Born in France to British parents, Ms. Furneaux was a star of European cinema in the 1960s in films including Roman Polanski’s dark drama “Repulsion.”
By Brian MurphyJuly 25, 2024
He co-founded the Capital Area Food Bank and risked arrest while protesting outside the Pentagon, the Soviet embassy and the Lorton prison complex in Virginia.
By Harrison SmithJuly 25, 2024
He helped steer Middle East policy under two presidents and pushed for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
By William BraniginJuly 25, 2024
For two decades, the Swiss skier tackled some of the most difficult mountain faces around the world. “If you are afraid,” he said, “it’s over.”
By Brian MurphyJuly 24, 2024
He turned Harper’s into what he called a “theater of ideas,” promoting emerging voices including David Foster Wallace, Christopher Hitchens and Fareed Zakaria.
By John OtisJuly 24, 2024
As the leader of the Bluesbreakers in the 1960s, he advanced the careers of Eric Clapton and members of Fleetwood Mac, Journey and the Rolling Stones.
By Matt SchudelJuly 23, 2024
The Detroit-born tenor contributed backing vocals on soul classics like “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” and “Reach Out I’ll Be There.”
By Harrison Smith and Frances VinallJuly 23, 2024
The band’s 1967 debut album helped define the sound of San Francisco’s “Summer of Love.”
By Brian MurphyJuly 23, 2024
As a civilian physicist at MIT, he proposed a Cold War deal in which the Soviet Union converted uranium from its warheads into fuel for U.S. reactors.
By Harrison SmithJuly 23, 2024
He covered 12 presidential elections for leading magazines and newspapers, puncturing conventional wisdom with unconventional insight.
By Emily LangerJuly 22, 2024
The long-serving Democrat, a champion of African American and women’s rights, announced in June that she had pancreatic cancer.
By Emily LangerJuly 19, 2024
She received many commissions, including the Proms series of BBC-sponsored classical music concerts.
By Tim PageJuly 19, 2024
He helped save the lives of millions of women with the discovery that tamoxifen could stop — and even prevent — the development of breast cancer.
By Emily LangerJuly 19, 2024
Since taking leadership of Vietnam’s Communist Party in 2011, he waged anti-corruption drives as well as efforts to silence activists and reformists.
By Brian MurphyJuly 19, 2024
She was a founding member of the Freedom Singers, who spread the gospel of nonviolent protest. Later, she led the renowned vocal group Sweet Honey in the Rock.
By Harrison SmithJuly 18, 2024
The Media
Lou Dobbs, an early CNN star, moved into conservative punditry as a fierce immigration critic. His Fox Business Network show made him a ally of Donald Trump.
By Jeremy Barr, Amy Argetsinger and Adam BernsteinJuly 18, 2024
Photography
Newhart, star of two long-running TV sitcoms — “The Bob Newhart Show,” and “Newhart” — who had a staid “button-down” style that was marked by his uninflected delivery, carefully placed pauses and stutters, dies at 94.
By Washington Post staffJuly 18, 2024
After his “Button-Down Mind” album hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart, he starred in two hit sitcoms and influenced a generation of comedians.
By Matt SchudelJuly 18, 2024
His disclosures brought an end to one of the most notorious medical research scandals in U.S. history.
By Harrison SmithJuly 16, 2024
His device was approved by the FDA in 1992 and has helped more than 19,000 patients around the world regain vision.
By Brian MurphyJuly 16, 2024
