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Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
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The feature was introduced on March 8, 2018, for International Women's Day, when the Times published fifteen obituaries of such "overlooked" women, and has since become a weekly feature in the paper. The project was created by Amisha Padnani, the digital editor of the obituaries desk, [1] and Jessica Bennett, the paper's gender editor. In its ...
Marilyn Monroe is iconic for her blonde curls, red lips, and perfect beauty mark, but the star was shockingly unrecognizable at the time of her death. According to the two morticians, who prepared ...
Elizabeth Monroe (1768–1830), U.S. First Lady, wife of James Monroe; Fifth President of the United States, James Monroe. James Monroe (1758–1831), fifth President of the United States; Richard Channing Moore (1762–1841), Second Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia (1814–41) Samuel P. Moore (1813–1889), Confederate Surgeon General
Sometimes the prewritten obituary's subject outlives its author. One example is The New York Times' obituary of Taylor, written by the newspaper's theater critic Mel Gussow, who died in 2005. [7] The 2023 obituary of Henry Kissinger featured reporting by Michael T. Kaufman, who died almost 14 years earlier in 2010. [8]
Dan Monroe Russell, Jr., 98, American senior (former chief) judge of the District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, natural causes. [183] Sol Saks, 100, American television writer (Bewitched, My Favorite Husband, Mr. Adams and Eve). [184] Hermod Skånland, 85, Norwegian Central Bank governor (1985–1993). [185]
John Miner, 92, American attorney, prosecutor responsible for investigating the death of Marilyn Monroe. [320] Richard J. Naughton, 64, American vice admiral, Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy (2002–2003). [321] Eneas Perdomo, 80, Venezuelan folk singer. [322] Suze Rotolo, 67, American artist, lung cancer. [323]