Obituaries Related to "Ellis" from New York Times Archive
Paid Notice: Deaths DICKERSON, FLORENCE ELLIS
DICKERSON-Florence Ellis. Of New Rochelle, NY and NYC, died November 14, 2000. Viewing Sunday, November 19 at Barney McClanahan's Funeral Home, Winthrop Avenue, New Rochelle, NY. Funeral Service Monday, November 20, 10 AM, at The Church of St. Simon the Cyrenian, Remington Place, New Rochelle, NY. Interment at Beechwood Cemetery immediately following the service.
Paid Notice: Deaths DICKERSON, FLORENCE ELLIS
DICKERSON-Florence Ellis. Of New Rochelle, NY and NYC, died November 14, 2000. Viewing Sunday, November 19 at Barney McClanahan's Funeral Home, Winthrop Avenue, New Rochelle, NY. Funeral Service Monday, November 20, 10 AM, at The Church of St. Simon the Cyrenian, Remington Place, New Rochelle, NY. Interment at Beechwood Cemetery immediately following the service.
Mary Ellis, Who Flew British Spitfires in World War II, Dies at 101
She was one of the last surviving women who flew aircraft to the front lines for Britain in World War II, overcoming skepticism that women could do the job.
Nelsan Ellis, ‘True Blood’ Actor, Dies at 39
Mr. Ellis starred in “True Blood” from 2008 to 2014 as a scene-stealing diner cook and dealer of addictive vampire blood in rural Louisiana.
Sammy Ellis, All-Star Starter Who Later Made Dave Righetti a Reliever, Dies at 75
Ellis won 20 games for Cincinnati in 1965 before arm troubles derailed his playing career. As a coach, he arranged Righetti’s successful move to the bullpen a year after he had thrown a no-hitter.
Jimmy Ellis, a Boxer Long in Ali’s Shadow, Dies at 74
Mr. Ellis, a former sparring partner for Muhammad Ali, captured the heavyweight championship after it had been stripped from Ali for his refusing military induction.
Estelle Ellis Rubinstein, a Pioneer at Seventeen, Dies at 92
To promote Seventeen to advertisers, Ms. Rubinstein dreamed up “Teena,” a girl who embodied the demographics and concerns of the magazine’s readers.
LeRoy Ellis, a Star Big Man at St. John’s, Dies at 72
Mr. Ellis, a center, was on the outstanding St. John’s teams of the early 1960s and went on to win an N.B.A. championship with the Lakers in 1972.
Jimmy Ellis Dies at 74; Lead Singer in Dance Band Trammps
Mr. Ellis was the soulful lead singer of the Trammps, whose 1970s hit “Disco Inferno” was immortalized in the film “Saturday Night Fever.”
Herb Ellis, Jazz Guitarist, Is Dead at 88
Mr. Ellis was a jazz guitarist whose blues-inflected playing earned him critical acclaim as a soloist and recognition as a member of the pianist Oscar Peterson’s trio.
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Starting out in the 1970s as a rare woman in a field dominated by men, she directed the premieres of a pair of politically charged modern classics.
Gabriel Barkay, 81, Dies; His Discoveries Revised Biblical History
One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier than historians had thought.
John Cunningham, Character Actor and Broadway Stalwart, Dies at 93
He was a familiar face from Broadway productions of “Company,” “Titanic” and “Six Degrees of Separation” and from many movie and TV appearances.
Jim Hartung, Gymnast Who Helped Deliver U.S. Gold, Dies at 65
In an upset victory over China at the 1984 Olympics, he and five others became the only American men ever to win the gold medal in the gymnastics team competition.
Frank Dunlop, 98, Dies; Director Who Gave Theater a Free-Spirited Spin
In 1970, he founded London’s Young Vic, an adventurous “people’s theater” (the Who took the stage at one point) before shaking up the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities.
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