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.
Hamish Maxwell, Philip Morris Empire Builder, Dies at 87
Mr. Maxwell’s acquisitions helped Philip Morris become a consumer products giant.
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
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David Mitchell, Who Led Fight on Drug Prices, Dies at 75
After receiving a diagnosis of terminal cancer, he used his experience in public relations to draw attention to the skyrocketing cost of medication.
Erich von Däniken, Who Claimed Aliens Visited Earth, Dies at 90
His 1968 book, “Chariots of the Gods,” sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but one critic called it a “warped parody of reasoning.”
Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78
His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band’s sound as it became an American institution.
Richard Codey, a New Jersey Acting Governor Many Times Over, Dies at 79
He was the state’s longest-serving legislator, and as president of its Senate he was frequently called on to serve as a fill-in governor, being next in line of succession.
Ron Protas, Polarizing Keeper of Martha Graham’s Legacy, Dies at 84
Graham, the great modern dance choreographer, named him her heir, setting off a bitter legal battle between him and the troupe she founded.
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