Obituaries Related to "Flowers" from New York Times Archive
Gary Peacock, Master Jazz Bassist, Is Dead at 85
He was a free-jazz pioneer early on before becoming part of Keith Jarrett’s enduring trio, where he infused American standards with a Zen sensibility.
What’s on TV Monday: ‘Big Flower Fight’ and ‘Dead Still’
A botanical-sculpture competition show drops on Netflix. And a Victorian crime series set in Dublin debuts on Acorn TV.
Woodie Flowers, Who Made Science a Competitive Sport, Dies at 75
His hands-on methods of teaching mechanical engineering at M.I.T. made him a star on campus (and on PBS) and led to student contests on a global scale.
The Flower That Came Back From the Dead
The Tennessee coneflower is proof that much of nature might yet recover — if we commit ourselves to change.
Charles Reich, Who Saw ‘The Greening of America,’ Dies at 91
He was a Yale Law School professor when he embraced the counterculture in a 1970 book that became a best seller and brought him rock-star-level fame.
C.Y. Lee, ‘Flower Drum Song’ Author, Is Dead at 102
His novel of generational and cultural conflict among Chinese immigrants became a hit Broadway musical and then a film that earned five Oscar nominations.
Woman Gets Final Birthday Flowers From Her Father, Years After His Death
Michael Sellers set up flower deliveries for his daughter each year until she turned 21. She got her last delivery, with an emotional note attached.
February’s Book Club Pick: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ by David Grann
A shattering history of oil greed, racism and serial murder targeting the Osage Indians is uncovered.
Tallying the Toll of a Staten Island Drug Wave in Flowers for Funerals
A surge in overdoses in one New York City borough has given florists and undertakers there a close view of the damage heroin can do.
Death Valley Is Experiencing a Colorful ‘Superbloom’
A little rain goes far in one of the hottest, driest places on earth.
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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.
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.
Michael Reagan, 80 Dies; President’s Son Fought for Right-Wing Causes
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.
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