Obituaries Related to "King" from New York Times Archive
D’Army Bailey, 73, Activist Who Founded Museum Where Dr. King Was Shot, Dies
Mr. Bailey campaigned to transform the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, site of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, into a civil rights museum.
Barry Kowalski, Prosecutor in Rodney King Case, Is Dead at 74
“He’s been called the Justice Department’s pit bull,” a colleague said of Mr. Kowalski, who prosecuted many high-profile civil rights cases.
Richard Booth, Self-Crowned King of Used Books, Dies at 80
He transformed a fading Welsh town into a tourist magnet by buying books in bulk from colleges, libraries, defunct wholesalers and collectors’ estates.
Kim Chan, Who Had Roles in TV and ‘King of Comedy,’ Is Dead
Mr. Chan was an actor who became a familiar face in a variety of Asian roles, notably as Jerry Lewis’s butler in the Martin Scorsese film “The King of Comedy.”
Maria Cole, Singer and Wife of Nat King Cole, Dies at 89
Mrs. Cole, a jazz singer, was performing in Harlem when she met her husband.
Izola Ware Curry, Who Stabbed King in 1958, Dies at 98
In 1958, she stabbed the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a Harlem book signing — an episode that a decade later would become a rhetorical touchstone in the last oration of his life.
John G. Davies, Rodney King Judge and Olympic Medalist, Dies at 90
A record-breaking swimmer, he was credited with helping to prevent further rioting for his handling of the second trial of four police officers.
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KING--May Tarlton ''Topsy'' Dougherty, 90, passed away at her home on Monday, August 9, 2004. She was born December 30, 1913, in Austin, Texas to James R. and Genevieve Dougherty. Mrs. King attended the Hockaday School in Dallas and later the University of Texas in Austin. Mrs. King was preceded in death by her husbands, Bruce Beverly Baxter, Jr. and John Allen King; her sons, Bruce Beverly Baxter, III and Frank William Carr, Jr.; sister, Rachael Vaughan; and brothers, James R. Dougherty, Jr. an ...
Daryl F. Gates, L.A.P.D. Chief in Rodney King Era, Dies at 83
Mr. Gates’s aggressive approach in a period of intense urban turmoil was admired for its innovation and criticized for the racial unrest it provoked.
Vincent Harding, 82, Civil Rights Author and Associate of Dr. King, Dies
Dr. Harding was a historian, author and activist who wrote one of the most polarizing speeches ever given by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in which Dr. King expressed ardent opposition to the Vietnam War.
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Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84
As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.’s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation’s deepest secrets. He had been serving a life sentence since 1994.
Michael Reagan, 80 Dies; President’s Son Fought for Right-Wing Causes
The son of Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman, he built on his father’s conservative legacy with a radio talk show and columns on right-wing sites like Newsmax.
Rosa von Praunheim, 83, Dies; Captured Gay Life in Germany on Film
His first feature-length movie, in 1971, was called his country’s “Stonewall moment,” for jump-starting a gay-rights movement. He became a leading voice of it.
Doug LaMalfa Is Dead: Republican Congressman From California Was 65
A Republican in the House since 2013, he portrayed himself as a voice for his constituents in his northeast district. His death narrowed his party’s slim majority in the chamber.
Bela Tarr, Titan of Slow-Moving Cinema, Dies at 70
The master Hungarian filmmaker’s movies included “Satantango” and “Werckmeister Harmonies.”
Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s Stepsister and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 96
Freed from Auschwitz, she was silent about her ordeal for four decades. Then she decided to dedicate her life to educating people about the dangers of prejudice.
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