Celebrities
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Mick Rock, photographer who captured David Bowie and Queen, dies
Mick Rock's iconic portraits of rock stars such as David... -
Ardeshir Zahedi, Iran's flamboyant ambassador to the U.S. who charmed Hollywood, dies
Zahedi, playboy Iran ambassador to the U.S. under the shah,... -
Sylvere Lotringer, intellectual who infused U.S. art circles with French theory, dies at 83
Lotringer was best known as the founder of the influential... -
Dean Stockwell, cult star of 'Blue Velvet' and 'Quantum Leap,' dies
Dean Stockwell, the Oscar-nominated star from 'Blue Velvet' and 'Married... -
Bobbie Kirkhart, the matriarch of atheism in L.A., dies at 78
Bobbie Kirkhart, a leader in L.A.'s atheist scene, has died -
L.A. Times photographer Bill Beebe, who waded into ocean to snap iconic JFK image, dies at 94
Beebe waded into the ocean to snap the iconic 1962... -
Ginny Mancini dies; big-band singer, L.A. philanthropist and widow of composer Henry Mancini
Big-band singer and L.A. philanthropist Ginny Mancini dies at 97 -
The powerful legacy of General Jeff Page, West Coast hip-hop pioneer and 'mayor of skid row'
General Jeff Page, a West Coast hip-hop pioneer known as... -
Hassina Leelarathna, co-founder of the only Sri Lankan newspaper in the U.S., dies at 73
She was a presence at rallies and protests, both interviewing...