Obituaries Related to "Carroll" from New York Times Archive
Carroll Hardy, Athlete With a Unique Distinction, Dies at 87
He was a college star in three sports and a successful N.F.L. executive. But he was better known as the only player who ever pinch-hit for Ted Williams.
Diahann Carroll, Actress Who Broke Barriers With ‘Julia,’ Dies at 84
In addition to being a sitcom pioneer, she sang on television, in nightclubs, on recordings and on Broadway, where she won a Tony Award.
Dr. Bernard J. Carroll, ‘Conscience of Psychiatry,’ Dies at 77
After early work on the biological basis of depression, Dr. Carroll became a relentless campaigner against corruption among academic researchers.
Notable Deaths 2017: Barbara Carroll
Maurice Carroll, Political Reporter and Pollster, Dies at 86
Mickey Carroll, as he was known, was a fixture in the pages of New York-area newspapers and afterward helped raise the profile of the Quinnipiac poll.
Morton Cohen, Scholar of Lewis Carroll and His Wonderland, Dies at 96
Mr. Cohen tracked down many of the women Carroll had corresponded with when they were young.
Barbara Carroll, Pioneering Jazz Pianist and Singer, Dies at 92
For seven decades a beloved fixture of Manhattan night life, Ms. Carroll was a devotee of the American songbook who never forsook her jazz roots.
Carroll Wainwright Jr., ‘Silk-Stockinged Stowaway,’ Dies at 90
An 8-year-old Mr. Wainwright, a scion of one of the wealthiest families in the United States, made headlines after he sneaked aboard a ship from Bermuda to New York.
John Carroll, Editor Who Reinvigorated The Los Angeles Times, Is Dead at 73
Mr. Carroll, a widely admired newspaper editor, restored the reputation and credibility of The Los Angeles Times in the early 2000s even as he fought bitterly with the paper’s corporate parent.
Carroll Petrie, a New York Philanthropist, Dies at 90
Mrs. Petrie and her husband, Milton, a retailing mogul who died in 1994, gave to a number of causes that included the Museum of Modern Art and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
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Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101
As a medic, he saved soldiers from drowning off Omaha Beach on D-Day and later became a prisoner of war. Back home, he was forbidden to vote as a Native American.
Dominik Duka, Czech Cardinal Jailed Under Communism, Dies at 82
While in prison in 1981, he befriended the dissident and future Czech president Vaclav Havel. Later, he became a conservative voice in Rome.
Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84
As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force in R&B in the 1960s and ’70s.
Yegor Ligachev, Gorbachev’s No. 2 Who Turned Foe, Is Dead at 100
As the Kremlin’s hard-line Communist ideologist, he initially embraced his boss’s modernizing reforms before turning against them as threats to the Soviet order.
Eugene Hasenfus, Gunrunner Who Exposed Iran-Contra Plot, Dies at 84
He emerged out of obscurity when his cargo plane was shot down while illegally ferrying arms to Nicaraguan rebels, setting off a scandal that tarnished the Reagan and Bush White Houses.
Reginald T. Jackson, A.M.E. Bishop Who Helped Sway Votes, Dies at 71
Influential from New Jersey to Georgia, he was part of a long tradition among Black clergy of fighting bias and getting out the vote. “No vote, no clout,” he’d say.
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