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John Stockwell, CIA author, dies at 88
The C.I.A. once sought to prevent its publication, but John Stockwell's tell-all book, 'In Search of Enemies,' ultimately prevailed. He died at 88, cementing his legacy as a defiant whistleblower, acc
James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers, dies at 72
Decades after James Bradley's 'Flags of Our Fathers' became a national bestseller, a Marine Corps investigation revealed his own father was not among the men in the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising photog
Danny Simmons, painter and activist, remembered at 72
In the 1990s, after kicking a 20-year heroin addiction, Danny Simmons pivoted to abstract painting, a path that led him to co-found Def Poetry Jam and win a Tony Award, according to Inquirer .
Jean Houston, 'Midwife of Souls,' dies at 89
Jean Houston, the prolific author of 26 books and founder of the Mystery School, who helped countless individuals explore their inner worlds, has died at 89, according to Wikipedia and The New York Ti
Photographer David Plowden Dies at 93, Documenting a Changing America
Photographer David Plowden, who spent decades capturing the 'poetry in the artifacts of manual labor' across a changing America, has died at 93, leaving behind an archive of nearly 5,500 black and whi
Gordon S. Wood, Renowned Historian, Dies at 92
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S.
Pulitzer-Winning Child Psychiatrist Robert Coles Dies at 97
Robert Coles, the Harvard psychiatrist who won a Pulitzer for chronicling the lives of children facing segregation and poverty, died at 97 in 2026.
Alan Riding, Former Times Correspondent, Dies at 82
In the early 1970s, Alan Riding worked as a freelance reporter in Buenos Aires and Mexico, covering Central America's dangerous 'dirty war.
David Henderson, Poet and Hendrix Biographer, Dies; Age Disputed
David Henderson, the acclaimed poet and biographer who penned the best-selling account of Jimi Hendrix's life, has died on January 21, 2025, with initial reports conflicting on whether he was 83...