Harrison Smith

Canadian boxer George Chuvalo, who has died at 89, lost his wife and three sons to suicide and heroin. He channeled his grief into an anti-drug campaign.

He photographed Marilyn Monroe and took the cover photo for Miles Davis’s “Kind of Blue.” For 50 years, he lived in a vast graffiti-covered bank building.

The 1980 film kicked off a blood-splattered media franchise with nearly a dozen sequels. Mr. Miller worked on daytime television instead.

For more than 50 years, he explored Palestinian life and history in his paintings. His work became increasingly political after he spent time in jail.

Violet Hensley, who has died at 109, was one of the last links to a bygone era of foot-stomping American folk music.

Trained as an accountant, he rose to become a vice president at The Washington Post Co., where he worked closely with publisher Katharine Graham.

At 21, he won a bronze medal at the inaugural World Taekwondo Championships. He went on to become a lynchpin of Washington’s LGBTQ+ community.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, who has died at 71, was the first Latino to win the PEN/Faulkner. His YA novel “Aristotle and Dante” brought him international fame.

Gunther von Hagens, who has died at 81, developed a novel method for preserving bodies. His traveling exhibition sparked debate but became a sensation.

Charles Gaines, who has died at 84, was a fly-fishing writer in the Hemingway mold. His book “Pumping Iron” propelled bodybuilding into the mainstream.