Obituaries Related to "Powers" from New York Times Archive
Verne Troyer, Mini-Me in Austin Powers Movies, Dies at 49
At 2 feet 8 inches, Mr. Troyer was a versatile actor who was widely recognizable from the movies he appeared in.
James Powers, Brooklyn Gallerist Who Nurtured Black Artists, Dies at 80
Openings at Mr. Powers’s Spiral Gallery on Vanderbilt Avenue were rollicking festivals of art and jazz featuring emerging artists from the neighborhood and beyond.
Paul Findley, Congressman Behind War Powers Act, Dies at 98
The main author of the resolution that limited a president’s ability to wage war, he also made overtures to the Arab world and earned the opposition of the pro-Israel lobby.
William C. Powers Jr., 72, Author of Scathing Enron Report, Is Dead
In investigating one of the nation’s largest corporate scandals, he called Enron’s actions “absolutely appalling.” He also led the University of Texas.
Paul D. Boyer, 99, Dies; Nobel Winner Decoded Enzyme That Powers Life
He shared the 1997 prize in chemistry for his work on understanding how organisms get energy from their environments and process it to stay alive.
Verne Troyer, Mini-Me in Austin Powers Movies, Dies at 49
At 2 feet 8 inches, Mr. Troyer was a versatile actor who was widely recognizable from the movies he appeared in.
Powers Boothe, Actor Known for ‘Deadwood’ and Other Dark Roles, Dies at 68
The actor had lent his burly frame and Texas drawl to TV and films since the 1970s.
Peter Powers, Mayor Giuliani’s Steady Right Hand, Dies at 72
Mr. Powers was a high school friend whom Rudolph W. Giuliani recruited to impose order on his chaotic novice mayoral campaign and later installed as his even-tempered alter ego in City Hall.
Deaths Stir a Dispute on Powers of F.D.A.
A Congressional panel and Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, the F.D.A. chief, tussled in a hearing over the meningitis outbreak caused by a drug from New England Compounding Center.
Melvin Lane Powers Is Dead at 68; Cleared of Murder With Lover-Aunt
Mr. Powers managed to escape conviction thanks to a lawyer who persuaded the jury to overlook clear motive, bloodstains, palm prints, fingerprints and love letters.
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Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; Braved Mobs in Integrating a School
She was one of the Clinton 12, Black students who broke a race barrier by entering a Tennessee high school in 1956 in the face of harassment by white segregationists.
Phil Upchurch, Jazz Guitarist and Sideman to Stars, Dies at 84
A self-taught session man extraordinaire, he played with a constellation of stars, including Michael Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Chaka Khan and Dizzy Gillespie.
Arthur L. Carter, 93, Dies; Investment Banker Founded a Cheeky Newspaper
After making a fortune on Wall Street, he bought The Nation magazine and founded The New York Observer, which one writer called a “maypole of Manhattan gossip and intrigue.”
Joseph Byrd, Who Shook Up Psychedelic Rock, Dies at 87
A veteran of the Fluxus art movement, he brought an anarchic spirit to the California acid-rock scene with his band, the United States of America.
Joanna Trollope, Popular British Author, Dies at 82
Her books, many of which were best sellers, often described empty marriages, love affairs (with tasteful sex) and heroic clergymen.
Thomas O. Hicks, Texas Money Man Who Owned 3 Teams, Dies at 79
A master of leveraged buyouts, he bought baseball and hockey teams in Texas and an English soccer club, only to lose them in an avalanche of debt.
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