Sep 03 John Ashbery, esteemed and inventive poet, dies at 90 By Corinne Segal John Ashbery, a master of poetic verse whose enigmatic, dexterous work challenged the world of American poetry, died Sunday at 90. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 4:03 Remembering Jerry Lewis and Dick Gregory, pioneering comedians By PBS News Hour In less than 24 hours, the world lost two comedic icons. Jerry Lewis, a comedy titan, film producer and screenwriter who entertained audiences with his uniquely zany brand of comedy, died Sunday at the age of 91. Dick Gregory, the… Continue watching
Aug 20 Comedy legend Jerry Lewis dead at 91 By Michael D. Regan Famed comedian, actor and filmmaker Jerry Lewis died on Sunday at his home in Las Vegas, his publicist confirmed. He was 91. Continue reading
Aug 20 Comedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies By Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press Dick Gregory, the comedian and activist and who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, has died. Continue reading
Jul 31 Sam Shepard, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and keen observer of American family life, dies at 73 By Dayana Morales Gomez Shepard, 73, died in Kentucky last week following a battle with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a spokesperson for the family told news outlets. Continue reading
Jul 13 Liu Xiaobo, Nobel laureate and Chinese dissident, dies at 61 By Synclaire Cruel Liu died while serving an 11-year prison sentence for “inciting subversion of state power” after co-authoring a pro-democracy manifesto titled “Charter 08.”… Continue reading
May 27 Gregg Allman, who expanded the definition of rock, dies at 69 By Michael D. Regan Gregg Allman co-founded the legendary rock 'n roll group the Allman Brothers Band in 1969 along with his older brother Duane, becoming the architects of Southern rock. Continue reading
May 23 Goodbye, 007: Roger Moore, longest-running James Bond, dies at 89 By Elizabeth Flock Roger Moore, who played the role of James Bond in seven films, more than any actor, has died at 89, after a short battle with cancer. Continue reading
Apr 01 Yevgeny Yevtushenko, acclaimed Russian poet, dies at 84 By Hugh Heckman Acclaimed Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko died Saturday of heart failure in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he taught at the University of Tulsa. He was 84 years old. Continue reading
Mar 28 Remembering Bill Minor, a lion of journalism in the South By Morgan Till A Louisianan by birth, the WWII veteran came home from the Pacific to fight new battles throughout his native South, trading the guns of a Navy destroyer for the printing presses of the Times-Picayune of New Orleans, heading its Jackson… Continue reading