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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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Lynda Blackmon Lowery, One of the Youngest Selma Marchers, Dies at 75

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:59:23 +0000

Her activism began as a teenager in 1963, when she heard the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. It set her on a path to nonviolent protest.

Ron Protas, Polarizing Keeper of Martha Graham’s Legacy, Dies at 84

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:52:17 +0000

Graham, the great modern dance choreographer, named him her heir, setting off a bitter legal battle between him and the troupe she founded.

Glenn Hall, Pathbreaking All-Star Hockey Goalie, Dies at 94

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:00:25 +0000

Known as “Mr. Goalie,” he created the so-called butterfly style and played in a record 502 consecutive games, without wearing a mask. He received 300 stitches.

Arthur Cohn, Film Producer With an Oscar-Winning Touch, Dies at 98

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 02:04:20 +0000

Six of his movies received Academy Awards, including the Italian drama “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” and the trade-union strike documentary “American Dream.”

Bruce Crawford, Arts-Loving Adman Who Led the Met Opera, Dies at 96

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:22:16 +0000

He helped build the ad agency BBDO International into a powerhouse before channeling his passion for opera into managing the Met and revitalizing Lincoln Center.

Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:46:21 +0000

As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.’s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation’s deepest secrets. He had been serving a life sentence since 1994.



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