Leonard Nimoy, Mr. Spock On 'Star Trek,' Dies At 83
The cause was end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, his granddaughter tells NPR.
Remembrances
Fresh Air Remembers Former Notre Dame President Rev. Theodore Hesburgh
Hesburgh died Thursday. He was 97. He was an author, theologian and activist who took on the Vatican over issues of academic freedom. Hesburgh spoke with Terry Gross in 1990.
Marine Biologist Eugenie Clark Remembered As Passionate Shark Advocate
During a career that spanned almost 75 years, Dr. Eugenie Clark was one of the world's foremost marine biologists and defender of sharks. Clark died Wednesday at the age of 92.
Remembering Bertrice Small, One Of The Original 'Avon Ladies'
Small, who died this week at 77, was one of a group of authors who helped transform romance in the 1970s from a relatively tame, demure genre to the bold, bawdy books that sell by the millions today.
Acclaimed Documentary Filmmaker Bruce Sinofsky Dies At 58
Sinofsky and his longtime co-director, Joe Berlinger, are perhaps best known for Paradise Lost, a trilogy of films about three teenagers convicted of killing three little boys in West Memphis, Ark.
Clark Terry, Ebullient Jazz Trumpeter, Has Died
A member of the Count Basie and Duke Ellington Orchestras, Terry also enjoyed a long freelance career which included jazz education and a featured slot in NBC's Tonight Show band. He was 94.
Fresh Air Remembers Former U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine
Levine's work often reflected the hardships and dignity of manual labor. He died Feb. 14 in Fresno, Calif. He was 87. In 1991, Levine spoke with Terry Gross about his collection What Work Is.
The Comedy And Good Conversation Of Harris Wittels
NPR contributor Glen Weldon remembers writer, actor, producer, musician, and comedy podcast mainstay Harris Wittels, who died Thursday, just 30 years old.
Fresh Air Remembers Lesley Gore Who Sang Hits Including 'You Don't Own Me'
Gore is known for her Top 40 sensations such as It's My Party, produced by Quincy Jones. Her last album was released in 2005, the year she came out as a lesbian. She died Monday at the age of 68.
Popular Mexican Actress Lorena Rojas Dies
She acted in telenovelas, but also made a name for herself in film and on stage.