Obituaries Related to "Flowers" from New York Times Archive
Gary Peacock, Master Jazz Bassist, Is Dead at 85
He was a free-jazz pioneer early on before becoming part of Keith Jarrett’s enduring trio, where he infused American standards with a Zen sensibility.
What’s on TV Monday: ‘Big Flower Fight’ and ‘Dead Still’
A botanical-sculpture competition show drops on Netflix. And a Victorian crime series set in Dublin debuts on Acorn TV.
Woodie Flowers, Who Made Science a Competitive Sport, Dies at 75
His hands-on methods of teaching mechanical engineering at M.I.T. made him a star on campus (and on PBS) and led to student contests on a global scale.
The Flower That Came Back From the Dead
The Tennessee coneflower is proof that much of nature might yet recover — if we commit ourselves to change.
Charles Reich, Who Saw ‘The Greening of America,’ Dies at 91
He was a Yale Law School professor when he embraced the counterculture in a 1970 book that became a best seller and brought him rock-star-level fame.
C.Y. Lee, ‘Flower Drum Song’ Author, Is Dead at 102
His novel of generational and cultural conflict among Chinese immigrants became a hit Broadway musical and then a film that earned five Oscar nominations.
Woman Gets Final Birthday Flowers From Her Father, Years After His Death
Michael Sellers set up flower deliveries for his daughter each year until she turned 21. She got her last delivery, with an emotional note attached.
February’s Book Club Pick: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ by David Grann
A shattering history of oil greed, racism and serial murder targeting the Osage Indians is uncovered.
Tallying the Toll of a Staten Island Drug Wave in Flowers for Funerals
A surge in overdoses in one New York City borough has given florists and undertakers there a close view of the damage heroin can do.
Death Valley Is Experiencing a Colorful ‘Superbloom’
A little rain goes far in one of the hottest, driest places on earth.
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Ivan Klima, Czech Novelist Who Chafed Under Totalitarian Regimes, Dies at 94
A writer, dissident, teacher and critic, he was deeply affected by an early experience of his life: incarceration as a boy in a concentration camp near Prague.
Patricia Routledge, Hoity-Toity Housewife of ‘Keeping Up Appearances,’ Dies at 96
Before she became known as the snooty suburbanite Hyacinth Bucket, Ms. Routledge was an acclaimed stage performer, appearing with the Royal Shakespeare Company and on the West End and Broadway.
Margaret Markey, Who Championed Victims of Sexual Abuse, Dies at 83
As a New York State assemblywoman, she began a campaign that finally bore fruit in 2019, when the Legislature extended the deadlines for victims to file claims.
Leo Hindery Jr., Dealmaking Power in the Cable TV Industry, Dies at 77
As an executive, he helped negotiate AT&T’s $50 billion acquisition of TCI and later led the Yankees’ YES Network. He also drove his sports car to victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Jane Goodall, Revered Chimpanzee Expert and Conservationist, Dies at 91
Her discoveries as a primatologist in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behave in the wild were hailed as “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.”
Arthur Jones, Former Baltimore Ravens Player, Dies at 39
He played for the Ravens when the team won the Super Bowl in 2013.
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