Acting Icon Dame Maggie Smith Has Died at 89
LOSS OF A LEGENDThe two-time Oscar winner had a long and distinguished career on stage and on screen, but “Harry Potter” and “Downton Abbey” made her uneasily famous.
Tributes Pour in as Game Show King Bob Barker Dies at 99
R.I.P.The host of “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right” didn’t invent the game show, but he was surely the genre’s king, a small-screen mainstay for half a century.
Why ‘The French Connection’ Still Gets Under Our Skin
WHAT IN POUGHKEEPSIE?Released in 1971, the late William Friedkin’s Oscar-winning masterpiece has lost none of its power to make us squirm.
Tony Bennett’s Voice Made People Smile for Half a Century
R.I.P.Whether he went solo or shared a spotlight with singers half his age, the indefatigable and self-effacing singer always put the song first.
Once and Forever I Will Always Be an Olivia Newton-John Fan
R.I.P.Godspeed, Livvy, the object of our hopeless devotion.
The Real Artist Behind Those Big-Eyed Waifs Has Died
R.I.P.For years, her husband, who couldn’t draw a thing, claimed credit for the best-selling kitschy paintings Margaret Keane created.
Betty White, Everybody’s Favorite Foxy Grandmother, Has Died
ICONGenerations of radio and television fans came to think of Betty White as just another member of the family who happened to pop up on radio dramas, quiz shows, and sitcoms.
Ed Asner Was Lovable to the End—Just Like Lou Grant
‘I HATE SPUNK’The “Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Up” actor has died at the age of 91.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Literary Triple Threat, Dies at 101
R.I.P.He did it all: writing, publishing, and bookselling, and he made it look like fun. He wasn’t just the ringmaster—he was the whole circus.
Larry King, Who Talked to (and Married) Them All, Dead at 87
NO MORE QUESTIONSHe had been hospitalized with coronavirus.