Emily Langer

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Emily Langer

Leslie Epstein, novelist who delved into Holocaust history, dies at 87 (washingtonpost.com) Leslie Epstein, novelist who delved into Holocaust history, dies at 87 By Emily Langer 2025053019510100 Leslie Epstein, a writer who mined the past in novels including "King of the Jews," an acclaimed if divisive work about moral complexities in the Holocaust, and "San Remo Drive," which he based on his illustrious literary family, died May 18 at a hospital in Boston. He was 87. The cause was a stroke...

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Emily Langer

Presley Chweneyagae, acclaimed actor of ‘Tsotsi,’ dies at 40 (washingtonpost.com) Presley Chweneyagae, acclaimed actor of ‘Tsotsi,’ dies at 40 By Emily Langer 2025052816212400 Presley Chweneyagae, who drew widespread acclaim as the young star of "Tsotsi" (2005), a slum-set drama that won South Africa's first Academy Award for best foreign-language film, died May 27 at his home in Pretoria. He was 40.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Emily Langer

Presley Chweneyagae, who drew widespread acclaim as the young star of “Tsotsi” (2005), a slum-set drama that won South Africa’s first Academy Award for best foreign-language film, died Tuesday at his home in Pretoria. He was 40. The cause was respiratory complications, said a family spokesman, Muzwakhe Sigudhla. Mr. Chweneyagae grew up in an impoverished township of South Africa and studied acting on the encouragement of his mother.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Emily Langer

Mara Corday, a raven-haired pinup who became a Hollywood starlet in the 1950s running from killer spiders and scorpions in sci-fi thrillers, and who later made a career comeback as a supporting actress opposite Clint Eastwood, died Feb. 9 at her home in Valencia, Calif. She was 95. The cause was arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a death certificate filed with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Her death has not been previously reported.

1 week ago | torontosun.com | Emily Langer

The cause was arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a death certificate filed with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Her death has not been previously reported. Marilyn Watts, as Corday was born, grew up in California and was drawn to performance from her earliest recollection.