WILLIAM GRIMES
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Tom Smothers, Comic Half of the Smothers Brothers, Dies at 86
Though he played a naïve buffoon onstage, he was the driving force behind the folk-singing duo’s groundbreaking TV show.
Brice Marden, Who Rejuvenated Painting in the 1960s, Dies at 84
When conceptual art, Pop Art and minimalist sculpture were in the ascendancy and many were saying that painting was dead, Mr. Marden issued a powerful...
William Friedkin, Director of ‘French Connection’ and ‘Exorcist,’ Dies at 87
He made his name with two of the biggest box-office hits of the 1970s. But despite some later successes, he never regained his early acclaim.
Tina Turner, Singer of Explosive Power, Is Dead at 83
First hailed in the 1960s for her dynamic performances with her husband, Ike, she went on to become one of the most successful recording artists of...
Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian Folk Singer, Dies at 84
Mr. Lightfoot’s rich baritone and gift for melodies made him one of the most popular artists of the 1970s.
Philip Pearlstein, Whose Realist Nudes Revived Portraiture, Dies at 98
His harshly lit studies of life models represented a major departure in American painting and shocked modernist critics.
Jerry Lee Lewis, a Rock ’n’ Roll Original, Dies at 87
With his pounding piano, his impassioned vocals and his incendiary performing style, Mr. Lewis lived up to his nickname, the Killer.
Art Rupe, Who Brought Rhythm and Blues to the Mainstream, Dies at 104
As the founder of the independent label Specialty Records, he helped set the table for the rock ’n’ roll era by signing performers like Little...
Michel Bouquet, Award-Winning French Actor, Dies at 96
One of his country’s great theater performers, he went on to appear in more than 100 films playing ordinary men whose outward blandness masked complicated...
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