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Gianni Bernardinello, Baker Who Fed Neighbors Amid Pandemic, Dies at 76

2020-11-20T17:53:16+0000

The Milanese baker would leave out baskets of bread for people hit hard economically by the coronavirus pandemic. Now the disease has claimed his life.


Conrad Ifill, a Caribbean Baker in Brooklyn, Dies at 81

2020-05-18T21:07:19+0000

His Conrad’s Famous Bakery produced breads and a nine rum fruit cake that reminded West Indians of home. He fell victim to the novel coronavirus.


Ginger Baker, Superstar Rock Drummer With Cream, Is Dead at 80

2019-10-06T10:26:54+0000

Teamed with the guitarist Eric Clapton and the bassist Jack Bruce in the band Cream, Mr. Baker helped redefine the role of the drums in rock.


Russell Baker, Pulitzer-Winning Times Columnist and Humorist, Dies at 93

2019-01-23T03:32:03+0000

Mr. Baker, a backwoods-born Virginian who became one of America’s most celebrated writers, spent decades at The New York Times and hosted “Masterpiece Theater” for years.


Review: A Haunting Tribute to Josephine Baker Arrives at the Met Museum

2019-01-17T18:45:08+0000

Julia Bullock, the museum’s artist in residence, presented “Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine” with the composer-percussionist Tyshawn Sorey.


William Baker, Who Righted a 1906 Army Racial Wrong, Dies at 86

2018-10-08T21:35:28+0000

Driven by a tale of racial injustice from his childhood, Mr. Baker dusted off an old case about a shooting spree in Texas. His findings reversed a ruling made nearly 70 years earlier.


Notable Deaths 2016: Kenny Baker

2018-06-06T18:36:19+0000


Norman Baker, Adventurer, Dies at 89; Crossed Atlantic on Reed Raft

2017-12-01T21:36:10+0000

He joined Thor Heyerdahl in 1970 on the Ra II, just one of the adventures that turned a Brooklyn boy into an unconventional world traveler.


Bobby Baker, String-Puller Snared in Senate Scandal, Dies at 89

2017-11-18T00:02:07+0000

Mr. Baker was a significant behind-the-scenes player in the 1950s and early ’60s for Lyndon Johnson, until an investigation felled him.


Gilbert Baker, Gay Activist Who Created the Rainbow Flag, Dies at 65

2017-04-01T03:08:52+0000

Mr. Baker’s emblem, which he created in 1978, came to symbolize the gay rights movement. He described himself as the “gay Betsy Ross.”



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Robert Lindsey, Times Reporter and Reagan Ghostwriter, Dies at 90

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 19:51:36 +0000

The nonfiction spy thriller “The Falcon and the Snowman,” which became a film, grew out of his work as a journalist covering the West Coast for The Times.

May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:14:31 +0000

She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, worrying John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign.

Jerry Kasenetz, a King of Bubblegum Pop Music, Dies at 82

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:49:58 +0000

With his producing partner, Jeffry Katz, he made lightweight ditties like “Yummy Yummy Yummy” that soared up the charts in the late 1960s.

Vince Zampella, Formative Designer of Call of Duty Games, Dies at 55

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:44:52 +0000

Mr. Zampella co-founded two game studios and also worked on the Medal of Honor, Titanfall and Battlefield franchises.

Chris Rea, Grammy-Nominated Singer of ‘Driving Home for Christmas,’ Dies at 74

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:35:58 +0000

A blues-influenced guitarist, he built a lasting career, particularly in Europe, with soft-rock ballads like “Driving Home for Christmas” and “Fool (If You Think It’s Over).”

Peng Peiyun, 95, Dies; Official Renounced China’s One-Child Policy

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 01:55:53 +0000

She was given the “hardest job under heaven”: upholding birth limits enforced by often brutal local officials. She came to support softening the policy, then abolishing it.



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