Obituaries Related to "Roman" from New York Times Archive
Gigi Proietti, Actor Who Embodied the Roman Spirit, Dies at 80
Beloved in Italy, he was best known as the star of a TV series playing a small-town police chief. He also had a long film career and a popular one-man stage show.
Mary Roman, City Clerk Who Set Senior Shot Put Records, Dies at 84
Mrs. Roman excelled at many field events, as well as local government. She succumbed to the coronavirus.
Nancy Roman, ‘Mother of the Hubble’ Telescope, Dies at 93
As NASA’s chief of astronomy, Dr. Roman was the first woman in a leadership position at the agency and oversaw planning for the Hubble Space Telescope.
What the Fall of the Roman Republic Can Teach Us About America
“Mortal Republic,” by Edward J. Watts, examines parallels between ancient Rome and today’s United States.
Notable Deaths 2017: Roman Herzog
Roman Herzog, Germany’s President in 1990s, Is Dead at 82
A former judge, Mr. Herzog encouraged economic overhauls and a remembrance of the Holocaust during his presidency, the second since reunification.
Alan Dershowitz, From the Death Penalty to Roman Polanski
Over a five-decade career, Mr. Dershowitz has represented some of America’s most prominent criminal defendants, including O.J. Simpson, Leona Helmsley, Mike Tyson and Claus von Bulow.
Art, Propaganda and Death in Ancient Rome
An exhibition in Rome traces the political and economic foundations of the second century A.D., when the empire reached its widest expanse and highest population.
Roman Totenberg, Violinist and Teacher, Dies at 101
Mr. Totenberg influenced generations of musicians, and appeared on countless recordings.
Roman Opalka, an Artist of Numbers, Is Dead at 79
Mr. Opalka was known for a quixotic project in which he sought to paint every number to infinity.
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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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