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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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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