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Paid Notice: Deaths LUTZ, NANCY WHITNEY

2006-10-31T05:00:00+0000

LUTZ--Nancy Whitney. Died October 27 at age 80 with her children and extended family at her side. The daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and Marie Norton Harriman, she grew up in New York. A 38 year resident of Redding, CT, where she lived with her husband, well known water colorist Pierre Lutz, (died June 29, 1991), cultivating her gardens, fields, family and friends as well as starting the highly acclaimed Bethel Gallery of local and regional artists. She is survived by her children Alid ...


Paid Notice: Deaths LUTZ, NANCY WHITNEY

2006-10-30T05:00:00+0000

LUTZ--Nancy Whitney. Died October 27 at age 80 with her children and exended family at her side. The daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and Marie Norton Harriman, she grew up in New York. A 38 year resident of Redding, CT, where she lived with her husband, well known water colorist Pierre Lutz, (died June 29, 1991), cultivating her gardens, fields, family and friends as well as starting the highly acclaimed Bethel Gallery of local and regional artists. She is survived by her children Alida ...


Marylou Whitney, Social Queen of the Racing World, Dies at 93

2019-07-19T22:21:42+0000

A fixture in Saratoga and Lexington, she was a prominent hostess, a patron of the arts and, not least, a sportswoman and a thoroughbred breeder.


Whitney North Seymour Jr., Former U.S. Prosecutor Who Fought Corruption, Dies at 95

2019-06-30T00:48:50+0000

He was a patrician Republican who was prominent in New York civic, social and legal circles, the scion of a lawyer who championed unpopular causes.


Whitney Smith, Whose Passion for Flags Became a Career, Dies at 76

2016-11-23T00:22:51+0000

Fascinated by the banners from an early age, Mr. Smith went on to coin a term for the study of flags, vexillology, and even designed one for Guyana.


Bobbi Kristina Brown, Daughter of Whitney Houston, Dies at 22

2015-07-27T02:47:23+0000

Ms. Brown, who was found unconscious in a bathtub in her townhouse on Jan. 31 and placed into a medically induced coma, had been in hospice care since late June.


Michael Masser, Composer Who Wrote Whitney Houston Hits, Dies at 74

2015-07-14T01:01:29+0000

After leaving a career as a stockbroker, Mr. Masser wrote songs recorded by Ms. Houston, Diana Ross, Roberta Flack and many other star vocalists.


Marva Whitney, Singer in the James Brown Revue, Dies at 68

2013-01-01T02:01:12+0000

Ms. Whitney, who was nicknamed Soul Sister No. 1, found her greatest measure of success as a vocalist whom James Brown trusted to hold her own onstage.


A Whitney Houston Tribute Concert and Broadcast

2012-09-27T15:57:48+0000

Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson and Usher will take part in a concert in Los Angeles next month.


The Breakfast Meeting: G.M. Looks to Add a Little MTV, and Whitney Houston’s Death

2012-03-23T13:15:40+0000

Also, Michael Bloomberg on social media (he’s not a fan) and the return of “Chariots of Fire.”



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Glenn Hall, Pathbreaking All-Star Hockey Goalie, Dies at 94

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:16:53 +0000

Known as “Mr. Goalie,” he created the so-called butterfly style and played in a record 502 consecutive games, without wearing a mask. He received 300 stitches.

Arthur Cohn, Film Producer With an Oscar-Winning Touch, Dies at 98

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 02:04:20 +0000

Six of his movies received Academy Awards, including the Italian drama “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” and the trade-union strike documentary “American Dream.”

Bruce Crawford, Arts-Loving Adman Who Led the Met Opera, Dies at 96

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:22:16 +0000

He helped build the ad agency BBDO International into a powerhouse before channeling his passion for opera into managing the Met and revitalizing Lincoln Center.

Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:46:21 +0000

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.

Michael Reagan, 80 Dies; President’s Son Fought for Right-Wing Causes

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:26:37 +0000

The son of Ronald Reagan and his first wife, the actress Jane Wyman, he built on his father’s conservative legacy with a radio talk show and columns on right-wing sites like Newsmax.

Rosa von Praunheim, 83, Dies; Captured Gay Life in Germany on Film

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:03:32 +0000

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.



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