Obituaries Related to "Alexander" from New York Times Archive
Alexander Vedernikov, Conductor and Bolshoi Veteran, Dies at 56
A kinetic podium presence, he led performances at major opera houses and orchestras. He died of Covid-19.
Mary Lyerly Alexander, Keeper of the Coltrane Flame, Is Dead at 92
Celebrated in song by John Coltrane as “Cousin Mary,” she helped preserve his legacy and keep the jazz scene vibrant in Philadelphia.
Alexander Perepilichny, Russian Whistle-Blower, Likely Died of Natural Causes, Coroner Rules
Despite earlier indications of poisoning, a British coroner ruled that a key witness in the Magnitsky fraud case in fact had died of natural causes.
Meena Alexander, Poet Who Wrote of Dislocation, Dies at 67
Born in India and later a resident of Africa, Europe and the United States, she explored themes of feminism, post-colonialism and the search for identity.
Annabelle Neilson, Muse of Alexander McQueen, Dies at 49
The former model and reality TV personality was a fixture of the 1990s celebrity party scene in Britain, and a confidante to some of its biggest stars.
Alexander Askoldov, Whose Banned Film Was Found, Dies at 85
Soviet censors refused to release “The Commissar” because of its sympathetic portrayal of a Jewish family, but it resurfaced two decades later to much acclaim.
John Sedgwick’s ‘War of Two: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation’
Telling the story of the rivalry that led to the Burr-Hamilton duel.
Van Alexander, Composer of ‘A-Tisket, A-Tasket,’ Dies at 100
The composer and arranger, whose adaptation of a nursery rhyme became Ella Fitzgerald’s breakout hit, also wrote for movies and television.
Claudia Alexander, NASA Manager Who Led Jupiter Mission, Dies at 56
Dr. Alexander, who played a pioneering role in NASA’s Galileo mission to Jupiter, also served as a project scientist on the international Rosetta space-exploration project.
Alexander Melamid Begins Artenol, an Art Magazine
An artist known for his stunts professes despair over the state of art criticism and introduces a publication that strives for clarity and subversion.
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