Mort Walker, The Man Behind 'Beetle Bailey' Comic Strip, Dies At 94
Walker's comic strip skyrocketed in popularity when he transformed the setting to a military operation in the early 1950s to coincide with the Korean War.
Remembrances
IKEA Founder, Ingvar Kamprad, Dies At 91
The Swedish entrepreneur, whose company brought affordable, Scandinavian design to living rooms around the world, died Saturday in his home in Smaland, Sweden.
Mark E. Smith Was An Uncompromising And Essential Voice From Music's Fringe
The prolific and irascible leader of the British post-punk band The Fall built his legend — and his influence — by being impossible to imitate.
Sci-Fi Titan Le Guin Wanted To 'Stand Up And Be Counted' As A Writer With Kids
"Women who write, who have children, their work tends to get 'disappeared,' " Ursula K. Le Guin told Fresh Air in 1989. The author died Monday at the age of 88.
The Influence Of Ursula K. Le Guin
American author Ursula K. Le Guin has died at age 88. She was one of the most influential authors of the 20th century, known primarily for her science fiction and fantasy novels and stories.
Ursula K. Le Guin, Whose Novels Plucked Truth From High Fantasy, Dies At 88
The author, best known for works such as the Earthsea series and The Left Hand of Darkness, used her fantastic realms to grapple with difficult themes. She leaves a legacy as a literary trailblazer.
Prolific Science Fiction And Fantasy Author Ursula K. Le Guin Dies At 88
Author Ursula K. Le Guin has died at age 88. She was a prolific writer of science fiction and fantasy who brought feminism into her work and raised the genres into literature.
Naomi Parker-Fraley, From Rosie The Riveter Poster, Dies At 96
The woman in the famed "Rosie the Riveter" poster has died. Naomi Parker-Fraley was 96. After years of scholarship and conflicting claims, she was believed to be the real Rosie.
Legendary Trumpeter Hugh Masekela Dies At 78
Hugh Masekela burst on the world pop scene in the 1960s, playing alongside Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Ravi Shankar, The Who and Jimi Hendrix. The legendary jazz musician died on Tuesday at age 78.
Hugh Masekela, South African Jazz Master And International Chart-Topper, Dies At 78
He recorded more than 40 solo albums and performed with musicians ranging from Harry Belafonte to Paul Simon. Masekela died after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer.