Dies Aged

• Il cofondatore della English Shakespeare Company, descritto come "brillante e saggio", è celebrato per le sue interpretazioni di ruoli tra cui Macbeth e Mercuzio. • L'attore Michael Pennington, noto per il suo lavoro shakespeariano e per il suo ruolo nella trilogia originale di Star Wars, è morto all'età di 82 anni, ha comunicato il suo agente. • Pennington, insignito del titolo di artista associato onorario della Royal Shakespeare Company, ha fondato e diretto anche la English Shakespeare Company insieme al regista teatrale Michael Bogdanov.

Broderick stava scontando l'ergastolo in California per gli omicidi ed è stata trasferita in un centro medico il mese scorso. • Betty Broderick, diventata tristemente nota per l'uccisione del suo ex marito e della nuova moglie nel 1989, in un caso che scioccò l'intero Paese e ispirò film e libri, è morta all'età di 78 anni mentre scontava ancora l'ergastolo. • I rappresentanti del dipartimento di correzioni e riabilitazione della California hanno confermato a NBC News che Elizabeth A Broderick era stata trasferita dalla prigione della California a un centro medico il 18 aprile. È deceduta il venerdì successivo.

Prominent contemporary visual artist explored range of techniques across six decades of workThe German artist Georg Baselitz, whose expressive paintings and sculptures stirred controversy before winning him global acclaim, has died aged 88, local media reported have reported.Baselitz, born Hans-Georg Kern, was among Germany’s most prominent contemporary visual artists with a body of work stretching over six decades across a range of techniques. Continue reading...

The musician was known for working-class anthem Take This Job and Shove It as well as hits like The Ride and othersDavid Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working-class anthem Take This Job and Shove It and had hits with You Never Even Called Me By My Name and The Ride among others, has died. He was 86.Coe’s wife, Kimberly Hastings Coe, confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Singer-songwriter was known for collaborations with former husband John Martyn as well as star-studded 1960s singles and 2014 comeback albumBritish folk singer Beverley Martyn, known for her collaborations with her former husband John Martyn as well as spirited, sublime solo work, has died aged 79.A statement from the family of the late John Martyn announced the news, saying she died peacefully at home on Monday. “Beverley was a remarkable woman of great inner strength,” the statement continued. “She was beautiful, intelligent, warm and kind.” Continue reading...

Ittai Gradel died of renal cancer days after museum awarded him medal for ‘very significant contribution’The academic turned antiquities dealer who exposed the theft of hundreds of artefacts from the British Museum has died aged 61.Dr Ittai Gradel, from Denmark, alerted the British Museum and the police after he was able to buy dozens of museum artefacts on eBay over the course of several years. Continue reading...

Singer performed hits including Be My Baby with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle BennettNedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s pop band the Ronettes, has died aged 80.Talley Ross, who was one part of the band with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett, died at home on Sunday morning, her daughter Nedra K Ross announced on social media. Continue reading...