Obituaries

Ex-Sen. Joseph Lieberman, onetime Democratic vice presidential nominee, dies at 82

5:08am March 28, 2024

Centrist politician Joe Lieberman, who became the first Jewish American candidate on a major party presidential ticket, died Wednesday in New York City due to complications from a fall.

Famed American sculptor Richard Serra poses in front of Slat, a 1984 steel sculpture, after its reinstallation in La Defense, west of Paris, Dec. 15, 2008.

Arts

Famed American sculptor Richard Serra, the 'poet of iron,' has died at 85

10:18pm March 26, 2024

by The Associated Press

Serra, known for his iconic large-scale pieces of outdoor artwork, died at the age of 85 on Tuesday at his home in Long Island, New York.

Remembering Martin Greenfield

6:24pm March 23, 2024

Martin Greenfield first learned to sew as a prisoner in Auschwitz. By the end of his career, he had tailored suits for presidents, movie stars, and the well-to-do of New York City.

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Science

Remembering Frans de Waal, who studied empathy and emotion in primates

5:40pm March 22, 2024

The primatologist Frans de Waal, who explored empathy and emotion in bonobos and chimps, died last week at 75. His colleague Sarah Brosnan remembers his legacy as both a scientist and friend.

Tailor who survived Auschwitz and dressed presidents and stars dies at 95

5:14am March 22, 2024

Morning Edition remembers Martin Greenfield, who learned to sew while imprisoned in Auschwitz, and went on to make suits for celebrities, presidents and star athletes. He has died at the age of 95.

Remembering indie artist and disability rights activist Cola Boyy, dead at 34

5:08pm March 21, 2024

by Andrew Limbong

Matthew Urango, the singer-songwriter and activist known as Cola Boyy, was born with spina bifida. The musician who made crowds dance with his 1970s-influenced disco pop has died at the age of 34.

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Shigeichi Negishi, the Japanese entrepreneur who invented the first-ever karaoke machine, died at 100 on Jan. 26.

Karaoke inventor Shigeichi Negishi dies at 100

4:52pm March 21, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

Negishi was in his 40s when he came up with the idea of prototyping a mass-produced, coin-operated karaoke machine, branded "Sparko Box" in 1967.

Arts

M. Emmet Walsh, character actor from 'Blood Simple' and 'Blade Runner,' dies at 88

9:51pm March 20, 2024

by The Associated Press

Walsh died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday at a hospital in St. Albans, Vermont, his longtime manager Sandy Joseph said.

"Boy and Lincoln, 1963" by David Johnson.

Photographer David Johnson, who chronicled San Francisco's Black culture, dies at 97

5:00am March 17, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

Johnson studied with Ansel Adams in the 1940s and became known as one of the foremost photographers of San Francisco's Black urban culture.

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Remembering longtime magazine editor William Whitworth

1:25pm March 15, 2024

by Terry Gross

Whitworth, who died March 8, worked at The New Yorker from 1966 to 1980, as both a writer and editor, and later served as editor-in-chief of The Atlantic Monthly. Originally broadcast in 2001.

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