She successfully battled to become a teacher and went on to help bring about a revolution in the government’s treatment of the disabled. NYT > Obituaries

He produced many books about film. But Groucho Marx tried to stop distribution of one collaborative effort because he didn’t like seeing his salty and insulting remarks in print....

The Islamic boarding school she helped found offers a haven for transgender women in a country where discrimination can be acute. NYT > Obituaries

In 1971, he transferred material from one organism to another, creating the first recombinant DNA, or rDNA. He later helped lead a historic effort to write protocols for genetic...

She starred alongside the likes of Elvis Presley and Jerry Lewis. But she wanted to direct and write, and she felt held back by industry sexism. NYT > Obituaries

Called “one of the fundamental filmmakers in the history of Spanish cinema,” he began making movies under Franco, often hiding his messages in allegory. NYT > Obituaries

An architect, he followed his hunch that teams would abandon ugly concrete multipurpose arenas for fan-friendly single-sport facilities, like Oriole Park at Camden Yards. NYT > Obituaries

She was a Broadway star at 23 and then quit acting, but later re-emerged in films like “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “A Christmas Story.” NYT >...

Using unconventional tactics, he built powerhouse teams in Washington and Miami and helped mold teams in Kansas City, Atlanta and San Diego, his hometown. NYT > Obituaries

He first attracted attention with the band Television, a fixture of the New York punk rock scene. But his music wasn’t so easily categorized. NYT > Obituaries