Tag: Obituaries

Kane had written a twice-weekly column for the Washington Examiner since 2009. Before then, he wrote columns for the Baltimore Examiner and began his journalism career as a reporter and columnist for the Baltimore Sun, beginning in 1993. (Examiner File)

Beltway Confidential

Washington Examiner columnist Gregory Kane dies at 62

Mark Tapscott · February 19, 2014 5:00 am

In this undated photo provided by Peter Blegvad, Erik Blegvad poses on the Danish island of Samso. Children's book artist Erik Blegvad, known for his whimsical illustrations of more than 100 books, has died in London. He was 90. His eldest son, musician and cartoonist Peter Blegvad, said his father died on Jan. 14, 2014. The wide-ranging artist was a native of Denmark who studied at the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts before developing his reputation in the New York and Paris publishing worlds. Among his best known works are the illustrations for "Bed-Knob and Broomstick," ''The Tenth Good Thing About Barney" and his own translation of Hans Christian Andersen's "Stories and Fairy Tales."(AP Photo/Peter Blegvad)

Children’s book artist Erik Blegvad dies at 90

Gregory Katz · February 12, 2014 12:38 pm

Alexandros Petersen, 1984-2014

Kelly Jane Torrance · February 3, 2014 5:00 am

Blockbuster, 1985-2013

Matt Labash · November 25, 2013 5:00 am

Edward Clarke, 1939-2013

The Scrapbook · November 11, 2013 5:00 am

The Second American in Orbit

Joshua Gelernter · November 4, 2013 5:00 am

Gimme Mein Gummi

Joseph Bottum · November 4, 2013 5:00 am

The Decline of the Military He Loved

Max Boot · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

The Best Bargain I Ever Made

Andrew Wilson · September 30, 2013 4:00 am

A Christian Realist, par Excellence

Joseph Bottum · August 26, 2013 4:00 am

Ray Manzarek, 1939-2013

Joseph Bottum · June 3, 2013 4:00 am

Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013

Irwin M. Stelzer · April 22, 2013 4:00 am