GENUINE GOOD / SECTION
Celebrating the work, generosity, courage, and joy people leave in the world.
7 released stories in this mix.
lives-well-livedAfter her death was confirmed on August 25, the clearest measure of Parton’s reach is the continuing work she built for children, families, and communities around the world.
DIED · FIRST REPORTED · Sevier County, Tennessee / Southeast
lives-well-livedAcross stage, film, television, and voice work, Curry made theatrical boldness feel generous: an open door for audiences and performers to enjoy being gloriously different.
DIED · FIRST REPORTED · London / International
lives-well-livedPanettiere’s performances reached millions, but her willingness to speak plainly about postpartum depression helped make a private struggle easier to name.
DIED · FIRST REPORTED · New York / United States
lives-well-livedThe singer, producer, comedian, and performer built a vivid world where music, comedy, and visual art could meet.
DIED · FIRST REPORTED · California / International
lives-well-livedHer characters were unforgettable because the work around them was collaborative: precise, fearless comedy built with an ensemble and passed to the next generation.
DIED · FIRST REPORTED · Toronto / North America
lives-well-livedHis speed was dazzling, but the warmer legacy is how often he aimed that gift outward: toward audiences, fellow performers, people without homes, and service members far from theirs.
DIED · FIRST REPORTED · San Francisco, California / United States
lives-well-livedHis work linked technology, typography, design, and animation in ways that gave people new tools for making and connecting.
DIED · FIRST REPORTED · California / United States