Obituaries Related to "Griffin" from New York Times Archive
Maggie Griffin, Kathy’s Mother and a ‘D-List’ Celebrity, Dies at 99
Ms. Griffin was a co-star on her daughter’s reality show, “My Life on the D-List,” and became something of a colorful celebrity herself.
W.E.B. Griffin, 89, Dies; a Best-Selling Novelist Dozens of Times
He estimated that he published more than 150 books — including dozens about soldiers, spies and cops — using numerous pseudonyms (including W.E.B. Griffin).
Miriam Griffin, Who Put Nero in a New Light, Dies at 82
A leading classical scholar, Dr. Griffin examined how figures like Nero and Seneca interacted with the political and social systems of their time
Robert P. Griffin Dies at 91; Michigan Senator Urged Nixon to Quit
Mr. Griffin, a former Republican senator and congressman from Michigan, championed a law to fight corruption in labor unions.
Merv Griffin Dies at 82
Mr. Griffin was a big-band singer who became one of television's longest running talk-show hosts and formidable innovators.
Maj. Thomas C. Griffin, Doolittle Raider, Dies at 96
Maj. Thomas C. Griffin navigated a B-25 bomber in the daring air raid on Japan led by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle in 1942, four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Oscar Griffin Jr., 78, Pulitzer Prize Winner Who Brought Down Scheming Texas Tycoon, Dies
Mr. Griffin unraveled an elaborate fraud scheme in four articles that earned him a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished local reporting at age 29.
Virgil Lee Griffin, Klan Leader, Dies at 64
Mr. Griffin was involved in the bloody clash between the Ku Klux Klan and leftist union organizers in Greensboro, N.C., in 1979.
Griffin Bell, Ex-Attorney General, Dies at 90
The dean of Georgia lawyers, Mr. Bell also served as a federal judge and prominent legal troubleshooter.
Johnny Griffin, 80, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies
Mr. Griffin was a jazz tenor-saxophonist from Chicago whose speed, control and harmonic acuity made him one of the most talented musicians of his generation.
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Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90
On modest civil servants’ salaries, she and her husband amassed a trove of some 4,000 works by art-world luminaries, storing them in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment.
Terry Martin Hekker, a Happy Housewife Scorned, Dies at 92
She wrote two popular memoirs: the first about the joys of married life, the second about her husband serving her divorce papers on their 40th anniversary.
Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots
Starting in the 1960s, he collaborated on the designs of classic toys like Mouse Trap, Toss Across and Mr. Machine.
Mark Mellman, 70, Dies; Helped Democrats Understand Their Voters
A pollster and political strategist, he was a key figure in John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign and used his prominence to speak out in defense of Israel.
Ward Landrigan, Jeweler to the Stars, Dies at 84
At Sotheby’s, he provided famous diamonds to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton before reviving Verdura, a venerable jewelry company founded by a Sicilian duke.
Robert L. Stirm, Returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-Winning Photo, Dies at 92
The image immortalized a Vietnam veteran’s joyous homecoming to his beaming family, but it hid the truth about his unraveling marriage.
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