Robert D. McFadden
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Max Morath, Pianist Who Staged a One-Man Ragtime Revival, Dies at 96
A student of both music and history, he entertained audiences in the 1960s and beyond while educating them about a genre whose heyday had ended...
Bill Lee, Jazz Bassist and Composer, Is Dead at 94
He accompanied a wide range of musicians from the worlds of both folk and jazz. But he was probably best known for scoring the early...
Sam Zell, 81, Tycoon Whose Big Newspaper Venture Went Bust, Dies
With a fortune made in real estate, he went into the media business in a landmark leveraged buyout of the Tribune Company in 2007. Bankruptcy...
Menahem Pressler, Pianist Who Co-Founded the Beaux Arts Trio, Dies at 99
Mr. Pressler, who fled Nazi Germany as a youth, was the anchor of a group that, with various lineups, performed all over the world for...
Newton N. Minow, F.C.C. Chief Who Deemed TV a ‘Vast Wasteland,’ Dies at 97
His stunning declaration caused an instant sensation when he made it in 1961 and ignited a national debate over Americans’ viewing habits.
Bert I. Gordon, Auteur of Mutant Monster Movies, Dies at 100
Despite low budgets and years of mostly negative reviews, he gained a cult following for his giant villains, homemade effects and preposterous plotlines.
Bob Richards, Pole-Vaulting Hero of the Cold War Era, Dies at 97
An ordained minister known as the Vaulting Vicar, he was an Olympic gold medal winner and the first athlete to appear on the front of...
Thomas Donahue, Influential Leader of Organized Labor, Dies at 94
A one-time doorman and bus driver, he became an assistant secretary of labor but fell short of his goal of being elected head of the...
John Corry, Former Times Reporter and TV Critic, Dies at 89
Among his best known articles were one that helped clear a man of killing his mother and one that disputed plagiarism charges against Jerzy Kosinski.
George Lois, 91, Who Brought the Counterculture to Advertising, Dies
He became well known for the covers he designed for Esquire magazine, many of them wordless critiques of American society.