Barbara Walters
When the pioneering female journalist interviewed the Shah of Iran, she fearlessly challenged his views on women
Eugene Lee
The theater, film, and TV designer was with Saturday Night Live from its inception, in 1975, to this month
Walter Mirisch
Raised in the era of silent movies, the Some Like It Hot producer, whose films won 28 Oscars, started out as an usher in a New Jersey theater
Marianne Mantell
With $1,500 in savings, she started a recording company that paved the way for the billion-dollar audiobook business
A Man in Full
As a stylist, artist, photographer, and filmmaker, Michael Roberts defied convention at every turn
Barry Humphries
John Lahr remembers the vivacious comedian whose profound observations about life both shocked and delighted audiences for almost seven decades
Bruce McCall
With his deadpan surrealism, superior wit, and perfect timing, the satirical artist and writer left an indelible mark on everything he touched, from National Lampoon to The New Yorker and Vanity Fair
Strange Bedfellows
Dr. Alfred Kinsey’s studies of human sexuality required many eager test subjects. One—the cult writer and filmmaker Kenneth Anger—became an unlikely lifelong friend
The Bookman Goeth
Nobody read more—or faster—than Robert Gottlieb
Françoise Gilot
Picasso’s muse and lover who left him after 10 abusive years continued a successful career as an artist and memoirist in her own right
Glenda Jackson
The fearless stage-and-screen actress reached stardom in the 70s with Women in Love, A Touch of Class, and Elizabeth R, and continued performing until the end
Julian Sands
The actor imbued his performances across screen and stage, from James Ivory’s A Room with a View to John Malkovich’s A Celebration of Harold Pinter, with the same zeal he brought to his life
The Je Ne Sais Quoi of Jane Birkin
A lifetime of photographs pays tribute to the French-British actress and singer who inspired the iconic handbag
Tailor-Made
Edward Sexton, who died this week, gave bespoke suits the right amount of flair—and just might have saved Savile Row
Last Round at Margaritaville
Some of Jimmy Buffett’s friends remember the man who had many
Tim Wakefield
The pitcher for the Boston Red Sox left his mark on the sport with a perfect knuckleball and profound relatability
Bob Mack
Charming, brilliant, and contrarian in his tastes, the Spy reporter and editor of the Beastie Boys’ magazine, Grand Royal, was as lovable as he was unreliable
Larry Fink
The great photographer, who died last week, left behind a treasure trove of penetrating, perturbing images
Marina Cicogna
The Italian countess transcended her gilded background to become Europe’s first major female film producer
Al Jaffee
The ingenious Mad-magazine cartoonist was as quick-witted and irreverent in person as he was on paper