Obituaries Related to "Miles" from New York Times Archive
Chris Pendergast, Who Fought A.L.S. Mile After Mile, Dies at 71
Living for 27 years with Lou Gehrig’s disease (and beating the odds), he started Ride for Life, an annual trek that has raised millions for A.L.S. research.
Steve Grossman, Hired as a Teenager by Miles Davis, Dies at 69
He was just 18 when Davis recruited him to play saxophone in his band. He went on to play with Elvin Jones and to lead his own groups.
Dick Buerkle, Master of the Indoor Mile, Dies at 72
After running the 5,000 meters, Buerkle, a former Villanova walk-on, devoted himself to the mile and set a record. He regretted missing the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Jimmy Cobb, Drummer on Miles Davis’s ‘Kind of Blue,’ Dies at 91
The last surviving member of that landmark album’s sextet, he was a master of understatement, propelling his bandmates with a quiet persistence.
Julia Miles, 90, Dies; Pushed for Gender Parity in the Theater
Concerned that female directors and playwrights were underrepresented in New York theaters, she founded Women’s Project in 1978 to cultivate their work.
Britain Hasn’t Named 39 Dead in a Truck. But in Vietnam, They Know.
For the poor in Vietnam, human smuggling offers a chance at a better life. “If an electrical pole had legs, it would go too.”
After Spike in Deaths, New York to Get 250 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes
The city will build the lanes as part of a $1.7 billion street safety plan to be adopted by Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council.
Sylvia Miles, Actress With a Flair for the Flamboyant, Dies at 94
She won Oscar nominations for “Midnight Cowboy” and “Farewell, My Lovely” and gossip-column attention for her indefatigable partygoing.
School Shooting Leaves 1 Student Dead and 8 Injured
Two students were in custody after the shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch, near Denver.
For George Bush, One Last Funeral, and Then a 70-Mile Train Ride
After days of ceremonial observances in the nation’s capital, hundreds filed into a Houston church Thursday morning to remember George H.W. Bush.
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Willie Colón, a Luminary of Salsa Music, Dies at 75
A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.
Tom Noonan, Actor Renowned for Onscreen Menace, Dies at 74
He played memorable screen villains, notably a psychopath in “Manhunter,” but also wrote, directed and starred in well-received plays at a theater he founded in Manhattan.
Bill Mazeroski, 89, Whose 9th-Inning Blast Made Pirates Champs, Is Dead
It was Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, when an infielder known for his glove, not his bat, crushed the powerful Yankees with one swing, bringing joy to Pittsburgh.
John Shirreffs, 80, Dies; Trainer of a Nearly Perfect Horse
He guided Zenyatta, a spectacular mare, to 19 consecutive wins. Earlier, he won the Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, a 50-1 long shot.
Michael Silverblatt, NPR’s ‘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.
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.
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