in memoriam

PHOTOS: Remembering famed architect I.M. Pei, dead at 102

By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press

Pei, the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died at age 102.

Ellen Tauscher, former congresswoman and finance trailblazer, dies at 67

By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press

Tauscher, who served in Congress for more than a decade before joining the Obama administration, died of complications from pneumonia, her family said Tuesday.

John Singleton, Oscar-nominated filmmaker, dies at 51

By Jake Coyle, Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Singleton, the director of "Boyz N the Hood," made movies that probed the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond.

Charles Van Doren, figure in game show scandals, dies at 93

By Dave Collins, Associated Press

The handsome scion of a prominent literary family, Van Doren was the central figure in the TV game show scandals of the late 1950s and eventually pleaded guilty to perjury for lying to a grand jury that investigated them.

Grammy-nominated rapper and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle shot and killed at 33

By Mesfin Fekadu, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

Rapper Nipsey Hussle was fatally shot outside the clothing store he founded to help rebuild his troubled South Los Angeles neighborhood, police said, cutting short a career that earned him a Grammy nomination this year for his major-label debut. He…

Luke Perry dead at 52 after suffering stroke, publicist says

By Lynn Elber, Associated Press

Perry, who gained instant heartthrob status as wealthy rebel Dylan McKay on "Beverly Hills, 90210," died Monday after suffering a massive stroke, his publicist said. He was 52.

Keith Flint, singer of electronic band The Prodigy, dies at 49

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press

Keith Flint, the fiery frontman of British dance-electronic band The Prodigy, was found dead Monday at his home near London, the band said.

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento dead at 91

By Associated Press

Known for composing in styles ranging from melody to dissonance, Argento earned the Pulitzer in 1975.

Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld dies at 85

By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press

Chanel's iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, whose accomplished designs as well as trademark white ponytail, high starched collars and dark enigmatic glasses dominated high fashion for the past 50 years, has died. He was around 85 years old.

WWII sailor in iconic Times Square kiss photo dies at 95

By Associated Press

In one of the most famous photographs of the 20th century, George Mendonsa kisses Greta Zimmer Friedman, a dental assistant in a nurse's uniform, on Aug. 14, 1945, the day Japan surrendered to the United States.