Obituaries Related to "Stevenson" from New York Times Archive
William McCormick Blair Jr., Envoy and Confidant of Adlai Stevenson, Dies at 98
Mr. Blair, a lawyer, ambassador and adviser to Stevenson, once approached John Steinbeck to write a derogatory novel based on Richard Nixon.
Anne Stevenson, Poet and Plath Biographer, Is Dead at 87
Her poetry was acclaimed, but her take on her more famous contemporary caused controversy.
James Stevenson, Longtime New Yorker Cartoonist, Dies at 87
Mr. Stevenson’s work shifted easily from light social commentary to silliness for more than half a century.
William McCormick Blair Jr., Envoy and Confidant of Adlai Stevenson, Dies at 98
Mr. Blair, a lawyer, ambassador and adviser to Stevenson, once approached John Steinbeck to write a derogatory novel based on Richard Nixon.
William Stevenson, 89, Dies; Author With Ties to Spies
Mr. Stevenson, who wrote “A Man Called Intrepid” and “90 Minutes at Entebbe,” spent much of his career straddling the worlds of espionage and journalism.
Ruth Carter Stevenson of the Amon Carter Museum Dies at 89
Mrs. Stevenson, a loyal daughter who followed the wishes of her father, Amon G. Carter Sr., built a museum of American art.
Teófilo Stevenson, Cuban Boxing Great, Dies at 60
With formidable size and a powerful right hand, the Cuban heavyweight won three Olympic gold medals. He had 301 victories in 321 bouts over a 20-year career.
Larry Stevenson, Innovative Skateboard Designer, Is Dead at 81
Mr. Stevenson introduced the kicktail, a skateboard feature that made the aerial maneuvers that define contemporary skateboarding possible.
Edie Stevenson Dies at 81; Wrote ‘Let’s Get Mikey’ Ad
Ms. Stevenson, a divorced mother of four, was the creative mind behind the television spot advertising Life cereal, which ran for more than a decade.
Margot Stevenson, Prolific Broadway Actress, Dies at 98
Ms. Stevenson, who appeared in a handful of movies and television shows, spent most of her career on the stage.
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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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