Sonny Rollins, Giant of the Jazz Saxophone, Is Dead at 95
Mr. Rollins’s return to action in 1961, complete with a contract from RCA Victor Records that was unusually…
Manny Nosowsky, Waggish Crossword Constructor for The New York Times, Dies at 94
Manny Nosowsky, a New York Times crossword puzzle creator who delighted solvers with his witty, pun-filled puzzles for…
Kyle Busch, ‘Rowdy’ NASCAR Star, Dies at 41
Kyle Busch, who grew up racing go-karts in cul-de-sacs and became one of NASCAR’s greatest and most polarizing…
Clarence Carter, Singer of Lust-Filled Soul Hits, Dies at 90
Clarence Carter, the Southern soul singer and guitarist who sang unabashedly of adultery and lust on hits of…
Ted Turner, Creator of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle, Dies at 87
Ted Turner, the media mogul who cut a brash and vivid figure on the American scene of the…
Steve Clark, Olympic Swimmer Who Confronted Depression, Dies at 82
Steve Clark, a two-time Olympic swimmer who won three gold medals for the United States at the 1964…
David Allan Coe, Singer Who Personified Outlaw Country, Dies at 86
That story, later debunked, was typical of the outlaw aura that surrounded Mr. Coe — and that often…
Tiny Love Stories: ‘Everyone Was a Few Drinks In’
Begrudgingly Enchanted When I worked at Disneyland, I mercilessly mocked people who visited without children. I swore I…
Andrew Hacker, Provocative Political Scientist, Dies at 96
Andrew Hacker, a scholar of political science who wrote a host of provocative books on education, race relations…
Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79
Diane Keaton, the vibrant, sometimes unconventional, always charmingly self-deprecating actress who won an Oscar for Woody Allen’s comedy…