Obituaries Related to "Parker" from New York Times Archive
Fess Parker, ‘Davy Crockett’ and ‘Daniel Boone’ Star, Has Died
His television portrayal of Davy Crockett catapulted him to stardom and inspired one of America’s greatest merchandising fads, in which hundreds of thousands of children wore coonskin caps.
Everett C. Parker, Who Won Landmark Fight Over Media Race Bias, Dies at 102
Dr. Parker won a landmark broadcasting case and led a civil rights crusade to hold stations accountable for presenting racially biased programming.
Theodore Parker, Alwyn Gentry, Biologists, Die in Airplane Crash
Two Americans ranked among the world's leading field biologists were killed on Tuesday when an airplane they were using to make a tree-top survey of the Ecuadorean coast crashed into a cloud shrouded mountain. They were Theodore A. Parker 3d, a 40-year-old ornithologist and senior scientist for Conservation International, and Alwyn Gentry, 48, a botanist and senior curator at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
S. Parker Gilbert, 81, Dies; Led and Later Shook Up Morgan Stanley
Mr. Gilbert was instrumental in taking the Wall Street firm public and later, in retirement, pushing for a management shake-up.
J. PARKER HICKMAN SR.; Vice President of the Edison Pioneers Dies at Age of 79
Hickman, J Parker Sr
Jeannette Williams-Parker, Nurse in a Virus Hot Spot, Dies at 48
She was the first nurse in West Virginia to die of Covid-19. “She just never thought it would happen to her,” her mother said.
Alan Parker, Versatile Film Director, Is Dead at 76
“Midnight Express” and “Mississippi Burning” brought him Oscar nominations, and many of his other films, including “Fame,” were acclaimed.
Molly Neptune Parker, Basket Maker and Tribal Elder, Dies at 81
Ms. Parker was the matriarch of four generations of basket makers and one of the first female lieutenant governors of the Passamaquoddy Tribe.
Naomi Parker Fraley, the Real Rosie the Riveter, Dies at 96
Mrs. Fraley’s connection to Rosie was made public in 2016, ending years of speculation over who was the model for the fictional 1940s war worker.
Phil Parker, Who Helped Homeless Alcoholics, Dies at 86
After he stopped drinking, Mr. Parker founded a supported work program and later became a social worker in New York City.
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Robert Moskowitz, Abstract Painter of New York’s Skyscrapers, Dies at 88
He depicted the Empire State Building, the Flatiron Building and, most indelibly, the World Trade Center. Those paintings took on new meaning after 9/11.
Linda Bean, an L.L. Bean Heir and a Conservative Donor, Dies at 82
A granddaughter of the celebrated Maine brand’s founder, she set out as an entrepreneur in her mid-60s and used her wealth to fund right-wing causes.
Vernor Vinge, Innovative Science Fiction Novelist, Dies at 79
He conceived an early version of cyberspace and predicted the “technological singularity,” a tipping point at which machines would become smarter than humans.
Peter Eotvos, Evocative Modernist Composer and Conductor, Dies at 80
A tireless Hungarian advocate of contemporary music, he adapted literary sources both modern and classic, instilling his work with “inimitable character and pathos.”
Joe Lieberman, U.S. Senator and Vice Presidential Candidate, Dies at 82
He served four terms in the Senate from Connecticut and was chosen by Al Gore as his running mate in the 2000 election. He was the first Jewish candidate on a major-party ticket.
Daniel Kahneman, Who Plumbed the Psychology of Economics, Dies at 90
He helped pioneer a branch of the field that exposed hard-wired mental biases in people’s economic behavior. The work led to a Nobel.
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