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Obituaries Related to "Freeman" from New York Times Archive


Thomas Freeman, Debate Coach With Broad Influence, Dies at 100

2020-06-16T21:11:20+0000

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

2020-05-17T21:41:00+0000

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

2020-02-28T17:27:25+0000

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

2019-11-11T23:59:28+0000

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

2019-03-08T23:36:55+0000

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

2017-02-14T00:51:58+0000

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

2016-04-13T03:28:11+0000

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

2015-08-17T01:26:45+0000

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

2014-06-10T01:05:44+0000

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

2012-08-18T22:13:37+0000

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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Virginia Oliver, Maine’s ‘Lobster Lady’ and Folk Hero, Dies at 105

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:44:31 +0000

She fished off the New England coast for more than 80 years, and intended to continue until she died. “It’s not hard work for me,” she said at 101.

Chuck Negron, Hitmaking Singer With Three Dog Night, Dies at 83

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:00:01 +0000

His tenor anchored generational hits like “Joy to the World” and “One” by one of pop music’s commercial powerhouses of the early 1970s.

Michael Parenti, Unapologetic Marxist Theorist and Author, Dies at 92

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:09:16 +0000

A prolific writer and lecturer, he viewed U.S. history through the lens of class struggle. But some accused him of defending brutal regimes in the Soviet Union and Serbia.

John Forté, Who Forged a Hip-Hop Redemption Tale, Dies at 50

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:35:34 +0000

He seemed destined for a glittering career, working with the Fugees and solo, and then landed in prison. After his sentence was commuted, he clawed his way back.

Woodie King Jr., a Driving Force in Black Theater, Dies at 88

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:40:08 +0000

His New Federal Theater in New York provided a rare stage for Black playwrights and emerging actors, among them Denzel Washington, Phylicia Rashad and Chadwick Boseman.

Billy Bass Nelson, Original Bassist for Funkadelic, Dies at 75

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:45:27 +0000

George Clinton, while working as a barber, recruited him. Mr. Nelson went on to name the group and, with his bandmates, to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.



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