Obituaries Related to "Roberts" from New York Times Archive
In Complex Dance, Roberts Pays Tribute to Years of Precedent Behind Roe v. Wade
Nowhere were Judge John G. Roberts Jr.'s words framed more carefully -- or listened to more closely -- than on the subject of abortion. In what advocates on both sides of the issue described as a complex dance, on the first day of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Roberts paid full tribute to the weight of 32 years of precedent behind Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision establishing abortion rights. ''It's settled as a precedent of the court, entitled to respect u ...
Burton Roberts, 88, Tom Wolfe’s Model Judge, Dies
Judge Roberts was a former justice in the Bronx and the inspiration for Myron Kovitsky in Tom Wolfe’s novel “Bonfire of the Vanities.”
Tanya Roberts Is Still Alive, Says Publicist Who Reported She Had Died
A miscommunication led to erroneous reports about the 65-year-old actress, known for her roles in the James Bond movie “A View to a Kill,” and in the television shows “Charlie’s Angels” and “That ’70s Show.”
Tanya Roberts, a Charlie’s Angel and a Bond Girl, Is Dead at 65
After finding stardom in the 1980s, she fell out of the spotlight until re-emerging in 1998 in the sitcom “That ’70s Show.”
Publicist for Tanya Roberts Mistakenly Reports Her Death
A miscommunication led to erroneous early reports about the 65-year-old actress, known for her roles in “A View to Kill” and “That ’70s Show.” She later died in a hospital.
Burton Roberts, 88, Tom Wolfe’s Model Judge, Dies
Judge Roberts was a former justice in the Bronx and the inspiration for Myron Kovitsky in Tom Wolfe’s novel “Bonfire of the Vanities.”
Tanya Roberts, a Charlie’s Angel and a Bond Girl, Is Dead at 65
After finding stardom in the 1980s, she fell out of the spotlight until re-emerging in 1998 in the sitcom “That ’70s Show.”
Publicist for Tanya Roberts Mistakenly Reports Her Death
A miscommunication led to erroneous early reports about the 65-year-old actress, known for her roles in “A View to Kill” and “That ’70s Show.” She later died in a hospital.
Tanya Roberts, a Charlie’s Angel and a Bond Girl, Is Dead at 65
After finding stardom in the 1980s, she fell out of the spotlight until re-emerging in 1998 in the sitcom “That ’70s Show.”
Publicist for Tanya Roberts Mistakenly Reports Her Death
A miscommunication led to erroneous early reports about the 65-year-old actress, known for her roles in “A View to Kill” and “That ’70s Show.” She later died in a hospital.
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