"For nearly 70 years, Bob Sherman worked his radio magic at WQXR, wearing almost every imaginable hat along the way. … In addition to his work at WQXR, Bob was a music critic and columnist for The New York Times for over 40 years." - WQXR (New York City)
"(His) background in improvisation and knack for comic drama were cornerstones of his genre-hopping career that yielded enduring characters from the 1960s comedy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming to Little Miss Sunshine and Argo" — for each of which he landed an Oscar nomination. - Yahoo! (Los Angeles Times)
We can learn to anchor our identities not to what we do – but to why we do it. Thinking of our identities in this way can make us more resilient in the face of change. - Washington Post
"He covered cultural news stories and profiled stage luminaries such as director Jose Quintero, playwright Edward Albee and actors Julie Harris and Carol Channing. Some of them may not have relished his revealing dive into their off-the-clock personalities." - MSN (The Washington Post)
Best known for roles in The Killing Fields, A Room with a View and Leaving Las Vegas, he worked steadily in films and television for four decades. His remains were found in the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles, where he disappeared while hiking in January. - MSN (The Washington Post)
This improbable trajectory — writer toils for decades in obscurity before finding international renown — is the stuff of legend. But it did not occur by accident or happenstance. Mr. McCarthy’s career was made possible by a tectonic shift that was happening in the publishing industry. - The New York Times
Diva status depended, back then as now, on being the author of your own career – creatively and financially – and driving it forward. If this meant being labelled as difficult, it was the price performers needed to pay. - BBC
"After starting out in some of journalism's lowest-rung jobs, (she) spent decades covering the worlds of antiques and auctions, … and (she) made news herself in the late 1990s when she challenged the ownership of an Egon Schiele painting thought to have been stolen ... by the Nazis." - The New York Times
"The body was discovered at about 10am on Saturday in wilderness near Mount Baldy in the San Gabriel mountains and was transported to the coroner’s office for identification next week." - The Guardian (UK)
"His approach was often likened to that of his hero, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and others whose notion of 'the decisive moment' shaped modern street photography and the photojournalism that flourished in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s." - The New York Times
"Starting in the late 1950s, Harnick and Jerry Bock spent a dozen years at the summit of Broadway songwriting teams. They collaborated on five shows that drew Tony nominations for best musical: Fiorello!, She Loves Me, Fiddler on the Roof, The Apple Tree and The Rothschilds." - MSN (The Washington Post)
"You know you’ve made a cultural impact when Henry Kissinger quotes your own joke back to you. That's what happened to Billy Crystal. … Also selected for the lifetime artistic achievement award are rapper/actor Queen Latifah, opera singer Renée Fleming, 1970s music icon Barry Gibb and prolific hitmaker Dionne Warwick." - AP
The ruling by the Court of Cassation "marks the fourth and final judicial instruction in this case. The legal battle started with (actress Sand) Van Roy's police complaints filed in May and July 2018. The case was dismissed by the Paris prosecutor ... in 2019, citing a lack of evidence." - Variety
When the much-younger artist ended her relationship with the titan, he destroyed her artwork and tried very hard to destroy her career — and the French artistic establishment cooperated, driving her to emigrate to the US. To this day, she has not had a major exhibition in her homeland. - The Guardian
"The distinguished English actor and theater mainstay … appeared (17) times on Broadway from 1962-2018 … (and was) known for playing stuffy types in films and TV shows including Back to School, Mad About You and Friends." - The Hollywood Reporter
