obituary

Former Vietnam POWs Share Memories of John McCain

“America’s better for his presence”

By Alana Abramson August 25, 2018

Charles Krauthammer, Conservative Commentator, Dies at 68

He wrote in early June that he had terminal cancer

By Abigail Abrams June 21, 2018

Suicide Hotline Calls Spiked 25% After Kate Spade's Death

Calls to the lifeline can spike following celebrity suicides because of a “collective sense of loss"

By Gina Martinez June 11, 2018

Don't Blame Asia Argento for Anthony Bourdain's Suicide, Rose McGowan Says

"Do NOT do the sexist thing and burn a woman on the pyre of misplaced blame"

By Gina Martinez June 11, 2018

Bourdain's Mother Speaks About Her Son's Suicide

"He is absolutely the last person in the world I would have ever dreamed would do something like this"

By Jennifer Calfas June 9, 2018

Bourdain Brought Golden Touch to Restaurants He Visited

Only Anthony Bourdain could convince people to flock to New Jersey for a cheesesteak

By Jennifer Calfas June 9, 2018

'I Pray He Is at Peace.' Chef Eric Ripert Speaks Out After Finding 'Best Friend' Anthony Bourdain Dead

The two collaborated frequently on screen, with Ripert usually playing the "straight man" – whom Bourdain gleefully tormented

By Gina Martinez June 8, 2018

Bourdain Made Me Feel Closer to Earth During My Year in Space

He made this large planet seem smaller, rendering boundaries between countries invisible

By Scott Kelly June 8, 2018

A Community Organizer on How Anthony Bourdain Brought His Globe-Trotting Curiosity to an Overlooked Corner of America

"The best thing about Bourdain was that he loves the food, but loves the people behind it even more"

By Gina Martinez June 8, 2018

‘We Were All in Awe of Him.’ World-Renowned Chefs Told Us Their Favorite Memories of Anthony Bourdain

Ferran Adrià, Rene Redzepi, Danny Bowien and more pay tribute to the late food writer and broadcaster

By Lisa Abend June 8, 2018

Asia Argento Speaks Out About Anthony Bourdain's Suicide

"His brilliant, fearless spirit touched and inspired so many, and his generosity knew no bounds"

By Gina Martinez June 8, 2018

The Billy Graham I Knew

Reflections from a staffer who spent over 33 years working for the evangelist

By A. Larry Ross February 21, 2018

Watch Billy Graham's 5 Greatest Sermons

See the late Evangelical pastor's most famous speeches

By TIME Staff February 21, 2018

Billy Graham, Father of Modern Evangelism, Dies at 99

"It is his voice that will be missed the most," writes David Van Biema.

By David Van Biema February 21, 2018

Garner Way Political Director: Erica Garner ‘Put Her Entire Life In This Fight’

Read this tribute to the activist

By Reggie Harris January 3, 2018

These Were the Celebrities, Leaders and Icons We Lost in 2017

The world lost Mary Tyler Moore, Tom Petty, Chuck Berry and others this year

By Katie Reilly and Lauren Bogholtz December 21, 2017

German Chancellor Helmut Kohl Nearly Outlived the Europe He Created

The Chancellor lived to see the project he helped to build overcome its worst crisis

By Simon Shuster / Berlin June 17, 2017

Jonathan Demme Was an Extraordinary Filmmaker and a Lover of Oddball America

The Oscar-winning 'Silence of the Lambs' director had an instinctive knack for bringing his audience together

By Stephanie Zacharek April 26, 2017

Don Rickles Made Us All Equals

Remembering the generous spirit of the late insult comic

By Rabbi David Wolpe April 7, 2017

I Love You, Don Rickles

'Don Rickles was above and beyond the incorrectness of yesterday as well as today’s hand-wringing about it'

By Patton Oswalt April 7, 2017

Donald Trump and Jimmy Breslin: Kings of Different Queens

'Trump ignores his Queens roots without transcending them; Breslin transcended his Queens roots without forgetting them'

By Gil Troy March 20, 2017

Doug Coe Taught Me How to Live a Life Worthy of God

'The world lost a gentle, spiritual giant'

By Larry Ross February 23, 2017

Richard Schickel Understood the Truth About What Makes the Movies Work

The former TIME critic knew film springs from passion and demands the same of viewers

By Stephanie Zacharek February 21, 2017

What I Learned from Working with John Hurt

"Without a doubt I would have loved to work with him again"

By Richard Laxton February 3, 2017

Star Wars Star Carrie Fisher Dies at 60

So much of her career, like her writing, was hip, irreverent and dishy

By Stephanie Zacharek December 27, 2016

Lessons From My Father, Craig Sager

'What I can do and what anyone can do is bring the same passion into each day that he did.'

By Craig Sager II December 16, 2016

My Bitter, Unexpected Grief at Leonard Cohen's Death

"In a week that was such a deep blow to women we lost yet another male figure who represented art in a far-out enough way without alienating the masses"

By Laura Marling November 18, 2016

Leonard Cohen

Singer of the sublime

By Judy Collins November 17, 2016

Leon Russell

Master of the Boogie

By Isaac Guzmán November 17, 2016

Gwen Ifill

Trailblazing journalist

By Michael Duffy November 17, 2016

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej Dies at 88

The 88-year-old had been ailing for many years

By Charlie Campbell October 13, 2016

World Mourns Former Israeli President Shimon Peres

The Nobel laureate died Tuesday aged 93

By Rishi Iyengar September 28, 2016

In Memory of Curtis Hanson: A Director Who Did It All, Quietly

Rather than put a loud stamp on a movie, he’d simply melt into it

By Stephanie Zacharek September 21, 2016

Obituary: Remembering the Holocene Epoch

As a group of scientists propose the beginning of the "Anthropocene," TIME remembers the epoch that came before

By Chris Wilson August 29, 2016

Remembering Former TIME International Editor Michael Elliott

"Above all else, he wanted his life to be useful," says Bono

By Belinda Luscombe July 15, 2016

Original Beastie Boys Member John Berry Dead

Berry is credited with coming up with the band’s name

By Naja Rayne / People May 20, 2016

The Beautiful One: Prince On-Screen

He understood movies

By Stephanie Zacharek April 21, 2016

Prince Tribute: Why He Was the Great Purple Genius of Paisley Park

Nothing compared 2 him: The legendary singer-songwriter was a combustible fusion of rock, soul, sex and funk

By Jim Farber April 21, 2016

World Champion Snowboarder, 21, Dies in Avalanche

Estelle Balet was killed in an avalanche on Switzerland's southwest border

By Alexander Smith & Emma Ong / NBC News April 19, 2016

Frank Sinatra Jr. Dies at 72

Sinatra released seven albums during his life

By Naja Rayne / People March 16, 2016

Remembering Doris Day: Sunny Talent and Charm to Spare

John Bogle, Vanguard Group Inc. Founder, Dies at 89

These Were the Biggest Icons and Stars We Lost in 2018

How Should We Look at Bertolucci’s Films Now That He’s Gone?