An engineer turned executive, Toyoda led the Toyota Motor Company to worldwide success.
Born February 1925
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He won a National Book Award in 1998 for his collection “This Time.”
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News Obituaries
Hal Holbrook (1925–2021), actor known for “All the President’s Men,” “Into the Wild”
Holbrook received an Oscar nomination at 82, setting a record for the oldest actor nominated.
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Kawasaki was the first to observe a new inflammatory disease in children in the 1960s.
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Lewis’ 1961 hit “Tossin’ and “Turnin'” is one of Billboard’s picks for the all-time top 50 songs.
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George Kennedy, the actor who won an Oscar for his role in the movie “Cool Hand Luke,” has died. He was 91.
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We remember Broadway icon Elaine Stritch whose 70-year career in show business took her from tiny theaters to the top of “30 Rock.”
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She was half of the research team that transformed the study of sex in the 1960s.
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Eccentric and influential, Edward Gorey wrote and illustrated more than 100 books…
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He made a career out of bucking Hollywood management and story conventions.