Remembering the actors, musicians, writers and artists we lost in 2024

Remembering the actors, musicians, writers and artists we lost in 2024 toggle caption Jesse Dittmar for The Washington Post/Getty Images; Ian Gavan/Getty Images; Gerald Smith/NBCUniversal via Getty Images; Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP; Getty Images/Hulton Archive; American Broadcasting Companies/Getty Images Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world. Paul Auster, novelist whose moody, mysterious work evoked a vanishing New York Enlarge this image toggle caption Nicholas Roberts/AFP via Getty Images Nicholas Roberts/AFP via Getty Images He was dubbed "the patron saint of literary Brooklyn" by The New York Times, where Auster regularly appeared on the bestseller list for works such as The New York Trilogy that included his breakthrough novel, 1985's City of Glass. Sponsor Message Quincy Jones, whose tastes and talents ruled popular music Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images Jones dominated pop music charts for decades. Judith Jamison, arts visionary who defined Black modern dance toggle caption Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images Jamison's celebrated collaboration with Alvin Ailey began in the 1960s as a star member of his troupe.