Obituaries Related to "Griffin" from New York Times Archive
Maggie Griffin, Kathy’s Mother and a ‘D-List’ Celebrity, Dies at 99
Ms. Griffin was a co-star on her daughter’s reality show, “My Life on the D-List,” and became something of a colorful celebrity herself.
W.E.B. Griffin, 89, Dies; a Best-Selling Novelist Dozens of Times
He estimated that he published more than 150 books — including dozens about soldiers, spies and cops — using numerous pseudonyms (including W.E.B. Griffin).
Miriam Griffin, Who Put Nero in a New Light, Dies at 82
A leading classical scholar, Dr. Griffin examined how figures like Nero and Seneca interacted with the political and social systems of their time
Robert P. Griffin Dies at 91; Michigan Senator Urged Nixon to Quit
Mr. Griffin, a former Republican senator and congressman from Michigan, championed a law to fight corruption in labor unions.
Merv Griffin Dies at 82
Mr. Griffin was a big-band singer who became one of television's longest running talk-show hosts and formidable innovators.
Maj. Thomas C. Griffin, Doolittle Raider, Dies at 96
Maj. Thomas C. Griffin navigated a B-25 bomber in the daring air raid on Japan led by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle in 1942, four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Oscar Griffin Jr., 78, Pulitzer Prize Winner Who Brought Down Scheming Texas Tycoon, Dies
Mr. Griffin unraveled an elaborate fraud scheme in four articles that earned him a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished local reporting at age 29.
Virgil Lee Griffin, Klan Leader, Dies at 64
Mr. Griffin was involved in the bloody clash between the Ku Klux Klan and leftist union organizers in Greensboro, N.C., in 1979.
Griffin Bell, Ex-Attorney General, Dies at 90
The dean of Georgia lawyers, Mr. Bell also served as a federal judge and prominent legal troubleshooter.
Johnny Griffin, 80, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies
Mr. Griffin was a jazz tenor-saxophonist from Chicago whose speed, control and harmonic acuity made him one of the most talented musicians of his generation.
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Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and a 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.
Fuzzy Zoeller, Who Won Two Majors on the PGA Tour, Dies at 74
He was a witty and popular figure, but his racially insensitive remarks about Tiger Woods at the 1997 Masters led to death threats and many apologies.
Biyouna, Algerian Star With Tart Tongue Onscreen and Off, Dies at 73
For generations of Algerians, the fierce independence of her persona reflected their struggles in a country torn by civil war and repression.
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