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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.