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Death of John Lewis Fuels Movement to Rename Edmund Pettus Bridge

2020-07-19T00:37:28+0000

The bridge became a flash point on March 7, 1965, as protesters, led by Mr. Lewis and other civil rights leaders, were stopped and beaten by state troopers as they marched to Alabama’s capital.


Morton Cohen, Scholar of Lewis Carroll and His Wonderland, Dies at 96

2017-07-05T01:02:53+0000

Mr. Cohen tracked down many of the women Carroll had corresponded with when they were young.


2 Republican Senators Post Photos of Elijah Cummings in John Lewis Tributes

2020-07-18T22:19:10+0000

Marco Rubio and Dan Sullivan were each trying to honor Mr. Lewis on social media when they mistakenly posted photos of Mr. Cummings, a Black congressman who died in October.


Jan Ellen Lewis, Expert on Jefferson’s Other Family, Dies at 69

2018-09-05T20:10:47+0000

A historian, she organized a groundbreaking conference on Jefferson’s legacy after DNA tests showed that he had fathered children with Sally Hemings, a slave.


Pelosi and McConnell Pay Tribute to John Lewis at Capitol Ceremony

2020-07-27T16:59:55+0000

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, honored Representative John Lewis for his devotion to advancing civil rights.


Michael Lewis, Who Forged a New Life After Prison, Dies at 65

2020-07-13T20:43:08+0000

Mr. Lewis counseled newly released inmates on how to adjust to life on the outside, using a simple orange bag to make his point. He died of the coronavirus.


Morton Cohen, Scholar of Lewis Carroll and His Wonderland, Dies at 96

2017-07-05T01:02:53+0000

Mr. Cohen tracked down many of the women Carroll had corresponded with when they were young.


Paid Notice: Deaths LEWIS, EDITH PATTON

2005-02-27T05:00:00+0000

LEWIS--Edith Patton. On behalf of the nursing profession, we record our sorrow at the death of Pat Lewis. For 60 years, she wielded a sharp editorial pen, having served as editor of Nursing Outlook, Nursing Research and the American Journal of Nursing, as an investigative reporter, and more recently, as author of perceptive, elegantly crafted commentary and letters to the editor. We shall miss her wisdom and her wit. The staff, past and present, of the American Journal of Nursing


Bill Richmond, Longtime Collaborator With Jerry Lewis, Dies at 94

2016-06-23T00:36:32+0000

As a writer Mr. Richmond teamed up with Mr. Lewis on raft of films, including “The Nutty Professor,” before switching to TV and working with Carol Burnett.


Dr. Lewis Rowland, Leading Neurologist on Nerve and Muscle Diseases, Dies at 91

2017-03-23T23:04:10+0000

Dr. Rowland, who had a special interest in A.L.S., or Lou Gehrig’s disease, refused to be interrogated by investigators in the McCarthy era.



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Robert Lindsey, Times Reporter and Reagan Ghostwriter, Dies at 90

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 22:05:41 +0000

The nonfiction spy thriller “The Falcon and the Snowman,” which became a film, grew out of his work as a journalist covering the West Coast for The Times.

May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:14:31 +0000

She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, worrying John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign.

Jerry Kasenetz, a King of Bubblegum Pop Music, Dies at 82

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:49:59 +0000

With his producing partner, Jeffry Katz, he made lightweight ditties like “Yummy Yummy Yummy” that soared up the charts in the late 1960s.

Vince Zampella, Formative Designer of Call of Duty Games, Dies at 55

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:44:52 +0000

Mr. Zampella co-founded two game studios and also worked on the Medal of Honor, Titanfall and Battlefield franchises.

Chris Rea, Grammy-Nominated Singer of ‘Driving Home for Christmas,’ Dies at 74

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:35:58 +0000

A blues-influenced guitarist, he built a lasting career, particularly in Europe, with soft-rock ballads like “Driving Home for Christmas” and “Fool (If You Think It’s Over).”

Peng Peiyun, 95, Dies; Official Renounced China’s One-Child Policy

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 04:24:28 +0000

She was given the “hardest job under heaven”: upholding birth limits enforced by often brutal local officials. She came to support softening the policy, then abolishing it.



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