Opinion: Remembering Vladimir Shklyarov, a dancer for the people
NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the death of ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov. Reports from Russian media say he fell from a 5th floor balcony.
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Opinion: Remembering the marvel, Maggie Smith
Jean Brodie, Minerva McGonagall, Violet Crawley: Maggie Smith embodied these memorable roles on stage and screen. NPR's Scott Simon has a remembrance of the actor, who died yesterday at the age of 89.
Opinion: Bob Newhart showed us the extraordinary in the ordinary
NPR's Scott Simon remembers understated comedian and actor Bob Newhart, who died this week at the age of 94.
Joe 'Jellybean' Bryant, former NBA player and father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69
Bryant played in the NBA for eight seasons, before taking his playing career overseas. He later coached at a his alma mater, La Salle University, as well as the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks.
Opinion: Remembering the star screenwriter Robert Towne
NPR's Scott Simon remembers screenwriter Robert Towne, who died this week. Towne won an Oscar for Chinatown, which is considered one of the best screenplays in American cinema.
A Family Mourns The Husband And Father Who Died Alone, 3,000 Miles Away
Guillermo Frestan had hoped to bring his wife and children from Nicaragua to live with him in the Bronx this year. He is one of more than 1,400 New Yorkers who have died at home during the pandemic.
Andrew Weatherall, Champion Of Underground Music, Dies At 56
DJ and artist Andrew Weatherall died Monday at 56. He was widely heralded in the electronic music world and was a hero of underground dance music.
Pioneering HIV Researcher Mathilde Krim Remembered For Her Activism
Mathilde Krim, who died this week, was a vocal pioneer in HIV treatment and research at a time when discrimination against people with AIDS in the U.S. was rampant, even in medical care.
Robert Guillaume, Groundbreaking Emmy Winner In 'Soap,' 'Benson,' Dies
Guillaume started as a stage actor, but playing refined butler — and later lieutenant governor — Benson DuBois for nine years starting in 1977 made him a TV star and a symbol of hard-won success.
Magazine Mogul S.I. Newhouse Dies At 89
Under the billionaire's leadership, magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker flourished into major cultural influences.