Margalit Fox's Blog, page 26
May 14, 2015
Audree Norton, Who Paved Way for Deaf Actors, Dies at 88
Ms. Norton, a deaf actress, sacrificed her own career in a fight that demonstrably helped the careers of the generation that followed, including Marlee Matlin.
May 11, 2015
Chris Burden, a Conceptualist With Scars, Dies at 69
One of the foremost performance artists of the 1970s, Mr. Burden was perhaps the single best-known practitioner of the subgenre of body art.
May 7, 2015
Patachou, French Singer With a Habit of Snipping Neckties, Dies at 96
One of the most renowned French singers of the postwar period, Patachou was known for her deep voice and amiably irreverent stage persona.
Guy Carawan Dies at 87; Taught a Generation to Overcome, in Song
With his performance of “We Shall Overcome” at the inaugural meeting of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1960, Mr. Carawan turned a little-known folk song into an anthem.
May 6, 2015
Marcia Brown, 96, Dies; Book Illustrator Won Three Caldecott Medals
Ms. Brown won three Caldecott Medals for her children’s books, including “Once a Mouse” and “Shadow,” one of only two artists to do so.
May 5, 2015
Patachou, a French Singer With a Habit of Snipping Neckties, Dies at 96
One of the most renowned French singers of the postwar period, Patachou was known for her deep voice and amiably irreverent stage persona.
May 1, 2015
Rolf Smedvig, Trumpeter in the Empire Brass, Dies at 62
A former member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Smedvig helped found the wide-ranging Empire Brass quintet.
April 30, 2015
Elizabeth Brown Pryor, Biographer of Clara Barton and Robert E. Lee, Dies at 64
Ms. Pryor, who served more than two decades in the State Department, was the author of well-regarded biographies of the founder of the American Red Cross and the Confederate commander.
Verne Gagne, Wrestler Who Grappled Through Two Eras, Dies at 89
Gagne wrestled professionally from the late 1940s until the 1980s and was a transitional figure between the early 20th century barnstormers and the steroidal sideshows of today.
April 28, 2015
Elizabeth Brown Pryor, 64, Biographer of Clara Barton and Robert E. Lee, Dies
Ms. Pryor, who served more than two decades in the State Department, was the author of well-regarded biographies of the founder of the American Red Cross and the Confederate commander.
