Obituaries Related to "Wilson" from New York Times Archive
Anthony Chisholm Dies at 77; Acclaimed in August Wilson Roles
He appeared in numerous productions of Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle plays, including four on Broadway.
Larry Wilson, Who Made Safety an N.F.L. Threat, Dies at 82
A feared Hall of Famer for the St. Louis Cardinals, he was known — particularly by battered quarterbacks — for the safety blitz.
Lorenzo Wilson Milam, Guru of Community Radio, Is Dead at 86
He helped start noncommercial stations in the 1960s and ’70s, offering an eclectic mix of music and talk. His goal: to change the world.
Mary J. Wilson, Barrier-Smashing Zookeeper, Dies at 83
Ms. Wilson, who had the coronavirus, was the first African-American senior zookeeper at what is now the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.
Wilson Jerman, Longtime White House Butler, Dies at 91
Mr. Jerman started working as a cleaner for President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957 and retired in 2012 as an elevator operator for President Barack Obama.
A Hometown Exhibition Will Showcase August Wilson’s Process
The show will open in the late fall at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center in downtown Pittsburgh.
Wes Wilson, Psychedelic Poster Pioneer, Dies at 82
His work announced concerts by the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and more — to those who could read them.
Marion McClinton, Interpreter of August Wilson, Dies at 65
He directed numerous productions of Wilson plays, including two on Broadway, but some of his best work was done in regional theaters.
Gahan Wilson, Vividly Macabre Cartoonist, Dies at 89
His work — seen in National Lampoon, Playboy, The New Yorker and other magazines — was full of visual surprises and black humor.
Jerome Wilson, Key in Revamping New York Divorce Law, Dies at 88
As a legislator in 1966, he led a commission that pushed to broaden the legal grounds for divorce. New York had been the last state to recognize only adultery.
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Lynda Blackmon Lowery, One of the Youngest Selma Marchers, Dies at 75
Her activism began as a teenager in 1963, when she heard the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. It set her on a path to nonviolent protest.
Ron Protas, Polarizing Keeper of Martha Graham’s Legacy, Dies at 84
Graham, the great modern dance choreographer, named him her heir, setting off a bitter legal battle between him and the troupe she founded.
Glenn Hall, Pathbreaking All-Star Hockey Goalie, Dies at 94
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
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
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
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.
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