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Brenda Maddox, Biographer Who Revealed Joyce’s Muse, Dies at 87
Her “Nora” shed new light on the writer’s overlooked wife. A later book did the same for a woman of science.
Brenda Maddox, Biographer Who Revealed Joyce’s Muse, Dies at 87
Her “Nora” shed new light on the writer’s overlooked wife. A later book did the same for a woman of science.
John Maddox, Editor Who Enlivened Nature, Is Dead at 83
Mr. Maddox turned the British journal Nature into an internationally influential showcase for the most recent developments in scientific research.
Lester Maddox, Whites-Only Restaurateur and Georgia Governor, Dies at 87
Lester Maddox, Atlanta restaurant owner and Georgia governor who opposed desegregation, dies at age 87; photo (L)
Lester Maddox, Whites-Only Restaurateur and Georgia Governor, Dies at 87
Lester Maddox, the Atlanta restaurant owner and archsegregationist who adopted the pick handle as his symbol of defiance in a successful bid for the Georgia governorship in 1966, died on Wednesday in Atlanta. He was 87. Mr. Maddox first came to national attention in 1964, after he violated the newly signed federal Civil Rights Act by refusing to serve three black Georgia Tech students at his Pickrick Restaurant. The Pickrick was noted for the quality of its fried chicken and for its reasonabl ...
WILLIAM T. MADDOX; Retired Cashier of The Globe Dies in Los Angeles at 82
Maddox, William T
DR. W. A. MADDOX DIES WHEN TRAINHITSAUTO; Long President of Rockford CollegeuMusic Director - /* Also Killed.
Killed in grade-crossing crash; career
KANSAS CITY STAR SHARES LEAD AT 85; Finishes With Birdie 3 to Dead- lock With Mrs. Harbaugh on Pinehurst Links. MISS ORCUTT SCORES 86 She and Miss Wall Trall Leaders by Stroke -- Miss Maddox Is Next at 87.
FLETCHER MADDOX DIES IN CALIFORNIA; Ex-Solicitor of the Bureau of Internal Revenue a Victim of Pneumonia. IN POLITICS SINCE 1884 Head of Republican Speakers at Chicago Headquarters in 1916-- A Montana Bar Leader.
EDWARD H. MADDOX DIES.; Ex-Reglster of Kings County a Victim of Heart Disease.
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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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