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Mort Walker, Creator of ‘Beetle Bailey’ Comic Strip, Dies at 94

Mr. Walker, who created “Beetle Bailey” in 1950, had the longest tenure of any cartoonist on an original creation, according to the comic’s distributor.

Paid Notice: Deaths HANCOCK, WALKER

HANCOCK-Walker. The members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters note with sorrow the death of their esteemed colleague whose passing will be mourned by the world of art.

Lynn Walker Huntley, Lawyer in Prominent Civil Rights Issues, Dies at 69

Ms. Huntley was a lawyer whose cases and causes involved issues including capital punishment, race relations and employment discrimination.

Paid Notice: Deaths NEWTON, ANNE RODGERS WALKER

NEWTON-Anne Rodgers Walker. On May 26, 2002, at her home in Rye, NY. She is survived by her children, Blake and Belle Newton of Garrison, NY, Anne and Roger Walther of San Francisco, CA, and Julia Newton and Michael Feibish of Los Angeles, CA; her grandchildren, Jad and Christina Dunning of San Francisco, CA, Beau and Patrick Kealy of Washington, DC, and Samuel Newton of Garrison, NY, and by one great-grandchild, Mason Dunning of San Francisco, CA. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May ...

Scott Walker, Pop Singer Who Turned Experimental, Dies at 76

Forsaking the music that made his group, the Walker Brothers, a 1960s sensation, he veered toward the avant-garde, influencing David Bowie and Radiohead.

Jerry Jeff Walker, Who Wrote and Sang ‘Mr. Bojangles,’ Dies at 78

He never had a Top 40 pop hit. But his best-known composition became a standard, and he became a mainstay of the outlaw country movement.

William Helmreich, Sociologist and a Walker in the City, Dies at 74

A scholar of Judaism as well, he walked every block in New York — totaling 6,163 miles — and wrote a book about his odyssey. He died of the coronavirus.

Scott Walker, Pop Singer Who Turned Experimental, Dies at 76

Forsaking the music that made his group, the Walker Brothers, a 1960s sensation, he veered toward the avant-garde, influencing David Bowie and Radiohead.

George Walker, Barrier-Breaking Composer, Is Dead at 96

He was the first black composer to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Earlier, as a pianist, he had felt deprived of concert opportunities because of his race.

Frances Walker-Slocum, 94, Pioneering Pianist and Teacher, Dies

The first black woman granted tenure at Oberlin College, she was a champion of black composers as well as a celebrated concert performer.