Kinky Friedman, Musician and Humorist Who Slew Sacred Cows, Dies at 79
He and his band, the Texas Jewboys, won acclaim for their satirical takes on American culture. He later wrote detective novels and ran for governor of Texas.
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CreditPaul Sequeira, via Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Jamie Kellner, TV Executive Who Started Fox and WB, Dies at 77
With an emphasis on younger viewers, he established the networks as serious rivals to ABC, CBS and NBC, which had ruled television for nearly 40 years.
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CreditJavier Mendoza/Associated Press Elaine Schwartz, Longtime Principal of an Innovative School, Dies at 92
A co-founder of the Center School in Manhattan, she implemented once-radical ideas that put the students first. She retired four decades later, at 91.
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CreditLeo Sorel Buzz Cason, Songwriter Best Known for ‘Everlasting Love,’ Dies at 84
As a performer, he was a leading figure in the early days of Nashville rock ’n’ roll. He later found success as a writer, producer and publisher.
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Bill Cobbs, ‘Bodyguard’ and ‘Night at the Museum’ Actor, Dies at 90
He was not a Hollywood household name. But his face was one anyone who watched TV or movies over the past several decades could recognize.
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CreditGus Ruelas/Reuters Shahjahan Bhuiya, Bangladeshi Executioner Turned TikTok Star, Is Dead
He hanged high-profile inmates in exchange for a reduction in his own robbery and murder sentences, and became a social media sensation after his release.
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CreditMonirul Alam/EPA, via Shutterstock Kaz Hosaka, 65, Dies; Led Two Poodles to Westminster Glory
He began handling dogs in his native Japan and then became a poodle specialist, leading Spice and Sage to Best in Show victories.
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CreditJulia Nikhinson/Associated Press Russell Morash, ‘This Old House’ and ‘The French Chef’ Producer, Dies at 88
Hailed as a pioneer of D.I.Y. programming, he oversaw groundbreaking how-to shows on public television in the days before HGTV and YouTube.
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CreditJack Shipley for WGBH Tom Prasada-Rao, Whose Song Elegized George Floyd, Dies at 66
His 2020 lament “$20 Bill” was covered by scores of artists and, a fellow musician said, might well be destined for the folk music canon.
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More in Overlooked ›Overlooked No More: Lorenza Böttner, Transgender Artist Who Found Beauty in Disability
Böttner, whose specialty was self-portraiture, celebrated her armless body in paintings she created with her mouth and feet while dancing in public.
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Creditvia Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art Overlooked No More: Hansa Mehta, Who Fought for Women’s Equality in India and Beyond
For Mehta, women’s rights were human rights, and in all her endeavors she took women’s participation in public and political realms to new heights.
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Creditvia Mehta family Overlooked No More: Bill Hosokawa, Journalist Who Chronicled Japanese American History
He fought prejudice and incarceration during World War II to lead a successful career, becoming one of the first editors of color at a metropolitan newspaper.
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CreditCloyd Teter/The Denver Post, via Getty Images Overlooked No More: Min Matheson, Labor Leader Who Faced Down Mobsters
As director of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, she fought for better working wages and conditions while wresting control from the mob.
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Creditvia Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation<br /> and Archives, Cornell University Library Overlooked No More: Lizzie Magie, the Unknown Inventor Behind Monopoly
Magie’s creation, The Landlord’s Game, inspired the spinoff we know today. But credit for the idea long went to someone else.
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Seth Binzer, cantante de Crazy Town conocido como ‘Shifty Shellshock’ , fallece a los 49 años
Era el líder de la banda de rap-rock Crazy Town, conocida sobre todo por la exitosa canción “Butterfly”.
By Sara Ruberg and Hank Sanders
Sika Anoa’i, W.W.E. Hall of Famer and Father of Roman Reigns, Dies at 79
He was part of the superstar tag team the Wild Samoans and a member of the dynasty of Samoan wrestlers that includes today’s biggest star, his son.
By Alexandra E. Petri
Eric Hazan, Publisher and Historian on France’s Left, Dies at 87
He elevated many of France’s most provocative writers through his publishing house, La Fabrique, but he made his greatest mark as a politically engaged, and strolling, historian of Paris.
By Adam Nossiter
Frederick Crews, Withering Critic of Freud’s Legacy, Dies at 91
A literary critic, essayist and author, he was a leading voice among revisionist skeptics who saw Freud as a charlatan and psychoanalysis as a pseudoscience.
By Scott Veale
Tamayo Perry, Professional Surfer, Dies After Shark Attack Off Oahu
Mr. Perry also appeared in television and movies, including roles in “Blue Crush,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and “Hawaii Five-0.”
By Remy Tumin
Silvano Marchetto, Owner of Glitzy Greenwich Village Trattoria, Dies at 77
Da Silvano was a celebrity hangout, drawing boldface names like Madonna, Barry Diller and Yoko Ono. It was often referred to as the downtown Elaine’s.
By Alex Vadukul
Jeremy Tepper, SiriusXM’s Longtime Alt-Country Impresario, Dies at 60
As a journalist, singer, label owner and radio producer, he fostered a community of musicians on the outskirts of Americana.
By Clay Risen
Ron Simons, Who Brought Black Stories to Broadway, Dies at 63
He left a career in tech and found success as a producer, winning four Tonys. His mission: staging productions about underrepresented communities.
By Richard Sandomir
Taylor Wily, ‘Hawaii Five-0’ and ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ Actor, Dies at 55
He spent his early career as a professional sumo wrestler.
By Emmett Lindner
Anthony O’Reilly, Flashy Irish Tycoon Who Led Unflashy Heinz, Dies at 88
He had success on the rugby pitch and in boardrooms, building a media empire and boosting Heinz’s profits, but his fortunes buckled in the global financial crisis.
By Trip Gabriel
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