Jack Mitchell
Dorothy Sarnoff in 1976. She focused on her clients’ “vibes.”
Dorothy Sarnoff, a Pioneer of the Self-Help Movement, Dies at 94
By WILLIAM GRIMES
Ms. Sarnoff was an opera singer and Broadway star, and one of the first, and most influential, image consultants.
Alvah H. Chapman Jr., Civic-Minded Leader of Knight Ridder, Dies at 87
By ROBERT D. MCFADDEN
Mr. Chapman was the former publisher of The Miami Herald and chairman of the Knight Ridder newspapers and one of South Florida’s most influential philanthropic and civic leaders.
Samuel Huntington, Political Scientist, Dies at 81
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mr. Huntington was a political scientist best known for his views on the clash of civilizations.
Dale Wasserman, Playwright, Dies at 94
By BRUCE WEBER
Mr. Wasserman was an autodidact who became the playwright responsible for two Broadway hits of the 1960s, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Man of La Mancha.”
Hillary Waugh, Prolific Mystery Author, Dies at 88
By WILLIAM GRIMES
Mr. Waugh helped pioneer the police procedural novel in dozens of mysteries, notably “Last Seen Wearing” (1952).
Eartha Kitt, a Seducer of Audiences, Dies at 81
By ROB HOERBURGER
Ms. Kitt purred and pounced her way through a career in show business that lasted more than six decades.
Video: Kitt at the Cafe Carlyle (2007)
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Harold Pinter, Playwright of the Pause, Dies at 78
By MEL GUSSOW and BEN BRANTLEY
Mr. Pinter’s gift for finding the noise within silence made him the most influential dramatist of his generation.
Slide Show: Remembering Harold Pinter
Al Meyerhoff, Legal Voice for the Poor, Dies at 61
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
Mr. Meyerhoff was a leading labor, environmental and civil rights lawyer who brought a landmark case to stop sweatshop conditions for 30,000 workers on the Pacific island of Saipan.
Thomas B. Congdon, Editor of Best Sellers Like ‘Jaws,’ Dies at 77
By BRUCE WEBER
Mr. Congdon shepherded into print Russell Baker’s memoir and David Halberstam’s mammoth tome about the auto industry, eventually founding his own publishing house.
Valentin Berlinsky, Mainstay Cellist of the Borodin Quartet, Dies at 83
By MARGALIT FOX
Mr. Berlinsky was the longest-serving member of the group, one of the most renowned string quartets in the world and by all accounts the longest continuously playing one.
Richard Van Allan, Opera Bass-Baritone, Dies at 73
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mr. Van Allan was a commanding presence on the world’s opera stages and directed the National Opera Studio in London from 1986 to 2001.
Page Cavanaugh, Leader of Jazz Trio, Dies at 86
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mr. Cavanaugh was a jazz pianist and singer whose popular trio in the 1940s and 1950s played in motion pictures and on Frank Sinatra’s radio show.
David Rampe, Veteran Times Editor, Dies at 60
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Mr. Rampe helped shape the newspaper’s coverage of the Sept. 11 attacks and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Robert Marshall, Church Leader, 90, Dies
By BRUCE WEBER
Dr. Marshall was an ecumenist who in the 1970s led the Lutheran Church in America, then the nation’s largest Lutheran church, and helped pave the way for its merger with two other denominations.
Coy Bacon, 66, Defensive Lineman in the N.F.L., Is Dead
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bacon was a defensive lineman and fierce pass rusher who went to the Pro Bowl three times in his 14-year N.F.L. career.
Robert Mulligan, Director, Is Dead at 83
By MARGALIT FOX
Mr. Mulligan, best known for directing the 1962 classic film “To Kill a Mockingbird,” was often commended for his keen attention to the inner lives of young people.
James L. Bevel, 72, an Adviser to Dr. King, Is Dead
By BRUCE WEBER
Mr. Bevel’s influence spurred the “children’s crusade” in Birmingham, Ala., a pivotal event of the civil rights movement, but his reputation was later marred by a conviction on incest charges.
A. Carl Kotchian, Lockheed Executive, Dies at 94
By KATE GALBRAITH
The former president of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation was a central figure in a bribery scandal that rocked Japan and the Netherlands during the 1970s.
Adrian Mitchell, British Poetry’s Voice of the Left, Dies at 76
By WILLIAM GRIMES
Mr. Mitchell’s impassioned verse against social injustice, racism and violence was often declaimed at antiwar rallies and political demonstrations.
William Kaufmann, Nuclear Strategist Who Helped Reshape Policy, Dies at 90
By DENNIS HEVESI
Mr. Kaufmann was a close adviser to seven defense secretaries and a major proponent of a shift away from the early cold war strategy of mass nuclear retaliation.
The Magazine
The Lives They Lived
The year 2007 brought the deaths of many giants of politics and culture, but here we present some of the lesser-known lives.
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Notable Deaths of 2007
Remembering those who passed from the scene, including, clockwise from top left: Anna Nicole Smith, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Lady Bird Johnson and Beverly Sills.
Notable Deaths of 2008
Those who passed from the scene this year included the folk singer Odetta, the actors Heath Ledger and Charlton Heston, and the writers David Foster Wallace and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
Last Word: Odetta
Odetta became a force of the folk music revival in the 1950s. In the 1960s her renditions of spirituals and blues became part of the soundtrack of the civil rights movement.
Talk to the Newsroom
Obituary Writer
Bruce Weber answered questions about the pleasures and difficulties of covering death.
Multimedia
Audio Slide Show: A Late, Great Movie Star
Manohla Dargis narrates a look back at the long and varied career of Paul Newman.
Video Feature: The Last Word: Stewart R. Mott
The philanthropist and heir to the General Motors fortune dedicated his life and money to progressive causes.
From the Archives
James Baldwin, Eloquent Civil Rights Writer, Dies at 63
(Dec. 1, 1987)
Admiral Mahan, Naval Critic, Dies at 74
(Dec. 1, 1917)
William Shawn, New Yorker’s Gentle Despot, Dies at 85
(Dec. 8, 1992)
Ralph Bunche, Nobel Winner, Dies at 67
(Dec. 9, 1971)
Branch Rickey, Dominant Baseball Figure, Dies at 83
(Dec. 9, 1965)
Indomitable Grandma Moses Dies at 101
(Dec. 13, 1961)
Thomas Watson, Manufacturer of First Phone, Dies at 80
(Dec. 13 , 1934)
Roger Maris, Home Run Record-Setter, Dies at 51
(Dec. 14, 1985)
Walt Disney, Who Founded an Empire on a Mouse, Dies at 65
(Dec. 15, 1966)
Astronomer Carl Sagan Dies at 62
(Dec. 20, 1996)
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Novelist, Dies at 44
(Dec. 21, 1940)
George Patton, a Brilliant Soldier, Dies at 60
(Dec. 21, 1945)
Richard Rodgers, Renowned Composer, Dies at 77
(Dec. 30, 1979)
Star Outfielder Roberto Clemente Dies at 38
(Dec. 31, 1972)
Elliot Richardson, Who Stood Up to Nixon, Dies at 79
(Dec. 31, 1999)
