OBITUARIES

Rising to prominence in the wake of 1960s minimalism, she became the first female sculptor to have a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art.

The R&B group was hailed by Ebony magazine as “Black America’s favorite band,” and was known for its joyous 1981 anthem “Before I Let Go.”

He penned hits for Barry Manilow, Steve Winwood and Whitney Houston but was best known for his showstopper in the 1997 movie “Titanic,” sung by Céline Dion.

His work for Nike shook up the ad industry by making pop culture as much a star as the shoes.

He surveyed the music’s past and present, directing a vast jazz archive at Rutgers University at Newark and writing liner notes that won eight Grammy Awards.

He was the longest-tenured player in New York Mets history and was part of the team’s improbable World Series victory in 1969.

The Oscar-winning actor also won Tonys for his tours de force in “The Great White Hope” and “Fences.”

In 2023, the CIA revealed Mr. Johnson’s identity in a podcast about the agency’s work to free the diplomats hiding at the Canadian ambassador’s residence in Tehran.

As chairman and CEO at Time Inc., he helped engineer the 1989 merger with Warner Communications Inc. that formed the world’s largest media and entertainment company.

Sergio Mendes, Brazilian hitmaker of the 1960s, dies at 83.

An eminent scholar of military affairs, Dr. Goldberg served as chief historian for the office of the defense secretary for more than three decades.

He merged Judaism and progressive thought, becoming a prominent if sometimes polarizing leader of the Jewish left.

He freelanced for Esquire and National Review, encouraged Norman Mailer to run for mayor of New York and mentored a young Joan Didion.

He wrote about the developmental condition in “NeuroTribes,” a 2015 bestseller that promoted understanding and acceptance of people who think differently.

The French researcher’s work on the effects of being without any reference to time captured the attention of agencies such as NASA.

As the wave-rider Moondoggie in “Gidget,” Mr. Darren helped ignite the California surfing craze.

While cooking at his family-run spa in southwestern France, he helped make lighter, brighter dishes a staple of fine dining.

In a speech before John Paul II in 1979, she implored the pope to include women in “all ministries of our church,” renewing debate about female ordination.