Emily Langer

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The Canadian writer’s works of short fiction illuminated seemingly ordinary lives.

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Her 1988 book “Private Demons: The Life of Shirley Jackson” explored the brief, tortured life of the author best known for her short story “The Lottery.”

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He was White House counsel under Bill Clinton and later represented Marc Rich, the fugitive financier who received a controversial presidential pardon in 2001.

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The erudite writer was remembered -- to his chagrin -- as the cigar-wielding Columbia student in a photo that came to represent an era of campus uprisings.

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He sold millions of records with hits including “Rebel Rouser” and “Peter Gunn” and left an indelible mark on rock by pioneering the sound called twang.

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A prominent Washington businessman, he also helped shape the city’s cultural life as board chairman of the Phillips Collection.

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His work appeared in newspapers across the United States and was twice honored with the Pulitzer Prize.

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Explaining the pattern of domination often at the root of domestic violence, the sociologist helped improve services for victims as well as their legal treatment.

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Her vibrant works drew from her travels around the world and were exhibited at preeminent museums in the United States and galleries abroad.