Obituaries Related to "Gilbert" from New York Times Archive
Gilbert Baker, Gay Activist Who Created the Rainbow Flag, Dies at 65
Mr. Baker’s emblem, which he created in 1978, came to symbolize the gay rights movement. He described himself as the “gay Betsy Ross.”
Craig Gilbert, 94, Dies; Created Groundbreaking ‘American Family’
Airing in 1973 and making national stars out of the Loud family, it is now considered the first reality TV show. It had people buzzing then, and fighting.
Craig Gilbert, 94, Dies; Created Groundbreaking ‘American Family’
Airing in 1973 and making national stars out of the Loud family, it is now considered the first reality TV show. It had people buzzing then, and fighting.
Notable Deaths 2016: Gilbert Kaplan
Lewis Gilbert, Director of ‘Alfie’ and 007 Movies, Is Dead at 97
Best known for his work with Michael Caine and Sean Connery, Mr. Gilbert also made action films (“Sink the Bismarck!”) and quieter ones (“Educating Rita”).
Gilbert Rogin, 87, Magazine Editor and Writer of Droll Fiction, Dies
Mr. Rogin worked at Sports Illustrated and Discover and had a run of short stories in The New Yorker, until a rejection led him to abandon the form abruptly.
Gilbert Baker, Gay Activist Who Created the Rainbow Flag, Dies at 65
Mr. Baker’s emblem, which he created in 1978, came to symbolize the gay rights movement. He described himself as the “gay Betsy Ross.”
Gilbert E. Kaplan, Publisher and Improbable Conductor, Dies at 74
Mr. Kaplan, the founder of Institutional Investor magazine, turned his obsession with Mahler’s Second Symphony into a vocation, leading international orchestras in its performance.
Thomas Gilbert Jr. Is Fit for Trial in Wealthy Father’s Death, Psychologist Says
Although two court-appointed psychiatrists have found Mr. Gilbert too mentally ill to be tried on murder charges, a forensic psychologist reached a starkly different conclusion.
Ronnie Gilbert, Bold-Voiced Singer With the Weavers, Is Dead at 88
Ms. Gilbert, as a member of the Weavers, helped propel folk music to wide popularity and establish its power as an agent of social change.
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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.
Reginald T. Jackson, A.M.E. Bishop Who Helped Sway Votes, Dies at 71
Influential from New Jersey to Georgia, he was part of a long tradition among Black clergy of fighting bias and getting out the vote. “No vote, no clout,” he’d say.
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