Obituaries Related to "Freeman" from New York Times Archive
Thomas Freeman, Debate Coach With Broad Influence, Dies at 100
His Texas Southern University team rose to national prominence, and Martin Luther King Jr., Barbara Jordan and Denzel Washington all learned from him.
S. David Freeman, 94, Tireless Advocate for Clean Energy, Dies
A folksy but forceful “Green Cowboy,” he helped shape energy policy in the White House and at local utilities for seven decades.
Freeman Dyson, Math Genius Turned Technological Visionary, Dies at 96
After an early breakthrough on light and matter, he became a writer who challenged climate science and pondered space exploration and nuclear warfare.
Robert Freeman, Photographer of Beatles Albums, Dies at 82
His covers for “With the Beatles,” “Rubber Soul” and other records helped define the group’s imagery early in their career.
Gillian Freeman, Groundbreaking Novelist on a Gay Theme, Dies at 89
She drew notice for a story of a gay attraction that threatens a marriage and a fictional diary of a woman in Nazi Germany that some took to be true.
Bobby Freeman, ‘Do You Want to Dance’ Singer, Dies at 76
Mr. Freeman was 18 when he wrote and recorded the 1950s pop hit that became his signature. Artists from the Beach Boys to Bette Midler covered it.
Joe Freeman Britt, Called America’s ‘Deadliest D.A.,’ Dies at 80
The North Carolina prosecutor oversaw cases that led to more than 40 death sentences, and Guinness World Records named him the “deadliest prosecutor” in 1978.
Relative of Morgan Freeman Is Stabbed to Death in Manhattan
E’Dena Hines, 33, who had a role in one of Mr. Freeman’s recent movies, was found in the street outside her Washington Heights apartment, the police said.
Mona Freeman, First ‘Miss Subways,’ Dies at 87
Ms. Freeman was just 14 when she was named Miss Subways, a title bestowed on about 200 young women before the competition was retired 35 years later.
Von Freeman, Fiery Tenor Saxophonist, Dies at 88
Mr. Freeman, who played jazz since he was a boy, was considered one of the finest tenor saxophonists in jazz but attained wide fame only late in life.
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Erik Bulatov, Russian Painter Who Undermined Soviet Propaganda, Dies at 92
For years he lived a double life, secretly making anti-Communist paintings. He found fame in the late 1980s, once his work was shown outside the Soviet Union.
Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101
As a medic, he saved soldiers from drowning off Omaha Beach on D-Day before becoming a prisoner of war. Back home, a decorated veteran, he was forbidden to vote as a Native American.
Dominik Duka, Czech Cardinal Jailed Under Communism, Dies at 82
While in prison in 1981, he befriended the dissident and future Czech president Vaclav Havel. Later, he became a conservative voice in Rome.
Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84
As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force in R&B in the 1960s and ’70s.
Yegor Ligachev, Gorbachev’s No. 2 Who Turned Foe, Is Dead at 100
As the Kremlin’s hard-line Communist ideologist, he initially embraced his boss’s modernizing reforms before turning against them as threats to the Soviet order.
Eugene Hasenfus, Gunrunner Who Exposed Iran-Contra Plot, Dies at 84
He emerged out of obscurity when his cargo plane was shot down while illegally ferrying arms to Nicaraguan rebels, setting off a scandal that tarnished the Reagan and Bush White Houses.
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