The New York Times Buell Neidlinger, Acclaimed Genre-Crossing Bassist, Dies at 82The New York Times - By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLOBuell Neidlinger, a masterly bassist who had a significant role in the establishment of free jazz, took part in the premieres of works by John Cage and Igor Stravinsky and had credits on numerous hit and
The New York Times Zell Miller, Feisty Democrat Who Sided With G.O.P., Is Dead at 86The New York Times - By DAVID STOUTZell Miller, a cantankerously independent politician from the mountains of northern Georgia who disdained backslapping and baby-kissing as he snarled at journalists and battled fellow Democrats in his
The New York Times H. Wayne Huizenga, Owner of Teams and a Business Empire, Dies at 80The New York Times - By NOAM SCHEIBERH. Wayne Huizenga, the entrepreneur who expanded Blockbuster video and AutoNation into vast enterprises and owned three South Florida sports teams, died on Thursday night at his home in Fort Lauderdale,
The New York Times Lawrence K. Grossman, Head of PBS and Then NBC News, Dies at 86The New York Times - By RICHARD SANDOMIRLawrence K. Grossman, who as president of PBS doubled the length of “the MacNeil/Lehrer Report,” its signature news program, then headed NBC News, where he dealt unhappily with budget austerity after came
The New York Times Betty Ann Bowser, Versatile TV Newswoman, Is Dead at 73The New York Times - By NEIL GENZLINGERBetty Ann Bowser, one of television’s most prominent newswomen for years as a correspondent for CBS and then the “PBS NewsHour,” died on March 16 at her home in Ajijic, Mexico. She was 73. Her son Patrick
The New York Times Olly Wilson, 80, Dies; Composer Meshed African and Western MusicThe New York Times - By RICHARD SANDOMIROlly Wilson, an adventurous composer who integrated African, African-American and electronic rhythms, riffs and sounds into Western classical music conventions, died on March 12 in Oakland, Calif. He 80.
The New York Times Gary Lincoff, 75, Dies; Spread the Joy of Mushrooms Far and WideThe New York Times - By ANDY NEWMANGary Lincoff, a self-taught mycologist whose contagious enthusiasm turned him into a pied piper of mushrooms, died on March 16 in Manhattan. He was 75. Mr. Lincoff, a philosophy major and law-school dropout,
The New York Times Eli Leon, 82, Dies; Champion of African-American Quilt MakersThe New York Times - By ROBERTA SMITHEli Leon, a psychologist, writer and collector and self-taught scholar of African-American quilts, who helped bring attention to the field and especially the quilts of Rosie Lee Tompkins, died on March
The New York Times Oleg Tabakov, Revered Russian Actor and Teacher, Is Dead at 82The New York Times - By NEIL GENZLINGER“I remember once I declared love,” the visitor told a room full of acting students at the Trinity School on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. “It was spring. We were on a boulevard. She had on a lovely white
The New York Times Phan Van Khai, First Vietnamese Prime Minister to Visit Washington, Dies at 84The New York Times - By MIKE IVESHONG KONG — Phan Van Khai, a Soviet-trained Vietnamese prime minister who helped his country transition away from a state-dominated economy and build a stronger relationship with the United States, died
The New York Times Robert S. Rubin, Banker Who Defended Brooklyn Museum, Dies at 86The New York Times - By SAM ROBERTSRobert S. Rubin, an investment banker and philanthropist who as the chairman of the Brooklyn Museum deflected Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani’s threat to censure an exhibit he considered sacrilegious, died Saturday
The New York Times Hazel Smith, 83, Matriarch of Country Music, Is DeadThe New York Times - By BILL FRISKICS-WARRENNASHVILLE — Hazel Smith, the Nashville music industry matriarch credited with coining the phrase “outlaw country” to describe the unvarnished alternative to mainstream country music, died here on Sunday.
The New York Times Charles P. Lazarus, Toys ‘R’ Us Founder, Dies at 94The New York Times - By MICHAEL CORKERYCharles P. Lazarus, who founded Toys “R” Us, the toy store chain that for decades captured the hearts of American consumers but that eventually faded and succumbed to bankruptcy, died on Thursday. He 94.
The New York Times Sammy Williams, Tony Winner in ‘A Chorus Line,’ Dies at 69The New York Times - By SAM ROBERTSSammy Williams, who won a Tony Award in his Broadway acting debut for his wrenching monologue as Paul, the tormented young gay man and aspiring dancer seeking artistic validation, in the original production
The New York Times Julie Yip-Williams, Writer of Candid Blog on Cancer, Dies at 42The New York Times - By RICHARD SANDOMIRJulie Yip-Williams, whose candid blog about having Stage IV colon cancer also described a life of struggles that began with being born blind in Vietnam and her ethnic Chinese family’s escape in a rickety
The New York Times Overlooked No More: Ruth Wakefield, Who Invented the Chocolate Chip CookieThe New York Times - By SAM ROBERTSSince 1851, obituaries in The New York Times have been dominated by white men. With Overlooked, we’re adding the stories of remarkable women. Around the time Ruth Wakefield began making a chocolate chip
The New York Times Millie Veasey, Part of Trailblazing Unit in WWII, Dies at 100The New York Times - By NEIL GENZLINGERWhen Millie Dunn stepped off the train in Scotland in early 1945, in her mid-20s and having until recently never been beyond her native North Carolina, it was a culture shock. Mostly for the Scottish.
The New York Times Lisa Garcia Quiroz, Magazine Publisher, Is Dead at 57The New York Times - By REMY TUMINLisa Garcia Quiroz, the founding publisher of People en Español, one of the most popular Hispanic magazines in the United States, died on Friday at her mother’s home in Denver. She was 57. The cause was
The New York Times Barbara Wersba, 85, Dies; Wrote Candid Books for Young AdultsThe New York Times - By HELEN T. VERONGOSBarbara Wersba, whose candid books for young adults were among the first to explore topics like alcoholism and same-sex relationships, died on Feb. 18 in Englewood, N.J. She was 85. Her death was confirmed
The New York Times Peter G. Peterson, a Power From Wall St. to Washington, Dies at 91The New York Times - By ROBERT D. HERSHEY Jr.Peter G. Peterson, the billionaire financier and philanthropist who combined a spectacular career in industry and Wall Street with public policymaking and dogged advocacy of government fiscal prudence,
The New York Times Katherine Westphal, Creator of Unusual Textile Art, Dies at 99The New York Times - By RICHARD SANDOMIRKatherine Westphal, an infectiously enthusiastic textile artist whose innovative collagelike designs helped make her a leader of the wearable art movement in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960s and
The New York Times Les Payne, Journalist Who Exposed Racial Injustice, Dies at 76The New York Times - By SAM ROBERTSLes Payne, a fervid and fearless Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, columnist and editor for Newsday who helped pave the way for a generation of black journalists, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 76.
The New York Times Francis Bator, Influential White House Economist, Dies at 92The New York Times - By SAM ROBERTSFrancis M. Bator, a White House economist who nudged the Johnson administration toward a closer collaboration with Western Europe while reconciling with the Soviet Union and its Communist satellites, on
The New York Times Robert Grossman, Illustrator With a Brash Touch, Dies at 78The New York Times - By NEIL GENZLINGERRobert Grossman, a prolific and outlandish illustrator who made President Richard M. Nixon into Pinocchio, put President George W. Bush in a dunce cap and tied a jet in a knot for the “Airplane!” movie
The New York Times Larry Kwong, 94, Dies; N.H.L.’s First Player of Asian DescentThe New York Times - By RICHARD GOLDSTEINLarry Kwong’s National Hockey League career began and ended on the same night. He played a single shift, lasting a minute or so, for the Rangers against the Canadiens at Montreal on March 13, 1948. He
The New York Times Keith O’Brien, Cardinal Ousted in Sex Scandal, Dies at 80The New York Times - By SAM ROBERTSCardinal Keith O’Brien, who was removed in 2013 as Scotland’s ranking Roman Catholic cleric after acknowledging that he had engaged in the very sort of homosexual behavior he had earlier denounced, died
The New York Times Nokie Edwards, Whose Guitar Drove the Ventures, Dies at Is Dead at 82The New York Times - By RICHARD SANDOMIRNokie Edwards, whose virtuosic electric guitar playing helped define the surf-rock style of the Ventures, the immensely popular instrumental band that rose to prominence in the 1960s, died on March 12
The New York Times Adrián Lamo, Hacker Who Reported Chelsea Manning to the F.B.I., Dies at 37The New York Times - By JEFFERY C. MAYSAdrián Lamo, a hacker best known for breaking into the computer networks of The New York Times and other major corporations, and for reporting the Army whistle-blower Chelsea Manning to the authorities,
The New York Times Anthony Acevedo, Who Documented His Holocaust Ordeal, Dies at 93The New York Times - By RICHARD SANDOMIRAnthony Acevedo, a 20-year-old Army medic, had been captured during the Battle of the Bulge when a Red Cross care package arrived in March 1945 at the Nazi slave labor camp where he was imprisoned. It
