The legendary composer behind hits like Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and Annie has died at 96.
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Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, a day after greeting crowds at St Peter’s Square. From the very start of his papacy, he seemed determined to do things differently.
His attempts at modernisation won him fans and made him enemies.
The Peruvian Nobel prize-winning author was intensely committed to his craft.
Kerry Greenwood’s novels are provocations to care about social justice. Her legacy is a wealth of entertainment with a heart.
Leading man of 1990s Hollywood, Val Kilmer, has died at 65.
Gene Hackman, an acting titan of 1970s and ‘80s Hollywood with more than 80 screen credits to his name, has died at 95.
Roberta Flack has passed away at 88. In her performances she reached a deep soulful place, both classically and contemporarily informed.
From her northern background to her later macular degeneration, Joan Plowright faced many obstacles in her career.
Lynch believed in complete dedication to creative pursuits, at the expense of all else.
When Lynch’s films were first released, they seemed to be funhouse-mirror reflections of society. Not so anymore.
The acclaimed American filmmaker David Lynch has died at the age of 78.
When Simon Townsend was a fledgling journalist in his early 20s, he fought fearlessly against the draft and was imprisoned twice for his pacifist beliefs.
The former US president was widely criticised for his time in government, but his work on leaving office came to exemplify what a post-presidential life could entail.
The values that Jimmy Carter embodied in his international career are reflected in his end-of-life decisions. These offer lessons for all Canadians.
Michael Leunig has died age 79. By turns over his long career, he was a poet, a prophet and a provocateur.
Ruth Faerber, a major innovator of printmaking in Sydney in the postwar years, was also a generous and perceptive art critic.
Even though her most famous work, ‘Bastard out of Carolina,’ deals with physical and sexual abuse, this merely constitutes one element of a broader emotional and physical landscape.
The much loved Adelaide-based dancer, choreographer, director and producer was diagnosed with MND and qualified for South Australia’s voluntary assisted dying scheme.
Leon Paroissien, who died last week, was one of the great enablers of Australian art. He imagined a better future, then made it happen.
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