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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

David Del Tredici, whose lush 'Alice' music won a Pulitzer, dies at 86 by Harrison Smith / The Washington Post

A mischievous pianist-composer who reinvented himself multiple times, Del Tredici had an instinctual approach to music, writing compositions that often had more in common with the exuberant …

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:36PM
Monday, November 20, 2023

Joss Ackland, stalwart of British stage and screen, dies at 95 by Harrison Smith / The Washington Post

Ackland, a self-described workaholic, brought a mellifluous voice and commanding presence to more than 200 movies and television shows, in addition to starring in musicals on London’s West…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:21PM
Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Charles Kimbrough, 'Murphy Brown' actor with prim persona, dies at 86 by Harrison Smith / The Washington Post

For 50 years, he brought to life a parade of buttoned-down aristocrats, pompous executives and genteel society men who wore their business suits like armor.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:59PM
Thursday, July 28, 2022

Mary Alice, veteran actor who won a Tony for 'Fences,' dies at 85 by Harrison Smith / The Washington Post

She was first widely known for her portrayal of Rose Maxson, the compassionate but beleaguered wife in the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1950s period drama “Fences,” part of August Wilson’s 1…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:38PM

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