In work seen, among other places, on the cover of Vogue, she was part of a vanguard of Black talent that altered an industry and expanded the canon of beauty.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Hanae Mori, Japanese Couturier Who Melded East-West Styles, Dies at 96
From a Tokyo dressmaking shop catering to the wives of American G.I.s, Ms. Mori climbed to global fame as the first Asian woman to join the ranks of French haute couture.
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Wolfgang Petersen, Director of ‘Das Boot,’ Is Dead at 81
He made it big in Hollywood with box-office hits, but he’s best remembered for a harrowing, Oscar-nominated German film set inside a U-boat in World War II.
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Pete Carril, Princeton’s Textbook Basketball Coach, Dies at 92
Without athletic scholarships, he made outgunned teams winners by keeping them moving and unnerving opponents, leading to one of the biggest upsets in college basketball.
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Anne Heche, Actress Known for ’90s Film Roles, Dies at 53
Ms. Heche, who won a Daytime Emmy early in her career and whose films included “Donnie Brasco” and “Wag the Dog,” had been critically injured in a car crash.