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Saundra B. Lane at the Museum of Fine Arts in 2003.

Saundra Lane, visionary benefactor of MFA’s photography collection, dies at 84

"I felt like we were educators," Mrs. Lane, a former schoolteacher, said of the art donations she and her late husband made.

Redd Holt, drummer on ’60s instrumental pop hits, dies at 91

Redd Holt, a drummer who in the 1960s, before jazz fusion became a popular term, struck a beat that had both the kick of funk and the delicacy of jazz on a number of surprisingly popular instrumental tunes, died May 23 in Chicago. He was 91.

Thomas Buergenthal, Holocaust survivor and judge, dies at 89

Thomas Buergenthal, who said his survival in a Nazi death camp when he was 10 years old equipped him to become a human rights lawyer and venerable judge on the World Court, died Monday at his home in Miami. He was 89.

Jessie Maple, who broke barriers in filmmaking, dies at 86

Jessie Maple, a bacteriologist who took up filmmaking in the 1970s, became the first Black woman to join the camera operators union in New York and went on to direct trailblazing independent films about drug addiction, love, sisterhood and friendship, died May 30 at her home in Atlanta. She was 86.

Kaija Saariaho, pathbreaking composer of singular colors, is dead at 70
Kaija Saariaho, a Finnish composer brought up in the male-dominated world of high modernism who forged an artistic identity wholly her own and rose to the top ranks of contemporary classical music, died Friday at her home in Paris. She was 70.

Cynthia Weil, Grammy-winning lyricist who teamed husband Barry Mann, dead at 82
Cynthia Weil, a Grammy-winning lyricist of great range and endurance who enjoyed a decades-long partnership with husband Barry Mann and helped write “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “On Broadway,” “Walking in the Rain” and dozens of other hits, has died at age 82

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Juan Carlos Formell, buoyant heir of Cuban musical legacy, dies at 59

An acclaimed singer-songwriter, Juan Carlos Formell settled in New York after defecting from Cuba and eventually took over as bassist for his famous father, Juan Formell, in Los Van Van, one of the most influential bands of post-Revolutionary Cuba. 5:50 p.m.

The Israeli-American sociologist Amitai Etzioni drew wide attention and storms of derision by fathering the Communitarian movement.

Amitai Etzioni, 94, dies; envisioned a society built on the common good

An Israeli American sociologist, Amitai Etzioni drew wide attention and storms of derision by fathering the communitarian movement, a vision of society in which people are asked to care less about their own rights than about one another. 5:41 p.m.

Set designer Robin Wagner and the director and choreographer Susan Stroman, with a model of the set for Mel Brooks’s “The Producers,” in New York, on May 2, 2001.

Robin Wagner, set designer who won three Tony Awards, dies at 89

Robin Wagner, the inventive Tony Award-winning set designer of more than 50 Broadway shows, including the 1978 musical “On the Twentieth Century,” in which a locomotive appeared to be racing toward the audience with actress Imogene Coca strapped to the front of it, died Monday at his home in New York City. He was 89. 10:41 p.m.

Mr. Ames, shown in 1967, had a career that spanned musical theater, a television series, and pop music.

Ed Ames, singing star who became a familiar face on TV, dies at 95

Mr. Ames, a Malden native, was part of a chart-topping group with his brothers before developing successful careers as a solo artist and an actor. 6:05 p.m.

Dr. Hacking taught at the University of Toronto, among other institutions.

Ian Hacking, eminent philosopher of science and much else, dies at 87

He was considered a giant of modern thought for game-changing contributions to the philosophies of science, probability and mathematics, as well as his widely circulated insights on issues like race and mental health. 5:44 p.m.

William S. Edgerly, chairman emeritus and former chief executive of State Street Bank.

William S. Edgerly, who revived State Street Bank’s fortunes, dies at 96

“Bill Edgerly was great for the City of Boston,” former mayor Raymond L. Flynn said of Mr. Edgerly's key leadership initiatives in civic affairs. 5:17 p.m.

Stanley Engerman, revisionist scholar of slavery, dies at 87

His two-volume “Time on the Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery,” written with Robert W. Fogel, used data analysis to challenge what they called common characterizations of slavery, including that it was unprofitable, inefficient, and pervasively abusive. 12:34 p.m.

Mary Pattiz, rock DJ during FM’s heyday, dies at 76

Then Mary Turner, Mary Pattiz was a silky-voiced DJ at KMET, the album-oriented rock station that was the soundtrack of Southern California in the 1970s and early ’80s, before leaving radio to become an addiction counselor and philanthropist. 5:20 p.m.