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May 22, 2026
Kitty Bruce, Caretaker of Lenny Bruce’s Legacy, Dies at 70
As Mr. Bruce’s daughter, she maintained boxes of video and audio of his groundbreaking and often scandalous work.
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May 15, 2026
Joe Sedelmaier Dies at 92; Ad Auteur Behind ‘Where’s the Beef?’
He directed nearly 1,000 comedic commercials, including a much-quoted spot for Wendy’s and one for FedEx featuring a manic speed talker.
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May 15, 2026
G. Robert Blakey Dies at 90; Drafted the RICO Anti-Racketeering Statute
He was also the chief counsel to the House Select Committee on Assassinations in the late 1970s and spent years as a Notre Dame law professor.
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May 9, 2026
Edith Eva Eger, Psychologist Who Barely Survived Auschwitz, Dies at 98
Her time in concentration camps brought her an understanding of humanity that helped her treat her patients.
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May 4, 2026
John Sterling, the Yankees’ Most Enduring Announcer, Dies at 87
He called over 5,600 games, more than any other announcer for the team, and was known for his personalized, slightly wacky home run calls.
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May 2, 2026
Nicole Hollander, Acerbic Feminist Cartoonist, Dies at 86
For more than 30 years, she wrote and illustrated “Sylvia,” a comic strip about a tart-tongued, witty woman unafraid of expressing her many opinions.
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April 22, 2026
Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian Superstar Who Spurned the N.B.A., Dies at 68
A Hall of Fame forward, he was a scoring machine, shooting from all over the court, and an early master of the three-pointer. “There was not a shot I didn’t like,” he said.
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April 22, 2026
Alan Osmond, Who Led His Brothers in a Boy Band, Dies at 76
He was the eldest original member of the Osmonds, a family singing group that hit it big in the 1970s with songs like “One Bad Apple.”
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April 16, 2026
Roger Adams Dies at 71; Invented the Rolling Sneakers Known as Heelys
You could walk in them like gym shoes, but if you rocked back on your heels the wheels emerged, turning them into roller skates. In the early 2000s, the company sold millions.
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April 10, 2026
Davey Lopes, Base-Stealing Maestro, Is Dead at 80
He was one of baseball’s most efficient thieves, and part of a storied infield quartet with the Los Angeles Dodgers, playing in four World Series.
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April 10, 2026
Bob Law, Trailblazing Talk-Radio Host, Dies at 86
His wee-hours show “Night Talk” was a nationally syndicated stalwart, examining tough issues and spotlighting Black cultural and political stars.
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April 8, 2026
Wayne Perkins, Guitarist to the Stars, Dies at 74
Mr. Perkins worked with Bob Marley, Joni Mitchell and many others, almost joined the Rolling Stones and turned down an offer from Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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April 7, 2026
Nathan Farb, 85, Dies; Photographed Hippies, Siberians and Mountains
His camera captured subjects as diverse as New York City during the Summer of Love in 1967, Siberia under Soviet rule and the Adirondacks in upstate New York.
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April 2, 2026
Biruté Galdikas, 79, Who Worked to Save Wild Orangutans in Borneo, Dies
With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, she was one of three prominent researchers of great apes who were sometimes called the “trimates.”
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March 27, 2026
Robert Fox, Acclaimed Producer in Britain and on Broadway, Dies at 73
A favorite of actors like Maggie Smith, he produced dozens of plays, including “The Audience,” about Queen Elizabeth II, which was made into the Netflix show “The Crown.”
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March 19, 2026
Jane Lapotaire, British Actress Who Won a Tony for ‘Piaf,’ Dies at 81
In a distinguished career in classical and contemporary plays, she drew acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic for her dramatic portrayal of the French singer Édith Piaf.
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