"Golson played an integral role in the transition from bebop to hard bop through his short but vital tenure with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and with his own influential Jazztet. … Few jazz musicians can claim as many bona fide standards to their credit." - WRTI (Philadelphia)
DeMille’s thrillers featured fast-moving plots with everything from “terrorist hijackings, Russian spy schools, gruesome murders, Mafia kingpins, and wartime crimes military malfeasance” - all starting when he picked up writing “as a kitchen-table hobby.” - The New York Times
She sang 748 performances in 56 roles at the Met between 1950 and 1991. Many of those performances were last-minute: for many years she was the company's preferred substitute when a leading soprano cancelled. Ultimately, that position held her back, and she sued the company for age discrimination. - The New York Times
"As a novelist, (he) was often compared with the American writer James A. Michener, who … attempted to capture epic swaths of history in an intimate narrative. But if his vision was Michenerian, his prose was Faulknerian, driven by interweaving, stream-of-conscious narratives." - The New York Times
"Nearly 60 years since his gallery debut, Pettibone remains best known for his works copying modern art superstars like Andy Warhol and Frank Stella. Pettibone’s unwitting final exhibition with Castelli Gallery in 2022 presented 15 new paintings, all interpreting flags by Jasper Johns through Pettibone’s signature reduced scale." - Artnet
At Columbia Records and RCA, Munves was responsible for such innovative hits as "Switched-On Bach" as well as composers' "Greatest Hits" compendia and, later, titles that made critics cringe but sold well, such as "Liszt for Lovers" and "Puccini and Pasta." - The New York Times
"Bates said the retirement buzz was 'kind of a misunderstanding' after she referred to Matlock as her 'last dance' in an interview with The New York Times last week. 'I was very flattered that everybody was upset,'" the award-winning actress said on the Emmy Awards red carpet. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
“Jackson played guitar, sang and, of course, danced his way into homes worldwide as the Jackson 5 became an international sensation in the late ’60s and early ’70s, with a string of smashes hits that included four straight No. 1 hits.” He was touring as recently as last week. - Variety
Margaret Qualley: "I’m just trying to move through life like water in a river and stay agile and move around the rocks, be a part of something greater than yourself. … Just continue to be as true to myself in the moment as I can.” - The New York Times
"In the statement announcing her death, DePrince is described as ‘a beacon of hope for many, showing that no matter the obstacles, beauty and greatness can rise from the darkest of places.’” - NPR
The worry is that our remembrance will whittle down Jones’s vast career—spanning sixty years and encompassing more than two hundred turns in the theatre, on film, and on television—to, as with Plutarch’s nightingale picked clean, vox et praeterea nihil: a voice and nothing more. - The New Yorker
She earned money by writing and reading letters for illiterate neighbors in their village, and Pedrito noticed that what Mama said aloud didn't always match what was written in the letters — she improvised things to make the recipient happy. Years later he recognized the huge lesson she was teaching him. - The Guardian
"Prosecutors retrying Weinstein’s overturned rape conviction disclosed last week that they had begun presenting to a grand jury evidence of ... three additional allegations against Weinstein, dating as far back as the mid-2000s. … The indictment will remain under seal until Weinstein’s arraignment on the new charges, which is scheduled for Sept. 18." - AP
Carter’s appreciation for the arts began at an early age and has expanded over time. In his autobiography, Why Not The Best?, he wrote that his mother was an avid reader. So was he. “Within my memory, whenever anyone has asked me what I wanted for Christmas or my birthday present, I always replied ‘books." - ArtsATL
"(She was) known for her surreal and sensual 'art machines' incorporating musical instruments, bird feathers and mechanical engineering." - The Guardian
