JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Richard K. Davis, former president and CEO of Make-A-Wish America and former executive chair and CEO of U.S. Bancorp, has been elected chair of the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees. He will serve a four-year term beginning Feb. 21. Davis succeeds Michael Powell, who joined the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees in 2011 and was elected […]
At first glance, Richard Deyo was an unlikely community icon. He could often be found opening the door for people at the Ames City Hall, wearing a dress or a Santa Claus costume, or even a T-shirt with a saying and quirky spelling like “Happyness is Important.” Although he struggled with mental illness, Deyo’s gentle […]
This article is an on-site version of our Trade Secrets newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Monday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Today’s the day. It’s cold outside in Washington DC. It might be colder everywhere once the warm embrace of […]
The Los Angeles-based photographer Chantal Anderson was backstage at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, where she photographed Golden Globes winners for The Times. Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy Demi Moore, “The Substance” “I had a woman say to me, ‘Just know you will never be enough, but […]
Barbra Streisand celebrated Richard Perry’s “uncanny ability to pick the hits” in a tribute to the late producer, who died this week at the age of 82. Streisand worked with Perry on two albums, Stoney End and Barbra Joan Streisandboth of which came out in 1971. As Streisand noted in her tribute, it was Perry […]
Richard ‘Dick’ Parsons Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Richard Parsons, who helped Time Warner divorce from AOL after what was considered one of the worst takeovers in history, has died. He was 76. His death was confirmed by Lazardwhere he was a longtime board member. Parsons became CEO of AOL Time Warner in […]
Music producer Richard Perry, known for his iconic collaborations with numerous artists from Carly Simon to Barbra Streisand, has died at the age of 82. Daphna Kastner, Perry’s friend, confirmed his death to news outlets. “He maximized his time here,” Kastner said in a statement to ABC News. “He was generous, fun, sweet and made […]
Baby Reindeer creator and star Richard Gadd‘s next series has found its two leads — one of which is Gadd himself. Jamie Bell will star with Gadd in Half Man (formerly Lions), which will run on HBO in the United States and the BBC in the U.K. and Ireland. The series, which Gadd is also writing […]
The billionaire Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson said younger generations should feel positive about the future — and that they can “achieve an enormous amount.” “Any of us who get ourselves into a position where we can make a difference, however small it is, just shouldn’t waste that position,” he said, speaking to CNBC’s Tania […]
Before his death in May, songwriter Richard M. Sherman’s final gig for Disney was to write a new, bonus verse for “It’s A Small World.” Now, a new ABC special is set to unveil that verse for the first time. In “The Last Verse,” a three-and-a-half-minute short film airing next Wednesday on ABC, the new […]
