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Annie Flanders, Founder of Details Magazine, Dies at 82
Her idiosyncratic and fiercely independent magazine chronicled Downtown Manhattan in the 1980s, a combustible mix of art, music and fashion.
Tova Borgnine, Cosmetics Maven and QVC Star, Dies at 80
She turned a cactus-derived face mask into a multimillion-dollar beauty business. Her husband, the actor Ernest Borgnine, gave it a surprise assist.
Nino Cerruti, Designer Who Revolutionized Men's Wear, Dies at 91
He loosened up men’s suits with unstructured tailoring and supple fabrics. He also dressed generations of movie stars, onscreen and off.
Alan Scott, Doctor Behind the Medical Use of Botox, Dies at 89
An ophthalmologist and researcher, he discovered a drug that treated serious eye conditions. It also smoothed wrinkles — and an alternative industry was born.
Max Julien, Star of a Cult Blaxploitation Film, Dies at 88
Black audiences flocked to see him in “The Mack,” and generations of cinephiles have paid homage to his star turn, his smooth delivery and his...
A Story of Love and Obsession
At home with James Fenton, the English poet, journalist and critic, and Darryl Pinckney, the African American novelist and playwright, in their obsessively, deliriously embellished...
Eve Babitz, a Hedonist With a Notebook, Is Dead at 78
A child of Hollywood, she wrote of the sensuous pleasures of Los Angeles, and sampled them enthusiastically.
Bob Gill, Graphic Designer Who Elevated the ‘Message,’ Dies at 90
He was a groundbreaking master of the visual pun, part of a generation of designers for whom the aesthetic was in service to the idea.
Richard Schultz, Designer Who Made the Outdoors Modern, Dies at 95
Working for Knoll, Mr. Schultz created furniture that became classics. One standout: a sleek mesh and aluminum chaise with ‘training wheels.’
George Malkemus, Who Pushed Manolos to New Heights, Dies at 67
He successfully marketed Manolo Blahnik’s extravagantly-heeled confections. Then a television character named Carrie Bradshaw brandished a pair in “Sex and the City.”