Notable Figures Across Arts, Sports, and Science Remembered This Week

From Alice Brock of 'Alice's Restaurant' fame to BASIC co-creator Thomas Kurtz, the deaths of influential individuals highlight their lasting legacies.

Alice Brock, 83, whose Massachusetts eatery inspired Arlo Guthrie's iconic 'Alice's Restaurant,' passed away in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where she was also known as an artist and community figure.
Clifton R. Wharton Jr., 98, broke racial barriers as the first Black president of a major predominantly white university and the first person of color to lead a Fortune 500 company, dying of metastatic cancer.
Arthur Frommer, 95, author of 'Europe on 5 Dollars a Day,' revolutionized budget travel and passed away from pneumonia complications.
Vladimir Shklyarov, 39, a celebrated principal ballet dancer at Russia's Mariinsky Theater, died following a fall from a five-story balcony, with an investigation ongoing.
Thomas E. Kurtz, 96, co-creator of the BASIC programming language that democratized computing, died from organ failure caused by sepsis.