Zale Parry, Aquatic Hollywood Star and Early Acid Tripper, Dies at 93
A diving feat landed her on the cover of Sports Illustrated and led to a film and TV career. She also took part in one of the first LSD studies.
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Bou Meng, Rare Survivor of Khmer Rouge Torture House, Dies at 85
Saved by his ability to paint, he was one of only a handful of prisoners to make it out of the brutal prison Tuol Sleng.
Youman Wilder, Baseball Coach Who Said He Faced Down ICE Agents, Dies at 63
He told reporters that he intervened when federal agents approached his young Black and Latino players after a practice last summer.
Mary Morello, Free Speech Activist Who Defended Explicit Lyrics, Dies at 102
An Illinois teacher — and the mother of the rock star Tom Morello — she took on Tipper Gore during culture war skirmishes over warning labels on records.
Violet Hensley Dies at 109; Ozarks Fiddler Made Opry Debut at 99
She performed old-time mountain music at the Silver Dollar City theme park in Branson, Mo., for more than 50 years and appeared on “The Beverly Hillbillies.”
Mary Heilmann, Painter of Vividly Wobbly Abstractions, Dies at 86
An emblem of the obstacles faced by women artists of her generation, she was 67 when her first museum retrospective opened to rave reviews in 2007.
John Carro, Jurist Who Had Early Brush With Lee Harvey Oswald, Dies at 98
Decades before his rise to the New York State appellate court, he was a probation officer who tried to help Mr. Oswald, then a teenager living in the Bronx.
Mark Rydell, ‘Actor’s Director’ Known for ‘On Golden Pond,’ Dies at 97
Having started out as an actor, he was able to coax sensitive work out of performers like Bette Midler, Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda and John Wayne.
Hiroshi Okuda, Disrupter Who Revived Toyota in the 1990s, Dies at 93
As the car company’s president, he made decisions quickly and shook things up, expanding overseas manufacturing and introducing the Prius, a milestone in automotive history.
Raoul Vaneigem, Whose Manifesto Inspired 1968 Revolt in France, Dies at 92
“The Revolution of Everyday Life,” published in 1967, was his cri de coeur against mindless work, materialism and authority.
Christy Knowings, Who Starred on ’90s TV Show ‘All That,’ Dies at 46
The actress rose to prominence playing absurdist characters on the Nickelodeon series known for its diverse cast and joyful silliness.
Carlos Garcia, Activist Who Helped Revive the Lower East Side, Dies at 80
He led a Puerto Rican group known as Charas in turning a crumbling public school into a community center, rehabilitating a desolate slice of New York.
Johanna Fernández, Historian of the Young Lords, Dies at 55
She wrote an award-winning book about the leftist collective, a Latino counterpart to the Black Panthers.
Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97
As a vice premier and then premier, he helped transform China into the world’s leading manufacturing power and led his country into the World Trade Organization.
Richard Lingeman, Cultural Historian and Biographer, Dies at 95
He spent decades as a magazine editor and wrote an acclaimed history of small-town America, as well as biographies of the novelists Theodore Dreiser and Sinclair Lewis.
Tom Clark, Private Equity Investor Turned Sheep Farmer, Dies at 85
On more than 500 acres in upstate New York, he kept a small herd of East Friesian ewes, producing award-winning cheeses and running a high-end restaurant and hotel.
Arlene Smith, Whose Song ‘Maybe’ Helped Define Doo-Wop, Dies at 84
With the Chantels, a groundbreaking female vocal group, she tugged heartstrings with the indelible hit and paved the way for a wave of “girl groups.”
Ben Jones, ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Actor and Congressman, Dies at 84
He played the mechanic Cooter Davenport on the hit television series before serving two terms as a Democratic congressman from Georgia.
Geraldine de Haas, the ‘First Lady’ of Chicago Jazz, Dies at 91
After a successful singing career, she led the revival of jazz in the Windy City in the 1970s and ’80s, organizing festivals and concert series.
Maura L. Gillison, Who Linked Throat Cancers to HPV, Dies at 61
She challenged the conventional view that most head and neck cancers resulted from cigarette smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.
Don Nelson, Hall of Fame N.B.A. Coach and Celtics Star, Dies at 86
One of the winningest coaches in league history, he led the Bucks, the Warriors and the Mavericks. He also had a brief stint with the Knicks.