Notable Deaths in 2026

Sunday Morning Notable Deaths in 2026 .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-sunday-morning.jpg'); } By David Morgan Updated on: April 6, 2026 / 3:44 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Mary Beth Hurt as Helen in 1982's "The World According to Garp." | Warner Brothers A look back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.By CBSNews.com senior producer David Morgan. The Associated Press contributed to this gallery.Actress Mary Beth Hurt (Sept. 26, 1946-March 28, 2026) appeared in about two dozen New York productions, earning three Tony Award nominations for "Trelawny of the Wells," "Crimes of the Heart" and "Benefactors."An Iowa native (her babysitter was future actress Jean Seberg), Mary Beth Supinger studied at New York University's graduate theater program and performed in regional theaters, where she met her first husband, William Hurt. Upon graduation, she performed in West London with The Questors theater troupe, and in New York at Joseph Papp's Public Theater, starring in "As You Like It." She made her Broadway debut in 1974 in "Love for Love" — co-starring another actress making her Broadway debut, Glenn Close. She made her feature film debut in Woody Allen's drama "Interiors" (playing the sister of Diane Keaton and Kristin Griffth) and appeared in "The World According to Garp" (opposite Robin Williams), "Slaves of New York," "The Age of Innocence," "Six Degrees of Separation," "Autumn in New York" and other features. After divorcing William Hurt, she married film director Paul Schrader, and appeared in his films "Affliction" and "Light Sleeper.""I've never been extremely comfortable playing the lead in a play," Hurt told Theater Life in 2010. "I don't like the responsibility; there's a feeling that I have to be good. Besides, I found secondary parts much more interesting, especially when I was younger and the ingénue...