Obituaries Related to "Hooper" from New York Times Archive
Nakotah LaRance, Acclaimed Native American Hoop Dancer, Dies at 30
A nine-time winner at the World Championship of Hoop Dance, he also performed with Cirque du Soleil.
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How to talk to your children about the new coronavirus and its wide-ranging effects.
Gene Pingatore, ‘Hoop Dreams’ Documentary Coach, Dies at 82
He won 1,035 basketball games at St. Joseph High School, near Chicago. But he was best known for his role in an acclaimed documentary.
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Tobe Hooper, Director of ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,’ Dies at 74
Finding little to scare him in most horror films, Mr. Hooper was inspired to create a low-budget movie that became an influential classic of the genre.
John Andariese, Knicks Broadcaster Known as ‘Johnny Hoops,’ Dies at 78
Andariese, who appeared in the N.I.T. twice with Fordham but never played or coached in the N.B.A., said he was driven to spread his love of the game.
Hula Hoop's father, Richard Knerr, dies at 82
Richard Knerr, who gave the company he and a friend started in a garage the altogether appropriate name Wham-O, then marketed products that for two decades virtually defined frivolity in postwar America, from the Hula Hoop to the Frisbee to the SuperBall, died Monday at his home in Arcadia, California. He was 82.
Paid Notice: Deaths KRUSEN, ELIZABETH HOOPES
KRUSEN--Elizabeth Hoopes, a resident of Vicar's Landing, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and Manchester Center, VT died November 22, 2006 at the age of 98. She had also resided in Summit, NJ, and Shelter Island, NY and was a long time resident of Lost Tree Village in North Palm Beach, FL. Her husband, H. Stanley Krusen predeceased her in 1995. Mrs. Krusen was born October 20, 1908 in Sewickly, PA to Edward Hoopes and Elizabeth Miller Geary. She studied at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts (Pars ...
Donelson Hoopes, 73, Curator and Historian of American Painting, Dies
Donelson Hoopes, curator and authority on 19th- and 20th-century American paintings, dies at age 73 (M)
Townsend Hoopes, 82, Author Who Wrote About Vietnam, Dies
Townsend Hoopes, author and onetime Washington insider who wrote of how Pres Lyndon Johnson tried to de-escalate Vietnam War in 1968, dies at age 82; photo (M)
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Alice and Ellen Kessler, ’60s Singing Sensations, Die at 89
The twin sisters from Germany, who were nightclub stars and regular guests on international variety shows, chose to end their lives together.
Bonnie Munshin, ‘Velvet Hammer’ of a Hamptons Hot Spot, Dies at 84
At Nick & Toni’s, a restaurant beloved by celebrities and locals alike, she managed its coveted prime real estate, keeping everyone happy and the looky-loos at bay.
Sid Davidoff, Powerful Aide to Mayor Lindsay, Dies at 86
In the 1960s and ’70s, he was a brash lieutenant to a young, ambitious, reform-minded mayor and ended up on President Nixon’s “enemies list.”
Bill Ivey, 81, Dies; Quelled Conservative Ire Over U.S. Arts Agency
As the head of the National Endowment for the Arts, Mr. Ivey, a leader in country music, shifted the agency’s focus away from avant-garde work and won more funding.
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the need for equal rights for disabled people.
Todd Snider, Folk Singer With a Wry Wit, Dies at 59
Mentored by the likes of Jimmy Buffett and John Prine, his big-hearted ballads told of heartache even as his humor revealed a steadfast optimism.
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