Oct 24 Frank Mankiewicz, aide to Robert Kennedy, dies at 90 By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press Frank Mankiewicz, the press secretary who went before television cameras to announce the death of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and later served as political director for presidential candidate George McGovern, died Thursday. He was 90. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch Remembering Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee, a 'spiritual leader for good journalism' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 21 Legendary Watergate editor Ben Bradlee dies at 93 By Sarah McHaney Ben Bradlee, the former executive editor of The Washington Post who led the paper during its legendary Watergate coverage, died Tuesday at his home in Washington, D.C., the newspaper reported. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia. He was… Continue reading
Sep 27 Convicted ex-congressman James Traficant dies at 73 By Associated Press James Traficant, the colorful Ohio politician whose conviction for taking bribes and kickbacks made him only the second person to be expelled from Congress since the Civil War, died Saturday. He was 73. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch Barbara Walters praises Joan Rivers, the 'consummate performer' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 19 Simin Behbahani, Iran's national poet, dies at 87 By Victoria Fleischer Iran’s national poet Simin Behbahani died Tuesday of heart failure at the age of 87, according to the country’s official news agency. Behbahani was an iconic figure of modern Persian literature, affectionately referred to as “the lioness of Iran” by… Continue reading
Aug 11 Comedian-actor Robin Williams dies at 63 By Larisa Epatko Comedian and actor Robin Williams was found dead Monday morning at his Northern California home from an apparent suicide, according to the Marin County Sheriff's Office. He was 63. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch Nadine Gordimer, 90, Nobel-winning novelist who spoke out against apartheid By PBS News Hour Nadine Gordimer has died at the age of 90 at her home in Johannesburg. The Nobel Prize-winning writer and anti-apartheid activist used her pen to write damning indictments of South Africa's racial segregation. We look back at Charlayne Hunter-Gault’s 1987… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Nadine Gordimer, 90, Nobel-winning novelist who spoke out against apartheid By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 13 Maestro Lorin Maazel, celebrated conductor, is dead at 84 By News Desk Conductor, composer and former child prodigy Lorin Maazel, died on Sunday at his home in Virginia. Continue reading