The success of his novel “House Made of Dawn,” the first work by a Native American to win a Pulitzer, inspired a wave of Native literature. NYT > Obituaries

He logged more than 2,000 episodes on the enduring soap opera. He also rode the Davy Crockett craze to a hit single in 1955. NYT > Obituaries

He developed a wide variety of procedures and devices to reattach or replace vital body parts, including the first inflatable prosthetic penis. NYT > Obituaries

After the death of his son, a police detective, was linked to toxins at the World Trade Center site, he helped win federal benefits for other emergency responders. NYT...

Battling the government for more than three years, he was able to prove that the Nixon White House was trying to deport the former Beatle for political reasons. NYT...

His screenplay, based on his own youthful experience, was nominated for an Oscar. His other films included “Sweet November,” based on his own unproduced play. NYT > Obituaries

As executive editor from 1994 to 2001, he oversaw a period of growth, expanding national and international readerships, creating new sections and ushering in the digital age with a...

He documented the cruelties of white South African rule, and he was made to pay for it, enduring beatings and 586 consecutive days in solitary confinement. NYT > Obituaries

Life expectancy averages may be falling, but you might not have been able to tell that from reading the obituaries this year. NYT > Obituaries

In her 23 years at the Met, she sang with the greatest stars of her day. She had a second career as a leading figure in the artistic life...