in memoriam

Remembering some of those lost to COVID-19

By Judy Woodruff

Tens of thousands of Americans have already lost their lives due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. They include teachers, health care workers, musicians, public servants and many more who have left a permanent mark on their communities. The death toll…

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Oscar-nominated cinematographer of ‘E.T.,’ ‘Bugsy’ dies at 77

By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press

Allen Daviau died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19, a representative from the American Society of Cinematographers said Wednesday.

Linda Tripp, whistleblower in Clinton scandal, dies at 70

By Associated Press

Tripp's secretly recorded conversations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky led to the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton.

Singer John Prine dies at 73

By Michael Warren, Associated Press

Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in “Angel from Montgomery,” “Sam Stone,” “Hello in There” and scores of other indelible tunes, died Tuesday.

‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81

By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart complications, his family said in…

New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis dead at 85

By Janet McConnaughey, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford, has died. He was 85.

Terrence McNally, lauded American playwright, dies at 81

By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

McNally, one of America’s great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class" and the musicals "Ragtime" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman," has died of complications from the coronavirus.

Max von Sydow, ‘Exorcist’ actor and Bergman film collaborator, dies at age 90

By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press

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.