Obituaries Related to "Best" from New York Times Archive
Luis Arroyo, Baseball’s Best Reliever in ’61, Dies at 88
A left-hander with a baffling screwball, he pitched in two World Series and as a reliever helped Whitey Ford achieve his finest season with the Yankees.
Dr. Robert C. Atkins, Author of Controversial but Best-Selling Diet Books, Is Dead at 72
Dr Robert C Atkins, cardiologist who devised hotly debated weight-loss plan favoring steak and eggs over spaghetti and spinach, dies at 72; fell and suffered head injuries on April 8 on sidewalk in front of his Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine in Manhattan; photo (M)
Tom Jago Dies at 93; in the Spirits Industry, a Maker of Best Sellers
His hand could be found in Baileys Irish Cream, Malibu Rum and Johnnie Walker Blue. He was so revered, Scotch lovers named him a Master of the Quaich.
John le Carré, Best-Selling Author of Cold War Thrillers, Dies at 89
Breaking from the James Bond mold, he turned the spy novel into high art as he explored the moral compromises of agents on both sides of the Iron curtain.
Kristin Linklater, Who Made Actors Their Vocal Best, Dies at 84
Her methods went beyond mere diction and emphasized getting the whole body (and inner self) involved in speaking the words.
Which League Is Best? The One Your Team Is In
Only Manchester City, of the Premier League’s elite, emerged victorious in the Champions League. But does that mean English soccer is now terrible? Not really.
Clive Cussler, Best-Selling Author and Adventurer, Is Dead at 88
His literary fantasies and larger-than-life exploits swirled together for decades. He wrote 85 books, selling no fewer than 100 million copies, and located scores of shipwrecks.
Mary Higgins Clark, Best-Selling Queen of Suspense, Dies at 92
She became a world-renowned author writing about “nice people whose lives are invaded.”
Review: In ‘Dead to Me’ on Netflix, Widows Make the Best BFFs
Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini star in a dark comedy-mystery as women who form a bond based on bereavement, guilt and righteous anger.
Mary Higgins Clark, Best-Selling Queen of Suspense, Dies at 92
She became a world-renowned author writing about “nice people whose lives are invaded.”
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power, Is Dead at 86
As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.
Joe Randall, Chef Who Celebrated Black Cooking Traditions, Dies at 79
He helped bring the African American cooking of the Carolina Lowcountry to the world and became known as the “dean of Southern Cuisine.”
Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86
He sang and co-wrote some of the definitive teenage anthems of the 1950s and early ’60s, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” and then reinvented his career in the ’70s.
Iris Cantor, Philanthropist and Art Collector, Dies at 95
She and her husband, the financier B. Gerald Cantor, amassed one of the largest private collections of Rodin artworks, donating much of it to museums around the world.
Sondra Lee Dies at 97; Originated Roles in ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Hello, Dolly!’
With her frenetic energy and 4-foot-10 frame, Ms. Lee seemed destined to play a certain kind of stage character: excitable, endearing and charmingly scheming.
Jo Ann Bland, Child Activist in Civil Rights Struggle, Dies at 72
At 11, she was one of the youngest at the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march in Selma, Ala., and was injured while crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
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