She toured the world with the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo, danced with the Ballet Theater and gained acclaim in two Broadway musicals.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
Sister Wendy Beckett, Nun Who Became a BBC Star, Dies at 88
She interrupted a cloistered life of prayer in England and soared to international stardom as one of the most improbable art critics in television history.
Deaths Seized the Attention of Millions in 2018, Sometimes Surprisingly
George and Barbara Bush, John McCain, Aretha Franklin, Anthony Bourdain: Their obituaries were expected to be widely read, but that wasn’t the case with Zombie Boy’s.
Talal bin Abdulaziz, Reformist Saudi Prince, Is Dead at 87
Prince Talal led a group of princes calling for a constitutional monarchy in Saudi Arabia in the 1960s. He was also a supporter of women’s rights.
Yuan Mu, Face of China’s Tiananmen Square Crackdown, Dies at 90
Mr. Yuan is remembered as the government spokesman who said that “not one person” died in the 1989 assault on protesters. Hundreds were reported killed.
Meng Lang, Poet Who Promoted Dissident Writers, Dies at 57
Mr. Meng co-founded the Independent Chinese PEN Center, a nonprofit organization formed in 2011 to promote freedom of expression and publication.
Peter Boizot, Founder of the PizzaExpress Chain, Dies at 89
He grew up on a limited diet, but in Italy he discovered pizza and took that love home to England, where an international success was born.
William Blum, U.S. Policy Critic Cited by bin Laden, Dies at 85
He railed in relative obscurity against what he viewed as United States imperialism, until he received an unexpected endorsement from the founder of Al Qaeda.
Lothar Baumgarten Dies at 74; Artist Explored Collision of Cultures
Many of his conceptual pieces drew on the months he spent living with a tribe in the Amazon.
Lyudmila Alexeyeva, ‘Grandmother’ of Russia’s Human Rights Movement, Dies at 91
Ms. Alexeyeva, who had been the most prominent surviving dissident of the Soviet era, spent a lifetime challenging abusive leaders.