In books and magazine articles, she uncovered the forgotten story of the actresses and screenwriters who helped create the film industry. NYT > Obituaries

He was defense minister when Iraq invaded his tiny but oil-rich country, and he became ruler in his 80s. NYT > Obituaries

The father of Jeffrey Dahmer, he wrote a memoir that one reviewer said sought to “peer not just into the soul of his son but into his own.” NYT...

He was a familiar face in movies and on TV before his breakout performance opposite Ali MacGraw in the 1970 blockbuster. But it was overshadowed by years of personal...

Among the highlights of his long tenure were supervising the Beatles’ appearances and telling the comedian Jackie Mason he was fired. NYT > Obituaries

His black-and-white images captured the chilly anomie of Manhattan’s haute monde, the strangeness of Hollywood royalty and the lively warmth of rural America. NYT > Obituaries

With Sid Krofft, he produced children’s shows, like “H.R. Pufnstuf,” and prime time programs, including “Donny & Marie.” NYT > Obituaries

She sought accountability in the military killing of the leftist folk singer Victor Jara in the right-wing turmoil that carried Gen. Augusto Pinochet to power in Chile in 1973....

Among the highest-profile figures to flee the Soviet Union, he brought with him a secret weapon and firsthand experience behind the Iron Curtain. NYT > Obituaries

Part officer, part diplomat, part spy, he led military inspections in East Germany and later oversaw the destruction of Soviet nuclear weapons. NYT > Obituaries