Obituaries Related to "Booker" from New York Times Archive
Daniel Menaker, Book Editor Who Wrote With Wit, Dies at 79
After 26 years at The New Yorker, he became chief editor at Random House, overseeing works by a raft of luminaries. He wrote a half-dozen well-received books of his own.
Tom Maschler, Bold British Publisher and Booker Prize Founder, Dies at 87
He fostered the careers of more than a dozen Nobel laureates, including Gabriel García Márquez, Nadine Gordimer and Doris Lessing.
Jane Fonda Likes to Curl Up With a Good Book, Among the Dead
“I like reading in graveyards leaning against old gravestones, though I haven’t had many opportunities of late.”
Sigrid Nunez’s New Book Asks a Timely Question, Right in the Title
“What Are You Going Through” considers life-and-death issues with a master’s light touch.
Dr. Seymour Schwartz, Who Wrote the Book on Surgery, Dies at 92
His name is synonymous with his field: He was a founding editor of “Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery,” a seminal textbook for medical students.
Kathleen Duey, a Mentoring Children’s Book Author, Dies at 69
A prolific writer, she published more than 75 books, including a Best Seller and a National Book Award finalist, all while encouraging aspiring authors.
David Carter, a Historian of Stonewall, Is Dead at 67
His research into the 1969 uprising that was a turning point in the gay rights movement helped get the site of that uprising recognized as a landmark.
Albert Uderzo, 92, Co-Creator of French Comic Series Asterix, Dies
He teamed up with the writer René Goscinny to create the mustachioed Gaul, whose adventures have sold hundreds of millions of comic books worldwide.
Andreas Brown, Longtime Owner of Gotham Book Mart, Dies at 86
An appraiser and archivist, he bought the celebrated mid-Manhattan shop in 1967 from its founder, Frances Steloff and ran it for 40 years.
Barbara Remington, Illustrator of Tolkien Book Covers, Dies at 90
Her work for the 1965 paperback editions of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” achieved mass-cult status. But she hadn’t read the books when she got the job.
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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.
Rosa von Praunheim, 83, Dies; Captured Gay Life in Germany on Film
His first feature-length movie, in 1971, was called his country’s “Stonewall moment,” for jump-starting a gay-rights movement. He became a leading voice of it.
Doug LaMalfa Is Dead: Republican Congressman From California Was 65
A Republican in the House since 2013, he portrayed himself as a voice for his constituents in his northeast district. His death narrowed his party’s slim majority in the chamber.
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