Obituaries Related to "Wood" from New York Times Archive
Helen Jones Woods, Member of an All-Female Jazz Group, Dies at 96
She played trombone in the multiracial International Sweethearts of Rhythm, but later put down her horn forever. She died of the coronavirus.
Vicki Wood, Who Broke Car-Racing Gender Barriers, Dies at 101
A trailblazer in a macho world, she burned up the sand at Daytona Beach, clocking in at more than 150 miles per hour.
2 Jurors Voted to Spare Nathaniel Woods’s Life. Alabama Executed Him.
Mr. Woods was condemned by a judge even though a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on his sentence.
Willie Wood, Star Defensive Back With the Green Bay Packers, Dies at 83
A Hall of Famer, he was a key figure in Vince Lombardi’s dynasty and played on five championship teams in the 1960s.
The Critters Doing $114 Million in Damage to Brooklyn’s Piers
Marine borers have come roaring back in New York Harbor, threatening almost anything in the water made of wood.
A Twilight Tour at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. Refreshments in Sunset Park to Follow.
A visit to this space dedicated to death, perhaps surprisingly, makes for a great evening. You’ll leave with fresh air in your lungs, history in your head, and perhaps having found a new “place of quiet repose.”
Robert Wood, 95, Dies; Urged Christian Acceptance of Gay People
A United Church of Christ minister, he was the author of the 1960 book “Christ and the Homosexual,” a plea for equality that was rare at the time.
He Called Older Employees ‘Dead Wood.’ Two Sued for Age Discrimination.
State governments “are still learning there’s an age law,” said one attorney, despite the fact it has been on the books for decades.
New Doubts in Natalie Wood’s Death: ‘I Don’t Think She Got in the Water by Herself’
The actress’s 1981 death at sea was recently reclassified as suspicious. Robert Wagner, her husband, is not a suspect but “more of a person of interest now,” the police said.
Martin Landau, Actor Who Won an Oscar for ‘Ed Wood,’ Dies at 89
Mr. Landau, who gained fame in the 1960s TV series “Mission: Impossible,” but then struggled to find work, enjoyed a career revival in film decades later.
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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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