Margalit Fox's Blog, page 25
June 9, 2015
Vincent Musetto, 74, Dies; Wrote ‘Headless’ Headline of Ageless Fame
Mr. Musetto, as an editor at The New York Post, wrote the most anatomically evocative headline in the history of American journalism.
June 8, 2015
Ruth Feldman, 80, Dies; Quiz Kid Told What It Was Like in a Book
Mrs. Feldman made her entrance to the radio quiz world in 1941 as Ruthie Duskin, age 7.
June 5, 2015
Ruth Feldman, a Quiz Kid Who Later Distilled the Experience in a Book, Dies at 80
Mrs. Feldman made her entrance to the radio quiz world in 1941 as Ruthie Duskin, age 7.
June 3, 2015
Nico Castel, Tenor and Diction Coach at the Met, Dies at 83
Mr. Castel, who guided generations of the world’s foremost singers through the oohs and aahs of their craft, appeared in nearly 800 performances with the Metropolitan Opera.
June 2, 2015
Jean Ritchie, Lyrical Voice of Appalachia, Dies at 92
Ms. Ritchie brought hundreds of traditional songs from her native Appalachia to a wide audience and performed with major names in folk music, including Pete Seeger and Doc Watson.
May 29, 2015
Jerry Dior, Designer of Major League Baseball’s Logo, Dies at 82
The logo was a routine assignment for Mr. Dior, completed in one afternoon, while he was working for Sandgren & Murtha, a New York City marketing concern.
May 27, 2015
Hugh Ambrose, Historian Who Wrote ‘The Pacific,’ Dies at 48
The historian began his career as a researcher for his father, Stephen E. Ambrose; his best-selling history became an Emmy Award-winning mini-series.
May 22, 2015
Victor Salvi, Who Played Harps and Made Them Too, Dies at 95
Mr. Salvi, a former New York Philharmonic member, founded a company that became the world’s foremost harp producer.
May 15, 2015
Franz Wright, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Poetry, Dies at 62
Mr. Wright, who published about a dozen volumes of his work, wrote of beatings and suicide, and of his difficult relationship with his father, the poet James Wright.
May 14, 2015
Rachel Rosenthal, Bold Performance Artist, Dies at 88
Ms. Rosenthal’s work melded dance, theater, dramatic monologues, improvisation and visual art to illuminate her abiding concerns: feminism, environmentalism and animal rights.
