New York Times Obituaries
George Abbott, Broadway Giant With Hit After Hit
Ralph David Abernathy, Rights Pioneer
Bella Abzug, Congresswoman And a Founding Feminist
Architect of Postwar Policy, Acheson Advocated Containment of the Soviet Union
Ansel Adams, Photographer
Jane Addams, A Foe of War and Need
Louisa M. Alcott
Susan B. Anthony
Louis Armstrong, Jazz Trumpeter and Singer
Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Acclaimed British Actress
Arthur Ashe, Tennis Star
Isaac Asimov, Whose Thoughts and Books Traveled the Universe
Babe Ruth, Baseball's Great Star and Idol of Children, Had a Career Both Dramatic and Bizarre
Liberty H. Bailey, Botanist
Emily Balch, Won Nobel Prize
James Baldwin, Eloquent Writer In Behalf of Civil Rights
Balfour, A Leader for Half a Century
Lucille Ball, Spirited Doyenne Of TV Comedies
Phineas T. Barnum
Ethel Barrymore, One of Stage's 'Royal Family'
Lionel Barrymore, Actor's Career Spanned 61 Years
Bela Bartok
Count Basie, Band Leader And Master of Swing
Samuel Beckett, His 'Godot' Changed Theater
Menachem Begin, Guerrilla Leader Who Became Peacemaker
Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor of Telephone
Ingrid Bergman, Winner of 3 Oscars
Leonard Bernstein, Music's Monarch
Justice Black, Served on Court 34 Years
Col. Florence Blanchfield, Ex-Head of Nurse Corps
Nellie Bly, Journalist
Shirley Booth, Star of TV, Radio, Stage and Screen
Jorge Luis Borges, A Master of Fantasy and Fable
Brezhnev Attempted to Advance Soviet Goals Through Detente; Soviet Leader Used Consensus in Politburo on Domestic Issues
Fanny Brice
Lenny Bruce, Uninhibited Comic
Martin Buber, Renowned Jewish Philosopher
Dr. Bunche of U.N., Nobel Winner
Richard Burton, Rakish Stage and Screen Star
August A. Busch Jr., Built Largest Brewing Company
John Cage, a Minimalist Enchanted With Sound
James Cagney, Master of Pugnacious Grace
Maria Callas
Al Capone, Dry Era Gang Chief
Truman Capote, Novelist of Style and Clarity
Frank Capra, Whose Films Helped America Keep Faith in Itself
Andrew Carnegie
Dale Carnegie, Author
Rachel Carson, 'Silent Spring' Author
Howard Carter, Egyptologist
Dr. Carver, Negro Scientist
Willa Sibert Cather
Bruce Catton, Civil War Historian
Chanel, Couturier
Charlie Chaplin
Cesar Chavez, Organizer of Union For Migrants
Chiang Kai-shek, A Leader Who Was Thrust Aside by Revolution
Winston Churchill
Clemente, Pirates' Star
Grover Cleveland
George M. Cohan
Conan Doyle
Maureen Connolly, Tennis Star
Dr. Frank Conrad, Radio Pioneer
Unusual Political Career of Calvin Coolidge, Never Defeated for an Office
Katharine Cornell
Stephen Crane
Mabel Cratty. Y.W.C.A. Leader
Joan Crawford
Mme. Curie, Martyr to Science
Edouard Daladier, Signer of Munich Pact
Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago
Clarence Darrow
Charles Darwin
Miles Davis, Trumpeter, Jazz Genius, Defined Cool
Sammy Davis Jr., Top Showman, Broke Barriers
De Gaulle Rallied France in War and Strove to Lead Her to Greatness
Cecil De Mille, Pioneer of Movies
Hilaire G. E. Degas, Noted Painter
Dr. A. J. Dempster, Physicist
Jack Dempsey, , Boxing Champion of 1920's
Deng Xiaoping, A Political Wizard Who Put China on the Capitalist Road
Dr. John Dewey , Philosopher, a Noted Liberal
Dr. Melvil Dewey
Marlene Dietrich, Symbol of Glamour
Christian Dior
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Walt Disney, , Founded an Empire on a Mouse
Fred Douglass
W. E. B. DuBois , Negro Leader and Author
Duke, an American Hero
John Foster Dulles , Formulated and Conducted U.S. Foreign Policy for More Than Six Years
Leo Durocher, Fiery Ex-Manager
Anthony Eden
Thomas Alva Edison
Dr. Albert Einstein, World Mourns Loss of Great Scientist
Dwight David Eisenhower: A Leader in War and Peace
Alfred Eisenstaedt, Photographer of the Defining Moment
Sergei Eisenstein
Erik Erikson, Psychoanalyst Who Reshaped Views of Human Growth
Max Ernst, Catalytic Figure in 20th Century Art
Erte, a Master of Fashion, Stage and Art Deco Design
Walker Evans, Artist With Camera
William Faulkner's Home, Family and Heritage Were Genesis of Yoknapatawpha County
Federico Fellini, Film Visionary
Enrico Fermi, Architect of Atomic Bomb
Arthur Fiedler, Conductor Of Boston Pops 50 Years
Scott Fitzgerald, Author
Henry Ford
Gen. Forrest
Out of the Crucible of Civil War, Franco's Iron Hand Forged a Modern Spain
Anna Freud, Psychoanalyst
Fred W. Friendly, CBS Executive and Pioneer in TV News Coverage
Robert Frost
Yuri Gagarin Killed As Test Plane Falls
Assassination in India: A Leader of Will and Force; Indira Gandhi, Born to Politics, Left Her Own Imprint on India
Mohandas K. Gandhi: The Indian Leader at Home and Abroad
Greta Garbo, Screen Icon Who Fled Her Stardom
Judy Garland, Star of Stage and Screen
Marcus Garvey, Negro Ex-Leader
Lou Gehrig, 'Iron Man' of Baseball
Old Apache Chief Geronimo
Paul Getty, Amassed Billions From Oil
Dizzy Gillespie, Who Sounded Some of Modern Jazz's Earliest Notes
Allen Ginsberg, Master Poet Of Beat Generation
William Golding, the Author of 'Lord of the Flies'
Benny Goodman, King Of Swing
Maxim Gorky
Martha Graham, A Revolutionary in Dance
Ulysses Grant
Andrei A. Gromyko: Flinty Face of Postwar Soviet Diplomacy
Beno Gutenberg, Seismologist
Dr. George E. Hale, Astronomer
Alex Haley, Author of 'Roots'
Dag Hammarskjold, Greatly Extended U.N.'s Scope Through Leadership and Personal Initiatives
W. C. Handy, Composer, Author of 'St. Louis Blues'
Warren Harding, a Farm Boy Who Rose by Work
Benjamin Harrison
Rex Harrison, a Leading Man With Urbane Wit
Ross G. Harrison, Yale Zoologist
Hassan II of Morocco, A Monarch Oriented to the West
Coleman Hawkins, Tenor Saxophonist
Rita Hayworth, Movie Legend
John W. Heisman, Noted Coach
Lillian Hellman, Playright, Author, and Rebel
Ernest Hemingway's Prize-Winning Works Reflected Preoccupation With Life and Death
Sonja Henie, Skating Star
J. J. Hill
Earl Hines, Father of Modern Jazz Piano
Hirohito, 124th Emperor of Japan
Alfred Hitchcock, a Master of Suspense
Adolf Hitler Fought Way to Power Unique in Modern History
Ho Chi Minh Was Noted for Success in Blending Nationalism and Communism
Billie Holiday, Jazz Singer Had Wide Influence
John P. Holland
Washington Holds Bright Memories of Justice Holmes's Long and Useful Life
J. Edgar Hoover Made the F.B.I. Formidable With Politics, Publicity and Results
Herbert Hoover, Ex-President, Served Country in Varied Fields
Vladimir Horowitz, Titan of the Piano
Harry Houdini
John Houseman, Actor and Producer
Langston Hughes, Writer
King Hussein of Jordan
John Huston, Film Director, Writer and Actor
Mahalia Jackson, Gospel Singer, And a Civil Rights Symbol
Shirley Jackson, Author of Horror Classic
William James, Great Psychologist
Andrew Johnson
Lyndon Johnson, 36th President, Was Architect of 'Great Society' Program
Bobby Jones, Golf Master, Only Player to Win Grand Slam
James Joyce, Wrote 'Ulysses'
Dr. Carl G. Jung, Pioneer in Analytic Psychology
Frida Kahlo, Artist, Diego Rivera's Wife
Bob Kane, the Cartoonist Who Created 'Batman'
Buster Keaton, Poker-Faced Comedian of Films
Helen Keller
J. H. Kellogg, Health Expert
Gene Kelly, Dancer of Vigor and Grace
Death of a First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy
John F. Kennedy Concentrated on Domestic Issues After Showdown Over Cuba in '62
Robert Francis Kennedy: Attorney General, Senator and Heir of the New Frontier
Stan Kenton, Band Leader, Was Center of Jazz Controversies
Jerome Kern, Noted Composer
Lord Keynes
Martin Luther King Jr.: Leader of Millions in Nonviolent Drive for Racial Justice
Otto Klemperer, Conductor
Ray A. Kroc, Built McDonald's Chain
Khrushchev's Dimensions Brought Him to Power and to His Downfall
Louis L'Amour, Famed Chronicler of West
La Guardia, City Pays Homage To 3-Time Mayor
Alf Landon, G.O.P. Stand-Bearer
Ring Lardner, Writer
Emma Lazarus
Timothy Leary, Pied Piper Of Psychedelic 60's
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Primo Levi, Holocaust Writer
Daring Lindbergh Attained the Unattainable With Historic Flight Across Atlantic
Frank Lloyd Wright, Famed Architect
Jack London
Joe Louis, Heavyweight King Who Reigned 12 Years
Prof. Lowell, Martian Theory His
Clare Boothe Luce, Playwright, Politician, Envoy
Henry R. Luce, Creator of Time-Life Magazine Empire
M'Clung. Dr. C. E. M'Clung Zoologist, 75, Dies
M'Kinley. President M'Kinley's Illustrious Career
MacArthur. Douglas MacArthur
Macy. Mrs. Macy Is Dead; Aided Miss Keller
Mahan. Admiral Mahan, Naval Critic, Dies
Malamud. Bernard Malamud Dies at 71; Chronicled Human Struggle
Mann. Thomas Mann Dies at 80; Novelist Won Nobel Prize
Mao. Mao Tse-Tung: Father of Chinese Revolution
Marcos. Ferdinand Marcos, Ousted Leader Of Philippines, Dies at 72 in Exile
Maris. Roger Maris is Dead at 51, Set Record Home Runs
Marshall. Thurgood Marshall, Civil Rights Hero, Dies at 84
Martin. Victoria Martin, Suffragist, Dies
Matisse. Art World Mourns Henri Matisse, Dead at Home in Nice at Age of 84
Mead. Margaret Mead Is Dead of Cancer at 76
Meir. Golda Meir: Peace and Arab Acceptance Were Goals of Her 5 Years as Premier
Merman. Ethel Merman, Queen of Musicals, Dies at 76
Merrill. Charles Merrill, Broker, Dies; Founder of Merrill Lynch Firm
Millay. Edna St. V. Millay Found Dead At 58
Mitchell. Miss Mitchell, 49, Dead of Injuries
Mitford. Nancy Mitford, Author, Dead; Satiric Novelist and Essayist
Monk. Thelonious Monk, Created Wry Jazz Melodies and New Harmonies
Monod. Jacques Monod, Nobel Biologist, Dies; Thought Existence Is Based on Chance
Monroe. Brilliant Stardom and Personal Tragedy Punctuated the Life of Marilyn Monroe
Montoya. Carlos Montoya, 89, Flamenco Guitarist, Is Dead
Moses. Grandma Moses Is Dead at 101; Primitive Artist 'Just Wore Out'
Moses. Robert Moses, Master Builder, is Dead at 92
Mott. Lucretia Mott
Muhammad. Elijah Muhammad Dead; Black Muslim Leader, 77
Muir. John Muir, Aged Naturalist, Dead
Murdoch. Iris Murdoch, Novelist and Philosopher, Is Dead
Murrow. Edward R. Murrow, Broadcaster And Ex-Chief of U.S.I.A., Dies
Nietzsche. Prof. Nietzsche Dead
Nightingale. Miss Nightingale Dies, Aged Ninety
Nimitz. Adm. Nimitz Dead; Built Pacific Fleet That Fought Japan
Nixon. Richard Nixon. The 37th President; In Three Decades
O'Casey. Sean O'Casey, Irish Playwright, Is Dead at 84
O'Hare. Anne O'Hare McCormick Is Dead; Member of Times Editorial Board
O'Keeffe. Georgia O' Keeffe Dead at 98; Shaper of Modern Art in U.S.
O'Neill. Eugene O'Neill Dies of Pneumonia; Playwright, 65, Won Nobel Prize
O'Neill. Thomas P. O'Neill Jr., a Democratic Power in the House for Decades, Dies at 81
O'Sullivan. Maureen O'Sullivan, Movie Tarzan's 'Jane,' Dies at 87
Ochs. Adolph S. Ochs Dead at 77; Publisher of Times Since 1896
Oppenheimer. J. Robert Oppenheimer, Atom Bomb Pioneer, Dies
Orne. Sarah Orne Jewett, Noted Writer, Dead
Owens. Jesse Owens Dies of Cancer at 66; Hero of the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Paige. Satchel Paige, Black Pitching Star, Is Dead at 75
Pasternak. Pasternak Is Dead; Wrote 'Dr. Zhivago'
Patton. Patton's Career A Brilliant One
Paul VI. Pope Paul VI Is Dead of a Heart Attack at 80; Guided the Church Through Era of Change
Pauling. Linus C. Pauling Dies at 93; Chemist and Voice for Peace
Pepper. Claude Pepper, Fiery Fighter For Elderly Rights, Dies at 88
Peron. Saga Of Eva Peron: 12 Years To Power
Pershing. Leadership, Personal Courage, Devotion to Troops Won for Pershing Affection of Nation
Piaget. Jean Piaget Dies in Geneva at 84
Picasso. Picasso: Protean and Prodigious, the Greatest Single Force in 70 Years of Art
Pincus. Dr. Pincus, Developer of Birth-Control Pill, Dies
Pius. Pius XI
Planck. Max Planck Dead; Noted Physicist, 89
Plath. Sylvia Plath
Porter. Cole Porter Is Dead; Songwriter Was 72
Post. Emily Post Is Dead Here at 86; Writer was Arbiter of Etiquette
Pulitzer. Joseph Pulitzer Dies Suddenly
Pyle. Ernie Pyle Is Killed on Ie Island; Foe Fired When All Seemed Safe
Rabin. Assassination in Israel; Yitzhak Rabin, 73, an Israeli Soldier Turned Prime Minister and Peacemaker
Randolph. A. Philip Randolph Is Dead; Pioneer in Rights and Labor
Rankin. Ex-Rep. Jeanette Rankin Dies; First Woman in Congress, 92
Ravel. Maurice Ravel, 62, Composer, Is Dead
Rawlings. Mrs. Rawlings, 57, Novelist, Is Dead
Rayburn. Rayburn Is Dead; Served 17 Years As House Speaker
Remarque. Erich Maria Remarque Is Dead; Novels Recorded Agony of War
Reuther. Reuther Dies in Jet Crash With Wife and 4 Others
Richardson. Elliot Richardson Dies at 79; Stood Up to Nixon and Resigned In 'Saturday Night Massacre'
Rickenbacker. Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker Is Dead at 82
Rickey. Branch Rickey, 83, Dies in Missouri
Robinson. Jackie Robinson, First Black in Major Leagues, Dies
Rocke. Knute Rocke Dies with Seven Others in Mail Plane Dive
Rockefeller. John Davison Rockefeller
Rodgers. Richard Rodgers Is Dead at Age 77; Broadway's Renowned Composer
Rogers. Ginger Rogers, Who Danced With Astaire and Won an Oscar for Drama, Dies at 83
Rogers. Will Rogers
Roosevelt. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt, First Lady 12 Years, Often Called 'World's Most Admired Woman'
Rubinstein. Arthur Rubinstein Dies in Geneva at 95
Sabin. Albert Sabin, Polio Researcher, 86, Dies
Sadat. Anwar el-Sadat, the Daring Arab Pioneer of Peace with Israel
Sagan. Carl Sagan, an Astronomer Who Excelled at Popularizing Science, Is Dead at 62
Sakharov. Andrei Sakharov, 68, Soviet 'Conscience,' Dies
Salk. Dr. Jonas Salk, Whose Vaccine Turned Tide on Polio, Dies at 80
Sanger. Margaret Sanger Is Dead at 86; Led Campaign for Birth Control
Sartre. Jean-Paul Sartre, 74, Dies in Paris
Schultz. Theodore Schultz, 95, Winner Of a Key Prize in Economics
Schulz. Charles M. Schulz, 'Peanuts' Creator, Dies at 77
Schweitzer. Albert Schweitzer, 90, Dies at His Hospital
Segovie. Andres Segovie Is Dead at 94; His Crusade Elevated Guitar
Selassie. Haile Selassie of Ethiopia Dies at 83
Selznick. David O. Selznick, 63, Producer Of 'Gone With the Wind', Dies
Seuss. Dr. Seuss, Modern Mother Goose, Dies at 87
Shaw. Dr. Anna H. Shaw, Suffragist, Dies
Shawn. William Shawn, 85, Is Dead; New Yorker's Gentle Despot
Shepard. Alan B. Shepard Jr. Is Dead at 74; First American to Travel in Space
Shockley. William B. Shockley, 79, Creator of Transistor and Theory on Race
Shuttle. The Shuttle Explosion, The Seven Who Perished in The Explosion of The Challenger
Sinatra. Frank Sinatra Dies at 82; Matchless Stylist of Pop
Sinclair. Upton Sinclair, Author, Dead; Crusader for Social Justice, 90
Sloan. Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Dead at 90; G.M. Leader and Philanthropist
Smith. Kate Smith, All-American Singer, Dies At 79
Smith. Alfred E. Smith Dies Here at 70; 4 Times Governor
Sousa. John Philip Sousa, Band Leader, Dies in Hotel at Reading
Spaulding. Charles Clinton Spaulding
Sperry. Elmer Sperry Dies; Famous Inventor
Spock. Benjamin Spock, World's Pediatrician, Dies at 94
Stalin. Stalin Rose From Czarist Oppression to Transform Russia Into Mighty Socialist State
Stanislavsky. Stanislavsky Dies in Moscow At 75
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Stein. Gertrude Stein Dies In France, 72
Stevenson. Adlai Ewing Stevenson: An Urbane, Witty, Articulate Politician and Diplomat
Stevenson. Death of R. L. Stevenson
Stewart. James Stewart, the Hesitant Hero, Dies at 89
Stimson. Henry L. Stimson Dies at 83 In His Home on Long Island
Stone. I.F. Stone, Iconoclast of Journalism, Is Dead at 81
Stowe. Harriet Beecher Stowe
Strasberg. Lee Strasberg of Actors Studio Dead
Stravinsky. Igor Stravinsky, the Composer, Dead at 88
Sullivan. Ed Sullivan Is Dead at 73; Charmed Millions on TV
Swope. Gerard Swope, 84, Ex-G.E. Head, Dies
Taft. Taft Gained Peaks In Unusual Career
Tandy. Jessica Tandy, a Patrician Star Of Theater and Film, Dies at 85
Tarbell. Ida M. Tarbell, 86, Dies in Bridgeport
Taylor. F. W. Taylor, Expert in Efficiency, Dies
Thorpe. Jim Thorpe Is Dead On West Coast at 64
Tiffany. Louis C. Tiffany, Noted Artist, Dies
Tinbergen. Jan Tinbergen, Dutch Economist and Nobel Laureate, Dies at 91
Tolstoy. Tolstoy Is Dead; Long Fight Over
Trudeau. Pierre Trudeau Is Dead at 80; Dashing Fighter for Canada
Truman. Harry S. Truman: Decisive President
Ulanova. Galina Ulanova Is Dead at 88; A Revered Bolshoi Ballerina
van der Rohe. Mies van der Rohe Dies at 83; Leader of Modern Architecture
Vargas. Vargas Adopted 'Strong Man' Role
Victoria. Longest Reign In English History
Vinson. Vinson Excelled In Federal Posts
Walker. C. Walker
Warren. Earl Warren, 83, Who Led High Court In Time of Vast Social Change, Is Dead
Warren. Robert Penn Warren, Poet and Author, Dies
Washington. Dr. B. T. Washington, Negro Leader, Dead
Waters. Muddy Waters, Blues Performer, Dies
Watson. T. A. Watson Dead; Made First Phone
Watson. Thomas J. Watson Sr. Is Dead; I.B.M. Board Chairman Was 82
Weissmuller. Johnny Weissmuller Dies at 79; Movie Tarzan and Olympic Gold Medalist
Weizmann. Chaim Weizmann Of Israel Is Dead
Welles. Orson Welles is Dead at 70; Innovator of Film and Stage
Wharton. Edith Wharton, 75, Is Dead in France
Whistler. James M'N. Whistler Dies in London
White. Walter White, 61, Dies in Home Here
White. E.B. White, Essayist and Stylist, Dies
Wills. Helen Wills Moody, Dominant Champion Who Won 8 Wimbledon Titles, Dies at 92
Windsor. The Duke of Windsor Dies at 77
Woolf. Virginia Woolf Believed Dead
Wright. Richard Wright, Writer, 52, Dies
Yeats. W. B. Yeats Dead; Famous Irish Poet
Young. Cy Young Is Dead; Famed Pitcher, 88
Zaharias. Babe Zaharias Dies; Athlete Had Cancer
Ziegfeld. Florenz Ziegfeld Dies in Hollywood After Long Illness
Zukor. Adolph Zukor Is Dead at 103; Built Paramount Movie Empire
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