Obituaries Related to "Baker" from New York Times Archive
Gianni Bernardinello, Baker Who Fed Neighbors Amid Pandemic, Dies at 76
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
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
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
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
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
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
Norman Baker, Adventurer, Dies at 89; Crossed Atlantic on Reed Raft
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
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
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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Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; Braved Mobs in Integrating a School
She was one of the Clinton 12, Black students who broke a race barrier by entering a Tennessee high school in 1956 in the face of harassment by white segregationists.
Phil Upchurch, Jazz Guitarist and Sideman to Stars, Dies at 84
A self-taught session man extraordinaire, he played with a constellation of stars, including Michael Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Chaka Khan and Dizzy Gillespie.
Arthur L. Carter, 93, Dies; Investment Banker Founded a Cheeky Newspaper
After making a fortune on Wall Street, he bought The Nation magazine and founded The New York Observer, which one writer called a “maypole of Manhattan gossip and intrigue.”
Joseph Byrd, Who Shook Up Psychedelic Rock, Dies at 87
A veteran of the Fluxus art movement, he brought an anarchic spirit to the California acid-rock scene with his band, the United States of America.
Joanna Trollope, Popular British Author, Dies at 82
Her books, many of which were best sellers, often described empty marriages, love affairs (with tasteful sex) and heroic clergymen.
Thomas O. Hicks, Texas Money Man Who Owned 3 Teams, Dies at 79
A master of leveraged buyouts, he bought baseball and hockey teams in Texas and an English soccer club, only to lose them in an avalanche of debt.
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