Obituaries Related to "Lyons" from New York Times Archive
Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr., Grandson of the 10th President, Dies at 95
He and his brother, grandsons of John Tyler, were the third of three generations that remarkably spanned almost the entire history of the American experience.
Phyllis Lyon, Lesbian Activist and Gay Marriage Trailblazer, Dies at 95
When Ms. Lyon married her partner of 55 years in 2008, they formed the first legal gay union in California.
Sue Lyon, Star of ‘Lolita,’ Is Dead at 73
She was 14 when she was cast in the title role of Stanley Kubrick’s 1962 film of the Nabokov novel. It remained her best-known credit.
Nathan Lyons, Influential Photographer and Advocate of the Art, Dies at 86
Not only was Mr. Lyons known for his photographic work, he was an organizer who helped lay the foundations of contemporary photography as an art form.
Richard Lyons, 57, a Founder of the Subversive Band Negativland, Dies
Since the late 1970s, Mr. Lyons’s subversive media-hacking band has functioned more like a collective with a fluctuating membership.
Richard D. Lyons, Versatile Times Reporter, Dies at 84
Mr. Lyons covered science, Congress and the United Nations in nearly 30 years at The New York Times.
Nelson Lyon, TV Writer Steeped in the Counterculture, Dies at 73
Mr. Lyon, a screenwriter and photographer, was a participant in the drug binge that killed the actor and comedian John Belushi in 1982.
Annabelle Lyon, Dancer for Balanchine, Dies at 95
Ms. Lyon danced with some of the most important companies in the formative years of 20th-century American ballet.
Annabelle Lyon, Dancer With Balanchine, Dies at 95
Ms. Lyon danced with some of the most important companies in the formative years of 20th-century American ballet.
Norma Lyon, the ‘Butter-Cow Lady,’ Dies at 81
Ms. Lyon won fame for sculpturing tons of U.S. Grade AA salted butter each year into life-size figures of cows, famous people and, once, a diorama of the Last Supper.
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Edward Hoagland, Acclaimed Essayist on the Natural World, Dies at 93
In his lyrical writings, he explored physical landscapes as well as the interior 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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