Obituaries Related to "Wolf" from New York Times Archive
George Wolf, Caring Neighbor Who Glimpsed the Face of Evil, Dies at 92
Mr. Wolf escaped the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia and built a life as a garment manufacturer and lover of music in New York City. He was infected with the novel coronavirus.
George Wolf, Caring Neighbor Who Glimpsed the Face of Evil, Dies at 92
Mr. Wolf escaped the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia and built a life as a garment manufacturer and lover of music in New York City. He was infected with the novel coronavirus.
Wolf Kahn, Who Painted Vibrant Landscapes, Is Dead at 92
He played with color, creating scenes both calming and arresting. He said he wanted his colors “to be surprising to people without being offensive.”
Ningali Lawford-Wolf, Indigenous Australian Actress, Dies
Known for her role in the movie “Rabbit-Proof Fence,” she also had a rich stage career, including a critically praised one-woman show.
Michael Wolf, Who Photographed Skyscrapers Minus the Sky, Dies at 64
Framing buildings in disorienting fashion, he created images of Hong Kong’s density. He also recorded the minutiae of its everyday life.
Catherine Wolf, 70, Dies; Studied How People and Computers Interact
A leader in IBM’s development of a speech-recognition system, she relied on her laptop to communicate after Lou Gehrig’s disease left her paralyzed.
Charles Wolf Jr., Who Clashed With Pentagon Papers Leaker, Dies at 92
Mr. Wolf, who worked at the RAND Corporation, was the supervisor of Daniel Ellsberg and tried to oust him in 1969 before he leaked the secret documents.
‘Lone Wolf’ Theory Gains Ground in Texas Deaths
Officials are moving away from a theory that a white supremacist prison gang or Mexican drug cartels were responsible for killing two prosecutors eight weeks apart in Kaufman, Tex.
Christa Wolf Dies at 82; Wrote of the Germanys
Ms. Wolf, a leading writer from the former East Germany, explored the weight of history on ordinary people as well as her own struggles with Nazism and life in a Communist society.
Jack Wolf, Who Did the Math Behind Computers, Dies at 76
As an engineer, Dr. Wolf worked in electronic communications and data storage and helped build the technologies that power modern society.
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May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage
She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, worrying John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign.
Jerry Kasenetz, a King of Bubblegum Pop Music, Dies at 82
With his producing partner, Jeffry Katz, he made lightweight ditties like “Yummy Yummy Yummy” that soared up the charts in the late 1960s.
Vince Zampella, Formative Designer of Call of Duty Games, Dies at 55
Mr. Zampella co-founded two game studios and also worked on the Medal of Honor, Titanfall and Battlefield franchises.
Chris Rea, Grammy-Nominated Singer of ‘Driving Home for Christmas,’ Dies at 74
A blues-influenced guitarist, he built a lasting career, particularly in Europe, with soft-rock ballads like “Driving Home for Christmas” and “Fool (If You Think It’s Over).”
Betty Reid Soskin, Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger, Dies at 104
She began working as a park ranger at age 85, educating visitors about the women and people of color who served on the home front in World War II, herself among them.
Peng Peiyun, 95, Dies; Official Renounced China’s One-Child Policy
She was given the “hardest job under heaven”: upholding birth limits enforced by often brutal local officials. She came to support softening the policy, then abolishing it.
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