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Elliott Carter, 103 | Classical musicYvonne Mounsey, 93 | DanceRuggiero Ricci, 94 | Classical musicCharles Rosen, 85 | Classical musicLorin Levee, 61 | Classical musicHans Werner Henze, 86 | Classical musicCamilla Williams, 92 | OperaJonathan Harvey, 73 | Classical musicDietrich Fischer-Dieskau, 86 | OperaMarvin Hamlisch, 68 | TheaterJoan Stein, 59 | TheaterGore Vidal, 86 | TheaterLupe Ontiveros, 69 | TheaterBen Gazzara, 81 | TheaterEiko Ishioka, 73 | TheaterMark O'Donnell, 58 | TheaterMartin Richards, 80 | TheaterRichard Adler, 90 | TheaterMartin Pakledinaz, 58 | TheaterThomas Kinkade, 58 | ArtMike Kelley, 57 | ArtMichael Asher, 69 | ArtKenneth Price, 77 | ArtOscar Niemeyer, 104 | ArchitectureKarl Benjamin, 86 | ArtEvelyn Ackerman, 88 | ArtElizabeth Catlett, 96 | ArtLeRoy Neiman, 91 | ArtLebbeus Woods, 72 | Architecture

The award-winning Japanese designer died in January at 73 after a battle with cancer. Her eclectic career includes designing sets and costumes for stage productions such as "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" and "M. Butterfly." She also designed for the opera and Cirque du Soleil. Ishioka won an Oscar in 1993 for her costumes for "Bram Stoker's Dracula." She began her career in graphic design in Japan.<br><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2012/01/eiko-ishioka-celebrated-japanese-designer-dies-at-73.html" target="blank"><b>MORE:</b> Eiko Ishioka, designer for 'Spider-Man' and Cirque, dies at 73</a>

Eiko Ishioka, 73 | Theater

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The award-winning Japanese designer died in January at 73 after a battle with cancer. Her eclectic career includes designing sets and costumes for stage productions such as "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" and "M. Butterfly." She also designed for the opera and Cirque du Soleil. Ishioka won an Oscar in 1993 for her costumes for "Bram Stoker's Dracula." She began her career in graphic design in Japan.
MORE: Eiko Ishioka, designer for 'Spider-Man' and Cirque, dies at 73

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