Latest NY Times Obituaries
Thomas Stafford, 93, Commander of First U.S.-Soviet Space Mission, Dies
The Apollo-Soyuz mission, amid the Cold War, broke new ground in space cooperation when an American capsule docked with a Soviet craft 140 miles above the earth.
David Seidler, Oscar-Winning Writer of ‘The King’s Speech,’ Dies at 86
He drew on his own painful experiences with a stutter in depicting King George VI’s struggles to overcome his impediment and rally Britain in World War II.
James D. Robinson III, Transformative Head of American Express, Dies at 88
He led the company from 1977 to 1993 and helped turn Wall Street into a more competitive financial marketplace.
Bernard Schwartz, Antiwar Executive Who Built an Arms Maker, Dies at 98
Despite his opposition to the Vietnam War, as an investor he took over an ailing defense contractor, Loral, and turned it into a multibillion-dollar company.
Gylan Kain, 81, a Founder of the Last Poets and a Progenitor of Rap, Dies
He spun gripping portraits of the Black experience starting in the 1960s with the seminal Harlem spoken-word collective, laying a foundation for what was to come.
Byron Janis, Pianist of Romantic Passion, Dies at 95
He had a brilliant career before arthritis in his hands forced him from the stage, but he overcame the condition and returned to performing.
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