Born February 21

Schiller played Aethelhelm in “The Last Kingdom” and Cornelius Penge in “Victoria.”

She had roles on “The Guardian” and “Insecure.”

He produced “Easy Rider” and “The Last Picture Show.”

She hosted “Style with Elsa Klensch” for more than 20 years.

The 17-term Congressman died Friday, July 17, 2020, at the age of 80.

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s former president, had a controversial legacy that swung from liberating Zimbabwe from colonial rule to ruling it himself with an iron fist.

Allan Williams, the first manager of the Beatles, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 86. Williams was a longtime fixture of the Liverpool, England, music scene. …

On David Foster Wallace’s birthday, we remember the incomparable author and a few of his greatest works.

Alan Rickman, a British actor who played bad-guy and other film roles to perfection, has died. He was 69. He died Thursday, Jan. 14. The death was announced by the …

Nina Simone had a voice like no other. Her rich, low tenor was rare among women—we usually expect high and light tones from female singers—but Simone made her low range soar. And …