Obituaries Related to "Booth" from New York Times Archive
Richard Booth, Self-Crowned King of Used Books, Dies at 80
He transformed a fading Welsh town into a tourist magnet by buying books in bulk from colleges, libraries, defunct wholesalers and collectors’ estates.
Hugh Southern, a Creator of the TKTS Booth, Dies at 87
He held high-profile positions at the Metropolitan Opera and the National Endowment for the Arts, battling critics who wanted to abolish the agency.
Paul Booth, Antiwar Organizer and Union Stalwart, Dies at 74
A chief architect of the 1965 march on Washington against the Vietnam War, he later became a key adviser to the nation’s largest public employee union.
Frank Gifford, Star for Giants and in the Broadcast Booth, Dies at 84
Gifford was a Hall of Fame running back and receiver who personified the Giants’ glory years of the late 1950s and early ’60s and then became a mainstay on television.
Anna E. Crouse, 97, Dies; Championed Discount Tickets for Broadway
Ms. Crouse, a force behind the creation of the 40-year-old TKTS booth, also helped revitalize the struggling Lincoln Center Theater.
Booth Gardner Dies at 76; Ex-Washington Governor
Mr. Gardner served two terms and then led a campaign to allow physician-assisted suicide after becoming a Parkinson’s disease patient.
Shirley Booth, Star of TV, Radio, Stage and Screen, Is Dead at 94
American stage, screen, radio and television actress
Sunday's News of Hockey, 10/25/09: Booth Out of Hospital; Chadwick, 'Big Whistle,' Dead at 94
The N.H.L. loses a New York-born and -bred icon.
Sunday’s News of Hockey, 10/25/09: Booth Out of Hospital; Chadwick, ‘Big Whistle,’ Dead at 94
The N.H.L. loses a New York-born and -bred icon.
John Booth, 89, Author of Theater Books, Is Dead
Mr. Booth wrote books about the performing arts and was the first chairman of the Theater Development Fund, which for more than 40 years has offered discount tickets at its TKTS booths in Manhattan.
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Michael Silverblatt, Radio ‘Bookworm’ Who Interviewed Authors, Dies at 73
His public radio show, “Bookworm,” was a literary salon of the air for 33 years, drawing guests like Joan Didion, Susan Sontag and David Foster Wallace.
John Shirreffs, 80, Dies; Trainer of a Nearly Perfect Horse
He guided Zenyatta, a spectacular mare, to 19 consecutive wins and won the Kentucky Derby in 2005 with Giacomo, a 50-1 long shot.
Christopher S. Wren, Times Bureau Chief in Hostile Lands, Dies at 89
Over three decades, he reported from Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and elsewhere and wrote well-received books based on his reporting, including one about his globe-trotting cat.
Eric Dane, McSteamy on ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ Dies at 53 After Battling ALS
His breakout role came in 2006 as the handsome Dr. Mark Sloan, nicknamed McSteamy, the head of plastic surgery at a Seattle hospital. He died 10 months after announcing his A.L.S. diagnosis.
Doug Moe, 87, N.B.A. Coach as Freewheeling as His Style of Play, Dies
A former college All-American touched by scandal, he was irreverent and unpredictable as he piloted his fast-paced Nuggets and Spurs.
José van Dam, Suave and Riveting Opera Star, Dies at 85
One of the most esteemed singers of his era, he had a wide repertoire that included Mozart, Wagner and the title role in Messiaen’s epic “St. François d’Assise.”
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