Obituaries Related to "Schmidt" from New York Times Archive
Harvey Schmidt, Co-Creator of ‘The Fantasticks,’ Is Dead at 88
He wrote the music. A former college friend, Tom Jones, wrote the words. What resulted was the world’s longest-running musical (and a lasting partnership).
Notable Deaths 2017: Milt Schmidt
Harvey Schmidt, Co-Creator of ‘The Fantasticks,’ Is Dead at 88
He wrote the music. A former college friend, Tom Jones, wrote the words. What resulted was the world’s longest-running musical (and a lasting partnership).
Howard Schmidt, Cybersecurity Adviser to Two Presidents, Dies at 67
A computer crime expert, Mr. Schmidt was recruited by Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and drafted safeguards that were approved by Congress.
Milt Schmidt, Hall of Fame Center for Bruins, Dies at 98
The N.H.L.’s points leader in 1939-40 and most valuable player in 1950-51, he was Boston’s career leader in goals and a two-time Stanley Cup winner when he retired in 1954.
Helmut Schmidt, Assertive West German Chancellor, Dies at 96
Mr. Schmidt, elected in 1974, often appeared to disregard diplomacy, but he pushed his country into a forceful international role during the waning Cold War years.
Michael Schmidt, 68, Maker of Photographic Narratives, Dies
Mr. Schmidt worked in black and white and made painstaking studies of subjects like the food industry and the life of his native city, Berlin.
Yuri M. Schmidt, Rights Lawyer in Russia, Dies at 75
Mr. Schmidt was a winner of many landmark cases in a court system known for “telephone justice,” in which party bosses dictated verdicts.
Hannelore Schmidt, 91, Wife of West German Chancellor, Dies
Mrs. Schmidt was a conservationist who won the affection of Germans as the down-to-earth, easygoing presence at the side of Helmut Schmidt, who led West Germany from 1974 to 1982.
Eric von Schmidt, 75, a Performer and Inspiration to Folk Singers, Dies
Eric von Schmidt was a performer and composer of folk music and a mentor to singers like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.
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Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101
As a 19-year-old medic, he won a Silver Star for his service during D-Day. Later, in the Korean War, he earned a Bronze Star.
Dominik Duka, Czech Cardinal Jailed Under Communism, Dies at 82
While in prison in 1981, he befriended the dissident and future Czech president Vaclav Havel. Later, he became a conservative voice in Rome.
Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84
As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force in R&B in the 1960s and ’70s.
Yegor Ligachev, Gorbachev’s No. 2 Who Turned Foe, Is Dead at 100
As the Kremlin’s hard-line Communist ideologist, he initially embraced his boss’s modernizing reforms before turning against them as threats to the Soviet order.
Eugene Hasenfus, Gunrunner Who Exposed Iran-Contra Plot, Dies at 84
He emerged out of obscurity when his cargo plane was shot down while illegally ferrying arms to Nicaraguan rebels, setting off a scandal that tarnished the Reagan and Bush White Houses.
Reginald T. Jackson, A.M.E. Bishop Who Helped Sway Votes, Dies at 71
Influential from New Jersey to Georgia, he was part of a long tradition among Black clergy of fighting bias and getting out the vote. “No vote, no clout,” he’d say.
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