Obituaries Related to "Duke" from New York Times Archive
Notable Deaths 2016: Robin Chandler Duke
Robin Chandler Duke, Philanthropist Who Championed Women’s Rights, Dies at 92
Ms. Duke, a former reporter, executive and ambassador, was a prominent voice for health and education initiatives in Africa, Asia and elsewhere.
Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg Is Dead at 98
A decorated combat veteran of World War II, he reigned for 36 years, many of them coinciding with a period of great prosperity for his small country.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Plans Tributes to South Africa and Duke Ellington
The 32nd season includes 27 separate programs from September through June, with Chucho Valdés, Chick Corea, Cécile McLorin Salvant and many others.
James Duke, 88, Globe-Trotting Authority on Healing Plants, Is Dead
As a scholar and government researcher, he did field work in remote spots, finding indigenous remedies, trying them himself and pouring them into books.
Notable Deaths 2016: Robin Chandler Duke
Notable Deaths 2016: Patty Duke
Eddie Applegate, a Sweetheart on ‘The Patty Duke Show,’ Dies at 81
Mr. Applegate was best known for playing the boyfriend of the show’s character Patty Lane.
Gerald Grosvenor, British Duke and Billionaire, Dies at 64
The sixth Duke of Westminster was the country’s richest landowner, worth an estimated $12 billion, and a friend of the royal family.
William Schallert, 93, Dies; Prolific Actor Was Father on ‘The Patty Duke Show’
For a time Mr. Schallert seemed to be everywhere on TV, usually as an authority figure, as he was in the popular “Tribbles” episode of “Star Trek.”
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Raul Malo, Frontman of the Mavericks, Dies at 60
As the group’s singer and principal songwriter, he brought a Latin-inflected sound that broadened the boundaries of country music in the 1990s.
John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92
He gave readers a comprehensive and lyrical account of the historic mission in 1969. His science coverage as a Pulitzer-winning journalist and an author took him around the world.
Cora Weiss, Lifelong Champion of Social Justice, Dies at 91
With a group called Women Strike for Peace, she helped organize demonstrations against the Vietnam War and nuclear weapons. “We managed to get things done,” she said.
Martin Parr Dies at 73; Photographed Britain’s Unvarnished Quirks
Calling his work “subjective documentary,” he seemed to take an almost anthropological delight in chronicling the absurdities of human behavior.
Pam Hogg, Clothes Designer Who Went to Extremes, Dies at 74
She was a star of London’s post-punk D.I.Y. fashion, art and performance scene, and dressed a generation of rock stars in her otherworldly handmade clothes.
Donald E. Petersen, 97, Who Rescued Ford Motor Co., Is Dead
An ex-Marine and a 40-year company veteran, he turned a nearly bankrupt money loser into the world’s most profitable automaker.
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