Obituaries Related to "Graves" from New York Times Archive
The Village Voice Rises From the Dead
The owner of LA Weekly, another independent publication, plans to restart The Voice next month. In addition to reviving the website, Brian Calle plans a quarterly print edition.
Earl G. Graves Sr., a Voice for Black Entrepreneurs, Dies at 85
In 1970 he founded Black Enterprise magazine to encourage his fellow African-American professionals. He later collected his advice in a best-selling book.
With Cameras Monitoring His Grave, Karl Marx Still Can’t Escape Surveillance
Video cameras monitor the German philosopher’s grave in London after it was defaced twice last year — the latest vandalism in a tumultuous history.
Ousted in Tiananmen Protests, a Late Chinese Leader Is Finally Given a Grave
The ashes of Zhao Ziyang, the liberal leader ousted after seeking compromise with the protesters, were laid to rest. But the uprising remains a sensitive political scar in China.
An Obituary Written From Beyond the Grave? Not Quite
Because The Times prepares some obituaries for notable people in advance, in rare instances an obituary will appear by a writer who is already deceased.
Why Robert Moses Keeps Rising From an Unquiet Grave
In moving to replace a highway, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo invoked the legacy of the master builder of New York.
Guess What’s Back From the Grave? ‘Night of the Living Dead’
George A. Romero’s classic shuffler from 1968 has been restored and will be shown at MoMA. The original investors might even make a little money out of it.
With Uzbekistan’s Ruler Gravely Ill, Questions Arise on Succession
President Islam Karimov wields sweeping powers, and if a transition is necessary, any discord over his successor may destabilize the Central Asian country.
Visit to van Gogh’s Grave Part of Events for 125th Anniversary of His Death
A ceremony will take place in Auvers-sur-Oise, where van Gogh spent the last 70 days of his life and killed himself.
Michael Graves, 80, Dies; Postmodernist Designed Towers and Teakettles
Mr. Graves, one of the most prominent and prolific American architects of the latter 20th century, was perhaps best known for his teakettle and pepper mill.
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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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