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Remembrances

2018 was a horrible year for tearful goodbyes.

In Memoriam: Rex Reed Says Goodbye to the Biggest Stars of 2018

Looking back at a catastrophic year, 2019 has got to be better.
By Rex Reed
Kaitlyn Flannagan for Observer

Obituaries by Rex Reed: Everyone (Who’s Anyone) Who Died in 2017

Thank you for making so many other people's movies better than they deserved.
By Rex Reed
Ren Hang's photo of Carsick Cars.

Photographer Ren Hang Filled Chinese Culture Void for Urban Youth

The titan of Chinese contemporary art and culture will be sorely missed.
By Josh Feola and Michael Pettis
PHILADELPHIA, MS - JUNE 17: Roy Innis, national chairman of the Congress for Racial Equality takes a break during the Edgar Ray Killen trial June 17, 2005 in Philsdelphia, Mississippi. Innis, of New York City, was a teenager involved in the Harlem CORE initiative when fellow activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were murdered in 1964. Innis came to Philadelphia to show his agency's support in the trial. CORE volunteers are expected to attend the full length of the trial, he said.

The Night Roy Innis and a Guy Named ‘Tough’ Tony Took Down the NY Times

By Todd G. Buchholz
Actress Carrie Fisher (L) and her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, who died within one day of each other this week.

In Memoriam: Rex Reed’s Farewell to the Stars We Lost in 2016

By Rex Reed
27th May 1963: Supremely confident American boxer Cassius Clay holds up five fingers in a prediction of how many rounds it will take him to knock out British boxer Henry Cooper.

Requiem for a Heavyweight: ‘The Greatest’ Muhammad Ali

By Joe Lapointe
Beastie Boys.

RIP John Berry, the Original Beastie Boy

By Tim Sommer
Prince.

Who Will Grow Old With Us: Living in a World Without a Prince

By Tim Sommer
Kevin Junior (Facebook).

Kevin Junior, Beloved Chicago Music Scene Figure, Has Died

By Rachel Lichtman
David Bowie performs during his Glass Spider tour 1987 at Sydney Entertainment Centre. (Photo by Patrick Riviere/Getty Images).

Opening for Sir David Bowie

By Regina Joskow
Omar Sharif. (Photo: Jean Adda/INA via Getty Images)

Farewell, My Lovelies: Rex Reed Says Goodbye to Those We Lost in 2015

By Rex Reed

Cherubic Punk Rock Guitarist D. Boon Remembered

By Gary Waleik
Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images

Former Staffers Remember Details Magazine

By Matthew Kassel
Ornette Coleman performs at the Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival in Battery Park. (Photo: Getty Images)

Jazz Musicians Tell Their Ornette Coleman Stories

By Matthew Kassel

Sevdalyn Christine ‘Sunshine’ Claycomb-Brooks, 1939-2015

By Aaron Kinsley-Brooks
Jim Frederick (via Facebook).

Remembering War Correspondent Jim Frederick, 42

By Ken Kurson
James Arauz, the housekeeper's 20-year-old son, was Pravata's killer.

My Uncle Vinny: Coping With the Murder of a Beloved Relative

By Bill Janovitz
A plaque at Yad Vashem commemorates the generosity of the Halpern family.

Sam Halpern, 1920-2013

By Ken Kurson
Doug Ireland, left, in a still from Stardust Memories.

Remembering Doug Ireland (1946-2013)

By Dennis Perrin
Henchy walks the aisle with Jack Kurson.

My Mom Died: Annette Kurson, 1938-2013

By Ken Kurson
Roger Bart. (Photo: Patrick McMullan)

The Man Who Brought Gandolfini to Acting

By Matthew Kassel
Mr. Gandolfini on location in Asbury Park. (Screengrab: "The Sopranos")

Remembering a Jersey Guy: James Gandolfini and the Garden State

By Molly Mulshine
(Photo: Getty)

Andrew Cuomo Recalls His Final Words With Ed Koch

By Colin Campbell

Cult Actress Tura Satana Dies at 72

By Daniel D'Addario
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