James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Actor, Dies at 48 After Cancer Battle
He first appeared in a hit TV drama as a wide-eyed 15-year-old who then grew up over six seasons. He announced he had cancer in 2024. More
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Bud Cort, Who Starred in 1971’s ‘Harold and Maude,’ Dies at 77
The role, one of his first, made him a household name and a film idol of the anti-establishment 1970s. But it also limited his growth as an actor. More
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Tamas Vasary, Pianist of Power and Sensitivity, Dies at 92
He bought technical brilliance and stylistic authority to Romantic-era music, particularly the works of Chopin and Liszt. More
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Andrew Ranken, Whose Drumming Powered the Pogues, Dies at 72
Known as “The Clobberer,” he pounded out driving rhythms that fueled the band’s boisterous blend of traditional Irish music, rock and punk. More
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Ken Peplowski, Who Helped Revive the Jazz Clarinet, Dies at 66
Also a saxophone standout, he served as stylistic bridge between the Benny Goodman swing era and the genre-blurring present. More
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LaMonte McLemore, Founding Singer With the 5th Dimension, Dies at 90
His group notched smooth hippie-era hits like “Up, Up and Away” and “The Age of Aquarius” in embracing a genre-blurring sound they called “champagne soul.” More
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Fred Smith, Who Left Blondie for the Band Television, Dies at 77
In the ’70s, New York’s bohemia was devoted to hostile yet arty rock. Mr. Smith had two qualities rare in the scene: personal and musical understatement. More
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Brad Arnold, Rocker Who Fronted 3 Doors Down, Dies at 47
He wrote the band’s breakout hit, “Kryptonite,” in a high school math class, and would go on to be nominated for three Grammy Awards. More
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Blanche Marvin, 100, Dies; Critic Was, Maybe, ‘Streetcar’ Inspiration
She was a ubiquitous presence at London theaters and claimed to have inspired the name — and final words — of Tennessee Williams’s Blanche DuBois. More
