Michael Thomas, Writer and Bête Noire of the Moneyed Class, Dies at 85
His early careers as an art historian and Wall Street financier informed his financial thrillers, which often savaged the rich and powerful.
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Photo CreditWarner Books Photo CreditMatthew Peyton/Getty Images Nanci Griffith, Singer Who Blended Folk and Country, Dies at 68
Her best-loved songs were closely observed tales of small-town life, sometimes with painful details in the lyrics, but typically sung with a deceptive prettiness.
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Photo CreditMasheter Movie Archive/Alamy Pat Hitchcock O’Connell, Director’s Daughter and Cast Member, Dies at 93
She acted in three films directed by her father, Alfred Hitchcock, including “Psycho.” She later wrote a book about her mother’s role as his cinematic partner.
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Photo CreditMario Tama/AFP, via Getty Images James Hormel, America’s First Openly Gay Ambassador, Dies at 88
An outspoken advocate of L.G.B.T.Q. rights, he was nominated by President Bill Clinton and appointed despite fierce opposition from the right.
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Photo CreditMichael Marsland Donald Kagan, Leading Historian of Ancient Greece, Dies at 89
His studies of the Peloponnesian War and his impassioned teaching style inspired generations of scholars, as well as Washington strategists.
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Photo CreditAlain McLaughlin Janice Mirikitani, Poet and Crusader for People in Need, Dies at 80
Interned with her family during World War II, she became San Francisco’s poet laureate and an activist on behalf of the city’s marginalized people.
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Photo CreditNoah Berger Leon Litwack, 91, Dies; Changed How Scholars Portray Black History
One of Berkeley’s most popular professors, he brought passion and nuance — and a love for blues music — to his award-winning study of the marginalized and the oppressed.
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Photo CreditChip Somodevilla/Getty Images John Rizzo, C.I.A. Lawyer Who Sanctioned Waterboarding, Dies at 73
He defended the agency’s treatment of suspected terrorists, but he was later more reflective about it than most of his colleagues.
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Photo CreditSimon James/GC Images, via Getty Images Una Stubbs, Veteran Actress Known for ‘Sherlock,’ Dies at 84
A fixture on British television for more than half a century, she was best known to American audiences as Sherlock Holmes’s cheerful landlady.
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More in Those We’ve Lost to the Coronavirus ›Photo CreditMohamed Messara/European Pressphoto Agency Jacob Desvarieux, Guitarist Who Forged Zouk Style, Dies at 65
His band, Kassav’, found millions of listeners as it held on to Caribbean roots while reaching out to the world. He died of Covid-19.
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Photo CreditKiku Hawkes Cornelia Oberlander, a Farsighted Landscape Architect, Dies at 99
Her acclaimed modernist but naturalist designs recognized the fragility of the climate and the social effects of parks and playgrounds.
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Photo Creditvia Vales family Ellen Vales, a Caretaker in Many Forms, Dies at 73
She spent her life cooking and caring for others until she died of Covid-19.
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Photo Creditvia Kraft family David Anthony Kraft, Comic Book Writer and Chronicler, Dies at 68
He worked on The Defenders, Captain America and Man-Wolf early in his career. He died of complications of the coronavirus.
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Photo Creditvia Kost family Shirley Kost, Baseball’s ‘Cookie Lady,’ Dies at 82
Mrs. Kost would bestow cookies on her beloved Texas Rangers — players, coaches and employees — at home games. She died of complications of the coronavirus.
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More in Overlooked ›Photo CreditNorman L. Coe Studio Overlooked No More: Hettie Anderson, Sculptors’ Model Who Evaded Fame
Her image has been rendered on gold coins and monuments around the United States. But little is known about this Gilded Age model.
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Photo Creditvia Gary Snyder Fine Art Overlooked No More: Janet Sobel, Whose Art Influenced Jackson Pollock
With no formal art training, working in her Brooklyn apartment, she took up the drip style of painting that Pollock later made famous.
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Photo CreditU.S. National Library of Medicine Overlooked No More: Rebecca Lee Crumpler, Who Battled Prejudice in Medicine
As the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, she persevered to make care accessible to women and Black communities, regardless of their ability to pay.
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Photo CreditUniversity of Illinois Library Overlooked No More: Eve Adams, Writer Who Gave Lesbians a Voice
Her 1925 book, “Lesbian Love,” is one of the earliest examples of American lesbian literature. She also ran Eve’s Hangout, a literary haunt in Manhattan.
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Photo CreditFactory 25 Overlooked No More: Jobriath, Openly Gay Glam Rocker in the ’70s
His space alien persona and theatrical rock music drew comparisons to David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust character. But American audiences seemed unwilling to accept his sexuality.
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