Marian Turski, Who Refused to Forget the Holocaust, Dies at 98
From influential platforms, Mr. Turski, an Auschwitz survivor from Poland, warned the world of rising antisemitism and the perils of indifference to it.
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CreditMarkus Schreiber/Associated Press Clint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys’ Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93
A Secret Service agent, he leaped onto the president’s limousine in Dallas in 1963 and was credited with saving the first lady’s life. But he was haunted by his inability to save her husband.
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CreditJames W. Ike Altgens/Associated Press Alvin F. Poussaint, 90, Dies; Saw Racism Affecting Black Mental Health
A psychiatrist at Harvard and an adviser to Jesse Jackson and Bill Cosby, he challenged Black Americans to stand up to systemic bigotry.
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CreditNeal Menschel for The New York Times Al Trautwig, 68, Mainstay in the TV Booth at Madison Square Garden, Dies
He was a familiar face covering the Knicks and the Rangers and also appeared in broadcasts of 16 Olympics.
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Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Who Ruled the Charts, Dies at 88
With majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Ms. Flack, a former schoolteacher, became one of the most widely heard artists of the 1970s.
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CreditJack Robinson/Hulton Archive, via Getty Images Frank G. Wisner, Diplomat With Impact on Foreign Policy, Dies at 86
He headed U.S. embassies around the world and relished the role, bringing a gregarious style to promoting American interests. But he clashed with the Obama White House.
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CreditValdrin Xhemaj/European Pressphoto Agency Ken Rosenthal, Founder of Panera Bread’s Forerunner, Dies at 81
He built a small chain of bakery cafes, with sourdough bread as its star. A few years after it was sold, it became nationally famous under a new name.
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Credit via Rosenthal family Lynne Marie Stewart, Miss Yvonne on ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse,’ Dies at 78
She was the “most beautiful woman in Puppetland” in the 1980s children’s show starring Paul Reubens, and more recently had a recurring role in “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”
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CreditBrian D. McLaughlin/Michael Ochs Archives, via Getty Images Patsy Grimaldi, Whose Name Became Synonymous With Pizza, Dies at 93
His coal-oven pizzeria in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge has drawn patrons from New York City and beyond.
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More in Overlooked ›Overlooked No More: Lena Richard, Who Brought Creole Cooking to the Masses
She hosted a cooking show years before Julia Child was on the air, tantalizing viewers with okra gumbo, shrimp bisque and other Southern specialties.
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CreditNewcomb Archives and Vorhoff Collection at Tulane University Overlooked No More: Annie Easley, Who Helped Take Spaceflight to New Heights
She broke barriers at NASA and contributed to its earliest space missions as a rocket scientist, mathematician and computer programmer.
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CreditNASA Overlooked No More: Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien’s Middle-earth
She was a novice cartographer who landed a dream assignment: to create an atlas of the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”
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CreditCarl Plotz, via Fonstad family Overlooked No More: Fidelia Bridges, Artist Who Captured the Natural World
A prolific artist, she was known for her graceful watercolors of birds, plants and butterflies, and was considered as the equal of Winslow Homer in her day.
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CreditOliver Ingraham Lay, Charles Downing Lay, and Lay Family papers, 1789-2000 Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Overlooked No More: Margaret Getchell, Visionary Force at Macy’s
As the store’s first female executive, she helped turn it into what it is today, paving the way for other women to hold senior positions in retail.
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Carlos Diegues, Filmmaker Who Celebrated Brazil’s Diversity, Dies at 84
Seeking to shed the gauzy influence of Hollywood and focus on Brazil’s ethnic richness and troubled history, he helped forge a new path for his country’s cinema.
By Adam Nossiter
Mel Bochner, Conceptual Artist Who Played With Language, Dies at 84
His early work made use of unexpected materials like pennies and masking tape. Later, he created trenchant word paintings that provoked and delighted.
By Penelope Green
Three Poets: The Tale of Gerd, Carl & Allen
Gerd Stern, who has died at 96, formed a lifelong bond with Allen Ginsberg and Carl Solomon. Ten years ago, he wrote about how they had met in a psychiatric hospital.
Voletta Wallace, Mother Who Shaped the Notorious B.I.G.’s Legacy, Dies at 78
She played the rapper music as a child, stood by him during his career and navigated the legal and artistic questions that arose after his killing.
By Joe Coscarelli
William R. Lucas, Official Blamed in Challenger Tragedy, Dies at 102
The strong-willed director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, he failed to pass on warnings from engineers that the space shuttle launch was at risk.
By Trip Gabriel
Olga James, a Star of ‘Carmen Jones’ and ‘Mr. Wonderful,’ Dies at 95
An operatic soprano, she had high-profile roles on film and stage in the 1950s. But after that, she mostly spent her career away from the limelight.
By Richard Sandomir
Jerry Butler, Hitmaking Singer Known as the Iceman, Dies at 85
With his resounding baritone and courtly manner, he led the Impressions before beginning a solo career, recording songs like “Only the Strong Survive.”
By Jim Farber
Marshall Rose, Who Helped Revive Two New York Institutions, Dies at 88
A real estate developer, he was instrumental in revitalizing the New York Public Library and transforming Bryant Park from a dangerous dead zone into a glorious sanctuary.
By Sam Roberts
Tom Fitzmorris, Colorful New Orleans Food Critic, Dies at 74
In print, online and on the radio, he parlayed a savant’s mastery of his city’s restaurant menus and a love of the spotlight into a career that spanned five decades.
By Kim Severson
David Boren, an Oklahoma Eminence as Governor and Senator, Dies at 83
A Democrat, he became a powerful voice on national intelligence in the Senate before leaving to become president of the University of Oklahoma.
By Robert D. McFadden
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