Obituaries Related to "Edwards" from New York Times Archive
Dennis Edwards, Former Temptations Lead Singer, Dies at 74
His resonant voice was an essential part of the group’s success when it embraced psychedelic funk on songs like “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.”
Maurice Edwards, Busy Figure in Theater and Music, Dies at 97
He was involved with the Brooklyn Philharmonic for many years and performed both on Broadway and off. He died of the novel coronavirus.
Grace Edwards, Harlem Mystery Writer, Dies at 87
A former director of the Harlem Writers Guild, she published her first novel when she was 55, and her first mystery, featuring a stylish female ex-cop turned sleuth, when she was 64.
Dave Edwards, College Basketball Assist Wizard, Dies at 48
Edwards holds the single-season assist record for Texas A&M, where he starred for three years.
Notable Deaths 2017: Agustín Edwards
Nokie Edwards, Whose Guitar Drove the Ventures, Dies at Is Dead at 82
Mr. Edwards’s “twangy tone, wang-bar glides and staccato riffing,” one admirer wrote, “paved the way for the California surf bands of the 1960s.”
Dennis Edwards, Former Temptations Lead Singer, Dies at 74
His resonant voice was an essential part of the group’s success when it embraced psychedelic funk on songs like “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.”
Agustín Edwards, Conservative Media Tycoon in Chile, Is Dead at 89
Mr. Edwards was heir to the company that published El Mercurio, an influential right-wing publication that helped overthrow Salvador Allende in 1973.
Dennis Edwards, Judge Who Presided Over Trial of Lennon’s Killer, Dies at 95
Judge Edwards was serving as an acting Supreme Court justice in New York when he sentenced Mark David Chapman in the 1980 murder of John Lennon.
LaVell Edwards, Coach Who Led B.Y.U. to a Football Title, Dies at 86
Edwards, a onetime defensive coordinator, developed standout quarterbacks and innovative offensive schemes as a head coach and led Brigham Young to the 1984 national title.
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney Dies at 84
A former defense secretary and congressman, he held the nation’s No. 2 job under President George W. Bush and was an architect of policies in an era of war and economic change.
Diane Ladd, Oscar-Nominated Actress and Mother of Laura Dern, Dies at 89
She was a three-time Oscar contender playing strikingly different characters, in one case starring alongside her daughter and fellow nominee, Laura Dern.
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead Singer, Dies at 78
She helped shape the band’s sound in the 1970s, a decade that took the band to new heights.
George Banks, Convicted Mass Murderer, Dies at 83
He fatally shot 13 people in Pennsylvania in September 1982 in what was then one of the nation’s worst mass shootings. Five of the victims were his own children.
Maria Riva, Dietrich Daughter Who Demystified the Legend, Dies at 100
She was her mother’s handmaiden and aide-de-camp. In 1993, her blockbuster biography told of the awful price she paid.
Martha Layne Collins, 88, Dies; Kentucky’s First Female Governor
She rose from a junior high school teacher to the state’s top official, and helped persuade Toyota to build its first American factory in Georgetown, Ky.
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