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Donald Sutherland, prolific actor whose career spanned ‘M.A.S.H.’ to ‘The Hunger Games,’ has died

Before transitioning into a long career as a respected character actor, Sutherland epitomized the unpredictable, antiestablishment cinema of the 1970s.

James Nicolson, who brought late-blooming virtuosity to harpsichord and early music, dies at 90
Turning to harpsichord in his early 30s, Mr. Nicolson became a leader in Boston's early music community.

Ricardo M. Urbina, trailblazing Latino judge in capital, dies at 78
As a young man, he was a track star in college and challenged on racial grounds his rejection by an influential track club.

Angela Bofill, R&B balladeer with a dreamy, dynamic voice, dies at 70

With her expansive range and classically-trained voice, Ms. Bofill was a mainstay on a new radio format known as quiet storm in the late 1970s and ’80s.

Bob Schul, a singular US Olympian in 5,000-meter race, dies at 86
The Ohio farm boy overcame asthma to become the leading American runner of that distance.

Anouk Aimée, enigmatic star of ‘A Man and a Woman,’ dies at 92
Ms. Aimée also had pivotal roles in Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” (1960) and “8 1/2” (1963).

Edward Stone, physicist who oversaw Voyager missions, dies at 88
For half a century, Dr. Stone was Voyagers' chief project scientist, as the spacecraft became the first to break the grip of the sun's gravitational field and explore interstellar space.

Françoise Hardy, moody French pop star, dies at 80
With melancholy, self-reflective songs, a lithe look, prized by fashion designers, and her understated personality, Ms. Hardy incarnated a 1960s cool still treasured by the French.

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John Everett Benson, who chiseled John F. Kennedy’s grave, has died

Benson, a master stone carver, designer, and calligrapher whose chisel marked the deaths of presidents, playwrights, authors, and artists, as well as generations of American families, died Thursday in Newport, R.I.

US-born Tonga kitefoiler J.J. Rice, chosen for Paris Olypmics, dies in diving accident

Jackson James Rice was to be the first caucasian to represent Tonga at an Olympic games. His death occurred Saturday at Faleloa, on the island of Ha’apai in the Tonga archipelago.

Martin Starger, influential shaper of TV and movies, dies at 92

Mr. Starger was a senior executive at ABC in the 1970s, helping to bring “Happy Days,” “Roots,” “Rich Man, Poor Man,” and other shows to the small screen.

Johnny Canales, Tejano music singer and TV host, dies at 81

Mr. Canales was the “Mexican American equivalent of Dick Clark because he broke everyone in,” said musicologist Ramón Hernández.

John Wilmerding, who helped give American art an identity, dies at 86

The Boston native taught at Dartmouth and Princeton and served as deputy director of the National Gallery of Art.

Nick Mavar, fisherman and ‘Deadliest Catch’ star, dies at 59

Mr. Mavar appeared in 98 episodes of "Deadliest Catch," working on a fishing boat called the F/V Northwestern until 2021.

Lynn Conway, microchip pioneer who overcame transgender discrimination, dies at 86

“She overcame so much, but she didn’t spend her life being angry about the past,” said Valeria Bertacco, computer science professor and University of Michigan vice provost. “She was always focused on the next innovation.”

Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, 75, dies; expanded Chabad’s global reach

Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, who helped establish scores of outposts around the world for the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement and served as a global ambassador of sorts to aid its far-flung emissaries in accomplishing their mission of revitalizing Jewish life, died June 4.