BARBARA EHRENREICH, 81
Author, activist and self-described "myth buster" who is notable works as "Nickel and Dimed" and "Bait and Switch" challenged conventional thinking about class, religion and the very idea of an American Dream. Died September 1.
BERNARD SHAW, 82
CNN's chief anchor for two decades and a pioneering black broadcast journalist best remembered for calmly reporting the beginning of the Gulf War in 1991 as missiles flew around him in Baghdad. Died September 7.
I sure remember watching him report the war while at a bowling alley.
RAMSEY LEWIS, 87
A renowned jazz pianist whose music entertained fans over a more-than 60-year career that began with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and made him one of the country's most successful jazz musicians. Died September 12.
JEAN-LUC GODARD, 91
The iconic "enfant terrible" of the French New Wave who revolutionized popular cinema in 1960 with his first feature "Breathless," and stood for years among the film world's most influential directors. Died September 13.
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