Obituaries Related to "Lee" from New York Times Archive
Lee A. Archer Jr., Tuskegee Fighter Pilot, Dies at 90
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Tony-nominated actor, 70, was found by police with multiple gunshot wounds early Saturday morning.
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Jo Ann Bland, Child Activist in Civil Rights Struggle, Dies at 72
At 11, she was one of the youngest at the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march in Selma, Ala., and was injured while crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
Jeff Galloway, Olympian Who Transformed American Distance Running, Dies at 80
A runner, coach and best-selling author, he created the widely embraced run-walk-run method, which helped make running more accessible to the public.
Dan Duckhorn, Who Transformed Napa Valley Merlot, Is Dead At 87
A founder of Duckhorn Vineyards, a California winemaker, Mr. Duckhorn transformed merlot from a blending grape into a premier American variety.
Teresa de Lauretis, Coiner (and Critic) of Queer Theory, Dies at 87
She came up with the term as the title of a 1990 conference but saw its later popularity as a little superficial.
Oliver Grant, a Business Architect of the Wu-Tang Clan, Dies
He was behind the scenes with Wu-Tang Clan, the New York rap group, since its founding and helped expand its reach with a fashion line.
Ann Godoff, a Top Editor and Publisher of Best Sellers, Dies at 76
Considered an “author’s publisher” at Random House and then Penguin, she cultivated the careers of dozens of celebrated novelists and nonfiction writers.
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