Edwin Drummond, a mountaineer and poet who made international headlines by scaling landmarks like the Statue of Liberty as a form of protest, died April 23 at a care facility in Oakland, California. He was 73. Read more
Machiko Kyo, an actress whose many noteworthy roles in postwar Japanese films included the female lead in Akira Kurosawa’s groundbreaking “Rashomon,” died Sunday in a hospital in Tokyo. She was 95. Read more
Herman Wouk died today 10 days shy of his 104th birthday. Read more
Robert Pritchard, a prominent economist and popular professor of economics at Northeastern University in Boston, has died. He was 58. Read more
Her owners posted on social media that she experienced complications from a urinary tract infection. “She passed away peacefully on the morning of Tuesday, May 14, at home in the arms of her mommy, Tabatha,” they wrote. Read more
I.M. Pei, the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died at age 102. Read more
Colorful and controversial political figure Rod Tam died this afternoon due to complications from leukemia, a family spokesman said. Read more
Conway died this morning in a Los Angeles care facility after a long illness. Read more
Gunther Cunningham spent more than five decades around football, including coaching stints in college and the CFL before making a name for himself in the NFL. Read more
In recent years, Day had been an animal rights advocate and her Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed her death early today at her Carmel Valley, California, home. The foundation said she was surrounded by close friends. Read more
Football coach Dick Tomey, one of the University of Hawaii’s most beloved athletic figures, died Friday night at the age of 80, according to his family in Tucson, Ariz. Read more
One of the University of Hawaii’s most beloved coaches has died. Read more
The Navajo Nation has announced that World War II-era Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. has died. Read more
Jim Fowler, a naturalist who rose to fame on the long-running television show “Wild Kingdom,” has died. He was 89. Read more
Jean Vanier, a Canadian Catholic whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over the past half-century, has died. He was 90. Read more
Actor Peter Mayhew, who played shaggy, towering Chewbacca in several of the “Star Wars” films, has died, his family said today. He was 74. Read more
Hockey Hall of Famer Red Kelly packed several careers into his lifetime — sometimes at the same time. Read more
Gino Marchetti, a Hall of Fame defensive end who helped the Baltimore Colts win consecutive NFL championships in the late 1950s, has died. Read more
Singleton’s family said today that he died after being taken off life support, about two weeks after the director suffered a major stroke. Read more
Former Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a Republican foreign policy sage known for leading efforts to help the former Soviet states dismantle and secure much of their nuclear arsenal, has died. He was 87. Read more
Judge Damon J. Keith, a grandson of slaves and revered figure in the civil rights movement who as a federal judge was sued by President Richard Nixon over a ruling against warrantless wiretaps, has died. He was 96. Read more
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