Ms. Backlinie, a stunt woman, appeared in the terrifying opening scene of the 1975 blockbuster in which a great white shark attacks.

The trio’s witty, urbane arrangements made it one of the top acts of the early-1960s folk music revival. His gift for languages helped.

The producer and director ran what was essentially a trade school for future stars and filmmakers like Jack Nicholson, Francis Ford Coppola and Pam Grier.

Declining sales and a cyberattack ignite new worries at spring art auctions.

The auction house failed to regain control of its official website on Sunday but said that its spring auctions would go on, in person and by phone.

A mash-up of geology and art history has identified a likely setting for one of the world’s most famous paintings.