Derek Rose, Impeccable Purveyor of Luxury Pajamas, Dies at 93
His colorful men’s nightwear was like something made on Savile Row in London — perfect, pricey — except that it was rarely seen outside the bedroom.
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CreditDerek Rose Ltd Raila Odinga, Champion of Kenyan Democracy and Former Prime Minister, Dies at 80
A pivotal political leader who helped usher in multiparty democracy in the East African country, he ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times.
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CreditBen Curtis/Associated Press D’Angelo, Acclaimed and Reclusive R&B Innovator, Dies at 51
After hitting No. 1 with “Voodoo,” the genre-melding 2000 album that he promoted with a risqué music video, he vanished for more than a decade.
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CreditMark Guthrie/Camera Press, via Redux Mike Greenwell, All-Star Outfielder for the Red Sox, Dies at 62
Roaming the same grass as Ted Williams, he played for Boston for his entire 12-year major league career and came in second in the 1988 M.V.P. voting.
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Toby Talbot, Impassioned Promoter of Art Films, Dies at 96
With her husband, Dan, she ran four theaters in Manhattan and a company that distributed foreign and independent classics.
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CreditF. Roy Kemp/BIPs, via Getty Images Alfa-Betty Olsen, Behind-the-Scenes ‘Comic Conspirator,’ Dies at 88
After quietly helping Mel Brooks set the irreverent tone on “Get Smart” and “The Producers,” she had a long collaboration as a writer with the actor and humorist Marshall Efron.
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CreditAllan Tannenbaum/Getty Images Milton Esterow, Who Reported on Art Stolen in World War II, Dies at 97
At The New York Times and then ARTnews, which he bought, he brought an investigative edge to stories about artwork looted by the Germans during World War II and the Soviets afterward.
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CreditWilliam E. Sauro/The New York Times Susan Griffin, a Leading Voice of Ecofeminism, Is Dead at 82
With books like “Woman and Nature,” she pioneered a unique form of creative nonfiction, linking violence against women to the ravaging of the environment.
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CreditIrene Young Danny Thompson, Bassist Who Defied Folk Conventions, Dies at 86
A bedrock of the idiosyncratic British group Pentangle, he went on to play with a host of luminaries, including Roy Orbison, Eric Clapton and Kate Bush.
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More in Overlooked ›Overlooked No More: Violeta Parra, Folk ‘Genius’ Who Redefined Latin American Music
A self-taught composer and interpreter, she led an unconventional and itinerant life devoted to spreading Chilean folkloric music.
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CreditYrjö Lintunen, via The People´s Archive Overlooked No More: Bessie Margolin, Lawyer Who Turned Workers’ Hopes Into Law
Her streak of Supreme Court victories, which began during the New Deal era, benefited millions of workers and continue to shape labor rights today.
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CreditU.S. Department of Labor, via Malcolm Trifon Overlooked No More: Eglantyne Jebb, Who Started a Movement With Save the Children
She co-founded the organization after she was outraged to learn that children were starving after World War I, when the British blocked aid to several countries.
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CreditSave the Children Overlooked No More: Tina Modotti, Whose Life Was as Striking as Her Photographs
Her work is now in museums, but in the early 20th century, it was obscured by her romantic relationships with prominent men, among them her mentor, Edward Weston.
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CreditGBB Archive/Mondadori Portfolio, via Everett Collection Overlooked No More: Molly Drake, a Maternal Musical Force Behind Nick Drake’s Sound
She was a poet, singer, composer and pianist whose melancholic home recordings from the 1950s hit on universal themes of despair, heartbreak, longing and loss.
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John Searle, Philosopher Who Wrestled With A.I., Dies at 93
His blunt debating and imaginative theorizing about artificial intelligence and the human mind made him a leading scholar. But sexual-harassment allegations ended his career.
By Alex Traub
Diane Keaton: A Life in Pictures
On and off the screen, the star with a distinctive fashion sense was a singular presence.
By The New York Times
Jesse L. Douglas, Aide to King in Marches From Selma, Is Dead at 90
A lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. and a fellow preacher, he played a vital role in organizing voting-rights protests in 1965 that began with “Bloody Sunday.”
By Peter Applebome
Hollywood and Fans Remember Diane Keaton
Tributes from colleagues and fans flooded social media as they learned of her death. Many celebrated her onscreen legacy and some noted her impact on their lives.
By Jin Yu Young
Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79
She brought an unconventional personality to scores of roles on television and in movies ranging from zany comedies like “Sleeper” to piercing dramas like “The Godfather.”
By Anita Gates
Clark Olofsson, 78, Dies; Bank Robber Helped Inspire ‘Stockholm Syndrome’
In a 1973 heist, he and another man held hostages who surprisingly came to defend them, drawing attention to a puzzling psychological phenomenon.
By Trip Gabriel
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, 80, Dies; In Congress, a Lifeline for Detroit
Over seven terms, she garnered millions in funds in helping to revitalize the city. But the political scandals of her son, an ex-mayor, came to shadow her career.
By Adam Nossiter
Nikola Pilic, Whose Wimbledon Boycott Helped Shape Modern Tennis, Dies at 86
After he was suspended in 1973, 81 players boycotted the tournament in solidarity, highlighting a power struggle for control of the sport.
By Jeré Longman
Peter M. Fishbein, Lawyer Named in Savings-and-Loan Lawsuit, Dies at 91
His firm’s $41 million settlement in representing Charles H. Keating Jr. raised questions about government overreach.
By Trip Gabriel
Renato Casaro, ‘Michelangelo of Movie Posters,’ Dies at 89
Few moviegoers knew his name, but directors like Sergio Leone, Sylvester Stallone and Quentin Tarantino considered his vivid work invaluable.
By Alex Williams
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