Sam Moore of the Dynamic Soul Duo Sam & Dave Is Dead at 89
Mr. Moore and Dave Prater stormed the R&B and pop charts with indelible hits like “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’.”
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CreditPaul Natkin/Getty Images Seymour P. Lachman, Who Exposed Political Cabals in Albany, Dies at 91
In “Three Men in a Room,” Mr. Lachman, an educator and former state senator, charted how power was secretly and corruptly wielded in New York State government.
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CreditMark Von Holden/Invision for Rudin Management/AP Images Mauro Morandi, Italy’s Robinson Crusoe, Dies at 85
He was the sole resident of Budelli, an undeveloped sliver of paradise off the northern coast of Sardinia. He embraced the solitude, until he was evicted.
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CreditMichele Ardu James Arthur Ray, 67, Self-Help Guide Whose Retreat Became Deadly, Dies
A rising star among New Age motivational speakers, he was brought down by a disaster during one of his retreats in Arizona, where three people died in a sweat lodge.
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Anita Bryant, Whose Anti-Gay Politics Undid a Singing Career, Is Dead at 84
The former beauty queen and spokeswoman for Florida orange juice was an all-American entertainer before she began crusading against L.G.B.T.Q. rights.
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CreditKathy A. Willens/Associated Press Shiu Ka-chun, Advocate for Hong Kong Prisoners, Is Dead at 55
A social worker and teacher imprisoned for his activism, he later wrote about the toll of incarceration and worked to help others behind bars.
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CreditK. Y. Cheng/South China Morning Post, via Getty Images Richard M. Cohen, 76, News Producer Who Wrote of Health Challenge, Dies
When he was 25, he learned that he had multiple sclerosis. He coped with the disease throughout a long career at several networks, recalled in a best-selling memoir.
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Creditvia Cohen family Paul Oreffice, a Combative Chief of Dow Chemical, Dies at 97
He led the company as it flourished in the ’70s and ’80s while confronting veterans and environmentalists over its toxic products like Agent Orange and dioxin.
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CreditAssociated Press Otto Schenk, Opera Director and Bulwark of Tradition, Dies at 94
A prominent practitioner of the historically grand productions that were once fashionable at the Met, he was especially well known for his stagings of Wagner.
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More in Overlooked ›Overlooked No More: Fidelia Bridges, Artist Who Captured the Natural World
A prolific artist, she was known for her graceful watercolors of birds, plants and butterflies, and was considered as the equal of Winslow Homer in her day.
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CreditOliver Ingraham Lay, Charles Downing Lay, and Lay Family papers, 1789-2000 Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Overlooked No More: Margaret Getchell, Visionary Force at Macy’s
As the store’s first female executive, she helped turn it into what it is today, paving the way for other women to hold senior positions in retail.
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Credit Overlooked No More: Go-won-go Mohawk, Trailblazing Indigenous Actress
In the 1880s, the only roles for Indigenous performers were laden with negative stereotypes. So Mohawk decided to write her own narratives.
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CreditNational Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution Overlooked No More: Margaret E. Knight, Innovator of the Flat-Bottomed Paper Bag
She came up with a method of automation so that workers would not have to make the bags by hand. Then she fought for credit for her work.
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CreditBoston Sunday Post, via Newspaper Archive Overlooked No More: Mariama Bâ, Voice of African Feminism
She became a literary star in Senegal with novels that addressed women’s issues as the country, newly free from French colonial rule, was discovering its identity.
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Bob Veale, Towering Fireballer for the ’60s Pirates, Dies at 89
A 6-foot-6 strikeout king, he was a star of the Pittsburgh rotation who left batters wary of both his fastball and his wildness.
By Richard Sandomir
‘Approaching the Light’: Peter Fenwick and Stories of Near-Death Experiences
Dr. Fenwick, a neuropsychiatrist, assembled anecdotes from more than 300 people in his book “The Truth in the Light.” Here are some of them.
By Ash Wu
Peter Fenwick, Leading Expert on Near-Death Experiences, Dies at 89
He was a neuropsychiatrist who was studying consciousness when a patient explained what had happened to him. He came to believe the phenomenon was real.
By Michael S. Rosenwald
Carole Wilbourn, Who Put Cats on the Couch, Dies at 84
When cats bite or scratch, they’re trying to tell you something. Ms. Wilbourn, a cat therapist, was a pioneer in the art of listening to them.
By Penelope Green
Ed Van Put, Who Hooked Jimmy Carter on the Catskills, Dies at 88
A master fly-fisherman, author and conservationist, he guided the famous, including a former president, and the not-so-famous in the hunt for rainbow trout.
By Sam Roberts
Josh White Jr., Who Built on His Father’s Folk Legacy, Dies at 84
He began performing at 4 alongside his father, the celebrated singer and guitarist Josh White, and later carved out his own career.
By Clay Risen
Pippa Garner, Conceptual Artist With a Satirical Streak, Dies at 82
Her witty drawings, arresting sculptures and outlandish gadgets commented on consumerism, gender relations (she had transitioned), American car culture and more.
By Will Heinrich
Peter Yarrow, of the Folk Group Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86
The trio he formed with Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers became a pop phenomenon, scoring hits like “If I Had a Hammer” and “Puff the Magic Dragon.”
By Jim Farber
Jean-Marie Le Pen, Rabble-Rousing Leader of French Far Right, Dies at 96
He ran unsuccessfully for the French presidency five times, riding waves of discontent and xenophobia as the leader of the National Front party.
By Robert D. McFadden
Mike Rinder, Scientology Spokesman Turned Critic, Dies at 69
In a memoir and as a host of the documentary series “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath,” he accused the church of fostering a culture of abuse.
By Michael Levenson
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