Obituaries Related to "Stone" from New York Times Archive
Baron Wolman, Whose Photos Helped Start Rolling Stone, Dies at 83
He was the magazine’s first photographer, capturing Frank Zappa, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead and many more in the days before image control.
Elly Stone, 93, Distinctive Singer in ‘Jacques Brel’ Revue, Dies
She performed some of the most powerful songs in that show, which ran for more than four years in Greenwich Village and became a theater staple.
Beverly Pepper, Sculptor of Monumental Lightness, Dies at 97
An American artist who long worked in Italy, she created towering forms whose evanescence belied their giant scale.
7 Stories Up, a ‘Coping Stone’ Strikes Construction Worker, Killing Him
A 51-year-old man was suspended on a scaffold as he did facade repair work on a brick building in Manhattan when he was hit in the head by a heavy stone slab.
Brunei to Punish Adultery and Gay Sex With Death by Stoning
Statutes allowing stoning and amputation will go into effect in the sultanate beginning on April 3. That has set off an outcry from human rights groups.
Ray Sawyer, ‘Cover of Rolling Stone’ Singer, Dies at 81
Thanks to an eye patch, he was the most recognizable member of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, which had several hits in the 1970s.
Sidney Horenstein, 82, Geologist Who Wrung Stories From Stone, Dies
Working full-time for the American Museum of Natural History in New York, he was an author and tour guide whose exuberance brought fossils to life.
Danny Leiner, Director Known for Stoner Films, Is Dead at 57
His breakout movie was “Dude, Where’s My Car?” It was followed, four years later, by the first “Harold & Kumar” film.
Columbia University Is Cited for a Cracked Building Facade, Inviting Memories of a 1979 Death
Grace Gold was 17 when she was killed by concrete that fell from a Columbia University building. The accident led to new safety and inspection laws.
University of Pennsylvania Takes Away Steve Wynn’s Honors. And Bill Cosby’s, Too.
The school had let the entertainer keep his honorary degree despite sexual misconduct accusations, but changed its mind once it took tributes away from the casino mogul.
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Willie Colón, a Luminary of Salsa Music, Dies at 75
A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.
Tom Noonan, Actor Renowned for Onscreen Menace, Dies at 74
He played memorable screen villains, notably a psychopath in “Manhunter,” but also wrote, directed and starred in well-received plays at a theater he founded in Manhattan.
Bill Mazeroski, 89, Whose 9th-Inning Blast Made Pirates Champs, Is Dead
It was Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, when an infielder known for his glove, not his bat, crushed the powerful Yankees with one swing, bringing joy to Pittsburgh.
John Shirreffs, 80, Dies; Trainer of a Nearly Perfect Horse
He guided Zenyatta, a spectacular mare, to 19 consecutive wins. Earlier, he won the Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, a 50-1 long shot.
Michael Silverblatt, NPR’s ‘Bookworm’ Who Interviewed Authors, Dies at 73
His public radio show, “Bookworm,” was a literary salon of the air for 33 years, drawing guests like Joan Didion, Susan Sontag and David Foster Wallace.
Christopher S. Wren, Times Bureau Chief in Hostile Lands, Dies at 89
Over three decades, he reported from Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and elsewhere and wrote well-received books based on his reporting, including one about his globe-trotting cat.
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