Obituaries Related to "Gibson" from New York Times Archive
Jon Gibson, Minimalist Saxophonist and Composer, Dies at 80
Best known for his long association with Philip Glass, Mr. Gibson also worked with Steve Reich, Terry Riley and La Monte Young as well as performing his own music.
Bob Gibson, 84, Feared Flamethrower for the St. Louis Cardinals, Dies
Quotation of the Day for Sunday, October 4, 2020.
Bob Gibson, Feared Flamethrower for the Cardinals, Dies at 84
Gibson, who won two Cy Young Awards and threw 56 career shutouts, was one of baseball’s most dominating and intimidating pitchers.
Hutton Gibson, Extremist and Father of Mel Gibson, Dies at 101
His anti-Semitic, anti-Vatican views gained notoriety after his son directed the controversial film, “The Passion of the Christ.”
Kenneth Gibson, 86, Dies; Newark Mayor Broke Race Barrier in Northeast
He pledged to make Newark a model city, saying, “If we solve the urban problem here, we can export our solution to other areas.”
Blaine Gibson, Sculptor of Figures in Disney Parks, Dies at 97
Mr. Gibson created hundreds of sculptures for Disney’s Audio-Animatronic robotic figures, including those of Pirates of the Caribbean and Abraham Lincoln.
Paul Gibson Jr., New York City’s First Black Deputy Mayor, Is Dead at 86
Mr. Gibson, a lawyer and vice president of American Airlines, was the deputy mayor for planning under Mayor Abraham D. Beame.
Larry Gibson, 66, a Foe of Mountaintop Mining, Is Dead
Larry Gibson died on Sunday of a heart attack at his home in West Virginia
Flo Gibson, Grande Dame of Audiobooks, Dies at 86
Mrs. Gibson narrated more than 1,100 books, including “Middlemarch” (31 hours, 7 minutes) and “Anna Karenina” (36 hours, 7 minutes).
Henry Gibson, ‘Laugh-In’ Star, Dies at 73
Mr. Gibson recited inane poems in a Southern drawl on the 1960s television series “Laugh-In” but stood out in Robert Altman’s 1975 film “Nashville.”
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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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