# deaths (obituaries) (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 10 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover deaths (obituaries). Page: Feed: --- ## [Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/movies/tim-curry-dead.html) _2026-08-26 · Bruce Weber · NYT \> Arts_ The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate for the outlandish, cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter. ## [Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and More Mourn Dolly Parton](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-celebrity-reaction.html) _2026-08-26 · Derrick Bryson Taylor · NYT \> Arts_ After her death at 80, celebrities and politicians honored the country music star for her generosity and philanthropy. ## [How Dollywood Captured the Essence of Dolly Parton](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/music/dollywood-dolly-parton.html) _2026-08-26 · Melena Ryzik · NYT \> Arts_ Her idea to create a “fantasy city” that celebrated her home region turned into a billion-dollar attraction that maintained its authentic feel. ## [Peter Nadas, Author of ‘the Greatest Novel Written in Our Time,’ Dies at 83](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/books/peter-nadas-dead.html) _2026-08-26 · Alex Marshall · NYT \> Arts_ Susan Sontag gave that high praise to “A Book of Memories” (1986), a labyrinthine chronicle of life under Communism. ## [Dolly Parton Wrote ‘I Will Always Love You’ and ‘Jolene’ in One Creative Burst](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/music/dolly-parton-jolene-i-will-always-love-you.html) _2026-08-26 · Jon Pareles · NYT \> Arts_ Two of her defining hits — “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You” — were perhaps written in the same day. In different ways, they found sturdy melodies for precarious emotions. ## [Why Dolly Parton Wouldn’t Let Elvis Presley Record ‘I Will Always Love You’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/music/dolly-parton-publishing-i-will-always-love-you.html) _2026-08-26 · Ben Sisario · NYT \> Arts_ When Elvis Presley wanted to record the song, Parton made the hard-nosed decision to protect her ownership of her work. ## [The Beginnings of ‘It Ends’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/movies/it-ends-behind-the-scenes.html) _2026-08-26 · Nicolas Rapold · NYT \> Arts_ How the writer-director Alexander Ullom turned post-grad existential anxiety and a tiny budget into his breakout debut horror film. ## [The Beginnings of ‘It Ends’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/movies/it-ends-behind-the-scenes.html) _2026-08-26 · Nicolas Rapold · NYT \> Arts_ How the writer-director Alexander Ullom turned post-grad existential anxiety and a tiny budget into his breakout debut horror film. ## [Dolly Parton’s Bedazzled, Bewigged and Bodacious Style](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/dolly-parton-sense-of-style.html) _2026-08-26 · Vanessa Friedman · NYT \> Arts_ A wild mountain rose, she used her clothes and her body to subvert expectations. ## [Dolly Parton Died After Brief Period With Cancer](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-cancer-cause-death.html) _2026-08-26 · Julia Jacobs · NYT \> Arts_ Parton had recently canceled a Las Vegas residency because of health issues. A spokesman said she was admitted to a cancer center in Nashville on Friday. ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vvmZnJxPLonv) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [Did the Zodiac Kill the Black Dahlia? This Crime Writer Thinks So.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/michael-connelly-black-dahlia-zodiac-podcast.html) _2026-08-26 · Alexander Nazaryan · NYT \> Arts_ The novelist Michael Connelly knows he is putting his reputation on the line with the podcast “Killer in the Code.” But despite critics’ skepticism, he finds the evidence “completely convincing.” ## [Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-dead.html) _2026-08-26 · Bill Friskics-Warren · NYT \> Obituaries_ Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. ## [Len Brown, the Kidlike Creator of ‘Mars Attacks,’ Dies at 84](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/len-brown-dead.html) _2026-08-25 · Richard Sandomir · NYT \> Obituaries_ He brought a juvenile creative sensibility to the Topps Chewing Gum company, where he was able to unerringly predict what would appeal to adolescents. ## [Dolly Parton Wanted to Share Her Story on Broadway. She Still Will.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/theater/dolly-parton-broadway.html) _2026-08-25 · Michael Paulson · NYT \> Obituaries_ “Dolly: A True Original Musical” is scheduled to begin previews in December after a strong-selling production in Nashville last year. ## [Robert Skidelsky, Definitive Biographer of Keynes, Dies at 86](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/books/robert-skidelsky-dead.html) _2026-08-25 · Jonathan Kandell · NYT \> Obituaries_ An economic historian and political maverick, he was a sometimes polarizing public intellectual and a member of the House of Lords. ## [Book Review: ‘The Black Shield,’ by Wilbert L. Cooper](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/books/review/the-black-shield-wilbert-cooper.html) _2026-08-25 · Eli Saslow · NYT \> Books \> Book Review_ In an evocative new memoir, the journalist Wilbert L. Cooper explores the history, and paradoxes, of race and policing in Cleveland, his hometown. ## [Man Who Told of a Childhood With Wolves Dies at 80](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/spain-wolf-boy-dead.html) _2026-08-25 · Ephrat Livni · NYT \> Obituaries_ Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja’s improbable story of a wild youth became the subject of a study, and inspired a novel and film. ## [Shelley Fabares, ‘Donna Reed Show’ Actress, Dies at 82](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/arts/television/shelley-fabares-dead.html) _2026-08-24 · Victor Mather · NYT \> Obituaries_ She also starred in Elvis Presley movies and the sitcom “Coach.” Somewhat reluctantly, she had a No. 1 hit in 1962 with “Johnny Angel.” ## [How Should ‘Huckleberry Finn’ Be Taught?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/magazine/huckleberry-finn-teachers-students-schools.html) _2026-08-24 · Ruth Franklin · NYT \> Books \> Book Review_ I traveled around the country to find out if “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” still has a place in the classroom. ## [Jeff Conolly, Manic Garage-Rock Frontman, Dies at 70](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/arts/music/jeff-conolly-dead.html) _2026-08-24 · Alex Williams · NYT \> Obituaries_ Known as Monoman for his love of vintage LPs, he kept the punkish torch burning by leading Lyres, a Boston group that became an institution. ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qTkW0TZRTbhb) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [Iceland’s Murder Rate Is Off the Charts (in Its Books, at Least)](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/books/iceland-crime-fiction.html) _2026-08-24 · Amelia Nierenberg · NYT \> Books \> Book Review_ The Nordic nation has almost no homicides, yet crime fiction is its favorite literary genre. That means writers face a challenge: making murder feel believable. ## [New Romance Books](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/books/review/new-romance-books.html) _2026-08-24 · Olivia Waite · NYT \> Books \> Book Review_ Our columnist on three of the month’s best releases. ## [Book Review: ‘The Time Tax,’ by Annie Lowrey](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/books/review/the-time-tax-annie-lowrey.html) _2026-08-24 · Tim Wu · NYT \> Books \> Book Review_ In “The Time Tax,” the Atlantic journalist Annie Lowrey takes aim at bureaucratic red tape. ## [Book Review: ‘Heart of Glass,’ by Jennifer Hillier](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/books/review/heart-of-glass-jennifer-hillier.html) _2026-08-24 · Flynn Berry · NYT \> Books \> Book Review_ In Jennifer Hillier’s new book, a woman must confront her traumatic past after a body washes up on the shores of her seaside town. ## [Hayden Panettiere’s Final Battles: Mysterious Pain and Trouble With an Ex](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/arts/television/hayden-panettiere-brian-hickerson-boyfriend-book-tour.html) _2026-08-23 · Julia Jacobs and Matt Stevens · NYT \> Movies_ In the year before the actress’s death, she struggled to walk at times and worked to disentangle herself from an ex-boyfriend who had abused her. ## [The Best Books to Read on American Identity](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/books/review/best-books-american-identity.html) _2026-08-23 · Alexis Coe · NYT \> Books \> Book Review_ Four authors grapple with the fight over American identity, from the colonial era to the modern day. ## [Book Review: ‘Up on Cove Mountain,’ by Earl Swift](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/books/review/earl-swift-up-on-cove-mountain.html) _2026-08-23 · Ben McGrath · NYT \> Books \> Book Review_ In “Up on Cove Mountain” Earl Swift confronts a place — and a tragedy — that haunts him. ## [Sean Duffy’s Reality Show: From ‘The Real World’ to the Deal World](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/arts/television/sean-duffy-great-american-road-trip.html) _2026-08-23 · James Poniewozik · NYT \> Arts_ “The Great American Road Trip” sends the transportation secretary and his family on a wholesome, dull tour, with a lot of help from their sponsors. ## [Jeff Conolly, Manic Garage-Rock Frontman, Dies at 69](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/arts/music/jeff-conolly-dead.html) _2026-08-23 · Alex Williams · NYT \> Arts \> Music_ Known as Monoman for his love of vintage LPs, he kept the punkish torch burning by leading Lyres, a Boston group that became an institution. ## [Nancy Kassebaum, First Woman to Chair a Major Senate Panel, Dies at 94](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/us/politics/nancy-kassebaum-dead.html) _2026-08-22 · Adam Clymer · NYT \> Obituaries_ A moderate Republican from Kansas, she served three terms before tiring of political strife. “I couldn’t get elected today,” she said in 2013. ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OrGWHIxjfKYs) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [Book Review: ‘The Anniversary,’ by Andrea Bajani](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/books/review/andrea-bajani-anniversary.html) _2026-08-22 · André Aciman · NYT \> Books \> Book Review_ “The Anniversary,” a novel by the Italian novelist Andrea Bajani, examines a marriage ravaged by abuse and malice. ## [These 5 People Spent Decades Behind Bars. Here Are Their Stories.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/us/life-prison-sentence-william-heirens-sammie-robinson.html) _2026-08-22 · Amisha Padnani · NYT \> Obituaries_ Francis Clifford Smith, who died at 101, was among the longest-incarcerated people in the U.S. Here are some others who lived much of their lives in prison. ## [Frank Smith, Who Served 70 Years for Murder, Dies at 101](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/us/francis-clifford-smith-dead.html) _2026-08-22 · Richard Sandomir · NYT \> Obituaries_ One of the longest-serving prisoners in American history, he was sent to death row in 1950 before his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. ## [Book Review: ‘The Great Wherever,’ by Shannon Sanders](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/books/review/the-great-wherever-shannon-sanders.html) _2026-08-22 · Nina LaCour · NYT \> Books \> Book Review_ In “The Great Wherever,” generations of spirits watch as their descendants debate whether or not to sell their ancestral home. ## [An Expert on Conflict Says Your Relationships Are Doomed Without It](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/magazine/priya-parker-interview.html) _2026-08-22 · David Marchese · NYT \> Books \> Book Review_ The author Priya Parker says the key to human connection is to lean into the fight. ## [Tupac Shakur Murder Trial: 5 Takeaways From Week 1](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/arts/music/tupac-shakur-murder-trial-takeaways.html) _2026-08-22 · Anusha Bayya · NYT \> Arts \> Music_ The jury heard from more than a dozen witnesses, including detectives and former gang members. The suspect, Duane Davis, addressed the judge directly. ## [10 Songs We’re Talking About](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/arts/music/carly-simon-rapsody-jorja-smith-new-songs.html) _2026-08-22 · Jon Pareles · NYT \> Arts \> Music_ Jorja Smith offers a loaded invitation, Rapsody explores Africa and the cosmos, and Carly Simon returns with her first single in decades. ## [Yvette Roudy, France’s First Minister for Women’s Rights, Dies at 97](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/world/europe/yvette-roudy-dead.html) _2026-08-22 · Adam Nossiter · NYT \> Obituaries_ Maintaining that access to abortion was as much a matter of economic equality as women’s rights, she successfully championed state reimbursement for abortions. ## [Tiffany, ’80s Pop Star, Is Busy Reinventing Herself](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/theater/tiffany-darwish-spandex-musical.html) _2026-08-22 · Darryn King · NYT \> Arts \> Music_ Best known for her hit song “I Think We’re Alone Now,” she is making her Off Broadway debut in “Spandex the Musical.” ## [8 Signs You’re Living in a Rom-Com](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/movies/rom-com-tropes.html) _2026-08-22 · Katherine Bettis · NYT \> Arts_ Are you baking cookies with your old high-school crush? Our cartoonist has seen enough trying-on-clothes montages to spot the clues. ## [The Month’s Best New Mystery Books](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/books/review/new-mystery-books.html) _2026-08-22 · Sarah Weinman · NYT \> Books \> Book Review_ Our columnist on four of the month’s best releases. ## [How ‘Rocky Horror’ Dreamed Up a Mad Scientist’s World](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/theater/rocky-horror-show-in-one-image.html) _2026-08-22 · Laura Collins-Hughes · NYT \> Arts_ The designers kept in mind the slapdash seediness that has been embedded in the musical’s DNA ever since it started in 1973 at the Royal Court Theater in London. ## [Overlooked No More: Patricia Douglas, Who Challenged Hollywood’s Culture of Abuse](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/obituaries/patricia-douglas-overlooked.html) _2026-08-22 · Nina Siegal · NYT \> Obituaries_ Eight decades before the #MeToo groundswell, she took MGM to court after alleging she was attacked at a studio party in 1937. ## [The Road Trip Movies That Will Make You Want to Hit the Road](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/t-magazine/favorite-road-trip-movies.html) _2026-08-21 · Matt Weinstock · NYT \> Movies_ Directors, actors and visual artists on the films they love in which it’s all about the journey. ## [Dave Marsh, Rock Critic Who Loved Springsteen and Hated the Dead, Dies at 76](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/arts/music/dave-marsh-dead.html) _2026-08-21 · Alex Williams · NYT \> Arts \> Music_ A passionately opinionated veteran of Creem and Rolling Stone, he was part of a generation of writers who influenced how the world saw the golden age of rock. ## [The Local: Drama in the Boundary Waters](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/the-local-boundary-waters.html) _2026-08-21 · Jay Gabler · NYT \> Books \> Book Review_ William Kent Krueger talks about his thriller set in the Boundary Waters, a timely subject. ## [Smithsonian Plan for Latino Museum Would Bypass Congress](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/arts/design/smithsonian-museum-american-latino-building.html) _2026-08-21 · Robin Pogrebin · NYT \> Arts_ The board will vote whether to house the museum in its Arts and Industries Building rather than build on a site owned by the National Park Service. ## [Margo Howard, Reluctant Columnist and Daughter of Ann Landers, Dies at 86](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/style/margo-howard-dead.html) _2026-08-21 · Penelope Green · NYT \> Obituaries_ She published two books about her famous mother but didn’t fully embrace the family business until her late 50s, when she began writing “Dear Prudence” for Slate. ## [Ileana Cotrubas, Sensitive Soprano Known for ‘Traviata,’ Dies at 87](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/arts/music/ileana-cotrubas-dead.html) _2026-08-21 · Vivien Schweitzer · NYT \> Arts_ Able to convey the pathos of operatic heroines with her pure, expressive tone, she was also involved in prickly disputes with some directors and conductors. ## [Machel Montano, Soca Sovereign, Takes Over Brooklyn Public Library](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/arts/music/machel-montano-soca-brooklyn-public-library.html) _2026-08-21 · Patricia Meschino · NYT \> Arts \> Music_ The career retrospective for Machel Montano, a first for a Caribbean artist, highlights his ties to New York City.