obituaries

This image recorded by the Hubble telescope on July 10, 2001 shows two clusters of stars in a neighboring galaxy.

Nancy Grace Roman, 'Mother Of Hubble' Space Telescope, Has Died, At Age 93

2:04pm December 30, 2018

by Russell Lewis

Roman was one of the first female executives at NASA, its first chief of astronomy and she played an instrumental role in making the Hubble Space Telescope a reality. She died on Dec. 25.

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World News

Amos Oz, Israeli Literary Giant, Dies At 79

8:08am December 29, 2018

Amos Oz died Friday at age 79. He was an author and an advocate for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Amos Oz, Acclaimed Israeli Author, Dies At 79

5:07pm December 28, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

Acclaimed Israeli author and peace advocate Amos Oz has died at the age of 79. His novels and other works portrayed the characters and developing national identity of Israel in its early years.

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Israeli writer Amos Oz, shown here in 2015, died Friday at age 79.

Amos Oz Dies At 79; Hailed As 'Glory' Of Israel's Writers

4:56pm December 28, 2018

by Martha Wexler

The novelist and peace advocate died Friday. He once called the language in which he wrote, modern Hebrew, his "musical instrument" and compared it to "an erupting lava, an earthquake in action."

Richard Overton had been the oldest living veteran of American wars. He died Thursday.

Oldest American World War II Veteran Dies At 112

4:39pm December 28, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Richard Overton enlisted in an all-black battalion, serving in Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He loved ice cream, whiskey and cigars. "Today we mourn not just a hero, but a legend," the U.S. Army said.

World News

Israeli Author Amos Oz Dies At Age 79

12:01pm December 28, 2018

by David Greene

The novelist and literary figure's body of work tracked Israel from its origins in the ashes of the Holocaust to the present.

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National

A Viral, Very Inventive Obit That Captured The Internet's Imagination

5:41pm December 27, 2018

When Rick Stein died, his daughter Alex Walsh wrote an obituary notable for its lies — she elaborated on his life to create a life of mystery for her dad.

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Celebrating The Lives Of 6 Jazz Greats Who Died In 2018

1:12pm December 27, 2018

by Kevin Whitehead

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead remembers the musical contributions of Hugh Masekela, Jerry González, Roy Hargrove, Buell Neidlinger, Randy Weston and Vancouver Jazz Festival founder Ken Pickering.

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Actress, Director Penny Marshall Dies At 75

5:08am December 19, 2018

Penny Marshall, who starred as Laverne in TV's Laverne & Shirley, and went on to direct several popular movies such as Big and A League of Their Own, has died from complications of diabetes.

Marshall speaks at the ceremony honoring her and Williams with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Aug. 12, 2004, in Hollywood, Calif.

Arts

Remembering Penny Marshall, The Director

8:07pm December 18, 2018

by Linda Holmes

After starting out in acting, Marshall directed well-loved and successful films in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Big and A League Of Their Own both have big hearts and real bite.