Obituaries Related to "Sparks" from New York Times Archive
After a Transgender Woman’s Death at Rikers, Calls for Justice and Answers
Layleen Polanco was found unresponsive in her cell on Friday.
‘Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor’ Charts a Kinetic Scene in the Early ’80s
Tim Lawrence’s book depicts a gritty commingling of punk bands, graffiti artists and hip-hop D.J.s that sent sparks flying before economic forces remolded the city.
Allister Sparks, South African Journalist Who Challenged Apartheid, Dies at 83
As the editor of The Rand Daily Mail, Mr. Sparks exposed a covert government propaganda campaign that led South Africa’s president to resign.
Police custody death sparks protests in Azerbaijan
Police in the town of Mingachevir clash with protesters who are angry over the death of a man held in police custody. Pavithra George reports.
Death sparks Brazil favela unrest
Angry backlash erupts in district overlooking Brazil's tourist hotspot of Copacabana over a death blamed by residents on police. Paul Chapman reports
Death of Rape Victim in Morocco Sparks Calls for Legal Reform
Amina Filali, 16, committed suicide after being forced to marry her rapist to protect him from prosecution, under a law designed to safeguard female, and family, honor.
Melvin Sparks, Guitarist, Is Dead at 64
Mr. Sparks liked to say simply that he played “jazz over a funky beat.”
A Death Sparks a Demand for Care
The University of Chicago Medical Center lacks an adult trauma center, and the recent death of a 19-year-old man who had been shot nearby has prompted demands for one.
Morgan Sparks, Bell Scientist, Dies at 91
Mr. Sparks made critical contributions to developing the second-generation transistor, which became a building block of modern electronic devices.
Death of Roma children sparks a debate in Italy
ROME — The death of four Roma children in a fire over the weekend has sparked a national debate over the widespread discrimination against the ethnic minority population in Italy.
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Ron Protas, Polarizing Keeper of Martha Graham’s Legacy, Dies at 84
Graham, the great modern dance choreographer, named him her heir, setting off a bitter legal battle between him and the troupe she founded.
Glenn Hall, Pathbreaking All-Star Hockey Goalie, Dies at 94
Known as “Mr. Goalie,” he created the so-called butterfly style and played in a record 502 consecutive games, without wearing a mask. He received 300 stitches.
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.
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