Latest NY Times Obituaries
Sondra Lee Dies at 97; Originated Roles in ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Hello, Dolly!’
With her frenetic energy and 4-foot-10 frame, Ms. Lee seemed destined to play a certain kind of stage character: excitable, endearing and charmingly scheming.
Jo Ann Bland, Child Activist in Civil Rights Struggle, Dies at 72
At 11, she was one of the youngest at the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march in Selma, Ala., and was injured while crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
Jeff Galloway, Olympian Who Transformed American Distance Running, Dies at 80
A runner, coach and best-selling author, he created the widely embraced run-walk-run method, which helped make running more accessible to the public.
Teresa de Lauretis, Coiner (and Critic) of Queer Theory, Dies at 87
She came up with the term as the title of a 1990 conference but saw its later popularity as a little superficial.
Dan Duckhorn, Who Transformed Napa Valley Merlot, Is Dead At 87
A founder of Duckhorn Vineyards, a California winemaker, Mr. Duckhorn transformed merlot from a blending grape into a premier American variety.
Oliver Grant, a Business Architect of the Wu-Tang Clan, Dies
He was behind the scenes with Wu-Tang Clan, the New York rap group, since its founding and helped expand its reach with a fashion line.
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