Obituaries Related to "Graves" from New York Times Archive
The Village Voice Rises From the Dead
The owner of LA Weekly, another independent publication, plans to restart The Voice next month. In addition to reviving the website, Brian Calle plans a quarterly print edition.
Earl G. Graves Sr., a Voice for Black Entrepreneurs, Dies at 85
In 1970 he founded Black Enterprise magazine to encourage his fellow African-American professionals. He later collected his advice in a best-selling book.
With Cameras Monitoring His Grave, Karl Marx Still Can’t Escape Surveillance
Video cameras monitor the German philosopher’s grave in London after it was defaced twice last year — the latest vandalism in a tumultuous history.
Ousted in Tiananmen Protests, a Late Chinese Leader Is Finally Given a Grave
The ashes of Zhao Ziyang, the liberal leader ousted after seeking compromise with the protesters, were laid to rest. But the uprising remains a sensitive political scar in China.
An Obituary Written From Beyond the Grave? Not Quite
Because The Times prepares some obituaries for notable people in advance, in rare instances an obituary will appear by a writer who is already deceased.
Why Robert Moses Keeps Rising From an Unquiet Grave
In moving to replace a highway, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo invoked the legacy of the master builder of New York.
Guess What’s Back From the Grave? ‘Night of the Living Dead’
George A. Romero’s classic shuffler from 1968 has been restored and will be shown at MoMA. The original investors might even make a little money out of it.
With Uzbekistan’s Ruler Gravely Ill, Questions Arise on Succession
President Islam Karimov wields sweeping powers, and if a transition is necessary, any discord over his successor may destabilize the Central Asian country.
Visit to van Gogh’s Grave Part of Events for 125th Anniversary of His Death
A ceremony will take place in Auvers-sur-Oise, where van Gogh spent the last 70 days of his life and killed himself.
Michael Graves, 80, Dies; Postmodernist Designed Towers and Teakettles
Mr. Graves, one of the most prominent and prolific American architects of the latter 20th century, was perhaps best known for his teakettle and pepper mill.
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Edward Hoagland, Lyrical Chronicler of the Natural World, Dies at 93
In essays and books, he explored physical landscapes and the terrain of his own life, up to the blindness that overtook him in his later years.
Susan Sheehan, Pulitzer-Winning Chronicler of Lives on the Margins, Dies at 88
As a journalist and author, she wrote meticulous portraits of people for The New Yorker. Her book “Is There No Place on Earth for Me?” won the Pulitzer Prize.
Norman Francis, 94, Who Led Xavier U. in New Orleans Into New Era, Dies
He was among America’s longest-serving college presidents, with a 47-year tenure, and played an important civil-rights role in New Orleans.
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.
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