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At the height of the psychedelic era, he guided the very vocal San Francisco Mime Troupe’s pointed satire of American militarism, racism and bourgeois values.
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With her dance partner and onetime husband, Juan Carlos Copes, she reinvented tango for a global stage, including in the hit stage show “Tango Argentino.”
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Known early on for skin-baring temptress roles, she later earned rave reviews, a Cannes award and an Oscar nomination for her performance in the Lenny Bruce biopic "Lenny."
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In 1970, he founded London's Young Vic, an adventurous "people's theater" " the Who took the stage at one point " before shaking up the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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Despite a ceaseless battle against government censors, he was celebrated as one of his country's greatest auteurs, winning praise from luminaries like Martin Scorsese.
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She received an Oscar nomination for the 1987 film "Anna" but spent much of her prolific career as a go-to supporting actress in movies like "The Sting" and "JFK."
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A spontaneous screen test led to a career that lasted into her teens. She appeared alongside stars like Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn, played piano with Chico Marx and danced with Charle…
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His discursive films, often centered on women and their emotions and relationships, confounded and delighted critics in equal measure.
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An actor, director and playwright for La MaMa Experimental Theater Club, he later found an even more distinct role: curating its vast archive.
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Realizing a childhood dream, he created scenery that was highly conceptual yet playful for the Glimmerglass Festival, New York City Opera and other companies.
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A former basketball standout with no formal dance training, he came to provide moves for rappers like Bow Wow and dance-battle films like "You Got Served."
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A former Broadway actress, she was a no-nonsense foil for the unruly Fred Sanford. She also warmed hearts with a recurring role on the "The Waltons."
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A burly, easygoing Chicago native, he became a staple of living rooms across the country for more than a decade as one of America's favorite barflies.
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He brought his elegance and power to boundary-pushing ballets in the 1960s and '70s, and he was a presence at the storied company for 13 years.
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He and his wife, Vy Higginsen, poured all they had into "Mama, I Want to Sing," a long-shot musical that became an enduring staple of Black theater.
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His designs for Jimi Hendrix, the Who and others embodied the spirit of the psychedelic era. He also created images for stage shows like "Godspell."
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Striving to widen the audience of dance, she brought vitality to Broadway musicals like "Swing!" as well as ballets and Hollywood films.
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Best known for his star turn in the cult film about a flesh-eating plant, he was a go-to member of the low-budget auteur Roger Corman's repertory company.
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She was best known as half of a comedy team with her husband, Phil Ford, until her hall-filling voice earned her raves in a role made famous by Barbra Streisand.
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He challenged racial barriers in Hollywood, was a producer of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and earned a Tony nomination for "Home," a paean to his Southern roots.
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He brought worldwide attention to a radical yet elemental form of contemporary dance that emerged in the wake of wartime destruction.
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As the principal writer for the Obie-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe, she created iconoclastic left-wing satire that courted both chuckles and outrage.
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At the Circle Repertory Company, where she said her goal was to "confuse people," she nurtured a new generation of writers and actors in the 1980s and '90s.
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She got her start on Broadway at 15. But after finding a dearth of roles for Black women, she ultimately turned to one-woman shows that addressed racism and sexism.
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After establishing herself as a teacher, she started a prolific screen acting career in her 50s that included roles in "Goodfellas" and "The Sopranos."
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A former boxer from the streets of Queens, he became a scene stealer with his portrayals of mobsters, cops and working men with soul.
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Best known internationally for her breakout performance in the 1959 film "Black Orpheus," she challenged racial stereotypes over a seven-decade career.
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A former railroad clerk, he didn't became a full-time actor until his 40s, but he made up for lost time in films like "Rudy" and TV shows like "Everwood."
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A playwright, novelist and poet, she was a leading African writer who explored the complexities faced by modern women living in the shadow of colonialism.
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