Tag: Obituaries
Hashida, who wrote ‘Oshin,’ many other hit dramas dies at 95
TOKYO — Renowned Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, best known for the internationally popular TV drama series “Oshin," has died of lymphoma. She was 95.
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Philly lawyer Sprague, active in civic affairs, dies at 95
PHILADELPHIA — Richard A. Sprague, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer who prosecuted murderers, won high-stakes civil lawsuits and was deeply influential in state and city...
SAG Awards to honor best performances — with some distance
<p>LOS ANGELES — Several Oscar hopefuls will reunite at Sunday’s Screen Actor Guild Awards, albeit in the same virtual, socially-distanced way that most gatherings...
SAG Awards to honor best performances — with some distance
LOS ANGELES — Several Oscar hopefuls will reunite at Sunday’s Screen Actor Guild Awards, albeit in the same virtual, socially-distanced way that most gatherings...
Former leader of Dominion Energy dies day after retiring
<p>RICHMOND, Va. — Tom Farrell, who led Dominion Energy for more than a decade and was a powerful force in Virginia business and politics,...
Arthur Kopit, three-time Tony-nominated playwright, dies
<p>NEW YORK — Arthur Kopit, a three time Tony Award-nominated playwright and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist known for fusing disparate genres, absurdism and a...
Former leader of Dominion Energy dies day after retiring
RICHMOND, Va. — Tom Farrell, who led Dominion Energy for more than a decade and was a powerful force in Virginia business and politics,...
Arthur Kopit, three-time Tony-nominated playwright, dies
NEW YORK — Arthur Kopit, a three time Tony Award-nominated playwright and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist known for fusing disparate genres, absurdism and a...
1948 Olympic swimmer, masters multiple record holder, dies
<p>Clara Lamore Walker, who swam for the U.S. at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, won three national championships, and later in life set...
Avant-garde publisher Giancarlo DiTrapano dead at 47
<p>NEW YORK — Giancarlo DiTrapano, an avant-garde magazine and book publisher who as the founder of New York Tyrant worked with Atticus Lish, Sam...