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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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He was America’s longest-serving college president, with 47 years of service, by the time he retired in 2015.
Willie Colón, a Luminary of Salsa Music, Dies at 75
A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.
Tom Noonan, Actor Renowned for Onscreen Menace, Dies at 74
He played memorable screen villains, notably a psychopath in “Manhunter,” but also wrote, directed and starred in well-received plays at a theater he founded in Manhattan.
Bill Mazeroski, 89, Whose 9th-Inning Blast Made Pirates Champs, Is Dead
It was Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, when an infielder known for his glove, not his bat, crushed the powerful Yankees with one swing, bringing joy to Pittsburgh.
John Shirreffs, 80, Dies; Trainer of a Nearly Perfect Horse
He guided Zenyatta, a spectacular mare, to 19 consecutive wins. Earlier, he won the Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, a 50-1 long shot.
Michael Silverblatt, NPR’s ‘Bookworm’ Who Interviewed Authors, Dies at 73
His public radio show, “Bookworm,” was a literary salon of the air for 33 years, drawing guests like Joan Didion, Susan Sontag and David Foster Wallace.
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