Obituaries Related to "Watson" from New York Times Archive
Burton Watson, 91, Influential Translator of Classical Asian Literature, Dies
Mr. Watson opened up the world of Japanese and Chinese texts to generations of English-speaking readers, with dozens of his works still in print.
Paid Notice: Deaths WATSON, MADELEINE STILES DICKERSON
WATSON-Madeleine Stiles Dickerson (Leine), age 55, very peacefully in the Royal Brompton Hospital in London. Darling wife of Simon C.H. Watson and much loved sister of Helen Dickerson Millar of Hyde Park, NY, Allen E. Whitman of Berwyn, PA, and Johnston de F. Whitman of Laurel Hollow, LI. She will be missed by her many friends. Thanksgiving Service on Monday, October 5, at 5PM at Holy Trinity Brompton, London, SW7. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to GUCH Fund, c/o Dr. Jane Somerville, ...
Brad Watson, 64, Dies; His Southern Upbringing Animated His Books
In his acclaimed novels and short stories, most of them set in his native Mississippi, he wrote about characters who had to transcend difficult moments.
Bob Watson, Baseball’s First Black General Manager, Dies at 74
A former major leaguer, he shattered a racial barrier in 1994 with the Houston Astros. Two years later, he was the Yankees’ G.M. as New York began a championship run.
Wah Wah Watson, Guitarist Whose Sound Was Everywhere, Dies at 67
He worked the wah-wah pedal with prodigious and playful subtlety on songs by the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Maxwell, Herbie Hancock and many others.
Notable Deaths 2017: W. Marvin Watson
W. Marvin Watson, Johnson’s Unofficial Chief of Staff, Dies at 93
He spurned several job offers from Lyndon Johnson before finally accepting the role of White House gatekeeper, though without the chief of staff title.
Burton Watson, 91, Influential Translator of Classical Asian Literature, Dies
Mr. Watson opened up the world of Japanese and Chinese texts to generations of English-speaking readers, with dozens of his works still in print.
Doc Watson Dies
May 30, 2012 - Guitarist and folk singer Doc Watson died Tuesday at the age of 89.
Doc Watson, Blind Guitar Wizard Who Influenced Generations, Dies at 89
Mr. Watson’s flat-picking style elevated the acoustic guitar to solo status in bluegrass and country music, and his interpretations of traditional American music influenced generations of guitarists.
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D.L. Coburn, Playwright With a Solo Hit, ‘The Gin Game,’ Dies at 87
His two-character work won a Pulitzer Prize and had a long Broadway run, but he never replicated its success and struggled to get his later work staged.
Thomas O. Hicks, Texas Money Man Who Owned 3 Teams, Dies at 79
A master of leveraged buyouts, he bought baseball and hockey teams in Texas and an English soccer club, only to lose them in an avalanche of debt.
Donald McIntyre, 91, Dies; Starred in New Vision of Wagner’s Operas
As Wotan in Patrice Chéreau’s neo-Marxist staging of the “Ring” cycle, he was part of a celebrated, polarizing moment in opera history.
Sophie Kinsella, ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ Author, Dies at 55
Writing under a pseudonym, Madeleine Wickham cultivated an international following for her series centered on a young woman addicted to shopping.
Rod Paige, Education Secretary Who Defended ‘No Child Left Behind,’ Dies at 92
The first Black person to hold that cabinet position, he resigned amid discord over George W. Bush’s major legislative effort to improve public education nationwide.
Raul Malo, Frontman of Latin-Tinged Country Band Mavericks, Dies at 60
As the group’s singer and principal songwriter, he brought a new sound that broadened the boundaries of country music in the 1990s.
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