David Richards, theater critic with lively touch, dies at 82 by Adam Bernstein

In addition to working at The Washington Post, he also had a stint as chief theater reviewer at the New York Times and wrote a biography of movie star Jean Seberg.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:33pm on June 28, 2023[SHARE]

Angela Lansbury, Broadway luminary and 'Murder, She Wrote' star, dies at 96 by Adam Bernstein

She also excelled as the world's most evil mother in the film "The Manchurian Candidate."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:19pm on October 11, 2022[SHARE]

Tony Dow, the all-American Wally on 'Leave it to Beaver,' dies at 77 by Adam Bernstein

The sitcom, which depicted an idyllic suburban American household, became a cultural touchstone of the baby boom generation.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:03pm on July 26, 2022[SHARE]

Philip Baker Hall, master of gruff and gruffly silly character roles, dies at 90 by Adam Bernstein

He won critical acclaim for his dramatic work " and generations of devoted fans as Lieutenant Bookman, the hardcore library cop on "Seinfeld."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:03pm on June 13, 2022[SHARE]

June Hansen, prize-winning actress, dies at 95 by Adam Bernstein

She won a Helen Hayes Award in 2000 for her supporting performance in Tom Stoppard's "Indian Ink."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:12am on May 12, 2022[SHARE]

Ned Beatty, versatile and prolific actor of stage and screen, dies at 83 by Adam Bernstein

He made a harrowing movie debut in "Deliverance," received an Oscar nomination for "Network" and was a renowned character actor.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:18pm on June 13, 2021[SHARE]

Norman Lloyd, character actor who dangled from Lady Liberty in 'Saboteur,' dies at 106 by Adam Bernstein

He gained a wide following as a crusty hospital administrator on the 1980s medical drama "St. Elsewhere."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:33pm on May 11, 2021[SHARE]

Olympia Dukakis, late-blooming Oscar winner for 'Moonstruck,' dies at 89 by Adam Bernstein

The actress toiled in obscurity for decades before her breakthrough at 56 as Cher's sardonic mother in the 1987 romantic comedy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:36pm on May 1, 2021[SHARE]

Actor Hal Holbrook, indelible portrayer of Mark Twain, dies at 95 by Adam Bernstein

Mr. Holbrook played Twain for 63 years and also was Deep Throat in "All the President's Men."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:33am on February 2, 2021[SHARE]

Danny Aiello, actor who excelled as blue-collar heavies and hotheads, dies at 86 by Adam Bernstein

Danny Aiello, a late-blooming actor who memorably portrayed blue-collar heavies and hotheads in films such as "The Godfather: Part II," "The Purple Rose of Cairo" and "Do the Right Thing," a…

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 3:22pm on December 13, 2019[SHARE]

Madeleine Sherwood, actress in 'The Crucible,' 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,' dies at 93 by Adam Bernstein

She also played the stern Mother Superior on the sitcom "The Flying Nun."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:49pm on April 26, 2016[SHARE]

Jeni LeGon dies at 96; dancer was one of the first black women to become a tap soloist by Adam Bernstein

A chorus girl at 13, she worked her way to center stage, and her saucy personality and showstopping acrobatics made her a star at 18 on the black theater circuit in the mid-1930s.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:34am on December 12, 2012[SHARE]

Joyce Redman, Oscar-nominated actress for 'Tom Jones,' dies at 96 by Adam Bernstein

As Anne Boleyn in a 1949 Broadway production of "Anne of the Thousand Days," Ms. Redman "scorches the pages" of the Maxwell Anderson drama "to the point where the play is not a good fire ins…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:10am on May 11, 2012[SHARE]