Obituaries Related to "Walker" from New York Times Archive
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.
Frank B. Walker Dies at 73; Led MGM Recording Division; Originator of Low-Price Plan for Pop Songs Was Known as the Dean of Industry Pioneer in Recordings Directed Morale Program
Walker, Frank B
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 ...
Clint Walker, Western Star Tall in the Saddle, Is Dead at 90
The 6-foot-6 Mr. Walker played the title role in the long-running ABC series “Cheyenne” and was also seen in movies like “The Dirty Dozen.”
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.
Wyatt Tee Walker, Dr. King’s Strategist and a Harlem Leader, Dies at 88
Dr. Walker played a key role in civil rights protests that turned the tide against racial injustice in the Deep South.
Jo Walker-Meador, 93, Dies; Raised Country Music’s Profile
Mrs. Walker-Meador was the first employee of the Country Music Association and its longtime executive director.
Solly Walker, Trailblazing St. John’s Basketball Player, Dies at 85
Walker, St. John’s first black basketball player, was also the first black player to play on Kentucky’s home court, in 1951.
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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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