Obituary

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Milan Kundera
Success

Milan Kundera, dissident Soviet satirist famed for ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being,’ dies in Paris at 94

By Elaine Ganley, Lori Hinnant and The Associated Press
July 12, 2023
Mikala Jones
Success

Mikala Jones, extreme photographer of ocean waves, dies in surfing accident at 44

By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press
July 11, 2023
Tylenol poisoning suspect who tried to extort $1 million from Johnson & Johnson to ‘stop the killing’ dies at 76
Health

Tylenol poisoning suspect who tried to extort $1 million from Johnson & Johnson to ‘stop the killing’ dies at 76

By Mark Pratt and The Associated Press
July 11, 2023
Peg Yorkin
Success

Peg Yorkin, feminist philanthropist who personally paid $5 million to bring abortion pill mifepristone to the U.S. in 1991, dies at 96

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June 27, 2023
Richard Ravitch
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Richard Ravitch, lifelong New Yorker who tackled ’70s fiscal crisis and ’80s subway insolvency, dies at a Manhattan hospital at 89

By Jake Offenhartz and The Associated Press
June 27, 2023
Glenda Jackson
Politics

Glenda Jackson, two-time Oscar winner turned British MP before comeback to stage and screen, dies at 87

By Jill Lawless and The Associated Press
June 15, 2023
Roger Payne
Success

Roger Payne, the scientist who helped create modern environmentalism by discovering that whales can sing, dies at 88

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
June 14, 2023
Cormac McCarthy
Success

Cormac McCarthy, Pulitzer-winning novelist indifferent to success, dead at 89: ‘As far as many, many people reading it, so what?’

By Sue Major Holmes, Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
June 14, 2023
Treat Williams
Success

Treat Williams, versatile actor with nearly 50 years of credits, dies at 71 in motorcycle crash in Vermont

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June 13, 2023
Richard Snyder
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Richard Snyder, the ‘warrior-king’ who turned Simon & Schuster into a publishing titan, dies at 90

By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
June 8, 2023
Pat Robertson
Success

Pat Robertson, central figure in the fusion of Christianity, the Republican Party and television, dies at 93

By Ben Finley and The Associated Press
June 8, 2023
Wrestling icon The Iron Sheik who built a legendary villain persona in Cold War America dies at 81
Lifestyle

Wrestling icon The Iron Sheik who built a legendary villain persona in Cold War America dies at 81

By Adrian Sainz and The Associated Press
June 7, 2023
Astrud Gilberto
Success

Astrud Gilberto, singer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ who claimed she didn’t see any royalties from the smash hit, dead at 83

By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
June 6, 2023
Anna Shay
Success

Anna Shay, heiress, philanthropist and star of Netflix’s ‘Bling Empire,’ dead of a stroke at 62

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June 6, 2023
Ray Stevenson
Lifestyle

Ray Stevenson, actor who starred as a legionary in HBO’s ‘Rome’ and the villain from ‘RRR,’ dies at 58

By Lindsey Bahr and The Associated Press
May 23, 2023

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