Remembering the eloquent observer of movies and of his own tragic illness
Remembrance
Editing Roger Ebert: A Former Colleague Reflects on the Journalism Legend
Former Chicago “Sun-Times” editor Steven S. Duke reflects on the good-humored, lightning-sharp Roger Ebert, always quick with a joke and quicker with his writing
Shain Gandee of MTV’s Buckwild Dead at 21
The death of the MTV reality-show star — reported missing on Sunday — has been confirmed
The Clown Prince of Porn: Deep Throat Star Harry Reems Dead at 65
The Herb Streicher Story: How a serious actor drifted into porn, became notorious and found God
Remembering Bonnie Franklin, One Day at a Time‘s Single-Mom Hero
Mary Richards may have been history’s female sitcom heroine of the ’70s, but for Ann Romano, keeping her family together was itself a feminist act.
Patti Page: The Oklahoma Thrush With ‘The Tennessee Waltz’
The most popular female vocalist of the 1950s is dead at 85
Appreciation: The Odd Couple’s Jack Klugman, an Actor Who Could Crack Wise – with Heart
The craggy humanity Klugman brought his characters showed the bittersweetness Oscar Madison tried to hide behind his blunt talk, wisecracks and cigar smoke
The Essential Dave Brubeck: Everything You Need to Know About the Jazz Great
By the numbers: We examine the accomplishments—and best performances—of the jazz innovator, who died at 91 on Dec. 5, 2012
Larry Hagman, 1931-2012: The Dallas Legend Remembered
The love-to-hate-him (her) character is by now a staple of TV. But rarely has there been an actor who so palpably enjoyed being love-to-hated as Larry Hagman.
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Former New York Times Publisher, Dies at Age 86
It’s only fitting that I got news of Arthur Ochs Sulzberger‘s death through a news alert from the New York Times on my iPhone, just as I had brought the Saturday half of the Times’ Sunday edition in from my stoop. (Long-serving …
‘Don’t It Make You Want to Go Home’: Joe South, Appreciated
Upon his death at age 72, TIME recalls Joe South with a few clips that show his songwriting and performing skills
Remembering Phyllis Diller: Stand-Up Comedy Pioneer
She burst through the sex barrier, and could reel off gag lines with the best of the boys