PARIS — Eliane Heilbronn, the matriarch of the family that owns Chanel, has died at the age of 99. Her death was confirmed by Chanel in a statement on Sunday. “Chanel is deeply saddened to confirm the passing of Madame Eliane Heilbronn. The funeral will be held privately,” it said. Heilbronn is best known for her career in … Read more
Fred Harris, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent 1960s, died Saturday. He was 94. Harris’ wife, Margaret Elliston, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. He had lived in New Mexico since 1976. “Fred Harris passed peacefully early this morning of natural causes. … Read more
Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the United States into an international power, has died. He was 82. A spokesperson for USA Gymnastics confirmed to CBS News by email that Karolyi died Friday. No cause of death was given. Karolyi and wife Martha trained multiple Olympic … Read more
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the … Read more
Rohit Bal, often referred to as India’s top couturier, died Friday of cardiac arrest at age 63. He was cremated on Saturday amid a large turnout by India’s fashion fraternity and a huge goodbye from celebrities and friends who shared their condolences and their memories of him. “He was the most popular designer in the … Read more
Lore Segal, who died on Monday, at the age of ninety-six, published her first short story in The New Yorker in 1961, and her final one two weeks ago, some sixty-three years later. Her earliest work for the magazine drew on memories of her last days in Vienna, the city of her birth, as the … Read more
By Chris Grygiel | Associated Press SEATTLE — Dan Evans, a popular three-term Republican governor of Washington state who went on to serve in the U.S. Senate before leaving in frustration because he felt the chamber was too rancorous and tedious, has died. He was 98. Evans died Friday, according to the University of Washington, … Read more
Longtime CBS News correspondent Phil Jones dies at age 87 – CBS News Watch CBS News Phil Jones, a former CBS News correspondent who spent decades reporting on Washington, has died at age 87. Jericka Duncan takes a look back at his incredible legacy. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, … Read more
Betty Halbreich, who brought an unparalleled personal shopping experience to generations of clients at Bergdorf Goodman, died Saturday in Manhattan from natural causes. She was 96. With her discerning eye, impeccable taste, along with her wit and plain-spoken no-nonsense manner, she charmed the many celebrity and typically affluent shoppers she met with regularly, and her … Read more
NEW YORK — Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 93. O’Brien died Saturday after a long illness, according … Read more
