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Mort Walker, Creator of ‘Beetle Bailey’ Comic Strip, Dies at 94
Mr. Walker, who created “Beetle Bailey” in 1950, had the longest tenure of any cartoonist on an original creation, according to the comic’s distributor.
Lynn Walker Huntley, Lawyer in Prominent Civil Rights Issues, Dies at 69
Ms. Huntley was a lawyer whose cases and causes involved issues including capital punishment, race relations and employment discrimination.
Paid Notice: Deaths MCKINNEY, WALKER
McKINNEY-Walker, 72. Died peacefully of acute leukemia at his home on August 20th. A Graduate of The Hill School and Princeton University, 1950. Son of the late Jane and J. Donald McKinney and brother of J. Donald McKinney Jr. and the late Linda McKinney Geib. Uncle of Barkley and Howell Geib and godfather of David Groom and David Lowrie. Walker will always be remembered for his indomitable spirit and joy of life. Friends are kindly invited to attend a memorial service at Fifth Avenue Presbyteri ...
Frank B. Walker Dies at 73; Led MGM Recording Division; Originator of Low-Price Plan for Pop Songs Was Known as the Dean of Industry Pioneer in Recordings Directed Morale Program
Walker, Frank B
Paid Notice: Deaths NEWTON, ANNE RODGERS WALKER
NEWTON-Anne Rodgers Walker. On May 26, 2002, at her home in Rye, NY. She is survived by her children, Blake and Belle Newton of Garrison, NY, Anne and Roger Walther of San Francisco, CA, and Julia Newton and Michael Feibish of Los Angeles, CA; her grandchildren, Jad and Christina Dunning of San Francisco, CA, Beau and Patrick Kealy of Washington, DC, and Samuel Newton of Garrison, NY, and by one great-grandchild, Mason Dunning of San Francisco, CA. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May ...
Scott Walker, Pop Singer Who Turned Experimental, Dies at 76
Forsaking the music that made his group, the Walker Brothers, a 1960s sensation, he veered toward the avant-garde, influencing David Bowie and Radiohead.
Jerry Jeff Walker, Who Wrote and Sang ‘Mr. Bojangles,’ Dies at 78
He never had a Top 40 pop hit. But his best-known composition became a standard, and he became a mainstay of the outlaw country movement.
William Helmreich, Sociologist and a Walker in the City, Dies at 74
A scholar of Judaism as well, he walked every block in New York — totaling 6,163 miles — and wrote a book about his odyssey. He died of the coronavirus.
Scott Walker, Pop Singer Who Turned Experimental, Dies at 76
Forsaking the music that made his group, the Walker Brothers, a 1960s sensation, he veered toward the avant-garde, influencing David Bowie and Radiohead.
George Walker, Barrier-Breaking Composer, Is Dead at 96
He was the first black composer to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Earlier, as a pianist, he had felt deprived of concert opportunities because of his race.
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Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84
As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.’s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation’s deepest secrets. He had been serving a life sentence since 1994.
Rosa von Praunheim, 83, Dies; Captured Gay Life in Germany on Film
His first feature-length movie, in 1971, was called his country’s “Stonewall moment,” for jump-starting a gay-rights movement. He became a leading voice of it.
Doug LaMalfa Is Dead: Republican Congressman From California Was 65
A Republican in the House since 2013, he portrayed himself as a voice for his constituents in his northeast district. His death narrowed his party’s slim majority in the chamber.
Bela Tarr, Titan of Slow-Moving Cinema, Is Dead at 70
Called his “masterpiece,” one film, “Satantango,” is seven hours long. A favorite of critics and film festivals, he focused on the “human dignity” of marginal characters.
Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s Stepsister and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 96
Freed from Auschwitz, she was silent about her ordeal for four decades. Then she decided to dedicate her life to educating people about the dangers of prejudice.
Robert Heide, Daring Playwright and Warhol Collaborator, Dies at 91
He helped create the Off Off Broadway theater scene, wrote and acted in Andy Warhol’s films, and turned his fascination with collectible Americana into books.
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