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Richard Marek, Editor of Hemingway, Baldwin and Ludlum, Dies at 86

2020-03-25T18:49:57+0000

He shepherded more than 300 books into print, including James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk” and Robert Ludlum’s “The Bourne Identity.”


Richard Bartlett, Legislator Who Fought New York’s Death Penalty, Dies at 89

2015-05-12T03:45:20+0000

Mr. Bartlett oversaw a reorganization of the state’s courts and led a commission that virtually abolished capital punishment in 1965.


Paid Notice: Deaths BAXTER, RICHARD S.

2005-04-17T05:00:00+0000

BAXTER--Richard S. 93, on April 8, 2005, of natural causes, in Peterborough, NH. He and his wife Katherine Iriving Baxter, who died in January, 2005, were formerly residents of Rye and Southampton, NY. He was a graduate of Harvard College and NYU Law School, and was with the firm of Duer, Strong and Whitehead in New York City until his retirement. He served in WWII as a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy. He loved the outdoors, was an avid, experienced sailor and enthusiastic fisherman. He is surv ...


Richard Benson, Photographer and Printer, Dies at 73

2017-06-28T00:57:36+0000

Mr. Benson believed in the painterly impact of reproducing the work of photographers like Irving Penn, Lee Friedlander and Helen Levitt on an offset printing press.


Richard Marek, Editor of Hemingway, Baldwin and Ludlum, Dies at 86

2020-03-25T18:49:57+0000

He shepherded more than 300 books into print, including James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk” and Robert Ludlum’s “The Bourne Identity.”


Richard Boone, Johnson Aide and Advocate on Poverty, Dies at 86

2014-03-08T03:44:10+0000

Mr. Boone led private liberal groups pursuing political and social change.


Richard Booth, Self-Crowned King of Used Books, Dies at 80

2019-08-28T09:00:22+0000

He transformed a fading Welsh town into a tourist magnet by buying books in bulk from colleges, libraries, defunct wholesalers and collectors’ estates.


Richard Bradshaw, Opera Director, Dies at 63

2007-08-18T04:00:00+0000

Richard Bradshaw was the conductor and general director of the Canadian Opera Company who pushed through the construction of a major new opera house in Toronto.


Paid Notice: Deaths BRAYER, RICHARD

2000-11-30T05:00:00+0000

BRAYER-Richard, age 65, died peacefully on November 26, 2000 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is survived by family and friends. He is loved and will be missed by all. Services were private. Donations can be made to the New England Veterans Shelter, 20 Court St, Boston, MA 02108.


Little Richard, Flamboyant Wild Man of Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 87

2020-05-09T14:34:58+0000

Delving deeply into the wellsprings of gospel music and the blues, and screaming as if for his very life, he created something new, thrilling and dangerous.



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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power, Is Dead at 86

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:32:51 +0000

As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.

Joe Randall, Chef Who Celebrated Black Cooking Traditions, Dies at 79

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:56:10 +0000

He helped bring the African American cooking of the Carolina Lowcountry to the world and became known as the “dean of Southern Cuisine.”

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

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:23:28 +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 00:04:23 +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.



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