Adam Bernstein
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New York Times deputy obituaries editor. Former obits editor at Washington Post.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Brigitte Bardot, French femme fatale and cultural phenomenon, dies at 91
December 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Brigitte Bardot, French femme fatale and cultural phenomenon, dies at 91
Brigitte Bardot, French femme fatale and cultural phenomenon, dies at 91
December 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Brigitte Bardot, French femme fatale and cultural phenomenon, dies at 91
Tom Stoppard, Award-Winning Playwright of Witty Drama, Dies at 88 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
Tom Stoppard, Award-Winning Playwright of Witty Drama, Dies at 88
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November 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Tom Stoppard, Award-Winning Playwright of Witty Drama, Dies at 88 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
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November 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
William Rataczak, Co-Pilot of Flight Hijacked by D.B. Cooper, Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
William Rataczak, Co-Pilot of Flight Hijacked by D.B. Cooper, Dies at 86
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November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
William Rataczak, Co-Pilot of Flight Hijacked by D.B. Cooper, Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Sally Kirkland, Scene-Stealing Actress, Dies at 84 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/m...
Sally Kirkland, Scene-Stealing Actress, Dies at 84
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November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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My obit for Diane Lane, multifaceted actress who spectrum of humanity that encompassed the tartly profane, the violently unstable and the quietly noble.
Diane Ladd, multifaceted character actress, dies at 89
She had Oscar-nominated roles in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” “Wild at Heart” and “Rambling Rose.” Her daughter Laura Dern followed her into acting.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
My obit for Diane Lane, multifaceted actress who spectrum of humanity that encompassed the tartly profane, the violently unstable and the quietly noble.
“Power must not be allowed to triumph all the time,” she declared in an interview in 2009. “It mustn’t be forgiven no matter what it does because it’s beautiful, because it’s famous, because it’s powerful.”
Maria Riva, the daughter who demystified Marlene Dietrich’s legend, dies at 100
She wrote a biography informed by an intimate — and at times harrowing — view of the film star’s turbulent life.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
“Power must not be allowed to triumph all the time,” she declared in an interview in 2009. “It mustn’t be forgiven no matter what it does because it’s beautiful, because it’s famous, because it’s powerful.”
Susan Stamberg, a Longtime Voice of NPR, Is Dead at 87 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/b...
Susan Stamberg, a Longtime Voice of NPR, Is Dead at 87
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October 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Susan Stamberg, a Longtime Voice of NPR, Is Dead at 87 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/b...
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“Do not be indifferent when you hear lies, historical lies,” he said. “Do not be indifferent when you see the past is stretched to fit the current political needs. Do not be indifferent when any minority is discriminated against.”
“Do not be indifferent when you hear lies, historical lies,” he said. “Do not be indifferent when you see the past is stretched to fit the current political needs. Do not be indifferent when any minority is discriminated against.”
Marian Turski, Holocaust survivor who warned against silence, dies at 98
Mr. Turski, a Polish journalist who survived Auschwitz as a teenager, urged the world not to be indifferent to the persecution of minorities.
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February 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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“Do not be indifferent when you hear lies, historical lies,” he said. “Do not be indifferent when you see the past is stretched to fit the current political needs. Do not be indifferent when any minority is discriminated against.”
“Do not be indifferent when you hear lies, historical lies,” he said. “Do not be indifferent when you see the past is stretched to fit the current political needs. Do not be indifferent when any minority is discriminated against.”
