Obituaries Related to "Spencer" from New York Times Archive
Spencer Davis, Whose Band Helped Power the Sound of the ’60s, Dies at 81
Hits like “Gimme Some Lovin’” and “I’m a Man” made the Spencer Davis Group, based in Britain, famous worldwide and launched the career of its lead singer, Steve Winwood.
Elizabeth Spencer, Author of ‘The Light in the Piazza,’ Dies at 98
A writer of novels and short stories, many set in her native South, she was best known for a 1960 novella, set in Italy, that was adapted for film and stage.
In ‘Quick Millions,’ a Young Spencer Tracy Knocks ‘Em Dead
A restoration of the 1931 gangster film is being shown at the Museum of Modern Art in March. And it is as fast as it is flavorsome.
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Spencer Johnson, ‘Who Moved My Cheese?’ Author, Dies at 78
Mr. Johnson wrote pithy best-sellers, including one about the benefits of embracing change and another defining effective management.
Spencer Hays, Business Magnate and Art Collector, Dies at 80
Mr. Hays, who once worked as a Bible salesman, arranged last year to leave his and his wife’s more than 600 masterwork paintings to France.
Susan Spencer-Wendel, Memoirist About Living and Losing Life, Dies at 47
After learning she had an incurable muscle-wasting disease, she wrote “Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living With Joy” mostly on a smartphone with one thumb.
Spencer Cox, AIDS Activist, Dies at 44
A member of the Treatment Action Group, Mr. Cox helped push antiretroviral drugs forward, leading to the first effective medical protocols to combat AIDS.
Virginia Spencer Carr, Literary Biographer, Dies at 82
Ms. Carr, a literary scholar whose book “The Lonely Hunter” remains the standard biography of Carson McCullers, also wrote about John Dos Passos and Paul Bowles.
Edson W. Spencer, Who Turned Honeywell’s Attention to the Skies, Dies at 85
Mr. Spencer began his career at Honeywell as an aeronautical engineer and ended it with a long tenure at the top, shifting the company away from computers and toward aeronautics.
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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.
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.
Bela Tarr, Titan of Slow-Moving Cinema, Dies at 70
The master Hungarian filmmaker’s movies included “Satantango” and “Werckmeister Harmonies.”
Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s Stepsister and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 96
Freed from Auschwitz, she was silent about her ordeal for four decades. Then she decided to dedicate her life to educating people about the dangers of prejudice.
Robert Heide, Daring Playwright and Warhol Collaborator, Dies at 91
He helped create the Off Off Broadway theater scene, wrote and acted in Andy Warhol’s films, and turned his fascination with collectible Americana into books.
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