Obituaries Related to "Blair" from New York Times Archive
Bruce Blair, Crusader for Nuclear Arms Control, Dies at 72
A former Minuteman launch officer, he sounded alarms about how easy it was to start a nuclear attack, and about the lack of safeguards.
Chilcot Report: How Tony Blair Sold the War
The report condemns Britain’s reckless warmongers, yet omits the true cost — Iraq’s unnumbered dead.
William McCormick Blair Jr., Envoy and Confidant of Adlai Stevenson, Dies at 98
Mr. Blair, a lawyer, ambassador and adviser to Stevenson, once approached John Steinbeck to write a derogatory novel based on Richard Nixon.
Paul Blair, Center Fielder for Champions, Dies at 69
Perhaps the finest outfielder of his era, Mr. Blair was known for his speed and grace, and for his ability to read a hitter’s swing and make a quick break on a fly ball.
Patricia Blair Dies at 80; Starred in Television’s ‘Daniel Boone’
Ms. Blair played the hotel owner Lou Mallory in the 1960s television western “The Rifleman” and Rebecca Boone, Daniel’s wife, in the NBC series “Daniel Boone.”
William Blair, Reporter and Executive for Times, Dies at 87
In his early years at The Times, Mr. Blair reported on both local and national news. He also worked in the United Nations bureau before becoming a foreign correspondent in 1956.
At Iraq Inquiry, Blair Offers Regrets for Loss of Life
The former prime minister offered his remorse a year after not doing so before the official inquiry into the Iraq invasion.
Chart: Blair’s ‘Die Young’
The artist Andrew Kuo charts the album “Die Young.”
Betsy Blair, 85, Actress and Wife of Gene Kelly, Is Dead
Ms. Blair was an Academy Award-nominated actress also known for her memoir describing her marriage to Gene Kelly and her experience with the Hollywood blacklist.
Blair Lent, 80, an Illustrator of Books, Is Dead
Mr. Lent was a children’s book author and award-winning artist whose detailed work illustrated beloved books like “Tikki Tikki Tembo” and “The Funny Little Woman.”
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Lynda Blackmon Lowery, One of the Youngest Selma Marchers, Dies at 75
Her activism began as a teenager in 1963, when she heard the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. It set her on a path to nonviolent protest.
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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