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Lee A. Archer Jr., Tuskegee Fighter Pilot, Dies at 90

2010-02-04T04:42:51+0000

Mr. Archer was a pioneering black fighter pilot who was credited with shooting down four German planes when he flew with the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II.


Lee A. Archer, Ace Tuskegee Airman and V.C., Dies

2010-01-29T10:05:24+0000

Lee A. Archer, a Tuskegee Airman considered to be the only black ace pilot who also broke racial barriers as an executive at a major U.S. company and founder of a venture capital firm, died Wednesday in New York City. He was 90.


Elizabeth Brown Pryor, Biographer of Clara Barton and Robert E. Lee, Dies at 64

2015-04-28T23:54:30+0000

Ms. Pryor, who served more than two decades in the State Department, was the author of well-regarded biographies of the founder of the American Red Cross and the Confederate commander.


Lee Phillip Bell, Soap Opera Creator and Talk Show Host, Dies at 91

2020-02-29T01:24:53+0000

She and her husband developed “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” while she also worked as a broadcast journalist in Chicago.


Lee Bennett Hopkins, Champion of Poetry for Children, Dies at 81

2019-08-12T22:51:50+0000

In the scores of anthologies he compiled and in his own writing, he sought to teach and expand young imaginations through verse.


Mona Lee Brock, Farmers’ ‘Angel’ on the Line, Dies at 87

2019-04-04T23:13:51+0000

She cautioned suicidal farmers to think what it would be like for their children “if they sat down at the supper table and there would be an empty chair.”


Lee Mendelson, Producer Behind ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas,’ Dies at 86

2019-12-28T23:09:51+0000

Mr. Mendelson, who worked on dozens of animated projects, also wrote the enduring lyrics to the song “Christmas Time Is Here.”


Lee Mendelson, Producer Behind ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas,’ Dies at 86

2019-12-28T23:09:51+0000

Mr. Mendelson, who worked on dozens of animated projects, also wrote the enduring lyrics to the song “Christmas Time Is Here.”


Dr. Burton J. Lee, 86, Reagan AIDS Panelist and Bush’s White House Physician, Dies

2016-12-02T01:16:51+0000

Dr. Lee diagnosed the elder Mr. Bush’s thyroid condition, treated him after he vomited at a state dinner and earlier recommended government support for AIDS patients.


Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Actor in Spike Lee Films, Dies at 70

2020-10-05T02:25:52+0000

The Tony-nominated actor, 70, was found by police with multiple gunshot wounds early Saturday morning.



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James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Actor, Dies at 48 After Cancer Battle

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:59:50 +0000

He first appeared in a hit TV drama as a wide-eyed 15-year-old who then grew up over six seasons. He announced he had cancer in 2024.

Gabor Boritt, Refugee Who Became Expert on Lincoln, Dies at 86

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:05:23 +0000

He survived the Holocaust and Communist rule in Hungary, arrived penniless in New York and made himself into a pre-eminent Civil War scholar.

Ray Handley, Ill-Fated Giants Coach, Is Dead at 81

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:45:40 +0000

He took over a champion N.F.L. team, succeeding the popular Bill Parcells, then led it to two disappointing seasons, drawing the ire of players and fans.

Fred Smith, Who Left Blondie for the Band Television, Dies at 77

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:50:01 +0000

In the ’70s, New York’s bohemia was devoted to hostile yet arty rock. Mr. Smith had two qualities rare in the scene: personal and musical understatement.

Mark Marquess, Who Made Stanford a Baseball Powerhouse, Dies at 78

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:57:39 +0000

Over 41 seasons as head coach, he won two national titles, and more than 200 of his players were chosen in the major league draft.

Suzannah Lessard Dies at 81; Stanford White Descendant Who Wrote a Haunting Family Memoir

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:23:53 +0000

Growing up in a family of secrets, on a compound designed by her great-grandfather, made her a writer who investigated the built world with a wary eye.



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