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Naomi Long Madgett, Champion of Black Poets, Is Dead at 97
The longtime poet laureate of Detroit, she was as well known for publishing the work of others as she was for her own verse.
DR.-P,'BONILLA DIES; ,HONDURAS' EX-HEAD; Former President Long III in New Orleans -To Be Buried in Native Land. ONCE ENVOY IN WASHINGTON A Member of Versa!lies Peace Conference -- Authority on International Law.
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Denis E. Dillon, Prosecutor on Long Island, Dies at 76
Mr. Dillon, the longtime district attorney of Nassau County, N.Y., quietly oversaw high-profile prosecutions while using his office as a bully pulpit against abortion.
Hoad Drops First Set Before Advancing in U.S. Tennis; DODSON EXTENDS AUSTRALIAN STAR But Hoad Wins by 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-1--Rosewall Beats Remy in Straight Sets A Dream Come True Cheering Dies Down Cooper in Long Contest
An unheralded teenager from Detroit provided the most exciting moments in the national tennis championships at Forest Hills yesterday in taking the opening set from Lewis Hoad of Australia.
Review: ‘Long Story Short,’ Till Death Do Us Part
This two-character show from Prospect Theater Company follows a couple from first date till death.
Jimmy Ellis, a Boxer Long in Ali’s Shadow, Dies at 74
Mr. Ellis, a former sparring partner for Muhammad Ali, captured the heavyweight championship after it had been stripped from Ali for his refusing military induction.
Barbara Gould, Model in a Famously Long-Lived TV Spot, Dies at 81
She was already a successful cover girl in 1975 when a TV commercial showing her buying a used fur hit the air — and continued to run for 14 years.
Gerry Hayden, Who Took Farm-to-Table Dining to Long Island, Dies at 50
Mr. Hayden worked at noted Manhattan restaurants before promoting New American cuisine at his and his wife’s North Fork Table and Inn in Southold.
DR. EMILY HICKMAN DIES IN AUTO CRASH; Alone in Car, Noted Historian Drives Into Reservoir While on Her Way to Maine MAY HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP Victim Long Peace Advocate and a U.S. Aide at the U.N. San Francisco Parley
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Whitey Bulger Is Dead in Prison at 89; Long-Hunted Boston Mob Boss
One of America’s most wanted gangsters for 16 years, he was beaten to death by fellow inmates in West Virginia. His murderous life inspired books and films.
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John Cunningham, Character Actor and Broadway Stalwart, Dies at 93
He was a familiar face from Broadway productions of “Company,” “Titanic” and “Six Degrees of Separation” and from many movie and TV appearances.
Jim Hartung, Gymnast Who Helped Deliver U.S. Gold, Dies at 65
In an upset victory over China at the 1984 Olympics, he and five others became the only American men ever to win the gold medal in the gymnastics team competition.
Frank Dunlop, 98, Dies; Director Who Gave Theater a Free-Spirited Spin
In 1970, he founded London’s Young Vic, an adventurous “people’s theater” (the Who took the stage at one point) before shaking up the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities.
Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook
An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter Dave Frishberg, who called her technique “flawless.”
Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86
Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand.
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