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Dean Burch, Presidential Adviser And F.C.C. Chairman, Dies at 63

1991-08-05T05:00:00+0000

Dean Burch, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 1969 to 1974 and of the Republican National Committee in 1964 and 1965, died yesterday at his home in Potomac, Md. He was 63 years old. Mr. Burch died of bladder cancer, said his son, Dean A. Burch.


Fred Dean, Sack Specialist Who Ignited 49ers Dynasty, Dies at 68

2020-10-17T19:16:36+0000

Dean helped lead San Francisco to two Super Bowl victories, transforming the team into an N.F.L. powerhouse. He died of Covid-19.


Lee Gelber, Dean of New York Tour Guides, Dies at 81

2020-01-22T21:51:39+0000

“He knew our city better than anyone else,” a colleague said, “and made it his goal for everyone else to know it, too.”


James Parks Morton, Dean Who Brought a Cathedral to Life, Dies at 89

2020-01-07T18:32:38+0000

Leading the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine for 25 years, he sought to make it central to urban life.


John Gunther Dean, U.S. Ambassador as Cambodia Fell, Dies at 93

2019-06-11T23:12:31+0000

He was evacuated just before Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge, clutching the American flag that had flown over the U.S. Embassy.


Lorraine Branham, Journalism Dean and Mentor, Dies at 66

2019-04-11T19:03:34+0000

As the first woman and first person of color to lead the Newhouse School at Syracuse, she helped students and faculty embrace the future — and diversity.


Dean Ford, Singer on Marmalade’s ‘Reflections,’ Is Dead at 72

2019-01-04T22:14:57+0000

After quick fame thanks to a big international hit and tours with the Who and others, Mr. Ford confronted the challenge of alcoholism.


Notable Deaths 2017: Harry Dean Stanton

2018-06-06T19:17:47+0000


Joan Konner, 87, TV Producer and Journalism Dean, Dies

2018-04-20T22:15:13+0000

Ms. Konner worked for NBC and PBS, teamed up with Bill Moyers, won 16 Emmys and was the first woman to lead Columbia’s graduate school.


Harry Dean Stanton, and the Movies That Broke Him Free

2017-09-22T12:00:23+0000

The Quad Cinema salutes the actor, who died this month, with a retrospective.



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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power, Is Dead at 86

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 03:32:51 +0000

As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.

Joe Randall, Chef Who Celebrated Black Cooking Traditions, Dies at 79

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 03:02:24 +0000

He helped bring the African American cooking of the Carolina Lowcountry to the world and became known as the “dean of Southern Cuisine.”

Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:23:28 +0000

He sang and co-wrote some of the definitive teenage anthems of the 1950s and early ’60s, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” and then reinvented his career in the ’70s.

Iris Cantor, Philanthropist and Art Collector, Dies at 95

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:04:23 +0000

She and her husband, the financier B. Gerald Cantor, amassed one of the largest private collections of Rodin artworks, donating much of it to museums around the world.

Sondra Lee Dies at 97; Originated Roles in ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Hello, Dolly!’

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 01:41:11 +0000

With her frenetic energy and 4-foot-10 frame, Ms. Lee seemed destined to play a certain kind of stage character: excitable, endearing and charmingly scheming.

Jo Ann Bland, Child Activist in Civil Rights Struggle, Dies at 72

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:35:20 +0000

At 11, she was one of the youngest at the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march in Selma, Ala., and was injured while crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge.



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