Obituaries Related to "Oliver" from New York Times Archive
Ron Moody, Actor Best Known as Fagin in ‘Oliver!,’ Dies at 91
Mr. Moody, a British character actor, flared to prominence in the role of Dickens’s guru of thievery, in the stage and screen adaptation of “Oliver!”.
Oliver Williamson, 87, Dies; Nobel Laureate Studied Organizations
He shared the 2009 award in economic science for his theories on how business decisions are made, work whose influence reached into various sectors of the economy.
Vaughan Oliver, 62, Dies; His Designs Gave Indie Rock ‘Physical Dimension’
Mr. Oliver’s album covers for the 4AD label were a fitting complement to music by influential alternative bands like Pixies and the Breeders.
Oliver Mtukudzi, Renowned Zimbabwean Musician, Is Dead at 66
His music, a kind of soundtrack to his country’s life in the late 20th century, became its own idiom, called “Tuku music,” after his nickname.
Mary Oliver, 83, Prize-Winning Poet of the Natural World, Is Dead
With its plain language and minute attention to flora and fauna, her uplifting verse was widely popular and her readings drew throngs. But critics were divided.
Oliver Knussen, ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Composer, Dies at 66
Mr. Knussen was 15 when he led the London Symphony Orchestra in his First Symphony. He matured into a major composer, conductor and mentor.
Notable Deaths 2017: Oliver Smithies
Paul Oliver, Pre-eminent Authority on the Blues, Dies at 90
The author of “The Story of the Blues” and other books, he was a respected British architectural historian better known for his sideline as a student of black music.
Oliver Smithies, Tinkerer Who Transformed Genetics and Won a Nobel, Dies at 91
Dr. Smithies discovered a powerful tool for identifying the roles of individual genes in health and disease.
Dick Oliver, Reporter for ‘Good Day New York,’ Dies at 77
A longtime reporter and editor who was at the scene as planes hit the World Trade Center on 9/11.
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Alex Delvecchio, Hockey Hall of Famer With Red Wings, Dies at 93
A center who skated alongside Gordie Howe on the team’s famed “Production Line,” he helped win three Stanley Cups and stood out for his clean play over 24 years in Detroit.

Richard A. Boucher, Veteran State Department Spokesman, Dies at 73
Working for six secretaries of state, he was known for explaining and defending U.S. foreign policy in a noncombative tone, without interjecting his own opinion.

Jimmy Swaggart Dies at 90; Passionate Televangelist Was Ousted by Scandal

Günther Uecker, Who Punctuated His Art With Nails, Dies at 95
A member of the German collective Zero Group, he hammered thousands of nails — into columns, chairs, canvases — expressing the power of repetition to bring about complexity.

D. Wayne Lukas, Horse Trainer Who Saddled Winners From Coast to Coast, Dies at 89
He earned purses of more than $300 million in a Hall of Fame career that revolutionized thoroughbred racing with a modern-day corporate approach.

Jane Stanton Hitchcock, 78, Dies; Crime Novelist Who Mocked High Society
A daughter of privilege, she mixed social satire with murder in a series of addictive mysteries.
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