Cassandra Wilson obit

WBGO mourns the loss of NEA Jazz Master and two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist Cassandra Wilson

 She was not on the list.

The music world is mourning the loss of two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer Cassandra Wilson. Wilson died this morning (September 2) in Jackson, Mississippi. She was 70.

Wilson's manager for 20 years, Robert Torre, released this statement to WBGO:

"It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Cassandra Wilson, the Grammy Award-winning and legendary jazz artist. Cassandra Wilson transitioned peacefully at home, surrounded by family, close friends, and her manager.

Her family and close friends respectfully ask for privacy during this difficult time as they grieve her loss.

Further information regarding memorial services and

arrangements will be shared at a later time."

The unique vocalist from Jackson, Mississippi was described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack who has expanded the playing field" by incorporating blues, country and folk music into her work.

WBGO's "Daybreak" host Gary Walker first met Cassandra Wilson at the studios in Newark in 1982 before she was famous. She was married at the time to then-WBGO weekend announcer Anthony Wilson. The couple had just moved to New York from the South. During Cassandra's first chat with Gary she told him she was jazz singer who wanted to test her mettle in the jazz capital of the world. Gary was saddened to hear of her passing today.

"There were no boundaries for Cassandra Wilson as to what she explored. And she did it with that sultry, smoky voice of hers, whether she was working on a Miles Davis re-imagination, approaching a great American Standard or approaching the world of Bob Dylan. Her rendition of Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay" is just phenomenal. Every time she approached a piece of music with that sultry, smoky vibe of hers, you thought 'this is Cassandra's music' because it was."

ellow NEA Jazz Master and WBGO legendary staffer Dorthaan Kirk says news of Cassandra's death is hard to process. Kirk says they were basically family and Cassandra referred to her as "Mother Kirk".

"I'm just devastated. Cassandra completely related to me because she looked up to me as an elder and somebody that was in the business."

Dorthaan fondly remembers taking Cassandra to Lush Life in Greenwich Village. It was the first time Cassandra had visited a jazz club in New York City. "DK" also knew early on that Cassandra would become a sensation.

"I'm not a musician. I don't know all the technical terms, but it's about a feeling. There was something in her presentation like the way she sounded and played guitar. There was just a great feeling that I knew that something was there that was special. I thought she should be known by a wider and broader audience."

Cassandra began playing piano at six, guitar by the age of twelve and was working as a vocalist by the mid-'70s, singing a wide variety of material. After moving to New York City in the early 80’s, Cassandra met saxophonist Steve Coleman and became one of the founding members of the M-Base Collective.

At the completion of her stint with M-Base, Cassandra sought a more acoustic context for her vocal expression. She signed with Blue Note Records in 1992 and released a landmark album titled "Blue Light 'Till Dawn" which would pave the way for a new generation of jazz singers seeking an approach and repertoire that challenged the supremacy of the American Standard songbook.

Wilson has continued interpreting in fresh and creative ways jazz, vintage blues, country and folk music. Her awards include: two Grammys, the Django D’Or, The Edison Music Award, and a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail. On March 2022, Wilson was awarded the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master's Fellowship. She also performed one of the leading roles in Wynton Marsalis' "Blood on the Fields", the first jazz work to receive a Pulitzer Prize.

In 2015, Cassandra Wilson joined forces with the prestigious label, Legacy, a subsidiary of Sony Music.

The National Endowment of the Arts named Wilson as 2022 NEA Jazz Master alongside Stanley Clarke, Billy Hart, and Donald Harrison.

Cassandra Wilson was a true friend of WBGO and will be greatly missed.

Tony Gatlif obit

Tony Gatlif Dies: ‘Gadjo Dilo’ Director Whose Work Celebrated Roma Culture Was 77

 

He was not on the list.

Director Tony Gatlif, who was known for films such as Gadjo Dilo exploring Roma culture, died in the Southern French town of Arles on September 3. He was 77.

The director was born Michel Boualem Dahmani in Algiers on September 10, 1948, to a Kabyle father and mother of Andalusian and Gitane origin.

He had a difficult childhood, growing up in poverty in slums on the outskirts of the Algerian capital, which he quit for France at age 14 in the early 1960s. After a period of precarity and petty criminality, a meeting with his idol, actor Michel Simon, opened the door to a dramatic arts course in Germain-en-Laye outside of Paris, after the latter wrote a letter of recommendation.

While gaining experience as an actor, Gatlif gradually started creating his own original work based on his own experiences and exploring the culture of his Roma origins.

He broke into directing in 1975 with La tête en Ruines, followed by the Spain-shot and set drama Corre Gitano, about a young gypsy man accused of a crime he did not commit. It was the first among a series of films exploring the culture and challenges of Europe’s Roma people.

In 1992, he won Cannes Un Certain Regard prize for Latcho Drom, a documentary about gypsy music.

He followed this with one of this best known films, Gadjo Dilo (The Crazy Stranger), starring Romain Duris as a Frenchman who travels to Romania in search of Roma singer, whose voice he has heard on tapes recorded by his late father.   The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 1997 where it won the Silver Leopard.

Gatlif would go on to win Best Director in Cannes in 2004, with the autobiographical drama Exils, reuniting him with Duris and also featuring Lubna Azabal in the cast.

Subsequent works included Korkoro (2009), The Outraged (2012), Geronimo (2014), Djam (2017), Tom Medina (2021) and Ange (2025).

Director

Arthur H in Ange (2025)

Ange

6.0

Director

2025

 

David Murgia in Tom Medina (2021)

Tom Medina

6.2

Director

2021

 

Daphné Patakia in Journey from Greece (2017)

Journey from Greece

7.0

Director

2017

 

Geronimo (2014)

Geronimo

6.2

Director

2014

 

Indignados (2012)

Indignados

5.3

Director

2012

 

Hindi Zahra: Beautiful Tango

5.1

Music Video

Director

2009

 

Freedom (2009)

Freedom

7.2

Director

2009

 

Transylvania (2006)

Transylvania

6.6

Director

2006

 

The Exiles (2004)

The Exiles

6.7

Director

2004

 

Visions of Europe (2004)

Visions of Europe

5.8

Director (segment "France: Paris by Night")

2004

 

Swing (2002)

Swing

7.2

Director

2002

 

Vengo (2000)

Vengo

7.3

Director

2000

 

Romain Duris in Children of the Stork (1999)

Children of the Stork

6.3

Director

1999

 

Romain Duris and Rona Hartner in The Crazy Stranger (1997)

The Crazy Stranger

7.6

Director

1997

 

Lucumi, l'enfant rumbeiro de Cuba

7.5

Short

Director

1995

 

Mondo (1995)

Mondo

7.4

Director

1995

 

Latcho Drom (1993)

Latcho Drom

8.1

Director

1993

 

Gaspard et Robinson (1990)

Gaspard et Robinson

6.5

Director

1990

 

Fanny Ardant, Rémi Martin, and Jean-Pierre Sentier in Do Not Cry My Love (1989)

Do Not Cry My Love

6.0

Director

1989

 

Rue du Départ (1986)

Rue du Départ

4.6

Director

1986

 

The Princes (1983)

The Princes

6.6

Director

1983

 

Corre, gitano (1982)

Corre, gitano

5.4

Director

1982

 

Canta Gitano (1982)

Canta Gitano

6.1

Short

Director

1982

 

La terre au ventre

9.2

Director

1978

 

La tête en ruines

Director

1975

 

Writer

Arthur H in Ange (2025)

Ange

6.0

screenplay

2025

 

David Murgia in Tom Medina (2021)

Tom Medina

6.2

scenario and dialogue

2021

 

Daphné Patakia in Journey from Greece (2017)

Journey from Greece

7.0

screenplay

2017

 

Geronimo (2014)

Geronimo

6.2

Writer

2014

 

Freedom (2009)

Freedom

7.2

written by

2009

 

Transylvania (2006)

Transylvania

6.6

Writer

2006

 

The Exiles (2004)

The Exiles

6.7

Writer

2004

 

Visions of Europe (2004)

Visions of Europe

5.8

script (segment "France: Paris by Night")

2004

 

Swing (2002)

Swing

7.2

Writer

2002

 

Vengo (2000)

Vengo

7.3

screenplaystory

2000

 

Romain Duris in Children of the Stork (1999)

Children of the Stork

6.3

writer

1999

 

Romain Duris and Rona Hartner in The Crazy Stranger (1997)

The Crazy Stranger

7.6

original screenplay and adaptation

1997

 

Mondo (1995)

Mondo

7.4

Writer

1995

 

Latcho Drom (1993)

Latcho Drom

8.1

writer

1993

 

Gaspard et Robinson (1990)

Gaspard et Robinson

6.5

Writer

1990

 

Fanny Ardant, Rémi Martin, and Jean-Pierre Sentier in Do Not Cry My Love (1989)

Do Not Cry My Love

6.0

scenario

1989

 

Rue du Départ (1986)

Rue du Départ

4.6

scenarioadaptation and dialogue

1986

 

The Princes (1983)

The Princes

6.6

writer

1983

 

Corre, gitano (1982)

Corre, gitano

5.4

Writer

1982

 

Canta Gitano (1982)

Canta Gitano

6.1

Short

written by

1982

 

La terre au ventre

9.2

writer

1978

 

Raging Fists (1975)

Raging Fists

5.9

Writer

1975

 

Actor

Marave (2026)

Marave

4.1

TV Movie

Père

2026

 

Winter Song (2015)

Winter Song

6.2

Truand

2015

 

Geronimo (2014)

Geronimo

6.2

L'homme au costume blanc (uncredited)

2014

 

Laisse tes mains sur mes hanches (2003)

Laisse tes mains sur mes hanches

5.7

Un spectateur à l'anniversaire gitan

2003

 

Un petit service

7.4

Short

Pedro Moreno

2003

 

Lulu (2002)

Lulu

5.1

Fabio

2002

 

Havre (1986)

Havre

5.3

1986

 

The Princes (1983)

The Princes

6.6

Léo

1983

 

Canta Gitano (1982)

Canta Gitano

6.1

Short

Le premier echappé

1982

 

Aldo

Short

1978

 

La terre au ventre

9.2

Le F.L.N.

1978

 

Celui qui ne te ressemble pas (1976)

Celui qui ne te ressemble pas

TV Movie

Jes

1976

 

Act of Aggression (1975)

Act of Aggression

5.3

Le motard interrogatoire

1975

 

Raging Fists (1975)

Raging Fists

5.9

Nanar

1975

 

Cat's Soup

Short

1973

 

Sauvés (1972)

Sauvés

TV Movie

1972

 

Les Boussardel (1972)

Les Boussardel

5.7

TV Mini Series

Le Gitan

1972

1 episode

 

Composer

Arthur H in Ange (2025)

Ange

6.0

Composer

2025

 

David Murgia in Tom Medina (2021)

Tom Medina

6.2

Composer

2021

 

Daphné Patakia in Journey from Greece (2017)

Journey from Greece

7.0

Composer

2017

 

Transylvania (2006)

Transylvania

6.6

Composer

2006

 

The Exiles (2004)

The Exiles

6.7

Composer

2004

 

Swing (2002)

Swing

7.2

Composer

2002

 

Vengo (2000)

Vengo

7.3

Composer

2000

 

Romain Duris in Children of the Stork (1999)

Children of the Stork

6.3

Composer

1999

 

Romain Duris and Rona Hartner in The Crazy Stranger (1997)

The Crazy Stranger

7.6

Composer

1997

 

The Princes (1983)

The Princes

6.6

Composer

1983

 

Soundtrack

Noée Abita in Ava (2017)

Ava

6.6

writer: "Naci en Alamo"

2017

 

Shia LaBeouf and Evan Rachel Wood in Charlie Countryman (2013)

Charlie Countryman

6.3

performer: "Doina Ciorba"

2013

 

Freedom (2009)

Freedom

7.2

writer: "Les Bohémiens"

2009

 

Transylvania (2006)

Transylvania

6.6

arranger: "Mamaliga", "Mahala", "Fete des masques", "Libre zingarina"lyrics: "Fureur", "Tchiki Tchiki", "Je t'ai cherche"writer: "Promesse", "Le souffle", "Fureur", "Dechirant", "Le chant du Pope", "Regret", "Je t'ai cherche", "Le vent"

2006

 

The Exiles (2004)

The Exiles

6.7

writer: "1-2-3 Nada Mas"

2004

 

Vengo (2000)

Vengo

7.3

arranger: "Nací en Alamo"lyrics: "Nací en Alamo"writer: "Fusion Flamenco Soufi", "Techno a El Rey", "Mécanique Garage"

2000

 

Producer

Arthur H in Ange (2025)

Ange

6.0

producer

2025

 

David Murgia in Tom Medina (2021)

Tom Medina

6.2

producer

2021

 

Geronimo (2014)

Geronimo

6.2

producer

2014

 

Indignados (2012)

Indignados

5.3

executive producer

2012

 

Freedom (2009)

Freedom

7.2

producer

2009

 

The Exiles (2004)

The Exiles

6.7

producer

2004

 

Comme un avion (2002)

Comme un avion

4.7

associate producer

2002

 

Vengo (2000)

Vengo

7.3

producer

2000

 

Music Department

Daphné Patakia in Journey from Greece (2017)

Journey from Greece

7.0

music arranger

2017

 

Geronimo (2014)

Geronimo

6.2

musical director

2014

 

Additional Crew

Asyl (2004)

Asyl

4.6

chief director

2004

 

Thanks

Our Father (2002)

Our Father

6.6

thanks

2002

 

Self

Charles Chaplin in Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp (2024)

Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp

6.5

Self

2024

 

Dustin Hoffman, Mark Wahlberg, and Denzel Washington in Días de cine (1991)

Días de cine

6.8

TV Series

Self - Interviewee

2013–2021

3 episodes

 

Laurent Ruquier in On n'est pas couché (2006)

On n'est pas couché

5.3

TV Series

Self

2014

1 episode

 

Au Field de la nuit (2008)

Au Field de la nuit

TV Series

Self

2010–2014

2 episodes

 

Montreuil-Bellay, un camp tsigane oublié (2012)

Montreuil-Bellay, un camp tsigane oublié

TV Movie

Self

2012

 

Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine in C à vous (2009)

C à vous

4.7

TV Series

Self

2012

1 episode

 

Avant-premières (2011)

Avant-premières

TV Series

Self

2012

1 episode

 

Ce soir (ou jamais!) (2006)

Ce soir (ou jamais!)

7.3

TV Series

Self

2007–2010

2 episodes

 

Fanny Ardant in La nuit des César (1976)

La nuit des César

5.5

TV Series

Self - WinnerSelf - Presenter

1999–2010

3 episodes

 

Thomas Baurez in Cinémas (2009)

Cinémas

6.8

TV Series

Self

2010

1 episode

 

20 heures le journal (1981)

20 heures le journal

5.5

TV Series

Self

2007

1 episode

 

Laurent Perrin in Vocation cinéaste (2006)

Vocation cinéaste

Self

2006

 

L'hebdo cinéma (2005)

L'hebdo cinéma

3.2

TV Series

Self

2006

1 episode

 

Double je (2002)

Double je

8.5

TV Series

Self

2004

1 episode

 

Arrêt spectacles (2003)

Arrêt spectacles

TV Series

Self

2004

1 episode

 

Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina in Pierrot le fou (1965)

Cannes Film Festival

6.7

TV Series

Self - Winner

2004

1 episode

 

Comme au cinéma (1998)

Comme au cinéma

5.4

TV Series

Self

2004

1 episode

 

Versión española (1998)

Versión española

6.6

TV Series

Self

2001–2002

2 episodes

 

Michel Drucker in Vivement dimanche (1998)

Vivement dimanche

4.4

TV Series

Self

2002

1 episode

 

Le cercle du cinéma (1997)

Le cercle du cinéma

6.2

TV Series

Self

1998

1 episode

 

John Steinbeck in Un siècle d'écrivains (1995)

Un siècle d'écrivains

6.8

TV Series

Self

1996

1 episode

 

Le cercle de minuit (1992)

Le cercle de minuit

5.4

TV Series

Self

1993

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

Les Nuits de France Culture (1994)

Les Nuits de France Culture

Podcast Series

Self (archive sound)

2004

1 episode

 

Amber Eggers obit

Amber Eggers Dies: ‘Love After Lockup’ Star Was 41

 

She was not on the list.

Amber Eggers, who appeared in the 2019 season of the WEtv’s reality series Love After Lockup, died Thursday, September 3, of acute liver failure at a hospital in Georgia. She was 41.

Her death was announced by friends on social media and confirmed to TMZ by her mother Monica Eggers.

Eggers’ dating life while behind bars for drug trafficking was chronicled in Season 2 of Love After Lockup (she was engaged to a man but the relationship ended after her prison release).

Eggers had been suffering serious health issues for at least a year. In 2025 her sister Erin started a Go Fund Me page to help defray medical bills after the reality TV star was hospitalized with severe pneumonia and a bacterial infection in her blood. After being moved out of the ICU, Eggers underwent physical therapy “to be able to walk again,” her sister wrote.

Eggers apparently had been back in the hospital with liver failure for two days prior to her death.

Carla Jeffery obit

Carla Jeffery, Disney’s ‘Zombies’ Actress, Dies at 33

Jeffery also had recurring roles in shows such as 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Southland.'

 She was not on the list.

Carla Jeffery, best known for her role as Bree in Disney‘s Zombies franchise, died on Tuesday. She was 33.

Alexanders Talent Management announced her death, writing in a statement shared on her Instagram, “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of our beloved Carla Jeffery, who passed away on September 1, 2026, at just 33 years old.

“Carla joined the Alexanders Talent Management family at the age of 12. For more than 20 years, we had the privilege of watching her grow into a beautiful, vibrant and incredibly talented woman whose radiant smile could light up any room,” her team’s statement continued. “As Bree in Disney’s hit Zombies franchise, Carla shared her joy, humor and bright spirit with audiences around the world.”

Jeffery’s cause of death wasn’t immediately available.

Born on July 10, 1993, in Houston, Jeffery began her career as a child actor, appearing in Phat Girlz, iCarly, Miss Guided, Southland, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Men of a Certain Age, Good Luck Charlie and Shake It Up.

Her most notable role was in Disney’s Zombies franchise, where she plays Bree, a bubbly cheerleader at Seabrook High and the loyal best friend to the main character, Addison (Meg Donnelly). Jeffery starred in Zombies (2018), Zombies 2 (2020), Zombies 3 (2022) and voiced the character in 2024’s Zombies: The Re-Animated Series.

Jeffery’s other onscreen credits included Scream Queens, American Vandal, Uncle Buck, Girl on the Edge, Teacher of the Year, Puzzled and Spider-Man.

Her management company concluded, “Carla was more than a client; she was family. Our hearts are with Carla’s family and loved ones during this devastating time. We respectfully ask that their privacy be honored as they grieve this unimaginable loss. Rest beautifully, Carla. Your light will never be forgotten.”

Milo Manheim, who starred alongside Jeffery in the Zombies films, paid tribute on his Instagram Story, writing, “Love you Carlaboo. The sweetest, kindest, most loving person.” He also shared a clip of her iCarly dancing scene, adding, “I pray you would want this brought back real quick. I fuckin love you. Thank you for spreading so much joy.”

 

Filmography

Film

Year     Film     Role     Notes

2006    Phat Girlz        Jazmin (age 10)           Minor role

2014    Teacher of the Year     Vondra

2015    Girl on the Edge          Crystal

2016    Exchange        Brigitte

2018    Zombies          Bree     A main character

2020    Zombies 2

2022    Zombies 3

 

Television

Year     Title     Role     Notes

2007–2009      Curb Your Enthusiasm            Keysha Black  Reoccurring character; seasons 6–7

2008    Miss Guided    Student            Episode: "High School Musical"

iCarly  Girl at Cheesecake Warehouse           Episode: "iWin a Date"

2009    Lie to Me        Student            Episode: "Pilot"

Southland        Janila   Episodes: "Unknown Trouble", "Mozambique", "Westside", "Derailed"

2010    Men of a Certain Age Fran     Episode: "Back in the Sh*t"

2011    Good Luck Charlie      Jean     Episode: "Baby's New Shoes"

Torchwood      Teenager          Episode: "The New World"

2012–2013      Shake It Up     Margie Episodes: "Spirit It Up", "Stress It Up"

2013    Super Fun Night          Becky  Episode: "Pilot"

2014    Suburgatory     Shira    Episode: "Catch and Release"

2015    Crazy Ex-Girlfriend    Super Cheery Camp Girl        Episode: "Josh Just Happens to Live Here!"

2016    Best Friends Whenever           Karen  Episode: "A Time to Double Date"

Uncle Buck     Kiana   Episode: "I Got This"

Free Period      Brigitte            Episode: "Exchange"

Scream Queens           Frumpy Girl #3           Episode: "Halloween Blues"

2017    American Vandal        Sierra Sherrington       Episodes: "Hard Facts: Vandalism and Vulgarity", "A Limp Alibi", "Nailed", "Premature Theories"

2020    Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event          Young Peaches            Episode: "Family Reunion: Remember the Family's Feud?"

Spider-Man     Mania (voice)  Episode: "Maximum Venom"

2023    Zombies: The Re-Animated Series Shorts     Bree (voice)     Episode: "I Think We're a Clone Now"

2024    Zombies: The Re-Animated Series     Bree     15 episodes

Gloria Steinem obit

Gloria Steinem Dies: Feminist Icon And Activist & Co-Founder Of Ms. Magazine Was 92

 She was number 363 on the list.

Gloria Steinem passed away yesterday.

The pro-abortion “feminist”, despite not believing in God, had inestimable value not given to her by woman, man or governmental institutions. The esteemed author has met the Author of Life and will be held to account for her every word and deed.

Showing that abortion advocacy is one and the same with environmental radicalism, Steim opined in a 2017 interview that birthing children is the “fundamental cause of climate change“. Her solution? Abortion. She was one of many in a long line of environmental evangelist hucksters who’ve made the same doomsday proclamations of overpopulation and have been trounced by actual science.

Throughout her life she proudly paraded her own abortion. She famously wore a t-shirt proclaiming “I had an abortion”. In 1957, she paid an abortionist to kill the child of her once-fiancée whom she deeply loved. Sadly, Steinem passed away living a fake feminist lie that never recognized the deepest and most unique treasure of womanhood: motherhood.

She was a child of divorce and had to care for her mentally ill mother. She was neglected and harmed by her parents’ broken marriage. In her own words: “And if you’re treated badly, you come to feel you’re a bad person, and to some extent, even a very good thing like being a social activist can be a drug, you know, that keeps you from going back and looking at yourself. You keep trying to fill up this emptiness, which, of course, can’t be filled up with anything external.”

That void was filled by fake feminism.

Even the New York Times admitted this tragic truth about Steinem: “Her dysfunctional youth — mothering her mother — also colored her view of marriage and children, both of which she viewed as a trap. That fear kept her from settling down.” She was a lifelong activist who remained childless. Her activism centered on celebrating the demise of tens of millions of girls (and boys, of course) who had equal worth to her yet she refused to see their equality. All the accolades of Gloria Steinem being a history maker illuminate fake feminism’s biggest irony: You can’t make history unless you’re born.

She was “pro-choice” when it came to her religious worldview. Tragically, throughout her famed life, she chose to reject the One who created her. (Although our hope is that she made an eternal decision, in her last moments, making Christ her Savior.) Last night, she came face to face with the God who could’ve filled that painful void and turned her lifelong brokenness into breakthrough.

Gloria Steinem, the American feminist icon and founder of Ms. magazine, died Wednesday, September 2, at her home in New York City. She was 92.

Her death was announced in a joint post on her Instagram account and The Gloria Steinem Foundation. A cause of death was not disclosed, but the statement said she “passed passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her.”

“Gloria’s greatest gift was her ability to listen to others, to make others feel seen and heard. Her words, actions, and example gave people permission to be their truest selves,” the post read. “Gloria lived true to her independent spirit, always with curiosity and a great sense of humor.” Read the full note below.

In becoming one of the most-listened to voices in U.S. feminism – perhaps at times even the most-listened to – Steinem had spent most of her career in journalism. Among her most notable early stories was an exposé on Hugh Hefner’s Playboy empire, during which she went undercover as a Playboy Bunny to uncover the conditions facing the young women.

The story caused a huge debate in American society, though Steinem later said she regretted the assignment as the association blighted the rest of her career.

She went on to become a founder of Ms., which was among the first magazines to address women as more than housewives and homemakers in America. Steinem also was an early supporter of Women’s Action Alliance, a group focused on combating sexism.

With her trademark aviator shades, long, blonde-streaked hair and a style of dressing that typified the ’70s era’s New York chic, she became a visible emblem of the Second Wave movement and a key advocate for abortion rights, having been inspired by women speaking out on the Roe vs Wade case, in which the Supreme Court made abortion a constitutional right. The right was repealed in 2022, prompting Steinem to write in an email to the AP, “Either our control over our own bodies is equal, regardless of sex or race, or we’re not living in a democracy.

“Gloria was, at heart, an optimist,” said Hillary Clinton on today’s CBS Mornings. “Her activism was rooted in optimism. And that’s a moral choice, and she made it every day.”

Journalist Christiane Amanpour wrote on X that Steinem “will go down in history as one of the most important activists of all time, leading a movement for the equality of half the world: its women.”

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, said on X, “Celebrating the life and legacy of my friend and mentor, Gloria Steinem, and also grateful to know that in these last few weeks and days she knew exactly how loved and admired she was.”

As the nearly unrivaled face of Second Wave Feminism, Steinem over the decades appeared on hundreds of talk shows hosted by everyone from Dick Cavett, Johnny Carson and David Frost to Howard Stern and Bill Maher. A documentary about Steinem’s life, Gloria: In Her Own Words, launched in 2011. Her memoir, My Life on the Road, was the basis for Julie Taymor biopic The Glorias, and she appeared on screen on the likes of 60 Minutes, The Daily Show and Charlie Rose and even in scripted series The Good Wife and And Just Like That… as herself.

Jimmy Batten obit

Jimmy Batten, who went 10 rounds with Roberto Duran, dies at the age of 70

 He was not on the list.

Jimmy Batten, the former British junior middleweight champion who once went the distance with Roberto Duran, has died at the age of 70.

Batten, one of the sport’s great characters, had been battling Parkinson’s disease and the effects of brain damage for many years. Yet, until his poor health became too much to bear in recent months, he did so with good humor.

Batten, who started boxing at the age of six, was a member of Terry Lawless’ famous London gym that could also boast talent like John H. Stracey, Maurice Hope, Charlie Magri, Kirkland Laing, Jim Watt, and Mark Kaylor.

"So sad to hear about my dear friend Jimmy Batten passing away," Stracey said on social media. "My great stablemate and sparring partner of many, many years... God bless you, my friend."

An outstanding amateur – in the vest, Batten enjoyed an unbeaten spell that stretched five-and-a-half years – he went on to claim the Lonsdale Belt outright as a fine British professional, beating Albert Hillman, Larry Paul, and Tony Poole along the way.

That thrilling scrap with Poole was gruelling in the extreme as Batten survived some hellacious blows to outlast his man and win in the 13th. The three-round loss to France’s Gilbert Cohen in a bid for the European title came just 10 weeks later. Batten would always claim it came far too soon and he entered the ring against Cohen with a broken nose.

Though past his best by the time he based himself in America in the early 1980s, it is the final bout he had there for which he is best known. Thrown in with Roberto Duran in November 1982 – only six months after being stopped in the opening round by Mario Maldonado – there was genuine concern for Batten’s well-being heading in.

That Batten lasted the full 10 rounds, eventually losing via unanimous decision after giving it everything he had, perhaps created the illusion that it was a job well done. And it was if courage is the lone barometer. He came out of the contest with broken ribs after sustaining prolonged punishment.

His last fight came 12 months later, stopped in six by Prince Rodney, in a bid for his old 154lbs title. Already there were concerns that boxing had taken too much from him.

His record will forever read 40-9 (20 KOs).

In retirement he had some success as an actor but by the turn of the century, it was clear that a hangover from his long boxing career had set in.

He would, however, only speak about the sport in glowing terms, insisting he would not change a thing about the career that led to him struggling for so long, and so bravely, later in life.

“Why would I change anything?” he told me. “I loved every minute of it. I’m just sad that I can’t do it anymore.

“There’s not many people who can say they were British champion and went the distance with Duran, is there?”

Indeed there isn’t.

A keen supporter of Ringside Charitable Trust, and wonderful company at Ex-Boxers’ meetings, Batten – an old-school fighting man – will be sorely missed.

Arthur Marshall obit

Former Broncos, Giants wide receiver dies at 57 after cancer battle

The former University of Georgia standout completed both his NFL pass attempts for touchdowns

 He was not on the list.

Arthur Marshall, the former University of Georgia wide receiver who spent five seasons in the NFL with the Denver Broncos and New York Giants, died Wednesday at 57 after a battle with stomach cancer, according to multiple reports from his home town.

Marshall was a standout at Hephzibah High School before becoming one of Georgia’s most productive big-play receivers of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Marshall entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Denver in 1992. He spent two seasons with the Broncos before joining the Giants in 1994, remaining with New York through the 1996 season.

In 68 regular-season games, Marshall caught 87 passes for 1,267 yards and four touchdowns. He also contributed as a runner (14 carries, 65 yards) and returner (59 punt returns for 590 yards; 23 kickoff returns for 381 yards). His best season came as a rookie in Denver, when he caught 26 passes for 493 yards and a touchdown.

 

Marshall also left the NFL with an unusual place in its record book. While with Denver, he completed both of his career passing attempts for touchdowns. One was an 81-yard touchdown pass to Cedric Tillman against Dallas in 1992, a record for the longest touchdown pass thrown by a non-quarterback at the time. His other completion, in 1993, went 30 yards to Derek Russell.

Marshall played for the Bulldogs from 1988-91 and finished with 67 receptions for 1,186 yards, an average of 17.7 yards per catch, and four touchdowns. As a senior, he caught 39 passes for 524 yards on a Georgia team that went 9-3 and finished No. 19 in the Associated Press poll. He also returned 15 kickoffs for 347 yards that season.

Marshall’s post-football life included a serious legal setback.

 

In 2009, federal authorities arrested him on charges involving bank fraud, mail fraud and money laundering, alleging that he had used false information to obtain more than $1 million in real-estate loans.

 

In 2010, he pleaded guilty to two counts of bank fraud and was sentenced to 69 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay more than $3.6 million in restitution.

 

Personal information

Born    April 29, 1969

Hephzibah, Georgia, U.S.

Died    September 2, 2026 (aged 57)

Listed height   5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Listed weight  186 lb (84 kg)

Career information

High school     Hephzibah

College            Georgia

NFL draft        1992: undrafted

Career history

Denver Broncos (1992–1993)

New York Giants (1994–1996)

Awards and highlights

PFWA All-Rookie Team (1992)

Career NFL statistics

Receptions       87

Receiving yards          1,267

Receiving touchdowns            4

Jean-Paul Rappeneau obit

Jean-Paul Rappeneau Dies: ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ Director Was 94

 He was not on the list.

French director and screenwriter Jean-Paul Rappeneau, who was best known internationally for the 1990 Oscar-nominated drama Cyrano de Bergerac, died on September 2 his family has announced. He was 94.

Born on April 8, 1932 in the town of Auxerre in central France, Rappeneau’s career spanned more than 50 years of French cinema history.

His early screenwriting credits include Louis Malle’s Zazie in the Metro ((1960)and A Very Private Affair (1962) as well as Philippe de Broca’s classic thriller That Man From Rio starring Jean-Paul Belmondo.

He broke into feature film directing in 1966 with A Matter of Resistance, a romantic comedy set on the eve of France’s World War Two liberation starring Catherine Deneuve.

The pair would work together again on his 1975 film Le Sauvage, co-starring Yves Montand as a man living a solitary on a Caribbean island who becomes entangled with a runaway bride.

Other directorial credits include All Fired Up (1982) and Horseman on the Roof (1995). He is best known internationally, however, for his big screen adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s 1897 stage play Cyrano de Bergerac starring Gerard Depardieu in the titular role.

After world premiering in 1990 in Cannes, where Depardieu won Best Actor, the film enjoyed a buzzy awards season garnering five nominations in the lead up to the 63rd Academy Awards, including for Best Actor and Best Foreign Language Film. It missed out on both prizes, but won Best Costume Design for Franca Squarciapino.

Rappeneau’s last feature-length directorial credit was the comedy drama Families starring

Mathieu Amalric as a Shanghai-based French financier who returns home to find the family mansion is being sold off.

Writer

Mathieu Amalric, Guillaume de Tonquédec, André Dussollier, Nicole Garcia, Gilles Lellouche, Karin Viard, Gemma Chan, and Marine Vacth in Families (2015)

Families

5.7

scenariooriginal idea

2015

 

Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Peter Coyote, Virginie Ledoyen, Yvan Attal, and Grégori Derangère in Bon Voyage (2003)

Bon Voyage

6.7

scenarioadaptation

2003

 

Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez in The Horseman on the Roof (1995)

The Horseman on the Roof

7.0

written by

1995

 

Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)

Cyrano de Bergerac

7.5

written by

1990

 

Isabelle Adjani and Yves Montand in All Fired Up (1982)

All Fired Up

6.1

scenario and dialogue

1982

 

Catherine Deneuve and Yves Montand in Le sauvage (1975)

Le sauvage

6.5

scenario

1975

 

Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Paul Belmondo in Le Magnifique (1973)

Le Magnifique

7.1

writer

1973

 

Jean-Paul Belmondo and Marlène Jobert in The Swashbuckler (1971)

The Swashbuckler

6.5

scenarioadaptation

1971

 

A Matter of Resistance (1966)

A Matter of Resistance

6.8

written by

1966

 

Les survivants (1965)

Les survivants

TV Series

dialogue

1965

 

Anthony Quinn, Orson Welles, Omar Sharif, Horst Buchholz, Grégoire Aslan, Robert Hossein, Noël Howard, Elsa Martinelli, and Akim Tamiroff in Marco the Magnificent (1965)

Marco the Magnificent

5.3

screenplay (as J.P. Rappeneau)

1965

 

That Man from Rio (1964)

That Man from Rio

7.0

screenplayadaptation

1964

 

Le combat dans l'île (1962)

Le combat dans l'île

6.5

dialogue

1962

 

A Very Private Affair (1962)

A Very Private Affair

5.6

screenplay

1962

 

Saint-Tropez Blues (1961)

Saint-Tropez Blues

5.6

adaptation (uncredited)

1961

 

Catherine Demongeot in Zazie in the Metro (1960)

Zazie in the Metro

6.9

Writer

1960

 

Robert Lamoureux and Alida Valli in Signé: Arsène Lupin (1959)

Signé: Arsène Lupin

6.3

writer

1959

 

Director

Mathieu Amalric, Guillaume de Tonquédec, André Dussollier, Nicole Garcia, Gilles Lellouche, Karin Viard, Gemma Chan, and Marine Vacth in Families (2015)

Families

5.7

Director

2015

 

Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)

Henri Langlois vu par...

3.5

Short

Director

2014

 

Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Peter Coyote, Virginie Ledoyen, Yvan Attal, and Grégori Derangère in Bon Voyage (2003)

Bon Voyage

6.7

Director

2003

 

Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez in The Horseman on the Roof (1995)

The Horseman on the Roof

7.0

Director

1995

 

Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)

Cyrano de Bergerac

7.5

Director

1990

 

Isabelle Adjani and Yves Montand in All Fired Up (1982)

All Fired Up

6.1

Director

1982

 

Catherine Deneuve and Yves Montand in Le sauvage (1975)

Le sauvage

6.5

Director

1975

 

Jean-Paul Belmondo and Marlène Jobert in The Swashbuckler (1971)

The Swashbuckler

6.5

Director

1971

 

A Matter of Resistance (1966)

A Matter of Resistance

6.8

Director

1966

 

Chronique provinciale

Short

Director

1958

 

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Appelez le 17

Short

assistant directorfirst assistant director

1957

 

Les suspects (1957)

Les suspects

5.5

second assistant director

1957

 

Les biens de ce monde

Short

assistant director

1956

 

Fruits of Summer (1955)

Fruits of Summer

5.3

second assistant director

1955

 

Thanks

The Edge of the Blade (2023)

The Edge of the Blade

6.6

the director wishes to thank

2023

 

Small Country: An African Childhood (2020)

Small Country: An African Childhood

6.6

thanks

2020

 

Romain Duris and Marine Vacth in The Confession (2016)

The Confession

6.5

thanks

2016

 

Death in This Garden: Jean-Paul Rappeneau on 'The Horseman on the Roof'

Video

special thanks

2006

 

Carol Kane in The Games of Countess Dolingen (1981)

The Games of Countess Dolingen

6.0

thanks

1981

 

Self

Il était une fois Michel Legrand (2024)

Il était une fois Michel Legrand

7.4

Self

2024

 

Filmer la résistance: de La bataille du rail à Papy fait de la résistance (2024)

Filmer la résistance: de La bataille du rail à Papy fait de la résistance

TV Movie

Self

2024

 

Philippe de broca ou l'art de la mélancolie (2022)

Philippe de broca ou l'art de la mélancolie

TV Movie

Self

2022

 

Frédéric Beigbeder in Le Cercle (2006)

Le Cercle

5.2

TV Series

Self

2018

1 episode

 

L'invité (2000)

L'invité

3.7

TV Series

Self

2018

1 episode

 

Cyrano de Bergerac- Interview mit Jean-Paul Rappeneau (2018)

Cyrano de Bergerac- Interview mit Jean-Paul Rappeneau

TV Special

Self

2018

 

Patrick Dewaere, drôle d'histoire (2018)

Patrick Dewaere, drôle d'histoire

TV Movie

Self

2018

 

In the Tracks Of (2007)

In the Tracks Of

6.6

TV Series

Self

2007–2017

2 episodes

 

Un jour, un destin (2007)

Un jour, un destin

6.8

TV Series

Self

2009–2017

3 episodes

 

Dustin Hoffman, Mark Wahlberg, and Denzel Washington in Días de cine (1991)

Días de cine

6.8

TV Series

Self - Interviewee

2016

1 episode

 

Grands reportages (1989)

Grands reportages

5.3

TV Series

Self

2016

1 episode

 

Antoine de Caunes in Le grand journal de Canal+ (2004)

Le grand journal de Canal+

5.9

TV Series

Self

2015

1 episode

 

Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)

Henri Langlois vu par...

3.5

Short

Self

2014

 

Tout est une question de rythme

Video

Self

2014

 

Le Magnifique: Comment détruire la réputation du plus célèbre agent secret?

Video

Self

2013

 

Frères de cinéma: la collaboration Jean-Paul Rappeneau - Philippe de Broca

Short

Self

2013

 

L'Homme de Hong-Kong

Video

Self

2013

 

Les Aventures d'Adrien: L'Affaire Catalan

6.8

Video

Self

2013

 

Il était une fois... (2003)

Il était une fois...

7.2

TV Mini Series

Self

2011

1 episode

 

A City Runs Through the Festival (2007)

A City Runs Through the Festival

6.9

Self

2007

 

Mémoires du cinéma francais, de la libération à nos jours (2006)

Mémoires du cinéma francais, de la libération à nos jours

TV Series

Self

2006

2 episodes

 

Death in This Garden: Jean-Paul Rappeneau on 'The Horseman on the Roof'

Video

Self

2006

 

Le cinéma de Jean Giono

Video

Self

2004

 

Fanny Ardant in La nuit des César (1976)

La nuit des César

5.5

TV Series

Self - WinnerSelf - Nominee

1991–2004

3 episodes

 

Claude Sautet ou La magie invisible (2003)

Claude Sautet ou La magie invisible

7.5

Self

2003

 

Absolument cinéma

TV Series

Self

2000

1 episode

 

100 films par 100 personnalités (1998)

100 films par 100 personnalités

TV Series

Self

1999

1 episode

 

Bernard Pivot in Bouillon de culture (1991)

Bouillon de culture

6.6

TV Series

Self

1995

1 episode

 

Le cercle de minuit (1992)

Le cercle de minuit

5.4

TV Series

Self

1993

1 episode

 

Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina in Pierrot le fou (1965)

Cannes Film Festival

6.7

TV Series

Self - Jury Member

1991

1 episode

 

De película (1982)

De película

8.2

TV Series

Self - Interviewee (as Jean Paul Rappeneau)

1990

1 episode

 

Cinéma cinémas (1982)

Cinéma cinémas

6.8

TV Series

Self

1990

1 episode

 

François Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, Michel Audiard, Jean Carmet, Patrick Dewaere, Annie Girardot, Yves Montand, Marie-France Pisier, Claude Sautet, and Simone Signoret in Spécial cinéma (1974)

Spécial cinéma

3.7

TV Series

Self

1982

1 episode

 

Ciné regards (1978)

Ciné regards

6.7

TV Series

Self

1981

1 episode

 

Allons au cinéma (1975)

Allons au cinéma

TV Series

Self

1975

1 episode

 

Apropos Film (1967)

Apropos Film

5.5

TV Series

Self

1975

1 episode

 

Pour le cinéma

TV Series

Self

1975

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

Pierre Lescure in Beau geste (2023)

Beau geste

4.3

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2023

1 episode

 

Catherine Deneuve, à son image (2023)

Catherine Deneuve, à son image

6.6

TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

2023

 

Deneuve, la reine Catherine (2022)

Deneuve, la reine Catherine

7.4

TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

2022

 

Isabelle Adjani, 2 ou 3 choses qu'on ne sait pas d'elle...

7.5

TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

2013

 

Court-circuit (2001)

Court-circuit

5.9

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2010

1 episode