Obituaries Related to "Carr" from New York Times Archive
Carr Fire in California Claims Another Victim, Bringing Death Toll to 6
Fire officials said they were “optimistic” in their battle against the wildfire, which has been ravaging the region for nearly a week.
Woman and 2 of Her Great-Grandchildren Die in Carr Fire, Family Says
Ed Bledsoe left his wife and great-grandchildren to run errands and gather supplies. Less than an hour later, his neighborhood was engulfed in flames.
Sister Frances Ann Carr, One of the Last Three Shakers, Dies at 89
Sister Frances was a pillar of a Christian group whose members, who practice celibacy, have lived communally in the United States since the late 1700s.
Henry Carr, Olympic Sprinter and a Football Giant, Dies at 73
Carr, a sprinter, captured two gold medals in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics before he became a defensive back for the New York Giants.
Autopsy Cites Cancer as Cause in Death of David Carr, Times Reporter
Mr. Carr had lung cancer and he died of complications from the disease, according to the results of an autopsy released on Saturday.
Tributes From All Over for the Incomparable David Carr
From readers and writers, an outpouring of appreciation
David Carr, Times Critic and Champion of Media, Dies at 58
Mr. Carr, a shrewd and well-informed skeptic, wriggled away from the demon of drug addiction to become an unlikely name-brand media columnist at The New York Times.
Virginia Spencer Carr, Literary Biographer, Dies at 82
Ms. Carr, a literary scholar whose book “The Lonely Hunter” remains the standard biography of Carson McCullers, also wrote about John Dos Passos and Paul Bowles.
Ian Carr, Jazz Trumpeter and Author, Dies at 75
Mr. Carr, a Scottish-born trumpeter, was an early practitioner of jazz-rock fusion and wrote Miles Davis’s biography.
Ian Carr, Jazz Trumpeter and Author of Miles Davis Biography, Dies at 75
Mr. Carr was a Scottish-born trumpeter who, like his formidable influence, Miles Davis, was an early practitioner of jazz-rock fusion.
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John Cunningham, Character Actor and Broadway Stalwart, Dies at 93
He was a familiar face from Broadway productions of “Company,” “Titanic” and “Six Degrees of Separation” and from many movie and TV appearances.
Jim Hartung, Gymnast Who Helped Deliver U.S. Gold, Dies at 65
In an upset victory over China at the 1984 Olympics, he and five others became the only American men ever to win the gold medal in the gymnastics team competition.
Frank Dunlop, 98, Dies; Director Who Gave Theater a Free-Spirited Spin
In 1970, he founded London’s Young Vic, an adventurous “people’s theater” (the Who took the stage at one point) before shaking up the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities.
Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook
An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter Dave Frishberg, who called her technique “flawless.”
Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86
Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand.
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