Miriam Center's wit and irrepressible personality saw her through decades of change in the Hostess City of the South.

Van Der Beek played Dawson Leery on the hit show Dawson's Creek. He announced his colon cancer diagnosis in 2024.

Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world.

The character actor was best known for playing villains in movies like Pulp Fiction and The Mask. Greene was found dead in his New York City apartment on Friday, his manager and friend told NPR.

The author, whose real name was Madeleine Sophie Wickham, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in late 2022.

Tom Stoppard is remembered as a playwright whose wit and curiosity reshaped modern theater.

Former Black Panther Party official H. Rap Brown has died in a prison hospital after being convicted nearly 25 years ago in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy in Georgia. He was 82.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers English singer and actor Marianne Faithfull, who died this week at the age of 78.

Former Georgia State Sen. Vincent Fort, the Democratic leader known for his championing of economic and racial equality, has died from cancer at age 68. 

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the death of ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov. Reports from Russian media say he fell from a 5th floor balcony.

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58.

Jean Brodie, Minerva McGonagall, Violet Crawley: Maggie Smith embodied these memorable roles on stage and screen. NPR's Scott Simon has a remembrance of the actor, who died yesterday at the age of 89.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers understated comedian and actor Bob Newhart, who died this week at the age of 94.

Bryant played in the NBA for eight seasons, before taking his playing career overseas. He later coached at a his alma mater, La Salle University, as well as the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers screenwriter Robert Towne, who died this week. Towne won an Oscar for Chinatown, which is considered one of the best screenplays in American cinema.