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Jane Birkin, Singer, Actress and Fashion Inspiration, Dies at 76
Jane Birkin, the British-French singer and actress whose collaboration with the artist Serge Gainsbourg made her a defining figure of the 1970s and whose personal
Marga Minco, Who Chronicled Jewish Life in Wartime, Dies at 103
Marga Minco, a Dutch novelist who was one of the last of a generation of European Holocaust authors whose works are widely considered literary classics,
Milan Kundera, Czech Literary Star, Dies at 94
Milan Kundera, a Communist Party outcast who became a global literary star with mordant, sexually charged novels that captured the suffocating absurdity of life in
Léon Gautier, Last Surviving French Commando From D-Day, Dies at 100
Léon Gautier, the last surviving member of an elite French unit that joined Allied forces in the D-Day invasion to wrest Normandy from Nazi Germany’s
Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Known as ‘Mr. Titanic,’ Dies at 77
Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a renowned French maritime expert and submersible pilot, became a leading authority on the R.M.S. Titanic through 37 successful journeys to its wreckage.
Irma Capece Minutolo, Opera Singer and Partner to Exiled King, Dies at 87
Irma Capece Minutolo, a Neapolitan beauty queen and opera singer whose relationship with the exiled Egyptian king and world-renowned hedonist, Farouk I, became fodder for
Glenda Jackson, Oscar-Winning Actress Turned Politician, Dies at 87
She walked away from a successful acting career to enter the British Parliament, before returning to the stage as the title character in an acclaimed
Jacques Rozier, Last of the French New Wave Directors, Dies at 96
Jacques Rozier, who directed critically acclaimed films like “Adieu Philippine” and “Du Côté d’Orouët” and who was considered the last surviving member of the French
Silvio Berlusconi, Polarizing Former Prime Minister of Italy, Dies at 86
He won the election anyway. For his campaign, Forza Italia sent a 127-page glossy magazine to doorsteps across Italy. Called “An Italian Story,” it offered