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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Jeanette Winter, Who Told Children About Artists’ Lives, Dies at 86
Her picture books found models of perseverance and imagination in figures like Emily Dickinson, Georgia O’Keeffe and Benny Goodman.
Abraham Quintanilla Jr., 86, Dies; Music Producer Steered Daughter Selena’s Career
As a teenager, he hoped to make it big in the Tejano music world. He realized that dream through his daughter.
Peter Greene, ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘The Mask’ Actor, Dies at 60
Mr. Greene, who built a four-decade career uncannily portraying villains, was found dead in his apartment in Manhattan on Friday, his manager said.
Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; Braved Mobs in Integrating a School
She was one of the Clinton 12, Black students who broke a race barrier by entering a Tennessee high school in 1956 in the face of harassment by white segregationists.
Phil Upchurch, Jazz Guitarist and Sideman to Stars, Dies at 84
A self-taught session man extraordinaire, he played with a constellation of stars, including Michael Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Chaka Khan and Dizzy Gillespie.
Arthur L. Carter, 93, Dies; Investment Banker Founded a Cheeky Newspaper
After making a fortune on Wall Street, he bought The Nation magazine and founded The New York Observer, which one writer called a “maypole of Manhattan gossip and intrigue.”
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