obituaries

Cyclist Kelly Catlin (left) with her U.S. teammates after they won team pursuit gold medals at the world championships in the Netherlands last year.

Olympic Cycling Medalist Kelly Catlin Dead At 23

10:39pm March 11, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

She was found in her dorm at Stanford University last week. Her family says it was suicide. "She saw herself as a warrior, and it was do or die," her sister, Christine Catlin, tells NPR.

Luke Perry, pictured above in 1987, died Monday at the age of 52.

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Remembering Luke Perry, Who Made An Unreal Fantasy Boyfriend Real Enough

7:45pm March 04, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Luke Perry, who played Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210 for most of the series' 10 seasons, died Monday at 52. His iconic high-school rebel never went out of style.

Keith Flint, performing in London in 1996. The singer and dancer died in early March, 2019.

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Keith Flint, Vocalist Of The Prodigy, Dies At 49

9:45am March 04, 2019

by Otis Hart

The singer, who originally joined the group as a dancer, was perhaps best known for the volatile energy he brought to The Prodigy's music videos and live performances.

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'Fresh Air' Remembers 'Philadelphia Daily News' Obituary Writer Jim Nicholson

1:38pm March 01, 2019

We celebrate the life of the legendary obit writer, who died Feb. 22, by listening back to a 1987 interview. Also, Philadelphia Inquirer editor David Gambacorta reflects on Nicholson's work.

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Remembering 'Singin' In The Rain' Co-Director Stanley Donen

1:38pm March 01, 2019

by Terry Gross

"Dance numbers are anything but spontaneous," Donen told Fresh Air in 1996. Donen, who died Feb. 21, also directed On the Town, Funny Face and Damn Yankees, among other films.

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André Previn in London in 1979. Previn died Thursday in Manhattan, at the age of 89.

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André Previn, Musical Polymath, Has Died At Age 89

5:56pm February 28, 2019

by Susan Stamberg

André Previn died Thursday morning in Manhattan. He was a composer of Oscar-winning film music, conductor, pianist and music director of major orchestras.

Mark Hollis, photographed in 1998, the year his self-titled solo album was released. The singer and songwriter died in February 2019.

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Mark Hollis And Talk Talk's Brilliant, Nuanced, Stubborn Visions

11:59am February 28, 2019

by Simon Reynolds

Fame in hand, Mark Hollis led Talk Talk away from the '80s pop-rock that had made them and got weird, crafting two albums of intricate, desolate beauty. Afterwards, he ditched the machine completely.

Stanley Donen, Master Of The Musical, Dies At 94

6:33am February 25, 2019

Stanley Donen directed Singin' in the Rain and other famous Hollywood musicals. Donen worked with some of the era's biggest stars to create some of cinema's most adored musicals.

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Dominick Argento, photographed at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis in Oct., 2014. The composer died Wednesday, Feb. 20 2019.

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Dominick Argento, Literature-Loving And Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer, Dead At 91

4:58pm February 22, 2019

by Jeff Lunden

Argento began his career in earnest in the '60s, before rising to international prominence in the '70s for works that often mined the written word for inspiration.

Karl Lagerfeld acknowledges applause following a Chanel show in Paris in 2013.

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Fashion Designer Karl Lagerfeld Dies

7:07pm February 19, 2019

by Andrew Limbong

The German-born designer helped define the looks of Chanel and Fendi behind the scenes, even as he cut a titanic figure center-stage in the fashion industry. Chanel confirmed Lagerfeld's death Tuesday.

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