Remembering the artists, filmmakers, actors and writers we lost in 2022
This was the year we lost actors Sidney Poitier, Angela Lansbury and Bob Saget, fashion titan André Leon Talley, artists Sam Gilliam and Claes Oldenburg and authors David McCullough and Hilary Mantel.
So many giants of the arts world left us in 2022 — here are just a few of the actors, writers, filmmakers, artists and performers who died in the past year, listed chronologically below by the dates of their deaths.
Sidney Poitier: actor, activist, and trailblazing heartthrob
Poitier first became a movie star in the 1950s. He was an unparalleled actor, a committed activist and a beloved family member. He was also, frankly, a heartthrob. Read Karen Grigsby Bates' remembrance.
In a prolific career that spanned more than 50 years, the maverick writer, director, actor andto zany comedies like
