Laura Branigan, a singer whose high-volume vocals in the disco song “Gloria” propelled her into pop stardom, died in her sleep on Thursday night at her home in East Quogue, N.Y. She was 47.
The cause was a brain aneurysm, said her brother Mark Branigan. … Read full obituary
Elmer Bernstein, the versatile, Oscar-winning composer who scored such movie classics as The Ten Commandments, The Magnificent Seven, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Escape and True Grit, died Wednesday [18 August]. He was 82.
Julia Child, whose chirping words of encouragement and unpretentious style brought French cuisine to American homes through her television series and books, died Friday. She was 91. … Read full obituary
Fay Wray, the actress best known for her role as the object of a giant ape’s desire in the 1933 film “King Kong,” died yesterday. She was 96. … Read full obituary
Flamboyant funk music pioneer Rick James, a dynamic performer famed for the sensuous 1981 dance hit “Super Freak (Part 1)” as well as a descent into drugs and crime, died in his sleep Friday morning of natural causes, officials said. … Read full obituary
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