obituaries

Remembering Dick Hoyt, Who Pushed His Son In A Wheelchair Over Marathon Finish Lines

4:19pm March 19, 2021

Legendary marathon runner Dick Hoyt passed away this week. Hoyt became an icon in the sports world by competing in over 1,000 races with his son, Rick, who is quadriplegic and has cerebral palsy.

Paul Jackson performs with the Headhunters at the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague, The Netherlands, in 1998.

Music & Culture

Paul Jackson, Headhunters Bassist Who Played With Herbie Hancock, Dies At 73

11:25am March 19, 2021

by Brad Farberman

Best known for his work on Hancock's blockbuster 1973 album Head Hunters, Paul Jackson was a bassist who found his musical identity between jazz and funk.

Remembering Jazz Pianist Freddie Redd

4:20pm March 18, 2021

Freddie Redd, a talented jazz pianist who wrote the music for the play The Connection, died on Wednesday.

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James Levine conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2007.

James Levine, Former Met Opera Music Director, Is Dead At Age 77

4:28pm March 17, 2021

by Tom Huizenga

The gifted conductor who had wielded immense influence in the classical music world, was publicly accused by nine men of sexual abuse. He died March 9 at age 77 of natural causes.

Actor Yaphet Kotto appears on his wedding day in Baltimore, Md., on July 12, 1998. Kotto, the commanding actor of the James Bond film Live and Let Die and as Lt. Al Giardello on the 90's NBC police drama Homicide: Life on the Street, died Monday at age 81

Arts

Yaphet Kotto, Magnetic Actor With A Long And Varied Career, Dies At 81

4:31pm March 16, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"Your presence and talent were undeniable and magnetic," Viola Davis said in a tweet about Kotto.

Actor Yaphet Kotto Has Died At Age 81

4:07pm March 16, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

Actor Yaphet Kotto has died at age 81. Kotto played a number of movie and TV roles including a Bond villain in Live And Let Die and a police lieutenant in Homicide: Live On The Streets.

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Lou Ottens, Inventor Of The Audio Cassette Tape, Has Died

4:19pm March 11, 2021

Dutch engineer Lou Ottens, the man who had the idea for audio cassette tape, has died at age 94.

Remembering Norton Juster, Author Of 'The Phantom Tollbooth'

4:34pm March 09, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

Famed author Norton Juster has died at the age of 91. Originally an architect, Juster set out to write a kid's book about cities which became The Phantom Tollbooth, a staple in children's literature.

"There is no such thing as a difficult word," said Norton Juster, author of The Phantom Tollbooth. "There are only words you don't know yet — the kind of liberating words that Milo encounters on his adventure."

Books
Arts

'Phantom Tollbooth' Author Norton Juster Dies At 91

1:12pm March 09, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

Norton Juster, author of the beloved children's book "The Phantom Tollbooth" died yesterday at 91, due to complications from a recent stroke.

Anibal Gomez, 78: Edith Piaf's 'Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien'

5:16pm March 07, 2021

Like the singer in this song, the father never regretted any of his choices.