Deaths (Obituaries)
- Catherine O’Hara, ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Actress, Dies at 71 - The Emmy-winning comedian was a member of the influential Canadian sketch comedy series “SCTV”
- George Cabot Lodge, Last of His Family to Battle a Kennedy, Dies at 98 - The two Massachusetts clans faced off in elections for decades, until a final 1962 Senate race. Despite his loss, Mr. Lodge praised his opponent, Ted Kennedy.
- Beatriz González, Who Chronicled Colombia’s Turmoil in Paint, Dies at 93 - Often drawing from reproduced images or newspaper photos, she made work that quietly yet memorably critiqued her country’s social and political order.
- John Brodie, Former Star Quarterback for the 49ers, Dies at 90 - The longtime San Francisco star endured years of frustration before emerging as the N.F.L.’s most valuable player.
- Bob Weir: 10 Essential Songs - The guitarist, singer and songwriter, who died at 78, cut his own path among his elders in the Grateful Dead, and beyond.
- Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78 - His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band’s sound as it emerged to become an American institution.
- Robert Heide, Daring Playwright and Warhol Collaborator, Dies at 91 - He helped create the Off Off Broadway theater scene, wrote and acted in Andy Warhol’s films, and turned his fascination with collectible Americana into books.
- Diane Crump, First Woman to Ride in Kentucky Derby, Dies at 77 - She was the first professional female jockey to compete at a track in the United States where betting was legal, and notched up 228 career victories.
- Dick Zimmer, N.J. Congressman Who Sponsored Megan’s Law, Dies at 81 - The landmark legislation, a response to the rape and murder of a New Jersey child, required states to disclose where convicted sex-offenders live.
- Tatiana Schlossberg, Kennedy Daughter Who Wrote of Her Cancer, Dies at 35 - An environmental journalist and child of Caroline Kennedy, she recently wrote of her battle with leukemia in The New Yorker, drawing worldwide sympathy.
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