Deaths (Obituaries)

July 9, 2025

Henry Mount Charles, Whose Castle Was a Mecca for Rock, Dies at 74

To preserve his Irish manor, he staged concerts on its grounds, drawing the likes of U2, Bob Dylan, Madonna and the Rolling Stones as well as […]
June 27, 2025

Jonathan Mayers, a Founder of the Bonnaroo Music Festival, Dies at 51

He helped bring crowds of music fans to a remote Tennessee cow farm with Bonnaroo, and to San Francisco with the Outside Lands festival. Jonathan Mayers, […]
April 26, 2025

Jed the Fish Dead: KROQ DJ Who Pioneered New Wave Radio Was 69

With his off-kilter sensibility and deep musical grounding, he brought attention to New Wave and alternative artists at the groundbreaking station KROQ. Jed Gould, the influential […]
February 17, 2025

Ron Travisano, Adman Behind Singing Cats and Joe Isuzu, Dies at 86

The art director for Meow Mix and other memorable commercials, he began his career at the dawn of a creative revolution on Madison Avenue. In the […]
January 10, 2025

Mauro Morandi, Italy’s Robinson Crusoe, Dies at 85

He was the sole resident of Budelli, an undeveloped sliver of paradise off the northern coast of Sardinia. He embraced the solitude, until he was evicted. […]
January 7, 2025

Pippa Garner, Conceptual Artist With a Satirical Streak, Dies at 82

Her witty drawings, arresting sculptures and outlandish gadgets commented on consumerism, gender relations (she had transitioned) American car culture and more. Pippa Garner, a conceptual art […]
December 29, 2024

Dayle Haddon, Model and Actress Who Bucked Age Discrimination, Dies at 76

Ms. Haddon, who carved a path all her own in the modeling world, was found dead on Friday morning from what authorities believed was a carbon […]
November 9, 2024

Trevor Sorbie, Hairstylist Who Created ‘Wedge’ Cut Worn by Dorothy Hamill, Dies at 75

Mr. Sorbie, who styled hair for Dame Helen Mirren, the Beach Boys and others, was honored by Queen Elizabeth II for services to British hairdressing. Trevor […]
March 15, 2024

Serge Raoul, Whose SoHo Bistro Glittered With Stars, Dies at 86

Raoul’s, which he founded, was a celebrity magnet and a neighborhood institution in the 1970s and ’80s. But he had never planned on a life in […]
March 14, 2024

Sydell L. Miller, Self-Made Eyelash and Hair Care Mogul, Dies at 86

She and her husband, Arnold, made it big in the beauty industry by giving new skills, products and dignity to the workaday salon hairdresser. Sydell L. […]