Best known for his star turn in the cult film about a flesh-eating plant, he was a go-to member of the low-budget auteur Roger Corman’s repertory company.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:06PMShe was best known as half of a comedy team with her husband, Phil Ford, until her hall-filling voice earned her raves in a role made famous by Barbra Streisand.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:54PMHe challenged racial barriers in Hollywood, was a producer of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and earned a Tony nomination for “Home,” a paean to his Southern roots.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:02PMA founding dancer with the groundbreaking company, she served not only as a principal dancer but also as its first ballet mistress.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:03PMHe brought worldwide attention to a radical yet elemental form of contemporary dance that emerged in the wake of wartime destruction.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:13PMAs the principal writer for the Obie-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe, she created iconoclastic left-wing satire that courted both chuckles and outrage.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:48PMAt the Circle Repertory Company, where she said her goal was to “confuse people,” she nurtured a new generation of writers and actors in the 1980s and ’90s.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:06PMShe got her start on Broadway at 15. But after finding a dearth of roles for Black women, she ultimately turned to one-woman shows that addressed racism and sexism.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:42PMAfter establishing herself as a teacher, she started a prolific screen acting career in her 50s that included roles in “Goodfellas” and “The Sopranos.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:42PMA former boxer from the streets of Queens, he became a scene stealer with his portrayals of mobsters, cops and working men with soul.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:19PMBest known internationally for her breakout performance in the 1959 film “Black Orpheus,” she challenged racial stereotypes over a seven-decade career.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:55AMA former railroad clerk, he didn’t became a full-time actor until his 40s, but he made up for lost time in films like “Rudy” and TV shows like “Everwood.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:37PMA playwright, novelist and poet, she was a leading African writer who explored the complexities faced by modern women living in the shadow of colonialism.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18PMIn a career that included a Tony nomination for “Company,” he specialized in playing uptight characters, notably Candice Bergen’s stuffy straight man.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:50AMA former Chicago schoolteacher, she appeared on TV in ‘A Different World’ and ‘I’ll Fly Away,’ winning an Emmy in 1993.
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