Crime Writer Elmore Leonard Dies at 87
Aug 21, 2013 Along with his literary contributions, the author's crime thrillers became part of the American cultural conversation through screen adaptations of several of his stories. He died Tuesday at his home in Michigan at age 87.
James Gandolfini
Jun 22, 2013
Without Fear or Favor: The Heresies and Vindications of Anthony Lewis
Mar 28, 2013 Anthony Lewis, the former New York Times reporter and columnist who died Monday at the age of 86, shaped the American conscience on a broad range of issues, from civil liberties and civil rights to war and diplomacy, for almost 50 years.
Ed Koch’s ‘Last Word’
Feb 2, 2013 After the former New York City mayor's death Friday, The New York Times released a candid interview conducted in 2007 that was "not meant to be made public" until he died. Koch had especially harsh words for Mario Cuomo, his opponent in the ugly 1977 mayoral race.
10,000 Days With Catherine O’Neill
Jan 3, 2013 I had been married to Catherine O'Neill for 33 years when she died on the day after Christmas and I don't know how I am going to live without her.
An American Story: Daniel Inouye
Dec 20, 2012 The senator had earlier risen to be Captain Inouye, a Congressional Medal of Honor winner in Italy, losing an arm as he ran ahead of his platoon and personally destroying three German machine gun nests on a steep ridge in San Terenzo. Captain Inouye, a Congressional Medal of Honor winner in Italy, lost an arm as he ran ahead of his platoon and personally destroyed three German machine gun nests on a steep ridge in San Terenzo.
As an Architect, He Soared
Dec 7, 2012 Just this once, I wish I could write with pictures instead of words. That would make it easier to explain why the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who died Wednesday at 104, was one of my heroes.
Dave Brubeck’s Alternative Ambitions
Dec 5, 2012 The celebrated musician, who died Wednesday at age 91 in a hospital in Connecticut, didn’t start out with the desire to perform one of jazz music’s iconic tunes.
Former Sen. Arlen Specter Dead at 82
Oct 15, 2012 The veteran politician was first elected to the U.S. Senate to represent Pennsylvania in 1980. He spent 30 years in the upper house, making him the longest-serving senator in the state's history.
Neil Armstrong Heads Back Into the Unknown
Aug 26, 2012 Neil Armstrong entered this universe on his family's farm and would leave it having stepped foot on the moon He is dead after spending 82 extraordinary years on this Earth, and a few days off of it.
