The Southern Heroine
Charismatic, witty, and determined, Marguerite Littman was a moving force in the early fight against AIDS and counted David Hockney, Bianca Jagger, and Princess Diana among her closest friends
“A Bit of a Clever Dick”
Scottish actor-comedian John Sessions voiced Laurence Olivier, acted with Meryl Streep, and channeled Keith Richards
Mademoiselle’s Literary Glam Girl
Edie Locke encouraged Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan while publishing Truman Capote and John Updike
Isa Stoppi
She was Italy’s first great model. Richard Avedon called her “the most beautiful woman in the world”
The High-Society Inventor
Peter Florjancic’s life may have been his best creation
The Girl Who Outsmarted the Nazis
Janine de Greef spirited Allied airmen out of German territory
A Friend Among Spies
For 60 years, real-life spy turned author John le Carré wrote elegant best-sellers that used the world of espionage to expose the complexities of human nature
Dyslexia’s Dynamic Champion
Patience Thomson was a pioneer for misunderstood children
Sir Brian and Lady Urquhart
They died a day apart, and embodied the great spirit of the 20th century
Katharine Whitehorn
Witty insights and brisk, clear thinking were hallmarks of a writer who broke down journalistic barriers in the U.K.
John Heilpern
Over a 50-year career, the journalist proved that in criticism there is no skill more powerful than a good sense of humor
François Catroux
Married to Saint Laurent’s muse, in the 1970s he made any room he touched in Paris sizzle
Danny Ray
For 46 years, he told ’em all to “get on up!” for the Godfather of Soul, James Brown
Sylvia Horowitz
From Brooklyn to jobs in fashion, to becoming a valued member of the United Nations family
Richard David Story
A magazine editor who savored life and all its adventures, he was part of the AIR MAIL family
Charles Hill
Over 45 years, the art detective helped recover stolen paintings by Titian, Vermeer, and Goya, plus Munch’s The Scream
She Netted a Fortune with a Tiny Cod Trawler
Doreen Lofthouse built the humble Fisherman’s Friend lozenge into a multi-million-dollar empire
June Newton
Helmut Newton was “the King of Kink,” but his wife, who died at 97 in Monte Carlo, was the mastermind behind the camera
Sean Driscoll
The impresario behind Glorious Food who fed (and dished with) New York’s finest
He Lit Up Limelight and Beat the Blacklist
Hitchcock gave him his first role. He upstaged Orson Welles. Norman Lloyd’s 106-year-long life was filled with drama
Barbara Stone
The modeling agent made stars of Cybill Shepherd, Cheryl Tiegs, and a young Martha Stewart
Eva Sereny
From Fellini to Brando to Burton and Taylor, the self-taught photographer captured stars in intimate on-set shots
Heaven on Earth
Before Ann Russell Miller entered the convent, she was a swinging socialite in San Francisco
Stories We Tell
The most erudite man in Italy, Roberto Calasso lived for literature—and re-invented it