in memoriam

French actress Anouk Aimée dies at 92

By Associated Press

Born in Paris to parents who both worked as actors, Aimée worked with an array of acclaimed directors, including Federico Fellini, Bernardo Bertolucci and Robert Altman.

French music icon Françoise Hardy dies at 80

By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press

Hardy's lyrics often captured the angst and longing of adolescence, resonating deeply with young audiences. Her melancholic and introspective tone set her apart from the more exuberant pop music of her peers.

NBA great Jerry West dies at 86

By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press

He was a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA selection, part of the 1972 Lakers team that won a championship, an NBA Finals MVP as part of a losing team in 1969 and was selected as part of the NBA’s 75th…

Civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95

By Christopher Weber, Travis Loller, Associated Press

Lawson was an apostle of nonviolent protest — and close adviser to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction.

Paul Auster, celebrated and experimental author, dies at 77

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Called the “dean of American post-modernists” and “the most meta of American meta-fictional writers,” Auster blended history, politics, genre experiments, existential quests and self-conscious references to writers and writing.

NewsHour viewers remember Robert MacNeil

By Steff Staples, Dan Cooney

Here’s how viewers and former colleagues are remembering Robert MacNeil's life and legacy.

Robert MacNeil, co-founder of NewsHour, dies at 93

By Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown

MacNeil, a pioneer of public media journalism and a driving force behind the show that would become the PBS NewsHour, died Friday at the age of 93.

Charles Osgood, CBS host and network’s poet-in-residence, dies at 91

By Associated Press

Osgood, who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning,” was a broadcaster who could write essays and light verse as well as report hard news, and he worked radio and television with equal facility.

Norman Jewison, ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck’ director, dead at 97

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, died “peacefully” Saturday, according to his publicist.