Franca Sozzani Dies at 66; Gave Italian Vogue a Daring Look and Voice
In her 28-year direction of the magazine, she nurtured the careers of a generation of top fashion photographers, and didn’t shy from serious issues.
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CreditRay Green/Popperfoto, via Getty Images Jens Risom, Modernist Designer Whose Furniture Still Has Legs, Dies at 100
Mr. Risom, a Danish immigrant, fused Scandinavian and rustic American influences in a celebrated armless chair that’s still selling 74 years later, and other modernist pieces for Knoll Studio.
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CreditWarner Bros., via Photofest Michèle Morgan, the First ‘Best Actress’ at Cannes, Dies at 96
Ms. Morgan was just 26 when she starred as a blind woman in Jean Delannoy’s “Pastoral Symphony.” She and the film won honors at the first Cannes festival.
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CreditBrendan Hoffman/Getty Images Sidney Drell, Who Advised Presidents on Nuclear Weapons, Dies at 90
Dr. Drell served on a series of advisory groups that helped advance the technology of nuclear detection and shape the policy of nuclear deterrence.
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CreditAlive Films David Berry, Playwright and Screenwriter, Dies at 73
Mr. Berry wrote the play “The Whales of August” and the screenplay of the movie version.
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CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times Dick Latessa, Winner of a Tony for ‘Hairspray,’ Dies at 87
Mr. Latessa appeared in several Broadway shows — like “Follies,” “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and “Damn Yankees” — as well as on television and in films.
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CreditBennett Raglin/WireImage Gina Quattrochi, Who Helped Provide Housing for AIDS Patients, Dies at 63
Ms. Quattrochi served for 25 years as the AIDS Resource Center’s chief executive and was instrumental in building what became the nation’s largest housing resource for people living with AIDS.
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CreditBrian Vander Brug/Los Angeles Times, via Getty Images Howard L. Bingham, Muhammad Ali’s Longtime Photographer, Dies at 77
Mr. Bingham chronicled the boxer’s life for more than 50 years and displayed a particular flair for showing him away from the ring.
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CreditLeonhard Foeger/Reuters Notable Deaths 2016
Remembering Nancy Reagan, David Bowie, Harper Lee, Merle Haggard, Anita Brookner, Clyde Lovellette, Anne Jackson, Monte Irvin, Maurice White, Umberto Eco and others who died this year.
