Give A Gift
Displaying all articles tagged:

Obituary

  1. remembrance
    The Glorious RBGI learned, while writing about her, that her precision disguised her warmth.
    By Irin Carmon
  2. tribute
    Gail Sheehy Never Stopped ReportingA memorial tribute to one of New York’s most daring writers.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  3. tribute
    Pete Hamill Was One of Us, Only Better at ItThe peerless observer of New York life died yesterday at 85.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  4. remembrance
    A Rolling Tribute to New York’s John HomansWe’ll be republishing this page frequently, as his colleagues join in remembering him.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  5. obituary
    Kelly Preston Dies at 57 After Struggle With Breast CancerThe ‘Jerry Maguire’ actress was married to John Travolta for 28 years.
    By Hannah Gold
  6. legacies
    Christo Made Us Feel the Awe-Inspiring Impermanence of Human AchievementSome scoff at these works as mere spectacle. They are spectacle. But that isn’t nothing.
    By Jerry Saltz
  7. obituary
    On Larry Kramer, The Normal Heart, and Playwriting As Screed“I had internalized that meat-ax political drama was a synonym for ‘clumsy.’ But it dismantled all my craft preconceptions.”
    By Helen Shaw
  8. a-wop-bop-a-loo-bop
    Little Richard Put Wild Sex Into the Top 40 for GoodThe self-described king and queen of rock and roll died today at 87.
    By Bill Wyman
  9. obit
    There Was One Great Role Brian Dennehy Never Got to PlayRobert Falls talked about the great American actor, who died on Wednesday at 81.
    By Helen Shaw
  10. obituary
    What Elizabeth Wurtzel Was Really LikeMy friend Elizabeth Wurtzel was everything we weren’t supposed to be.
    By Nancy Jo Sales
  11. obituary
    Remembering Elizabeth Wurtzel, a Proudly Difficult Person“She had a tiny nuclear reactor where the rest of us have a breastbone.”
    By Benjamin Wallace
  12. obits
    Danny Aiello, Do the Right Thing and Moonstruck Actor, Dead at 86“The world has lost one of its greatest actors who also happened to be a wonderful human being.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. obituary
    On John SimonConsidering the longtime New York critic, who died yesterday at 94.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  14. remembrances
    The Trailblazing Power of Diahann CarrollA celebration of the Dynasty star, her indelible six-decade career, and the ‘70s rom-com Claudine.
    By Odie Henderson
  15. obituary
    Robert Frank, 1924–2019: The Rage and the BenevolenceA remembrance by Frank’s biographer, including an excerpt from his book.
    By RJ Smith
  16. appreciations
    Frank Rich: Hal Prince Directed the Greatest Musical Production I Ever SawAnd, Frank Rich recalls, there was a lot more greatness where that came from.
    By Frank Rich
  17. obits
    Rip Torn Has Died at Age 88The actor passed away at his home in Connecticut.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  18. obituary
    Phyllis Kind, Powerhouse Gallerist, 1933–2018Phyllis Kind, art-dealer extraordinaire, changed my life. Twice.
    By Jerry Saltz
  19. rip
    Anthony Bourdain Has DiedThe reported cause was suicide.
    By Alan Sytsma
  20. obituary
    Tom Wolfe, New York and New Journalism Legend, Dies at 88In a city of people who wear black, the man in the white suit.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  21. reread
    Remembering New York’s Great Illustrator Robert GrossmanA celebration of one of our early contributors.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  22. Kissing Cynthia Heimel Good-byeRemembering the humorous writer.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  23. obits
    Fashion Photographer Gösta Peterson Dies at Age 94His daring, electric photographs pioneered an informal approach to fashion editorials in the 1960s and ‘70s.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  24. obits
    Remembering French Actress Jeanne Moreau, Bohemian Style IconThe 89-year-old actress died on Monday in Paris.
    By Catie L'Heureux
  25. Remembering Our Colleague S. Jhoanna RobledoA tough reporter and a lovely person, gone way, way too soon.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  26. obituary
    Tom Wolfe on Marie Cosindas, an Artist Who Created Something Completely NewA photographer who worked as no one else did.
    By Tom Wolfe
  27. reproductive rights
    Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade, Dies at Age 69McCorvey was the plaintiff in the landmark case that made abortion a constitutional right.
    By Jenni Miller
  28. debbie reynolds
    Hollywood Icon Debbie Reynolds Dead at 84The entertainment legend died after suffering a stroke.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  29. obituary
    Legendary Star Wars Actress Carrie Fisher Dead at 60She had suffered a heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles Friday.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  30. obituary
    Legendary Singer-Songwriter Leonard Cohen Dead at 82“We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  31. obituary
    Remembering Director Curtis Hanson, Dead at 71The 8 Mile and L.A. Confidential director died on September 20, at 71. 
    By Adam Sternbergh
  32. obits
    British Comedy Actress and Writer Caroline Aherne Dead at 52She was best known for her starring turns in Mrs Merton and The Royle Family.
    By Kit Steinkellner
  33. bill cunningham
    Bill Cunningham: The Photographer of Modern LifeNew York and the world are a lesser place without him.
    By Jerry Saltz
  34. none of the above
    Obituary Is Brutally Honest About Election 2016“Faced with the prospect of voting for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, Mary Anne Noland of Richmond chose, instead, to pass into the eternal love of God … “
    By Hilary Weaver
  35. obits
    Actress Patty Duke Dead at 69A representative confirmed her death.
    By Madeline Raynor
  36. legacies
    Garry Shandling Was One of American Television’s Greatest ArtistsHe made the kind of comedy you could barely stand to look at, and couldn’t look away from.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  37. High Times Lawyer Michael Kennedy Dead at 78Kennedy “loved giving the finger to the establishment.” 
    By Claire Landsbaum
  38. On Pierre Boulez (1925–2016)The great, difficult French conductor-composer has died at 90.
    By Justin Davidson
  39. obituary
    The Crazies’s Will MacMillan Dies at 71He is survived by his wife and four children.
    By Jackson McHenry
  40. setsuko hara
    Setsuko Hara, Japanese Screen Legend, Dies at 95Hara was best known for her performance in Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo Story.
    By Jackson McHenry
  41. obituary
    Kyle Jean-Baptiste, History-Making Actor of Les Miz, Dies in a FallHe was the first black actor to portray Jean Valjean on Broadway.
    By Greg Cwik
  42. Obituary
    Sasha Petraske’s Influence on BartendingThe bar proprietor, who found unexpected fame after opening Milk & Honey, died last week.
    By Hugh Merwin
  43. obituary
    David Edelstein on Christopher Lee: ‘The Last Living Horror Icon’A career spent embodying the “alien other.”
    By David Edelstein
  44. in memoriam
    Mary Ellen Mark Was a Master of the UnexpectedThe legendary photographer died Monday at age 75.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  45. obituary
    Michael Blake, Oscar-Winning Writer of Dances With Wolves, Dies at 69The book sold 3.5 million copies, and the film won seven Oscars.
    By Greg Cwik
  46. Farewells
    Restaurant Posts Somber ‘Obituary’ After Upstairs Neighbor Kills the“Cause of death: The HMO owner who did not fix a leak.”
    By Clint Rainey
  47. obituary
    Ruth Benerito, an Inventor of Wrinkle-Free Cotton, Dies at 97You have Ruth Benerito to thank for all the ironing you don’t do.
    By Maggie Lange
  48. obituary
    A Celebration of Esther Williams, Hollywood’s MermaidDied today at age 91. See her greatest hits.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  49. r.i.p.
    Visual-Effects Legend Ray Harryhausen Dead at 92Known for his work on Mighty Joe Young, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, and Jason and the Argonauts
    By Jesse David Fox
  50. photobituary
    Margaret Thatcher: A Life in PicturesDancing with Reagan, riding in a tank.
    By Maureen O'Connor
Load More