Obituaries Related to "Curry" from New York Times Archive
Constance Curry, 86, Author and Ally in Civil Rights Fight, Dies
She was a bridge between Black activists and white Southerners, worked for Andrew Young and chronicled a Black Mississippi family’s struggle against racism.
George Curry, Journalist With a Mission to Serve Black Readers, Dies at 69
As editor in chief of Emerge, Mr. Curry shifted the emphasis from entertainment to news and came up with a motto: “Black America’s Newsmagazine.”
Rev. Rick Curry, 72, Dies; Used Stagecraft to Help the Wounded and Disabled
Father Curry, who was born without a right forearm, embraced stagecraft as his vehicle to overcome what others viewed as a handicap.
Beth Curry, Who Co-Founded Investment Firm and Philanthropy, Dies at 74
Ms. Curry and her husband, Ravenel Boykin Curry III, founded Eagle Capital Management in 1988.
Izola Ware Curry, Who Stabbed King in 1958, Dies at 98
In 1958, she stabbed the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a Harlem book signing — an episode that a decade later would become a rhetorical touchstone in the last oration of his life.
Steve Curry, Actor Who Was on ‘Hair’ Poster, Dies at 68
Mr. Curry played the naïve, sexually adventurous Woof in the Broadway musical “Hair” and posed for the photo that became the show’s poster and cast-album cover.
Thomas Curry, 74, Officer Hit in Infamous Shooting, Dies
Officer Curry was one of New York City police officers who were seriously wounded by machine-gun fire in 1971 while guarding the home of the Manhattan district attorney.
Izola Ware Curry, Who Stabbed King in 1958, Dies at 98
In 1958, she stabbed the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a Harlem book signing — an episode that a decade later would become a rhetorical touchstone in the last oration of his life.
Constance Curry, 86, Author and Ally in Civil Rights Fight, Dies
She was a bridge between Black activists and white Southerners, worked for Andrew Young and chronicled a Black Mississippi family’s struggle against racism.
George Curry, Journalist With a Mission to Serve Black Readers, Dies at 69
As editor in chief of Emerge, Mr. Curry shifted the emphasis from entertainment to news and came up with a motto: “Black America’s Newsmagazine.”
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John Cleary, Wounded in Kent State Shooting, Dies at 74
He was shot in 1970 by the National Guard during a student protest over the Vietnam War that left four dead in Ohio. A photo of him lying on the ground and bleeding made the cover of Life magazine.
Fatos Nano, Albanian Leader in Era of Chaos and Transition, Dies at 73
A political survivor during his country’s shift from brutal communist regime to flawed democracy, he served three stints as prime minister.
Sri Owen, Who Popularized Indonesian Cuisine, Dies at 90
Settling in England as a young woman, she turned her nostalgia for the food of her youth in Sumatra into a career as an influential cookbook author.
Tony Harrison, Poet of the Working Class, Is Dead at 88
In Britain, he sought to be “free not to have to puff some prince’s wedding / free to say up yours to Tony Blair.”
Gillian Tindall, 87, Dies; Author Who Probed the Layers of Places
A novelist and biographer, she was also a preservationist, and her meticulous investigations of houses, villages and cities revealed intricate histories.
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