Obituaries Related to "Frank" from New York Times Archive
Frank W. Ballard, Who Trained Puppeteers at UConn, Dies at 80
Mr. Ballard helped introduce puppetry to the university curriculum.
Barry Frank Dies at 87; Sports Agent, Negotiator and Programmer
Mr. Frank juggled several roles in a long career: He represented sportscasters, created TV shows and negotiated rights deals.
Frank Bender, ‘Recomposer’ of Faces of the Dead, Dies at 70
Mr. Bender was a forensic sculptor whose work — three-dimensional faces in clay — helped identify the forgotten dead and apprehend the fugitive living.
Dorothea Benton Frank, Whose Novels Depicted Strong Women, Dies at 67
She had been a fashion buyer and executive before declaring, “I’m going to write a book and I’m going to sell a million copies and I’m going to buy Momma’s house back.’’
Frank Berger, 94, Miltown Creator, Dies
Dr. Berger helped start the modern era of drug development with his invention of Miltown, the first mass-market psychiatric drug and a forerunner of Valium and Prozac.
Frank Bonilla, Scholar of Puerto Rican Studies, Dies at 85
For 20 years, starting in 1973, Dr. Bonilla was the founding director of a research program at Hunter College in New York.
Frank Gifford, Star for Giants and in the Broadcast Booth, Dies at 84
Gifford was a Hall of Fame running back and receiver who personified the Giants’ glory years of the late 1950s and early ’60s and then became a mainstay on television.
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CALLAHAN -- Frank. The New York Times records with deep sorrow the passing of Frank Callahan, associated with The Times from November 17, 1990 until retiring in May 2001.
Frank Carney, Co-Founder of Pizza Hut, Dies at 82
When he was 19, Mr. Carney and his brother Dan borrowed $600 from their mother to start their business in Wichita, Kan. Before long it became the world’s largest pizza chain.
Frank Press, White House Science Adviser, Is Dead at 95
After serving as President Jimmy Carter’s chief aide on scientific matters, he led the National Academy of Sciences for 12 years.
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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.
Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook
An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter Dave Frishberg, who called her technique “flawless.”
Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86
Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand.
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