Screenwriter Robert Towne poses at The Regency Hotel in New York on March 7, 2006. Jim Cooper/AP hide caption
Obituaries NPR remembrances of remarkable individuals.
Obituaries
Orlando Cepeda poses for a photo in 1970. Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer, has died. He was 86. AP/AP hide caption
Martin Mull participates in "The Cool Kids" panel during the Fox Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Aug. 2, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP hide caption
Actor Donald Sutherland at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2017. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
Judy and Howie Blatt in 2019. Sacha Pfeiffer/NPR hide caption
Willie Mays is widely considered the best baseball player in history. His speed, his hitting and overall understanding of the game. He's shown here at the 2004 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, N.Y. Al Messerschmidt/WireImage / Getty Images hide caption
The French singer and actress Francoise Hardy wearing a fur coat in Piazza Sant'Ambrogio. Milan, 1960s (Photo by Mondadori via Getty Images) Mondadori Portfolio/Mondadori via Getty Images/Mondadori Portfolio Editorial hide caption
Former Dallas Cowboys player and Hall of Fame player Larry Allen looks down at a bust of himself as Allen is honored at halftime of an NFL football game against Washington on Oct. 13, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. LM Otero/AP hide caption
Former first lady Michelle Obama's mother Marian Robinson arrives for a ceremony at the White House in 2022. Robinson, who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died, according to an announcement by Michelle Obama and other family members. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
American Airlines flight attendant Bette Nash greets passengers disembarking from her daily return flight to Boston at Reagan Washington Airport in 2017, at age 81. She died earlier this month. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Basketball Hall of Fame legend Bill Walton, left, jokes with Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic in February 2022 during a practice session for the NBA All-Star basketball game in Cleveland. Walton, who starred for John Wooden's UCLA Bruins before becoming a Basketball Hall of Famer and one of the biggest stars of basketball broadcasting, died Monday, the league announced on behalf of his family. He was 71. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Grayson Murray holds the trophy after winning the Sony Open golf event, on Jan. 14, 2024, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. The 30-year-old died on Saturday, according to PGA Tour officials. Matt York/AP hide caption
Composer Richard Sherman performs at The Los Angeles Children's Chorus' Annual Gala in 2015. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images hide caption
Caleb Carr and his cat Masha pictured at the author's home in Cherry Plain, N.Y. Courtesy Caleb Carr hide caption
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock has died. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for DIFF hide caption
In this handout image supplied by the Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is pictured at the Qiz Qalasi Dam, constructed on the Aras River on the joint borders between Iran and Azerbaijan. Raisi was seen as a potential successor to Iran's supreme leader. Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran via Getty Images hide caption
Dabney Coleman, who starred in "9 to 5" and "Tootsie," appears in Los Angeles on Nov. 14, 1988. The actor died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif. Nick Ut/AP hide caption
Canadian author Alice Munro as she receives a Man Booker International award at Trinity College Dublin, in Dublin, Ireland, on June 25, 2009. Peter Muhly/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
David Sanborn, seen here performing in New York City in 2011. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images hide caption
"I think the task of the filmmaker is to break through and hit that horror that still remains in the unconscious mind," Corman said. "And there's a certain amount of catharsis there. He's pictured above in 2009. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption
Roger Corman, the B-movie legend who launched A-list careers, dies at 98
Steve Albini in his Electrical Audio studios in Chicago in 2023. John Semley/WXPN hide caption