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Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:55:14 +0000

He sang and co-wrote some of the definitive teenage anthems of the 1950s and early ’60s, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” and then reinvented his career in the ’70s.

Iris Cantor, Philanthropist and Art Collector, Dies at 95

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:55:23 +0000

She and her husband, the financier B. Gerald Cantor, amassed one of the largest private collections of Rodin artworks, donating much of it to museums around the world.

Sondra Lee Dies at 97; Originated Roles in ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Hello, Dolly!’

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:22:41 +0000

With her frenetic energy and 4-foot-10 frame, Ms. Lee seemed destined to play a certain kind of stage character: excitable, endearing and charmingly scheming.