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Catherine Spaak, Darling of Italian Cinema in the ’60s, Dies at 77
Born in France, she moved to Italy as a teenager and began a long acting career, which extended to Hollywood in the movie “Hotel.”
Michelle Materre, Champion of Black Independent Film, Dies at 67
Through her distribution company and an educational series, Ms. Materre was for decades a tireless advocate for underrepresented filmmakers.
Sumy Sadurni, Photojournalist Whose Focus Was East Africa, Dies at 32
She traveled the world, but she was best known for the photographs she took in Uganda, which brought pathos and humanity to charged subject matter.
Lucy Rowan Mann, Doyenne of a Prime Classical Music Prize, Dies at 100
With her husband, the violinist Robert Mann, she mentored young classical musicians and administered the Naumburg Foundation’s storied annual awards.
Chris Dickerson, Who Broke Bodybuilding Barriers, Dies at 82
Nicknamed “Diamond Calves,” he was the first Black man to win the Mr. America contest. As a gay man, he said, he also felt bigotry...
Kathy Flores, Pathbreaking Women’s Rugby Coach, Dies at 66
She was a gifted player and exacting coach who pushed for recognition of women in a historically male-dominated sport.
Suzette Winter, Who Documented Hollywood’s Golden Age, Dies at 90
She and her husband produced more than 30 rosy biographical films for television about the era’s biggest stars.
Franz Streitwieser, Trumpet Maestro With a Trove of Brass, Dies at 82
He accumulated more than 1,000 items with provenances spanning centuries, all housed for a time in a converted barn in rural Pennsylvania.
Maureen Cleave, Pop Journalist and Beatles Confidante, Dies at 87
Ms. Cleave’s interview with John Lennon, in which he said the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus,” drew worldwide attention.