Remembrances

Remembering World War II Code Breaker Jean Annette Watters

6:14pm September 26, 2018

At 18, Jean Annette Watters was recruited for the top secret British military program to decode German messages during World War II. She died Sept. 15 and was buried in Nebraska.

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Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang shown during a meeting with Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the Presidential Palace during the World Economic Forum on ASEAN in Hanoi, Vietnam. Quang died Friday at age 61 due to illness.

World News

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang Dies After 'Serious Illness'

9:13am September 21, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In Vietnam, the largely ceremonial post of president is one of three top leadership positions, along with prime minister and secretary-general of the Communist Party.

Postmodernism Architect Robert Venturi Dies At 93

6:10pm September 20, 2018

Philadelphia architect Robert Venturi died Tuesday at 93. Often credited as a major influence on the postmodern architecture movement, he celebrated oversized, playful elements and Vegas casinos.

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Arts

Remembering Dancer And Choreographer Arthur Mitchell

5:28am September 20, 2018

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Arthur Mitchell was the founding director of the Dance Theater of Harlem, the country's first black ballet company. He died Wednesday at the age of 84.

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Alan Abel Has Died, For Real This Time

7:19am September 19, 2018

Professional hoaxer Alan Abel has died at age 94 from complications of cancer and heart failure. He once orchestrated a plan to fake his death.

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Arts

Remembering Broadway Star Marin Mazzie

5:25pm September 14, 2018

by Jeff Lunden

Actress Marin Mazzie has died of ovarian cancer at age 57. Mazzie had a three-decade career, with her breakout role playing Clara in Stephen Sondheim's Passion in 1994. She was in Ragtime, Kiss Me Kate and The King and I, among other plays.

National

Days Before Sept. 11, Memorial To Flight 93 Dedicated In Shanksville

7:49am September 10, 2018

by Katie Meyer

The memorial in Pennsylvania is an enormous sculpture of wind chimes leading to the sky — each one echoing the voices of those who were killed. Tuesday is the 17th anniversary of the terror attacks.

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Arts

'Fresh Air' Remembers Film Star Burt Reynolds

1:32pm September 07, 2018

by Terry Gross

Reynolds, who died Thursday, appeared in scores of films, including Deliverance and Boogie Nights. He spoke to Terry Gross in 1994 about growing up the son of a sheriff in a small Florida town.

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Health & Safety

Lux Narayan: What Do Obituaries Teach Us About Lives Well-Lived?

11:05am September 07, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

Lux Narayan analyzed 2000 New York Times obituaries, of both famous and not-so-famous people, over a two-year period. One common thread among them? A fierce desire to help others.

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Arts

Burt Reynolds, Swaggering Star Actor, Has Died At 82

7:44pm September 06, 2018

by Bob Mondello

In a film career that spanned seven decades, Reynolds played good ol' boys and rugged action heroes. He died Thursday following a heart attack.