Helen Hanft, Brassy Actress of Early Off Off-Broadway Scene, Dies at 79
02 Jun 2013
Helen Hanft, a brassy performer who established herself as a regular presence on the small stages of the Off-Off-Broadway movement of the 1960s and '70s to such an extent that New York Times drama critic Mel Gussow called her the "Ethel Mermen of the Underground," died from intestinal complications May 30 at Roosevelt Hospital.
Jean Stapleton, Edith on "All in the Family," Dies at 90
02 Jun 2013
Jean Stapleton, a seasoned stage and film actress who found lasting fame as the dimwitted and big-hearted wife of Archie Bunker on the 1970s social sitcom "All in the Family," died May 31 at her home in New York City. She was 90.
Lisa Jalowetz Aronson, Designer and Wife of Boris Aronson, Dies at 93
16 May 2013 --
Lisa Jalowetz Aronson, who, as assistant to her husband, the legendary scenic designer Boris Aronson, played a role in some of the most famous stage productions of the 20th century, died of respiratory failure on April 18 at her home in Nyack. She was 93.
