Max von Sydow, ‘Exorcist’ actor and Bergman film collaborator, dies at age 90
Max von Sydow, the self-described “shy boy”-turned-actor who played the priest in the horror classic “The Exorcist,” has died. He was 90. He was known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman.
Pioneering theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson dies at 96
In popular culture, Dyson is most famous for his thought experiments on space travel and future civilizations.
WATCH: Jim Lehrer’s life celebrated in memorial service
Family members, friends and our PBS NewsHour family -- past and present -- said goodbye to co-founder Jim Lehrer on Friday.
WATCH: Gwen Ifill honored in Forever stamp dedication ceremony
The late NewsHour anchor Gwen Ifill is being commemorated by the U.S. Postal Service with a Forever stamp this year. USPS will celebrate the release of the stamp in a dedication ceremony on Thursday at a Washington, D.C., church that…
We often refer to the "NewsHour family." Jim was our founding father.
As we continue to grieve the loss of our co-founder and former anchor, Jim Lehrer, we close with the voices of our staff, past and present, and NewsHour family. Jim touched so many lives and leaves an indelible imprint on…
He offered viewers the chance to hear different sides and find common ground, and over the years he offered insight into his philosophy.
For those who worked with Jim Lehrer, his legacy is deeply personal.
It is impossible to quantify Jim Lehrer’s influence on this news program, American journalism, presidential debates or the lives of so many of us. He was an extraordinary journalist, writer, collaborator and friend. Robert MacNeil, Lehrer’s NewsHour co-founder, longtime Lehrer…
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