Obituaries Related to "West" from New York Times Archive
As Circle of Trump Aides Dwindles, a Few Plan to Stay to the End
More and more White House advisers are jumping off the ship, but Hope Hicks and others remain by President Trump’s side.
George Blake, British Spy Who Betrayed the West, Dies at 98
He was caught spilling secrets to the Soviets in 1961 and imprisoned. Five years later, he escaped and fled to Moscow, where he was hailed as a hero.
Leslie West, ‘Mississippi Queen’ Rocker, Is Dead at 75
He rose to fame with Mountain, which Rolling Stone called a “louder version of Cream” — a band Mr. West idolized. One of the group’s first gigs was Woodstock.
As the West Coast Burns, Communities Unravel With Each Death
The fires have killed at least 20 people, leaving families and communities devastated up and down the West Coast.
10 Dead in California as Wildfires Spread on West Coast
More than three million acres have burned in California, and officials said one of the most damaging fires in Oregon may have been deliberately set.
7 People Die in West Coast Wildfires
Strong winds were likely to continue to propel the extraordinary number of fires burning in California, Oregon and Washington.
Everton Weekes, Cricket Star and Racial Pioneer, Is Dead at 95
Along with his fellow Barbados batsmen Frank Worrell and Clyde Walcott — together they were “the three Ws” — he broke the sport’s longstanding color barrier.
Nemir Kirdar, Middle East Financier With Foot in the West, Dies at 83
The private equity firm he founded, Investcorp, tapped into Persian Gulf oil money and once purchased Tiffany and Co., Gucci and other Western brands.
Bruce Baillie, ‘Essential’ Avant-Garde Filmmaker, Dies at 88
He became known in the mid-1960s for his lyrical landscape films. His most extraordinary work is a simple, single panning shot.
Let ‘West Side Story’ and Its Stereotypes Die
The latest Broadway revival can’t fix the painful way it depicts Puerto Ricans.
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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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