Obituaries Related to "Bruce" from New York Times Archive
Bruce Blair, Crusader for Nuclear Arms Control, Dies at 72
A former Minuteman launch officer, he sounded alarms about how easy it was to start a nuclear attack, and about the lack of safeguards.
Bruce Boynton, Plaintiff in Landmark Civil Rights Case, Dies at 83
He was a Black man who wanted to sit in the white section of a bus terminal restaurant. The case reached the Supreme Court.
Bruce Swedien, a Shaper of Michael Jackson’s Sound, Dies at 86
In more than 60 years as a recording engineer, he worked with a wide range of artists. His most notable collaboration was with Mr. Jackson and the producer Quincy Jones.
Bruce Williamson Jr., a Latter-Day Temptation, Dies at 49
A gospel music prodigy as a child, Mr. Williamson went on to sing with the Motown group for nearly a decade. He died of the coronavirus.
Bruce Blair, Crusader for Nuclear Arms Control, Dies at 72
A former Minuteman launch officer, he sounded alarms about how easy it was to start a nuclear attack, and about the lack of safeguards.
Bruce Jay Friedman, 90, Author With a Darkly Comic Worldview, Dies
An unusual case in American letters, he moved easily between literature and pop culture, including movies like “Stir Crazy" and “Splash,” to great acclaim.
Bruce Myers, Actor With Voice of a ‘Stradivarius,’ Dies at 78
He was a stalwart member of the group of actors who worked with the director Peter Brook. Mr. Myers died of the novel coronavirus.
Bruce Baillie, ‘Essential’ Avant-Garde Filmmaker, Dies at 88
He became known in the mid-1960s for his lyrical landscape films. His most extraordinary work is a simple, single panning shot.
Bruce McEwen, 81, Is Dead; Found Stress Can Alter the Brain
A neuroscientist, he showed how an unrelenting barrage of stress hormones can break down the body, leading to disease, depression, obesity and more.
Bruce LeFavour, ‘a Good Cook,’ Dies at 84
As a restaurateur, he was in the vanguard of moving from rich French fare to more fish and seasonal, locally sourced fresh produce.
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Sharon Camp, Mother of the ‘Plan B’ Contraceptive Pill, Dies at 81
An advocate for women’s reproductive health, she started one of the world’s smallest pharmaceutical companies to bring an emergency birth-control method to market.
Jim Avila, Former ABC News Correspondent, Dies at 70
He spent almost two decades at the network, covering a wide range of court cases and the White House. He was also at the center of a defamation lawsuit over “pink slime.”
Juan Ponce Enrile, a Political Power in the Philippines, Dies at 101
A protégé of Ferdinand Marcos, he helped administer martial law for eight years before turning on his patron in the “People Power” uprising of 1986.
Michael Ray Richardson, N.B.A. Star Derailed by Cocaine, Dies at 70
A four-time All-Star, he dazzled fans, and fellow players, with his intense play for the New York Knicks, only to become the league’s first player to be barred for drug use.
Sally Kirkland, Scene-Stealing Actress, Dies at 84
She received an Oscar nomination for the 1987 film “Anna” but spent much of her prolific career as a go-to supporting actress in movies like “The Sting” and “JFK.”
William Rataczak, Co-Pilot of Flight Hijacked by D.B. Cooper, Dies at 86
He was a witness to one of the most riveting unsolved crimes in American history, which inspired scores of conspiracy theories and obsessed amateur sleuths.
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