The legendary Robert Hughes died Aug. 7, 2012, after a long illness. He was 74. Hughes’s writing graced TIME’s pages for …
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TIME on Vidal: Five Decades of Writing and Reviews
Since 1957, TIME has been covering Vidal extensively. Here is a small sampling of our writing on his remarkable life and work.
Report: Andy Griffith, Famed Television Sheriff, Dies at 86
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Television icon Andy Griffith died on July 3 at his North Carolina home, according to WITN. He was 86. Griffith’s close friend and former University of North Carolina president Bill Friday confirmed his …
‘You Were a Beaut’: The Most Touching Tweets About Adam Yauch’s Passing
Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boys’ rapper known as MCA, inspired innumerable musicians over his career. The humbling tributes flowed in when he died Friday at 47 after a two-year battle with cancer.
Grammy-Winning Singer Cesaria Evora, the ‘Barefoot Diva,’ Dies at 70
(LISBON, Portugal) — Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in the bayside bars of Cape Verde in the 1950s and won a Grammy in 2003 after she took her African islands music to stages across the world, died Saturday. …
Sorry, Smoochers: Oscar Wilde’s Grave Will No Longer Be Kissable
Though he’s been dead since 1900, Oscar Wilde is still wildly cherished. And, apparently, so is his grave. The Irish writer’s tomb can be found in Paris’s Père Lachaise cemetery, and for the past 20 years, planting a big kiss on …
Betty Ford, Former First Lady, Dies at 93
The wife of former president Gerald Ford passed away Friday evening surrounded by family members.
The Best of Jim Morrison, Dead 40 Years Ago Today
On July 3, 1971, Jim Morrison died of heart failure in his Paris bathtub. The sultry poet, musician and leather pants aficionado lived for only 27 years (which, eerily, is also how long Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix lived)—and …
Clarence Clemons Dies at 69: Relive The Big Man’s Greatest Sax Solos
After suffering a stroke last week in Florida, the legendary sax man in Bruce Springsteen’s band has passed away. But his legacy of rip-roaring saxophone riffs will live on forever.
Film Director Sidney Lumet Dies at 86: Three of His Greatest Scenes
The acclaimed director was honored with numerous Academy Award nominations for his work on films like 12 Angry Men and Dog Day Afternoon. NewsFeed remembers the legendary filmmaker with a look back at some of his best movies.
Martin Luther King’s Assassination: Watch the Original News Broadcasts
From the standpoint of history, April 4, 1968 has gone down as one of the most infamous dates of the 20th century. It was on that evening, 43 years ago today, that Martin Luther King was cut down by an assassin’s bullet at a Memphis motel.
Marvin Gaye: 7 Songs to Remember the Passing of a Legend
April 1, is by and large looked at as a day of pranking and practical jokes, but in the world of R&B, it marks both the passing of a soul music icon.