Harrison Smith
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Lisa Lyon, pioneering bodybuilder and performance artist, dies at 70
Lisa Lyon posed with Arnold Schwarzenegger on her shoulders and was a muse of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. → Read More
Robert S. Bennett, Washington lawyer at home in a crisis, dies at 84
His high-profile clients included President Bill Clinton and two former defense secretaries, Clark Clifford and Caspar Weinberger. → Read More
Charlie Robison, a rowdy linchpin of Texas country, dies at 59
The singer-songwriter found a devoted audience in his home state, where he was known for songs like “My Hometown” and “Loving County.” → Read More
Bill Pinkney, who notched a first while sailing the globe, dies at 87
He sailed alone around the world, becoming the first Black sailor to do so by way of a treacherous route around Cape Horn. → Read More
Gayle Hunnicutt, Texan actress who thrived in Britain, dies at 80
She made headlines for her marriage to British actor David Hemmings. Two decades later, she returned to the U.S. to appear in the primetime soap opera “Dallas.” → Read More
Tony Roberts, longtime voice of Notre Dame football, dies at 94
He worked in Washington in the 1970s, doing play-by-play for the Senators and Bullets, before gaining wider recognition through college football. → Read More
Paul Brodeur, journalist who exposed asbestos hazards, dies at 92
As a staff writer at the New Yorker, he delved into public health issues and occupational hazards. He also wrote “The Stunt Man,” a novel turned film. → Read More
Peter Nero, pianist who bridged pop and classical, dies at 89
Peter Nero won two Grammy Awards, conducted the Philly Pops orchestra and set Anne Frank’s diary to music. → Read More
David Gilmour, entrepreneur who created Fiji water, dies at 91
He turned pure island water into liquid gold, selling his company in 2004 for a reported $50 million. → Read More
Susan Love, surgeon who crusaded against breast cancer, dies at 75
She co-founded the National Breast Cancer Coalition and sought to eradicate the disease, which remains the second deadliest cancer for women in the U.S. → Read More
Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning actor for ‘Little Miss Sunshine,’ dies at 89
He rose to stardom with his comic performance in the 1966 film "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming," and won a Tony for "Enter Laughing." → Read More
Carmen Sevilla, a glamorous queen of Spanish film, dies at 92
She rose to stardom as an actress in the 1950s, appeared in a pair of English-language epics and became an affable staple of Spanish television. → Read More
Peg Yorkin, feminist organizer and philanthropist, dies at 96
She chaired the Feminist Majority Foundation, which campaigned to introduce the abortion pill mifepristone, and backed politicians including Nancy Pelosi. → Read More
Frederic Forrest, character actor known for Coppola films, dies at 86
He played a high-strung sailor in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” and snagged an Oscar nomination as Bette Midler’s love interest in “The Rose.” → Read More
Donald Triplett, first person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89
In 1943 he became “Case 1,” the first child formally diagnosed with autism. Backed by his family and community, he worked at a bank and traveled the world. → Read More
Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92
Disillusioned by the Vietnam War, Daniel Ellsberg leaked a top-secret history of the conflict, the Pentagon Papers. It led to a landmark Supreme Court case. → Read More
Homer Jones, speedy NFL receiver who introduced the spike, dies at 82
He was a star of New York Giants teams in the 1960s, and was considered the first person to spike the ball as a touchdown celebration. → Read More
Roger Payne, who shared whale songs with the world, dies at 88
After discovering that whales could sing, he produced a hit 1970 album, “Songs of the Humpback Whale,” that galvanized the anti-whaling movement. → Read More
Cormac McCarthy, spare and haunting novelist, dies at 89
His novels were poetic and spare, poignant yet unsentimental. He won a Pulitzer for “The Road” and was also known for his savage western “Blood Meridian.” → Read More
Françoise Gilot, celebrated artist, writer and muse to Picasso, dies at 101
She made celebrated paintings exhibited at the Met and MoMA, and wrote a best-selling account of her years with Picasso. → Read More