Obituaries Related to "Nelson" from New York Times Archive
Jimmy Nelson, Star of the Golden Age of Ventriloquism, Dies at 90
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
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
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
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
Nelson Henry Dies at 96; Fought to Correct Military Slight
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
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
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
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
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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Face was one of the first major-league hurlers to make the closer job a specialty. Not an overpowering pitcher, he finagled outs with a tricky forkball.
King Leatherbury, Trainer and Trader of Horses, Dies at 92
He trained mostly lesser-known, cheaper thoroughbreds in Maryland and was the fifth-winningest trainer in North American history.
Roy Medvedev, Soviet Era Historian and Dissident, Is Dead at 100
His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet Russia.
Ebo Taylor, Musical Innovator of Highlife and Afrobeat, Dies at 90
Borrowing from jazz and African rhythms, he forged a singular style that helped define music in his native Ghana — and West Africa — for a generation.
Greg Brown, Guitarist Who Wrote Cake’s Biggest Hit, Dies at 56
His song “The Distance,” released in 1996, became an anthem for the disaffected members of Generation X.
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