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Displaying all articles tagged:
Obit
remembrance
July 6, 2022
‘A Combination of Permission and Exaltation’
On Peter Brook and
The Empty Space.
By
Helen Shaw
rip
July 1, 2022
Technoblade, Late Minecraft YouTuber, Honored by Gaming World
“He will be missed dearly,” the official Minecraft account tweeted.
By
Jason P. Frank
rip
Apr. 21, 2022
Robert Morse,
Mad Men
and Broadway Star, Dead at 90
“The moon belongs to everyone.”
By
Ashley Shannon Wu
obit
Apr. 15, 2022
Liz Sheridan,
Seinfeld
Mom and Broadway Dancer, Dead at 93
The late actress documented her affair with James Dean in her memoir.
By
Alejandra Gularte
r.i.p.
Mar. 24, 2022
R.I.P. Mr. GIF
Stephen Wilhite, the creator of the GIF, was 74.
By
Wolfgang Ruth
obit
Mar. 12, 2022
Traci Braxton, Singer and Toni Braxton’s Sister, Dead at 50
Her sister Toni Braxton announced the news Saturday morning.
By
Alejandra Gularte
rip
Mar. 11, 2022
Emilio Delgado, Luis on
Sesame Street
for 45 Years, Dead at 81
He held the record for Mexican American actor with the longest-running role in TV history.
By
Ashley Shannon Wu
rip
Feb. 2, 2022
Monica Vitti, Italian Actress and Muse, Dead at 90
The
L’Avventura
star died in Rome on Wednesday.
By
Ashley Shannon Wu
obit
Jan. 27, 2022
Drakeo the Ruler, Influential West Coast Rapper, Dead at 28
The family intends to file a lawsuit against concert promoters next week.
By
Wolfgang Ruth
obit
Jan. 21, 2022
Comedian and
Baskets
Star Louie Anderson Dead at 68
He was hospitalized for blood cancer treatment.
By
Alejandra Gularte
vulture lists
Jan. 21, 2022
12 Meat Loaf Stories That Proved He Lived One Hell of a Life
Warning: The late Meat Loaf was known to embellish a story or two.
By
Dan Reilly
obit
Aug. 24, 2021
Charlie Watts Held the Rolling Stones Together for Half a Century
Remembering the legendary drummer, without whom the greatest rock and roll band in history might’ve crumbled.
By
Bill Wyman
rip
May 19, 2021
Paul Mooney, Trailblazing Comedian and Writer, Is Dead at 79
After suffering a heart attack at his home.
By
Zoe Haylock
obituary
Mar. 17, 2021
On the Talented, Monstrous James Levine
The Met’s longtime artistic director, fired for sexual abuse, has died at 77.
By
Justin Davidson
q+a
Sept. 18, 2020
George C. Wolfe on the ‘Audacity’ of His Late Mentor Stanley Crouch
“Even if you didn’t agree with him, there was an incredible thoughtfulness that was going on,“ the playwright said of the combative jazz critic.
By
Matt Stieb
deaths
Sept. 9, 2020
Kool & the Gang Co-Founder Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell Dead at 68
He started the legendary funk group with his brother Robert “Kool” Bell in 1964.
By
Chris Murphy
obituary
May 28, 2020
On Larry Kramer,
The Normal Heart,
and Playwriting As Screed
“I had internalized that meat-ax political drama was a synonym for ‘clumsy.’ But it dismantled all my craft preconceptions.”
By
Helen Shaw
obit
Apr. 17, 2020
There Was One Great Role Brian Dennehy Never Got to Play
Robert Falls talked about the great American actor, who died on Wednesday at 81.
By
Helen Shaw
appreciation
Mar. 25, 2020
‘I Was Always Astounded by the Level of Constant Invention’: On Terrence McNally
The playwright’s broad palette and essential humanity.
By
Helen Shaw
obituary
Nov. 25, 2019
On John Simon
Considering the longtime New York critic, who died yesterday at 94.
By
Christopher Bonanos
appreciations
July 31, 2019
Frank Rich: Hal Prince Directed the Greatest Musical Production I Ever Saw
And, Frank Rich recalls, there was a lot more greatness where that came from.
By
Frank Rich
obit
July 4, 2019
Al Feldstein and the Furshlugginer Greatness of
Mad
Magazine
An assessment of
Mad’s
place in the culture, as the magazine goes off to its final Fold-in.
By
Christopher Bonanos
deaths
Nov. 12, 2018
Comics Legend Stan Lee Dead at 95
His daughter has confirmed the news.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
obituary
June 19, 2017
Tom Wolfe on Marie Cosindas, an Artist Who Created Something Completely New
A photographer who worked as no one else did.
By
Tom Wolfe
r.i.p.
Jan. 6, 2017
Beloved Actor Om Puri Dead at 66
Puri acted across Bollywood, British, and Hollywood films.
By
Karen Brill
obit
Sept. 19, 2016
Edward Albee Saw Life As a Cosmic Joke
The playwright literally couldn’t imagine being closeted, in any way.
By
Jesse Green
rest in peace
June 18, 2016
Ron Lester, Star of
Varsity Blues
, Dead at 45
He also starred in
Not Another Teen Movie
and
Good Burger
.
By
Devon Ivie
r.i.p.
Apr. 24, 2016
Billy Paul, Soul Singer Known for ‘Me and Mrs. Jones,’ Dead at 81
His manager told the media that he was hospitalized last week at Temple University Hospital.
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
obit
Mar. 23, 2016
Remembering Phife Dawg, Who Mattered to Everyone
It’s something about the death of a lyricist that hurts a different way.
By
Rembert Browne
take it easy
Jan. 19, 2016
Why Glenn Frey Was the True Leader of the Eagles
Bob Seger says so of the recently departed Eagle, and you know, we’ve gotta agree.
By
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
remembering bowie
Jan. 11, 2016
Grieving David Bowie, a True Rock Star in Life and in Death
Our music critic mourns the loss of David Bowie, a rock star so committed to his post that he soundtracked his own death.
By
Lindsay Zoladz
Jan. 8, 2016
Remembering Elizabeth Swados, the Original Theater Badass
Her stubborn, wild, ephemeral spirit touched so many of us.
By
Jonathan Coleman
obit
Dec. 28, 2015
Jerry Saltz on Ellsworth Kelly 1923–2015; ‘The American Matisse’
“Now, his work stuns me from its own Platonic eternity.”
By
Jerry Saltz
ode to a fallen front man
Dec. 7, 2015
Scott Weiland’s Quest for Front-man Reinvention
Remembering the wholly unique Stone Temple Pilots singer.
By
Eric Harvey
one of the greats
Nov. 11, 2015
Remembering Allen Toussaint, the Musical Force Who Embodied New Orleans
Toussaint shaped the sound of R&B, rock, and country, but to New Orleans, he remained a down-to-earth ambassador.
By
Alison Fensterstock
obit
Aug. 8, 2015
Rapper Sean Price Dies at 43
Price was a member of the heralded hip-hop duo Heltah Skeltah.
By
Greg Cwik
obit
Aug. 2, 2015
Iconic British Singer and TV Star Cilla Black Dies at 72
She played with the Beatles and was the highest-paid woman on TV.
By
Greg Cwik
obit
July 19, 2015
Godfather
Actor Alex Rocco Dead at 79
Rocco is best known for portraying Moe Greene in Francis Ford Coppola’s classic film.
By
Greg Cwik
obit
July 12, 2015
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, 55, Passes Away
He had been at the company since 1983.
By
Greg Cwik
obit
July 12, 2015
That Face, Those Eyes: Omar Sharif’s Journey to International Superstardom
The legendary actor had an ineffable presence, more so than any other actor of his generation.
By
Bilge Ebiri
obit
July 11, 2015
Cheers
Actor Roger Rees Dead at 71
The actor was best known for his roles on
Cheers
,
The West Wing
, and in
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
.
By
Greg Cwik
obit
June 15, 2015
Farewell to the Last Honorable Man in Westeros
Sadness may pierce us like shards of dragonglass.
By
Jada Yuan
June 11, 2015
Ornette Coleman’s Uncompromising Genius
A tribute to the brilliant jazz musician, dead today at 85.
By
Glenn Kenny
obit
Apr. 2, 2015
The Cynthia Lennon I Knew
A story with a twist.
By
Steven Gaines
Nov. 20, 2014
Direction and Misdirection: An Appreciation of Mike Nichols, 1931–2014
“Two countries, three names, four wives, innumerable lives.”
By
Jesse Green
obit
Nov. 20, 2014
Frank Rich Remembers Mike Nichols
Looking back on a career like few others.
By
Frank Rich
obit
July 17, 2014
The Lady in Room 309: Elaine Stritch, 1925–2014
Vulnerability that comes from growing up in the sticks.
By
Jesse Green
July 11, 2014
The Loveliness of the Long-Distance Artist: On Kawara, 1933–2014
In memoriam.
By
Jerry Saltz
obits
Feb. 12, 2014
All Hail: Sid Caesar, 1922–2014
Even in fragments, his greatness comes through.
By
Christopher Bonanos
obit
Feb. 9, 2013
Jerry Saltz on Richard Artschwager, 1923-2013
“An artist … preternaturally acute and copacetic, as oddly visionary and just odd.”
By
Jerry Saltz
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