Erica Wilson, needlework instructor who built embroidery empire, dies at 83
With her first book on stitchery, needlework instructor Erica Wilson revived a craft and helped invent a publishing category.
View ArticleSophie Bevilaqua Quay, 1924-2011, pioneering female Miami police officer
“You have five strikes against you,’’ the lieutenant told Sophie Bevilaqua, a rookie fresh out of the police academy and eager to launch her career with the Miami Police...
View ArticleVaclav Havel, 75, dies; Czech writer led Velvet Revolution
Vaclav Havel rose from a difficult life as a dissident playwright hounded by secret police to a symbol of freedom and political champion of Czechoslovakia's 1989 Velvet Revolution.
View ArticleVaclav Havel, 75, dies; Czech writer led Velvet Revolution
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Vaclav Havel rose from a difficult life as a dissident playwright hounded by secret police to a symbol of freedom and political champion of Czechoslovakia's 1989 Velvet...
View ArticleHavel, hero of anti-communist revolution, dies
The end of Czechoslovakia's totalitarian regime was called the Velvet Revolution because of how smooth the transition seemed: Communism dead in a matter of weeks, without a shot fired. But for Vaclav...
View ArticleActor Frazer, Capt. McNeil on 'Kojak,' dies in NYC
Veteran film and television actor Dan Frazer, best known for his role as Captain Frank McNeil on the 1970s television series "Kojak," has died in New York. He was 90.
View ArticleNorth Korea says leader Kim Jong Il has died
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the mercurial strongman extolled at home as the "Dear Leader" and reviled abroad as a tyrant, has died at 69, North Korean media reported Monday.
View ArticleKim's death greeted with caution in L.A.'s Koreatown
Richard Chong's first reaction was skepticism.
View ArticleKim Jong Il: dynastic leader with nuclear ambition
Even as the world changed around him, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il remained firmly in control, ruling absolutely at home and keeping the rest of the world on edge through a nuclear weapons program.
View ArticleNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the mercurial strongman who styled himself as a "Dear Leader" while ruling over an impoverished police state, died at 69, according to North Korean state media.
View ArticleWarren Hellman, San Francisco financier and bluegrass festival founder, dies...
Warren Hellman, a San Francisco financier, philanthropist and bluegrass enthusiast who lavished his city with a free concert that grew into one of the nation's largest music festivals, died Sunday of...
View ArticleRon Smith, Baltimore radio's 'Voice of Reason,' dies at 70
Ron Smith, who came to Baltimore 38 years ago as a weekend TV anchorman but found his greatest success on radio as WBAL-AM's "Voice of Reason," died Monday night of pancreatic cancer at his home in...
View ArticleJ. Lynn Helms, FAA chief who fired striking air controllers, dies at 86
J. Lynn Helms, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration who carried out President Ronald Reagan's order to fire more than 11,000 striking air traffic controllers and oversaw efforts to keep...
View ArticleAward-winning Japanese director Morita dead at 61
Director Yoshimitsu Morita, whose films depicted the absurdity and vulnerability of everyday life in conformist Japan, has died. He was 61.
View ArticleRobert Easton, the Henry Higgins of Hollywood, dies at 81
Robert Easton, a character actor whose command of a vast array of foreign and American regional accents led to a flourishing second career as a dialect coach to Hollywood stars such as Charlton Heston...
View ArticleHollywood dialect coach Robert Easton dies at 81
Character actor and Hollywood dialect coach Robert Easton, whose successes include teaching Forest Whitaker to speak like Idi Amin in the 2006 movie "The Last King of Scotland," has died in Los...
View ArticleEd Roman, renowned guitar builder, dies at 61
As a guitar-maker for the stars, Ed Roman found a platform for fierce opinions about his commercially manufactured competition, exhorting musicians to drop what he called "misdirected ignorant brand...
View ArticleJohn Chamberlain, made art from scrap, dies in NYC
An artist known for turning automotive scrap metal into sculpture has died in New York City. John Chamberlain was 84.
View ArticleJohn Chamberlain, a prolific American sculptor, dies at 84
John Chamberlain, a prolific American sculptor whose use of crushed automobile sheet-metal became his signature during a career that spanned half a century, died Wednesday in New York City. He was 84.
View ArticleLPGA founding member Danoff dies at 88
Bettye Danoff, one of the LPGA Tour's 13 founding members, has died. She was 88.
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