memories of being tortured by cults. He later lost his license.
By Clay Risen
Richard Leibner, Savvy Agent for Top Broadcast Journalists, Dies at 85
His negotiations led to Dan Rather’s elevation from “60 Minutes” to anchor of the “CBS Evening News” and sent Diane Sawyer from “60 Minutes” to ABC.
By Richard Sandomir
Evan Stark, 82, Dies; Broadened Understanding of Domestic Violence
He and his wife wrote pioneering studies; he used the term “coercive control” to describe psychological and physical dominance by abusers.
By Richard Sandomir
O.J. Simpson, Football Star Whose Trial Riveted the Nation, Dies at 76
He ran to football fame and made fortunes in movies. His trial for the murder of his former wife and her friend became an inflection point on race in America.
By Robert D. McFadden
Akebono, First Foreign-Born Sumo Grand Champion, Dies at 54
Born in Hawaii, he moved to Japan in 1988 and won 11 grand championships. His success drove a resurgence in the sport’s popularity.
By Victoria Kim, Hisako Ueno and Yan Zhuang
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 later documented the contributions of other women.
By Gavin Edwards
Thomas Gumbleton, Catholic Bishop and a Progressive Voice, Dies at 94
He was arrested protesting war and clashed with fellow bishops in supporting gay marriage and the ordination of women and championing victims of sex abuse by priests.
By Trip Gabriel
Nijole Sadunaite, Lithuanian Nun Who Opposed Soviet Rule, Dies at 85
A dissident who promoted democracy and religious freedom, she was arrested by the K.G.B. After independence from Moscow, she was honored by Lithuania’s Parliament.
By Sam Roberts
Pat Zachry, Pitcher Known for a Lopsided Trade, Dies at 71
In 1977, the Mets dealt Tom Seaver, a future Hall of Fame pitcher, for what The Times called “four players of far less magnitude.” Zachry was one of them.
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Peter Higgs, físico que descubrió la ‘partícula de Dios’, muere a los 94 años
El bosón de Higgs lleva su nombre. Es un elemento clave del modelo estándar, que encapsulaba todo el conocimiento humano hasta el momento sobre las partículas elementales.
By Dennis Overbye
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