Obituaries Related to "Morris" from New York Times Archive
John Morris, Composer for Mel Brooks’s Films, Dies at 91
Mr. Morris’s long list of movie, theater and television credits included the melodies to the songs “Springtime for Hitler” and “Blazing Saddles.”
Morris J. Kramer, Pioneer in Deal Law, Dies at 71
Mr. Kramer, a longtime partner at the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, helped revolutionize the mergers and acquisitions business and prodded Skadden to expand overseas.
Paid Notice: Deaths MCGEE, MORRIS G., ED.D.
McGEE--Morris G., Ed.D., of Caldwell, NJ, June 23, 2005. Survivors are wife Blanche, son Paul G. and wife Theresa, granddaughter Erin Devlin. Funeral Mass in St. Philomena Church, Lviingston, NJ, Monday, 11 A.M. Visiting in Farmer Funeral Home, 45 Roseland Ave., Roseland, NJ Sunday 2-5 PM. Donations to The Moe McGee Scholarship Fund, Montclair State University, Montclair State Foundation, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043, would be appreciated.
Jeannie Morris, Trailblazing Chicago Sportscaster, Dies at 85
She was a rare woman in broadcast sports journalism when she began her career in the late 1960s, but she helped pave the way for the many women who followed.
Jan Morris, Celebrated Writer of Place and History, Is Dead at 94
In more than four dozen books, Morris explored foreign lands, her own Britain and her experience as a transgender woman.
Sylvia Jukes Morris, Biographer of Clare Boothe Luce, Dies at 84
She spent 33 years on the two-volume biography, examining 460,000 items at the Library of Congress that stretched 319 linear feet.
Edmund Morris, Reagan Biographer Who Upset Conventions, Dies at 78
The author of an acclaimed biography of Theodore Roosevelt inserted himself as a fictional narrator in his book on Reagan, a device that some critics scorned.
Robert Morris, 87, Dies; Founding Minimalist Sculptor With Manifold Passions
He pioneered a style of radical simplification and wrote influential essays about it. But he also restlessly went beyond it, taking in performance, earthworks and more.
Notable Deaths 2017: John G. Morris
John Morris, Composer for Mel Brooks’s Films, Dies at 91
Mr. Morris’s long list of movie, theater and television credits included the melodies to the songs “Springtime for Hitler” and “Blazing Saddles.”
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Myra MacPherson, 91, Dies; Wrote Wrenchingly About Vietnam Vets, Dies
A political reporter at The Washington Post, she wrote the book “Long Time Passing,” about the Vietnam War’s social, political and psychological aftereffects.
Ted Berger, Indefatigable Patron of Artists and Schools, Dies at 85
As head of the New York Foundation for the Arts, he oversaw almost $23 million in grants and helped bring arts education to struggling schools.
Mickey Lolich, Detroit’s Hero of the 1968 World Series, Dies at 85
Pitching for the Tigers, he notched three complete-game victories in defeating the St. Louis Cardinals for the championship, earning the Series’ M.V.P. honors.
Lee H. Hamilton, Who Led a 9/11 Panel in Congress, Dies at 94
A moderate Democrat from Indiana for 34 years, he chaired the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees and helped investigate the Iran-contra scandal and the Sept. 11 attacks.
Virginia Oliver, Maine’s ‘Lobster Lady’ and Folk Hero, Dies at 105
She fished off the New England coast for more than 80 years, and intended to continue until she died. “It’s not hard work for me,” she said at 101.
Chuck Negron, Hitmaking Singer With Three Dog Night, Dies at 83
His tenor anchored generational hits like “Joy to the World” and “One” by one of pop music’s commercial powerhouses of the early 1970s.
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