Obituaries Related to "Phillips" from New York Times Archive
Katherine W. Phillips, 47, Dies; Taught the Value of Difference
A business school professor who studied the benefits of diversity in the workplace and spoke to companies about it.
Ann Gish Phillips Dies at 70; Designed and Sold Luxury Bedding
She saw a void in the home furnishings market and decided to fill it, opening a large emporium in Manhattan and reaching a global customer base.
Warren H. Phillips, Longtime Wall Street Journal Publisher, Dies at 92
Starting as a $40-a-week proofreader, he rose through the newsroom and corporate ranks, becoming chairman and chief executive of Dow Jones.
Thomas L. Phillips, C.E.O. Who Diversified Raytheon, Has Died
Carrying his born-again faith into the executive suite, he transformed a weapons manufacturer into a maker of refrigerators, aircraft and more as well.
Vel Phillips, Housing Rights Champion in the '60s, Is Dead at 95
She broke racial and gender barriers on her way to spearheading open-housing legislation in Milwaukee and was a voice in Democratic national politics.
Tony Phillips, Whose Play Sealed 1989 World Series, Dies at 56
Mr. Phillips spent half of his 18-year major league career with the Oakland Athletics, finding glory with them in a World Series delayed by an earthquake.
Lawrence Phillips, Volatile Football Star, Dies at 40
A gifted running back for Nebraska and the St. Louis Rams, Phillips derailed his career with a series of violent criminal acts off the field.
Lawrence Phillips Is Dead in Suspected Suicide in Prison
Phillips, 40, a star Nebraska player whose N.F.L. career was derailed by off-field problems, had been serving a 31-year-4-month sentence in Bakersfield, Calif.
Warren H. Phillips, Longtime Wall Street Journal Publisher, Dies at 92
Starting as a $40-a-week proofreader, he rose through the newsroom and corporate ranks, becoming chairman and chief executive of Dow Jones.
Warren H. Phillips, Longtime Wall Street Journal Publisher, Dies at 92
Starting as a $40-a-week proofreader, he rose through the newsroom and corporate ranks, becoming chairman and chief executive of Dow Jones.
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John Cunningham, Character Actor and Broadway Stalwart, Dies at 93
He was a familiar face from Broadway productions of “Company,” “Titanic” and “Six Degrees of Separation” and from many movie and TV appearances.
Jim Hartung, Gymnast Who Helped Deliver U.S. Gold, Dies at 65
In an upset victory over China at the 1984 Olympics, he and five others became the only American men ever to win the gold medal in the gymnastics team competition.
Frank Dunlop, 98, Dies; Director Who Gave Theater a Free-Spirited Spin
In 1970, he founded London’s Young Vic, an adventurous “people’s theater” (the Who took the stage at one point) before shaking up the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities.
Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook
An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter Dave Frishberg, who called her technique “flawless.”
Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86
Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand.
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