Freeman parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, fought in Operation Market-Garden, and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge.
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James Rado, co-creator of Broadway sensation ‘Hair,’ dies at 90
The groundbreaking rock musical capitalized on the emerging hippie culture of the 1960s.
Paul M. Ellwood Jr., pioneer of HMO insurance plan, dies at 95
His work on health policy led to the coverage’s rapid expansion in the 1970s, but he disagreed with how his vision was implemented.
Andrée Geulen, rescuer of the Jewish children of Belgium, dies at 100
Geulen saved hundreds during the Nazi occupation and was so careful about security she refused to tell parents where their children were be taken.
Harry Gesner, California architect in tune with nature, dies at 97
Gesner’s designs were variously inspired by the shape of a sand castle, the wings of a bird and the scales of a fish.
Sophie Freud, professor who challenged her grandfather’s doctrine, dies at 97
While Freud’s connection to Sigmund heightened attention on her own work as a professor of social work, she also found his legacy difficult to escape.
Samella Lewis, tireless champion of African American art, dies at 99
At a time when the work of Black artists was overlooked by museums, Lewis set out to build new ones that would promote and preserve their work.
Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60
An unassuming but uniting force in the British electro-pop band, Fletcher’s keyboard sounds influenced Techno and other musical styles.
Colin Cantwell, designer of Death Star, X-wing in ‘Star Wars,’ dies at 90
A veteran of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, he was tasked by director George Lucas with making the film’s ships look realistic but with “a comic book nobility.”
Kareemi Atallah, a remembrance
You get to meet all sorts of amazing people as a reporter, and you get to enter their world, even if briefly. It’s one of the great joys of reporting, and it’s a big piece of what hooks you and keeps you going through deadlines, and more deadlines. One of the people I was lucky […]