Fellow musical-lovers will mourn the passing of vaudeville and screen actress June Havoc, immortalized as the iconic…
Hikers found the last known wild wolverine in Michigan dead over the weekend. Wildlife officials still don't know…
Susan Morgan, who under the pen names Zoe Barnes and Sue Dyson wrote numerous bestsellers, has died at 52. It has…
Last night, like probably half the reading world, I re-read Catcher in the Rye. It was my old school edition, the…
Margery Beddow, an acclaimed dancer, director and choreographer, has died at 72. Her career included a stint with…
Jennifer Jones, the popular film star who won an Oscar for her leading role in The Song of Bernadette, has died at…
Collin Wilcox, an accomplished actress perhaps best known for playing Mayella Ewell, the woman who falsely accuses…
Irving Penn, one of the most famous and influential fashion photographers of all time, has died at 92. [NYT]
Richard Merkin, artist, illustrator and "professional dandy," has died at 70. Eulogized Tom Wolfe, "He was the…
Sylvia Schur, a food consultant and editor who, in addition to creating recipes and cookbooks, developed Clamato and…
Kathryn Kennedy, a pioneering California winemaker famed for her cabernet sauvignon, has died at 82. [NYT]
Sheila Lukins, the entrepreneur, cook and author whose Silver Palate store and cookbook played a crucial role in the…
Karla Kuskin, the author of more than 50 books for children, including many books of verse and the classic The…
Hildegard Behrens, a dramatic sopranao famed for her interpretation of Wagner, has died at 72. The cause of death…
Ruth Ford, an actress who became famous for the salons she held in her Dakota apartment, has died at 98. "My life…
Carleen Hutchins, a violin designer and builder famed for crafting the innovative "new violin family," has died at…
Today we want to salute two people: Harry F. Klemfuss, the man behind National Secretaries Week, who has died at 88,…
Brenda Joyce, an actress of the 1940s best known for playing Jane in five "Tarzan" movies, has died at 92.…
Judi Ann Mason, a playwright and screenwriter, has died at 54. Mason started writing professionally at only 19 and,…