Article snippet: A former member of the Norwegian Parliament, she presided over honors awarded to Tunisian pro-democracy organizations and to the president of Colombia. By HENRIK PRYSER LIBELL Mr. Schickel reviewed films for Life magazine and wrote 37 books about the movies. By SAM ROBERTS Mr. Churkin, something of a legend in diplomatic circles with a caustic, wry wit, served at a time of mounting tensions between Washington and the Kremlin. By SOMINI SENGUPTA The Dutch writer and illustrator was known for children’s books depicting a sparely drawn round white rabbit who gained a worldwide following. By NINA SIEGAL He was an architect of hits by two pre-eminent 1970s funk outfits, the Ohio Players and Parliament-Funkadelic, and had a prolific career on his own. By JON PARELES A Roman Catholic social philosopher, Mr. Novak abandoned liberal politics to make the theological and moral case for capitalism in a series of books. By WILLIAM GRIMES Mr. Stubblefield was best known for a drum solo near the end of a 1969 Brown song he “didn’t like” that became the ubiquitous breakbeat of hip-hop’s sampling era. By JON CARAMANICA Mr. Bartlett won a Pulitzer Prize for his natio... Link to the full article to read more