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  1. rip
    Shonka Dukureh, Actress Who Made Big-Screen Debut in Elvis, Dead at 44She played Big Mama Thornton in the new Baz Luhrmann film.
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    James Caan, The Godfather and The Gambler Actor, Dead at 82Representatives confirmed the death of the leading man on Twitter.
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    Kazuki Takahashi, Famed Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator, Dead at 60He was found floating off the coast of Nago City in Japan.
  4. remembrance
    ‘A Combination of Permission and Exaltation’On Peter Brook and The Empty Space.
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    Sonny Barger, Hells Angel Turned Sons of Anarchy Guest Star, Dead at 83He died of cancer according to a Facebook post.
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    Drakeo the Ruler, Influential West Coast Rapper, Dead at 28The family intends to file a lawsuit against concert promoters next week.
  7. remembrances
    Honoring His Mother Was Louie Anderson’s Life’s WorkThroughout his decades-long career, the comedian learned to love himself the way his mother loved him.
  8. in memoriam
    My Sidney PoitierHe was always transcendent, but there was nothing quite like watching the late actor and director take control of the screen in the 1970s.
  9. in memoriam
    Out of Time: The Life’s Work of Jean-Marc ValléeThe late director and editor’s best film and television projects are united by a resolute commitment to immersive, subjective storytelling.
  10. tribute
    The Measureless Influence of Stephen SondheimThere was very little he thought a musical could not do.
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    Remembering the ‘Tireless’ Halyna Hutchins, a Rising Cinematography StarFriends and colleagues recall the cinematographer’s work ethic and artistic eye: “There is no excuse I can accept for this loss.”
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    Christopher Ayres, Voice of Frieza in Dragon Ball Series, Dead at 56Ayres has been credited over 200 times during his voice-acting career.
  13. in memoriam
    Death of a StorytellerRare is the actor who can locate the specific in the universal and vice versa. Michael K. Williams was that actor.
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    Chuck Close, Artist MutineerA critic considers the legacy of an intractable force in portraiture who turned himself into an artist non grata.
  15. obits
    Jim Steinman, Master of ExcessAt his best, humor and his natural talents came together — most often in the work of Meat Loaf — to create ineffable moments of pop and rock grandeur.
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    On the Talented, Monstrous James LevineThe Met’s longtime artistic director, fired for sexual abuse, has died at 77.
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    No One Was Safe from Phil SpectorThe producer made countless contributions to music, but his ego overshadowed them all.
  18. legacies
    Christo Made Us Feel the Awe-Inspiring Impermanence of Human AchievementSome scoff at these works as mere spectacle. They are spectacle. But that isn’t nothing.
  19. obituary
    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.”
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    Little Richard Put Wild Sex Into the Top 40 for GoodThe self-described king and queen of rock and roll died today at 87.
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    There Was One Great Role Brian Dennehy Never Got to PlayRobert Falls talked about the great American actor, who died on Wednesday at 81.
  22. obits
    Danny Aiello, Do the Right Thing and Moonstruck Actor, Dead at 86“The world has lost one of its greatest actors who also happened to be a wonderful human being.”
  23. obituary
    On John SimonConsidering the longtime New York critic, who died yesterday at 94.
  24. remembrances
    The Trailblazing Power of Diahann CarrollA celebration of the Dynasty star, her indelible six-decade career, and the ‘70s rom-com Claudine.
  25. obituary
    Robert Frank, 1924–2019: The Rage and the BenevolenceA remembrance by Frank’s biographer, including an excerpt from his book.
  26. appreciations
    Frank Rich: Hal Prince Directed the Greatest Musical Production I Ever SawAnd, Frank Rich recalls, there was a lot more greatness where that came from.
  27. obits
    Rip Torn Has Died at Age 88The actor passed away at his home in Connecticut.
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    Phyllis Kind, Powerhouse Gallerist, 1933–2018Phyllis Kind, art-dealer extraordinaire, changed my life. Twice.
  29. obituary
    Tom Wolfe on Marie Cosindas, an Artist Who Created Something Completely NewA photographer who worked as no one else did.
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    Hollywood Icon Debbie Reynolds Dead at 84The entertainment legend died after suffering a stroke.
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    Legendary Star Wars Actress Carrie Fisher Dead at 60She had suffered a heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles Friday.
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    Legendary Singer-Songwriter Leonard Cohen Dead at 82“We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries.”
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    Remembering Director Curtis Hanson, Dead at 71The 8 Mile and L.A. Confidential director died on September 20, at 71. 
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    British Comedy Actress and Writer Caroline Aherne Dead at 52She was best known for her starring turns in Mrs Merton and The Royle Family.
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    Actress Patty Duke Dead at 69A representative confirmed her death.
  36. legacies
    Garry Shandling Was One of American Television’s Greatest ArtistsHe made the kind of comedy you could barely stand to look at, and couldn’t look away from.
  37. On Pierre Boulez (1925–2016)The great, difficult French conductor-composer has died at 90.
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    The Crazies’s Will MacMillan Dies at 71He is survived by his wife and four children.
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    Setsuko Hara, Japanese Screen Legend, Dies at 95Hara was best known for her performance in Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo Story.
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    Kyle Jean-Baptiste, History-Making Actor of Les Miz, Dies in a FallHe was the first black actor to portray Jean Valjean on Broadway.
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    David Edelstein on Christopher Lee: ‘The Last Living Horror Icon’A career spent embodying the “alien other.”
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    Michael Blake, Oscar-Winning Writer of Dances With Wolves, Dies at 69The book sold 3.5 million copies, and the film won seven Oscars.
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    Visual-Effects Legend Ray Harryhausen Dead at 92Known for his work on Mighty Joe Young, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, and Jason and the Argonauts
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    Jerry Saltz on Richard Artschwager, 1923-2013“An artist … preternaturally acute and copacetic, as oddly visionary and just odd.”
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    Jerry Saltz on Franz West, 1947–2012“An elephantine influence.”
  46. On Adrienne Rich, 1929–2012“I have nothing but myself / to go by.”
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    Deborah Solomon on the Cuddly Side of Hilton Kramer (1928-2012)Beyond the truculent public face, a charming mentor.
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    Jerry Saltz: On Helen Frankenthaler, 1928–2011“There was picture-making, pure and simple. And beauty. Lots of it.” –