With exquisite precision, he used costumes and sets in staging many of his pictures, letting his subjects, whatever their social status, express themselves.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
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James Hoge, Who Led 2 Big City Tabloids, Dies at 87
He was publisher of The Chicago Sun-Times, where he was also its top editor, and New York’s Daily News. He was later editor of the headier Foreign Affairs magazine.
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Raymond Moriyama, Designer of Humane Public Spaces, Dies at 93
His Japanese Canadian family was interned during World War II. That experience inspired him to create inviting buildings for all people.
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Michael McGrath, Tony Winner and ‘Spamalot’ Veteran, Dies at 65
He clanged coconuts in the Monty Python stage musical in 2005; seven years later, he won a Tony for “Nice Work if You Can Get It.”
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Bobby Schiffman, Guiding Force of the Apollo Theater, Dies at 94
Taking over for his father in 1961, he transformed a former vaudeville house in Harlem into a pre-eminent R&B showcase.