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He brought an all-embracing enthusiasm to about 4,000 articles for The New York Times on modern dance, tap, ballet and practically every other genre. Jack Anderson, a writer on dance [...]

Captain Force was part of the pomp and ceremony at 10 presidential inaugurations, and for 45 years he taught midshipmen to revere traditional military music. Kenneth Force, who as the [...]

Captain Force was part of the pomp and ceremony at 10 presidential inaugurations, and for 45 years he taught midshipmen to revere traditional military music. Kenneth Force, who as the [...]

He entered publishing when he was 43, then published many of the most popular books of recent decades, including ''The Da Vinci Code.'' Stephen Rubin, a book-business fortune seeker who [...]

Byline: Alex Traub She became famous for playing, as she put it, 'one of the best dumb blondes that's ever been done,' then became a sex-positive health and diet mogul. [...]

He entered publishing when he was 43, then published many of the most popular books of recent decades, including “The Da Vinci Code.” Stephen Rubin, a book-business fortune seeker who [...]

She became famous for playing, as she put it, ''one of the best dumb blondes that's ever been done,'' then became a sex-positive health and diet mogul. Suzanne Somers, who [...]

Her investigations upended rural sheriffs' departments, exposed state senators' misdeeds and exemplified the power of a past era in American newspapering. Lucy Morgan, a widely feared Florida journalist, died on [...]

The song, from 1999, was the biggest hit for her, her sister and a friend, who made up the R&B trio 702. Irish Grinstead, a member of the R&B trio [...]

Alfredo Martinez lived on New York City's margins, a squatter who shook off one eviction after another. He was an artist who usually lacked a gallery and sometimes put on [...]

Alfredo Martinez lived on New York City’s margins. He was an artist who usually lacked a gallery and who put on exhibits in a storage locker. He lived as a [...]

She embodied the glamour and the hardship of being married to an American hero. Her husband, Jim Lovell, was the captain of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission in 1970. Marilyn [...]

She embodied the glamour and the hardship of being married to an American hero. Her husband, Jim Lovell, was the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission in 1970. Marilyn [...]

Byline: Alex Traub His investment strategy, which tracked the flow of money, won him a reputation for prescience in the 1990s. Laszlo Birinyi, an investor who declared that he took [...]

Best known for an audacious hacking spree in the 1990s involving the theft of data and credit card numbers, he later became a security consultant and public speaker. Kevin Mitnick, [...]

Best known for an audacious hacking spree in the 1990s involving the theft of data and credit card numbers, he later became a security consultant and public speaker. Kevin Mitnick, [...]

Byline: Constant Méheut and Alex Traub She was a lithe beauty of 1960s European film, a famous musical collaborator and lover of Serge Gainsbourg, and the namesake of elegant Hermès [...]

She was a lithe beauty of 1960s European film, a famous musical collaborator and lover of Serge Gainsbourg, and the namesake of elegant Hermès handbags. Jane Birkin, who helped define [...]

In an era when track and field athletes could rise to national celebrity, Uelses became a newsreel idol and made the cover of Sports Illustrated. In the 1950s and '60s, [...]

The commercials he created, with their ''ch-ch-ch-Chia'' jingle, became as much a vivid part of American consumer life as the goofy product they sold. Joseph Pedott, whose decades of commercials [...]

She supported him during the civil rights movement and promoted his legacy after he was assassinated. Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King [...]

The commercials he created, with their “ch-ch-ch-Chia” jingle, became as much a vivid part of American consumer life as the goofy product they sold. Joseph Pedott, whose decades of commercials [...]

She supported him during the civil rights movement and promoted his legacy after he was assassinated. Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King [...]

He was widely considered the first person to be diagnosed with autism. His happy life later became the subject of a book and documentary. Donald Triplett, who as a child [...]

He was widely considered the first person to be diagnosed with autism. His happy life later became the subject of a book and documentary. Donald Triplett, who as a child [...]

On a rainy night last month, down an alleyway in the Jackson Heights section of Queens, in a restaurant basement, sat about two dozen retirees. There was a onetime federal [...]

He was a reliable pro-football place-kicker for 16 years and had a moment of glory in the 1969 championship game. Jim Turner, who fulfilled Joe Namath's prophecy that the New [...]

He was a reliable pro-football place-kicker for 16 years and had a moment of glory in the 1969 championship game. Jim Turner, who fulfilled Joe Namath’s prophecy that the New [...]

Byline: Alex Traub Alone in a shack in the Montana wilderness, he fashioned homemade bombs and launched a violent one-man campaign to destroy industrial society. Theodore J. Kaczynski, the so-called [...]

Alone in a shack in the Montana wilderness, he fashioned homemade bombs and launched a violent one-man campaign to destroy industrial society. Theodore J. Kaczynski, the so-called Unabomber, who attacked [...]

Panned when it was released in 1971, the movie gained acclaim decades later. Mr. Newman also starred on TV in the legal drama ''Petrocelli.'' Barry Newman, whose terse integrity and [...]

Panned when it was released in 1971, the movie gained acclaim decades later. Mr. Newman also starred on TV in the legal drama “Petrocelli.” Barry Newman, whose terse integrity and [...]

He was a member of the Ramsey Lewis Trio when it reached the Top 10 with ''The 'In' Crowd,'' and he later had a hit as a co-leader with the [...]

He was a member of the Ramsey Lewis Trio when it reached the Top 10 with “The ‘In’ Crowd,” and he later had a hit as a co-leader with the [...]

He appeared in Off Broadway roles before starring on CBS as one of two young men who find adventure crossing the country in a Corvette convertible. George Maharis, the ruggedly [...]

He appeared in Off Broadway roles before starring on CBS as one of two young men who find adventure crossing the country in a Corvette convertible. George Maharis, the ruggedly [...]

His storefront eatery, a knockoff of a leading frankfurter grill, helped turn an unlikely culinary combination into a New York phenomenon. Nicholas Gray, the founder of Gray's Papaya, a storefront [...]

His storefront eatery, a knockoff of a leading frankfurter grill, helped turn an unlikely culinary combination into a New York phenomenon. Nicholas Gray, the founder of Gray’s Papaya, a storefront [...]

A former Democrat, he served as White House counsel under George Bush and aided other presidents, including Ronald Reagan and Donald J. Trump. C. Boyden Gray, who personified the conservative [...]

A former Democrat, he served as White House counsel under George Bush and aided other presidents, including Ronald Reagan and Donald J. Trump. C. Boyden Gray, who personified the conservative [...]

He helped make Kansas a staging ground for the nation's abortion debate, but failed to overturn the state's recent vote in favor of abortion rights. Mark Gietzen, who gained prominence [...]

He helped make Kansas a staging ground in the abortion debate but failed to overturn the state’s vote in favor of abortion rights. He died in a plane crash. Mark [...]

In the 1960s and '70s, he and King dominated mixed doubles tournaments. He was also known for his congeniality, sportsmanship and skill at the net. Owen Davidson, an Australian tennis [...]

In the 1960s and ’70s, he and King dominated mixed doubles tournaments. He was also known for his congeniality, sportsmanship and skill at the net. Owen Davidson, an Australian tennis [...]

Traveling the nation to discover little-known performers for the Arhoolie label, which he founded in 1960, he earned a nickname: El Fanático. Chris Strachwitz, who traveled in search of the [...]

Traveling the nation to discover little-known performers for the Arhoolie label, which he founded in 1960, he earned a nickname: El Fanático. Chris Strachwitz, who traveled in search of the [...]

In 1971, his first full season, he was an unstoppable fastball pitcher. Then he had a fight with the owner of the Athletics that left him embittered. Vida Blue, who [...]

Undeterred by arson at his home and by the murder of a colleague, he provided reproductive care in Nebraska and Maryland, including late-term abortions. LeRoy Carhart, a Midwestern doctor who [...]

Undeterred by arson at his home and by the murder of a colleague, he provided reproductive care in Nebraska and Maryland, including late-term abortions. LeRoy Carhart, a Midwestern doctor who [...]

He created the discount chain retailer Family Dollar, which found success, and criticism, by catering to the poor. Leon Levine, the founder of Family Dollar, a chain retailer that shaped [...]