Obituaries Related to "Brooks" from New York Times Archive
What To Know About the Death of Rayshard Brooks
Killed by an Atlanta police officer just weeks after George Floyd’s death touched off nationwide protests, Mr. Brooks became a potent symbol.
Atlanta Mourns the Death of Rayshard Brooks
The family of Rayshard Brooks, who was fatally shot by an Atlanta police officer, held his funeral at the church where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor.
Tony Brooker, Pioneer of Computer Programming, Dies at 94
After meeting Alan Turing, Mr. Brooker went to work at the University of Manchester and wrote the programming language for the first commercial computer.
Brooks Kerr, Piano Prodigy and Ellington Expert, Dies at 66
He started playing the piano when he was 2. As a teenager, he toured with the Ellington band and helped celebrate Ellington’s birthday at the White House.
John Morris, Composer for Mel Brooks’s Films, Dies at 91
Mr. Morris’s long list of movie, theater and television credits included the melodies to the songs “Springtime for Hitler” and “Blazing Saddles.”
Claudia Rankine on the Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks
Two new anthologies, “The Golden Shovel Anthology” and “Revise the Psalm,” gather poems and other writings inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks’ work.
David H. Brooks, 61, Dies Serving Time for Insider Trading
The founder of the military armor maker DHB Industries was serving 17 years for insider trading and fraudulently enriching himself.
C.D. Brooks Is Dead at 85; Preached Seventh-Day Adventist Message
For six decades, Mr. Brooks used the “Breath of Life” to help convert tens of thousands and establish 15 congregations in cities across the country.
Charlotte Brooks, a Photographer for Look Magazine, Dies at 95
Ms. Brooks gave complexity to the “women’s features” she was assigned to in the postwar years.
Stan Brooks, a Familiar Voice on 1010 WINS, Dies at 86
Mr. Brooks’s tenure and prolific output on New York’s first all-news radio station made him one of the most recognized voices on the radio for more than 40 years.
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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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