Obituaries Related to "Weiss" from New York Times Archive
Dr. Carl Weiss Jr., 84, Dies; His Father, He Said, Didn’t Kill Huey Long
Doubting the official account — that Carl Sr. had killed the Louisiana senator before being gunned down himself — a son sought to clear his father’s name.
Melvyn Weiss, Lawyer Who Fought Corporate Fraud, Dies at 82
Mr. Weiss used class-action suits to reap billions in settlements and legal safeguards for investors and consumers. Then the government prosecuted him.
David Weiss, Artist on Team Celebrating the Banal, Dies at 65
Mr. Weiss met his future partner, Peter Fischli, in 1977. Their first collaboration involved photos of lunch meat.
Piero Weiss, Pianist and Musicologist, Dies at 83
Dr. Weiss, an expert on Italian opera, also was the co-author of a widely used anthology of historical documents about music.
Arnold Weiss Dies at 86; Helped to Find Hitler’s Will
Mr. Weiss was a principal in the investigation that led to the discovery of Hitler’s last will and political testament.
George David Weiss, Writer of Hit Pop Songs, Dies at 89
Mr. Weiss was a songwriter whose credits include “The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ and “What a Wonderful World.”
Stephen Weiss, Benefactor to Cornell, Is Dead at 72
Mr. Weiss made major gifts to Cornell, his alma mater, and was chairman of its board of trustees from 1989 to 1997 and a board member for 16 years before that.
Stephen Weiss Dies at 72; Banker and Cornell Benefactor
Mr. Weiss made major gifts to Cornell, his alma mater, of both time and money, as chairman of the board of trustees from 1989 to 1997 and as a board member for 16 years before that.
Hy Weiss, 84, Music Executive From Rock ’n’ Roll’s Early Days, Dies
Hy Weiss was a music executive from the hardscrabble early days of rock ’n’ roll.
Paid Notice: Deaths WEISS, LOUIS
WEISS--Louis, 92. Chemistry Educator. Dear father of Joan (John) Digby and Norman Weiss. Services Sunday 11:30 am, Riverside, 76th and Amsterdam Avenue.
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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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