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OLIVER P. BOLTON OF OHIO, 55, DIES

1972-12-15T05:00:00+0000

Bolton, Oliver P


Oliver Jensen, 91, Magazine Founder, Dies

2005-07-01T05:00:00+0000

Oliver Jensen, a founder and former editor of American Heritage magazine, died early yesterday morning in Chester, Conn. He was 91 and had lived in Old Saybrook, Conn., for many years. Mr. Jensen died in his sleep at an assisted-living facility, his stepdaughter, Penelope Hargrove, said.


Oliver Williamson, 87, Dies; Nobel Laureate Studied Organizations

2020-05-27T22:00:55+0000

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’

2020-01-03T17:50:46+0000

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

2019-01-29T17:24:51+0000

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

2019-01-17T17:43:42+0000

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

2018-07-09T22:45:59+0000

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

2018-06-06T19:32:05+0000


Paul Oliver, Pre-eminent Authority on the Blues, Dies at 90

2017-08-17T21:50:55+0000

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

2017-01-12T01:41:35+0000

Dr. Smithies discovered a powerful tool for identifying the roles of individual genes in health and disease.



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Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 03:59:49 +0000

He sang and co-wrote some of the definitive teenage anthems of the 1950s and early ’60s, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” and then reinvented his career in the ’70s.

Iris Cantor, Philanthropist and Art Collector, Dies at 95

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:04:22 +0000

She and her husband, the financier B. Gerald Cantor, amassed one of the largest private collections of Rodin artworks, donating much of it to museums around the world.

Sondra Lee Dies at 97; Originated Roles in ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Hello, Dolly!’

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 01:41:11 +0000

With her frenetic energy and 4-foot-10 frame, Ms. Lee seemed destined to play a certain kind of stage character: excitable, endearing and charmingly scheming.

Jo Ann Bland, Child Activist in Civil Rights Struggle, Dies at 72

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:35:20 +0000

At 11, she was one of the youngest at the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march in Selma, Ala., and was injured while crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

Jeff Galloway, Olympian Who Transformed American Distance Running, Dies at 80

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:42:18 +0000

A runner, coach and best-selling author, he created the widely embraced run-walk-run method, which helped make running more accessible to the public.

Teresa de Lauretis, Coiner (and Critic) of Queer Theory, Dies at 87

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:06:54 +0000

She came up with the term as the title of a 1990 conference but saw its later popularity as a little superficial.



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