After losing his dominant right hand from a Vietnam War injury, he began chronicling Mexican American culture with his left.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Wayne Shorter, Intrepid Saxophonist and Composer, Dies at 89
His career reached across more than half a century, tracking jazz’s complex evolution during that span.
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Walter Mirisch, Pioneering Producer of Canonical Films, Dies at 101
Admired for his creative instincts, he oversaw films that won 28 Oscars, including “West Side Story,” “The Apartment” and “In the Heat of the Night.”
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Robert Hébras, Last Survivor of 1944 Massacre in France, Dies at 97
Dead bodies shielded him as the Nazis killed 643 people in Oradour-sur-Glane. He spent his life keeping the memory of the slaughter alive.