Obituaries Related to "Roth" from New York Times Archive
Philip Roth, a Born Spellbinder and Peerless Chronicler of Sex and Death
Roth’s work had more rage, more wit, more lust, more talk, and more crosscurrents of thought and emotion than any writer of his time.
Philip Roth, Towering Novelist Who Explored Lust, Jewish Life and America, Dies at 85
Mr. Roth won almost all the major literary awards and published an exceptional sequence of historical novels in his 60s, an age when many writers are winding down.
Martin Roth, German Who Led Britain’s Victoria and Albert Museum, Dies at 62
Mr. Roth was a pathbreaking curator in London who stepped down in protest over the “Brexit” vote.
Manny Roth, 94, Impresario of Cafe Wha?, Is Dead
Mr. Roth presided over Cafe Wha?, a large, plain basement room at 115 Macdougal Street, during a lively and fertile period in the Village’s history.
William M. Roth, Shipping Heir Who Became Lifelong Public Servant, Dies at 97
Mr. Roth was the scion of the Matson Navigation Company but served as the chief negotiator for the U.S. in a historic trade pact; ran for governor of California; and restored Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco.
Andrew Roth, American-Born Chronicler of British Politics, Dies at 91
Mr. Roth fled the McCarthy-era America of 1950 for a new life as a meticulous and often abrasive chronicler of British politicians.
Philip Roth: A storyteller's eye on death and defiance
Indignation By Philip Roth 233 pages. $26, Houghton Mifflin Co; £16.99, Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Alvin Roth, Bridge Champion, Dies at 92
Alvin L. Roth was one of the most talented bridge players of all time, winning 26 national championships with 11 different partners.
Philip Roth Dies; Philip Roth Readers Tweet
The way we mourn now? On Twitter. Philip Roth has died at the age of 85, and the Twittersphere is sitting shiva.
Joshua Roth, Who Brought Agents to Visual Artists, Dies at 40
Mr. Roth founded United Talent Agency’s fine arts division in 2015 to tap into a new revenue source and help artists broker deals beyond the art world.
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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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