Treat Williams, Actor Known for ‘Hair’ and ‘Everwood,’ Dies at 71
The veteran actor also starred in the movie “Deep Rising.” He died after a motorcycle accident in Vermont. NYT > Obituaries
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James G. Watt, Interior Secretary Under Reagan, Dies at 85
Mr. Watt once declared that Interior Department policies over years had swung too far toward conservation under the influence of “environmental extremists.” NYT > Obituaries
Stanley Engerman, Revisionist Scholar of Slavery, Dies at 87
His two-volume study, written with Robert W. Fogel, used data to challenge commonly held ideas about American slavery, including that it was unprofitable and inefficient. NYT > Obituaries
Bill Lee, Bassist and Composer of Son Spike Lee’s Films, Dies at 94
He accompanied a wide range of jazz and folk musicians and scored “She’s Gotta Have It,” “School Daze” “Do the Right Thing” and “Mo’ Better Blues.” NYT > Obituaries
Jim Brown, Football Great and Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 87
After a Hall of Fame career in the N.F.L., he pursued social activism and Hollywood stardom, but his image was stained by accusations of abuse toward women. NYT > Obituaries
Doyle Brunson, Poker Champion Known as ‘Texas Dolly,’ Dies at 89
In a lucrative career that began in the back rooms of Texas bars, he won back-to-back World Series of Poker titles (and 10 in all) and wrote a definitive poker manual. NYT > Obituaries
Kemal Dervis, Who Eased Turkey’s Economic Crisis, Dies at 74
Changes he spearheaded in 2001 helped avert disaster. He later led the United Nations Development Program. NYT > Obituaries
Vida Blue, Pitching Sensation for Champion A’s Teams, Dies at 73
In his rookie season in 1971, he was an unstoppable fastball pitcher. Then he had a fight with the owner of the Athletics that left him embittered. NYT > Obituaries
Wolfgang Schivelbusch, Polymathic Cultural Historian, Dies at 81
His books covered an unusual range of subjects, including the trajectory of railroad tracks and why the South claimed a “moral” victory in the Civil War. NYT > Obituaries
Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, Reassuring Best-Selling Author, Dies at 88
With a wide-reaching spiritual message in books like “When Bad Things Happen to Good People,” he drew on his own experience with grief and doubt. NYT > Obituaries