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Jimmy Nelson, Star of the Golden Age of Ventriloquism, Dies at 90

2019-09-27T21:41:56+0000

With his dummies Danny O’Day and Farfel, he was a familiar presence on TV. He also inspired future ventriloquists with his instructional records.


Miriam Nelson, 98, Golden Age Dancer and Choreographer, Dies

2018-08-17T21:05:37+0000

A Broadway hoofer who went to Hollywood to tutor William Holden, Kim Novak, Ingrid Bergman, Jerry Lewis, Tuesday Weld and Jane Fonda, to name a few.


Nelson Henry Dies at 96; Fought to Correct Military Slight

2020-07-01T20:01:55+0000

In World War II, he was given an insulting “blue discharge”; more than 70 years later, he was upgraded to “honorable.” He died of the coronavirus.


Nelson Lyon, TV Writer Steeped in the Counterculture, Dies at 73

2012-07-23T00:47:30+0000

Mr. Lyon, a screenwriter and photographer, was a participant in the drug binge that killed the actor and comedian John Belushi in 1982.


Letters TO THE EDITOR; The Death and Life Of Dith Pran HELEN MAGUIRE MULLER JUDY LIND EVA BALASSA GABRIEL S. PRESSMAN JOY HOROWITZ NELSON A. NAVARRO FRANK MILLER JOHN McCARTHY PETER H. KROMAYER SUSAN M. SHWARTZ THEODORE H. WHITE JONATHAN SHAPIRO JOYC

1980-02-24T05:00:00+0000


Nelson Henry Dies at 96; Fought to Correct Military Slight

2020-07-01T20:01:55+0000

In World War II, he was given an insulting “blue discharge”; more than 70 years later, he was upgraded to “honorable.” He died of the coronavirus.


Nelson Bryant, ‘Supreme Chronicler’ of Outdoor Life, Dies at 96

2020-01-13T17:21:20+0000

For nearly four decades, his lyrical columns for The Times brought readers to the banks of clear-running streams and the hushed glades of majestic forests.


Jimmy Nelson, Star of the Golden Age of Ventriloquism, Dies at 90

2019-09-27T21:41:56+0000

With his dummies Danny O’Day and Farfel, he was a familiar presence on TV. He also inspired future ventriloquists with his instructional records.


Ann Nelson, Expert on Particle Physics, Is Dead at 61

2019-08-26T19:52:13+0000

Dr. Nelson was celebrated for helping to address flaws in the Standard Model, the longtime basis for explaining how particles interact.


Madeleine Yayodele Nelson, 69, Percussion Group’s Founder, Dies

2018-09-24T20:15:23+0000

Trained as an educator, Ms. Nelson spent 40 years performing music from across the African diaspora as the leader of Women of the Calabash.



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David Lerner, a Mr. Fix-it of Apple Computers, Dies at 72

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:22:35 +0000

He and a partner founded Tekserve, a Manhattan emergency room for frozen hard drives, keyboards, screens and their confounded owners.

Miroslaw Chojecki, Solidarity’s ‘Minister of Smuggling,’ Dies at 76

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 04:37:07 +0000

First in Warsaw and later from Paris, he supplied anti-Communist activists in Poland with steady stream of leaflets, newsletters and banned books.

Udo Kier, Familiar Movie Villain and Fixture of the Offbeat, Dies at 81

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:25:04 +0000

A German-born actor, he appeared in more than 280 films, from Hollywood action fare to a Warhol horror tale. Madonna liked him for her videos.

Skye Gyngell, Chef Who Championed ‘Slow Food,’ Dies at 62

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:59:18 +0000

The Australian pioneer of sustainable cooking practices that preserved local traditions died in London. She had been diagnosed with aggressive skin cancer last year.

Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:14:36 +0000

At 7, she bore witness to one of American history’s most violent spasms of racial violence. She was 106 when the nation reckoned with the crime.

Jimmy Cliff, Singer Who Helped Bring Reggae to Global Audience, Dies at 81

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:12:55 +0000

His Grammy-winning records as well as his starring role in the cult movie “The Harder They Come” in 1972 boosted a career spanning seven decades.



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