Mikis Theodorakis, ‘Zorba’ Composer and Marxist Rebel, Dies at 96

Known for his film music, he also waged a war of words and music against a military junta that banned his work and imprisoned him during its rule of Greece.

Carolyn Shoemaker, Hunter of Comets and Asteroids, Dies at 92

After her children left for college, she unexpectedly became astronomy’s record-setting spotter of unidentified objects hurtling through the cosmos.

Lee (Scratch) Perry, Bob Marley Mentor and Reggae Innovator, Dies at 85

With a four-track tape recorder in his Jamaican home studio, he opened surreal sonic vistas and cultivated the image of a mad genius.

Jeanne Robertson, 77, Down-Home Humorist With a Pageant Past, Dies

She told family-friendly stories from everyday life, about things like family squabbles and sending a man to the grocery store. Her YouTube fans were legion.

Don Poynter, Who Made Toilets Talk and Golf Balls Walk, Dies at 96

His line of novelty items was wide-ranging. Jayne Mansfield posed for him so that he could make a shapely, sexy hot-water bottle.

Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Up,’ Dies at 91

Best known as the gruff newsman he first played on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” he was also a busy character actor and a political activist.

Stephen B. Oates, Civil War Historian, Dies at 85

In a quartet of biographies, he explored how slavery and racial oppression could exist in a land based on the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.

Larry Harlow, Influential Figure in Salsa, Dies at 82

He was born into a family of Jewish musicians, but he made his mark in Latin music, as a pianist, bandleader and producer.

William G. Clotworthy, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Censor, Dies at 95

A self-described “professional square,” he fell in love with the show, and worked with its writers to tweak questionable material. Cast members called him “Dr. No.”

Bob Diamond, the ‘Tunnel King’ of Brooklyn, Dies at 61

First he discovered a long-forgotten rail tunnel. Then he spent decades trying — in vain — to revive Brooklyn’s trolley system.

Donald Newlove, 93, Dies; Novelist Explored the Depths of Drink

His acclaimed fiction and a memoir had a common theme: alcoholism. After becoming sober, he called his former besotted muse “Drunkspeare.”

Jerry Harkness, 81, Dies; Star of a Historic Integrated Basketball Team

He was an All-American forward for Loyola University Chicago, which started four Black players against an all-white Mississippi State team in the 1963 N.C.A.A. tournament.

Michael Morgan, Adventurous Oakland Maestro, Dies at 63

As music director of the Oakland Symphony, he sought diversity in his audiences as well as in his programming.

Lila Gleitman, Who Showed How Children Learn Language, Dies at 91

Building on the work of Noam Chomsky, she designed elegant experiments to show that syntax is hard-wired into the human brain.

Inge Ginsberg, Holocaust Survivor With a Heavy Metal Coda, Dies at 99

Her rich life, spanning three continents and 11 decades, entailed wartime espionage, volumes of poetry, songwriting and a late-career turn as a rock band’s frontwoman.

Rand V. Araskog, Former Chief of ITT Corp., Dies at 89

Over two decades, during a tumultuous time for American business, he winnowed an unwieldy corporation and fended off corporate raids.

David Roberts, Who Turned Adventure Writing Into Art, Dies at 78

He was an accomplished mountain climber with a literary gift to match, and the author of dozens of books.

Micki Grant, Groundbreaking Broadway Composer, Dies at 92

With “Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope,” she became the first woman to write the book, music and lyrics of a Broadway musical.

Jean Breeze, First Woman of Dub Poetry, Dies at 65

She was known for the passion of her performances, the raw honesty of her stories and her use of Jamaica’s lyrical vernacular.

Buckie Leach, Coach of U.S. Gold Medal Fencer in Tokyo, Dies at 62

Under his tutelage, Lee Kiefer became a first for the United States. Leach led the women’s national foil team in five Summer Olympics. He died in a motorcycle accident.