Why Frederick Wiseman Was the Greatest Documentary Filmmaker Ever
His work depended on access. He filmed in hospital rooms where patients and families faced incommensurable agonies with the aid of the medical staff (“Near Death”); he filmed in…
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Catherine O'Hara Dies at 71
Catherine O’Hara has died at the age of 71, per Variety. The actress died on Friday at her home in Los Angeles after a brief illness, according to the outlet. O’Hara led a decades-long…
French Actress and Style Icon Brigitte Bardot Dies at 91
BrigitteBardot, the actress whose sensual style defined French fashion in the ‘50s and ´60s and symbolized the sexual revolution, has died at the age of 91. French President Emmanuel…
Richard S. Madris, Longtime Apparel Industry Leader, Dies at 81
Richard S. Madris, a longtime apparel executive and partner at Winlit whose career helped shape the modern American outerwear business, died Dec. 25 at age 81. Madris spent decades in the…
The Towering Musical Integrity of Christoph von Dohnányi
In September, 1943, a thirteen-year-old German boy named Christoph von Dohnányi wrote an innocuous-seeming letter to his uncle Dietrich: Uncle Klaus is planning to come tomorrow.…
Robert Redford and the Perils of Perfection
Gentleman, preferred, blond: such was the job description of Robert Redford, who died on Tuesday, at the age of eighty-nine. Onscreen, he and his buddy Paul Newman were partners in crime,…
Stanley Silver, Fred Segal Feet Visionary, Dies at 90
Stanley Silver, the Fred Segal Feet visionary who revolutionized independent retail, was in a league of his own. Silver — who died Tuesday at age 90 — and his late wife, Patti Silver,…
Zachary Leon Solomon, Industry Veteran Who Led Designer and Retail Brands, Dead at 91
Zachary Leon Solomon, who through a long career in fashion and retail presided over such high-profile brands as Perry Ellis, Adrienne Vittadini and Ellen Tracy, died Aug. 15. Solomon…
Hilary M. Weston, International Retailer, Philanthropist, Model, Dies at 83
Hilary M. Weston, retail mogul, socialite, philanthropist, and a former lieutenant governor of Ontario, Canada, died Saturday at the age of 83. Weston’s passing was confirmed by her…
Walter Loeb, Dean of Retail Analysts, Dies at 100
Walter Loeb, regarded industrywide as the “dean” of retail analysts and consultants, passed away peaceably Wednesday night at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Loeb was 100. A…
John Schumacher, Headed I. Magnin, Bonwit Teller, Dies at 94
John Schumacher, former chief executive officer of Bonwit Teller and president of I. Magnin in the 1970s, died early Friday evening at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach. Schumacher…
Fashion Designer and Ballroom Standout Abraham David Levy Dies
Abraham David Levy, a longtime creative force in New York City’s ballroom culture and an imaginative fashion designer, has died. A standout dancer in the ballroom community and a longtime…
Pearl Harbor hero, Harry Chandler, dies aged 103
Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who survived Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at the age of 103. Chandler passed away on Monday at a senior living center in Tequesta, Florida,…
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter dead at 100
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter died Sunday, confirmed by his family to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Washington Post. He was 100 years old. Born James Earl Carter, Jr., in…