Her three-dimensional portrayal of a character who was also a vampire helped the Gothic soap opera develop a cult following. NYT > Obituaries

A boy with a rare genetic disorder inspired the name of the horse Cody’s Wish, who won at the Breeders’ Cup on Saturday. NYT > Obituaries

He later orbited the moon, but in 1970 he was bumped from the Apollo flight after being exposed to measles. Then, from mission control, he helped it avert disaster....

He was known for playing the sarcastic but lovable Chandler Bing and for his struggles with drugs and alcohol, which he chronicled in a memoir. NYT > Obituaries

The only male child of the actor Yul Brynner, he built a peripatetic career as a writer, historian, novelist, playwright — and roadie for the Band. NYT > Obituaries

A mainstay of Manchester United and one of the game’s best-loved figures, he won the World Cup in 1966 and the European Cup in 1968. NYT > Obituaries

Her music, which ranged from chamber miniatures to blaring fanfares, was suffused with a slyly subversive attitude. NYT > Obituaries

Acclaimed as one of America’s greatest living writers, she blended deeply personal material with themes of mythology and nature. NYT > Obituaries

After piling up billions in business, he pledged to donate almost all of his money to causes before he died. He succeeded, and then lived a more modest life....

He fled Nazi persecution in Paris, learned his craft as a teenage orphan and became known for his shots of Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Jacqueline Kennedy and many others....