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Chloe Aaron, a Top PBS Executive, Is Dead at 81
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As one of TV’s highest-ranking women in the 1970s, she worked to broaden the audience for public television. Chloe Wellingham Aaron, who, when she became senior...
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David Schramm, Blustery Comic Foil in ‘Wings,’ Dies at 73
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Though known from his TV role, he did much of his work on the stage, starting as an original Acting Company member. David Schramm, an acclaimed stage and televi...
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Maurice Berger, Curator Outspoken About Race, Is Dead at 63
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An influential art historian, he called out racism in the museum world, and in the broader culture as well. Maurice Berger, who as a curator and a writer was a ...
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Wolf Kahn, Who Painted Vibrant Landscapes, Is Dead at 92
Neil Genzlinger//36 views
He played with color, creating scenes both calming and arresting. He said he wanted his colors “to be surprising to people without being offensive.” Wolf Kahn, ...
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James Hatch, Archivist of Black Theater, Dies at 91
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A scholar and historian, he amassed an invaluable trove of interviews and other material with his wife, the filmmaker Camille Billops. James V. Hatch, a histori...
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Mal Sharpe, Groundbreaker in Street-Level Pranking, Dies at 83
Neil Genzlinger//28 views
Long before late-night talk show hosts began doing it, he conducted absurd interviews with gullible passersby with his comedic partner, Jim Coyle. Two strangers...
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Eduard Limonov, Russian Writer and Dissident, Dies at 77
Neil Genzlinger//39 views
He wrote colorful books based on his time in exile in New York. His politics were just as colorful. Eduard Limonov, a Russian writer and political activist whos...
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Elinor Ross, Met Soprano With Illness-Shortened Career, Dies at 93
Neil Genzlinger//31 views/1 comments
In 1970 she stepped in on short notice at the Metropolitan Opera. Nine years later, Bell’s palsy sidelined her. Elinor Ross, a soprano who made a dramatic Metro...
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Zara Steiner, Historian Who Explored World War I’s Roots, Dies at 91
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Following history’s paper trail, she wrote about the failures of diplomacy and the period between the world wars. Zara S. Steiner, who wrote deeply researched b...
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Lisel Mueller, Pulitzer-Winning Poet, Dies at 96
Neil Genzlinger//41 views/1 comments
Her themes included language, nature and history, including her own flight from Nazi Germany. Lisel Mueller, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose elegant work dr...