An aviation tycoon who pushed the limits, he went to the depths of the ocean and the blackness of space before his fateful dive to the Titanic on Sunday.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Teresa Taylor, Butthole Surfers Drummer and Face of Generation X, Dies at 60
A drummer for the audacious Texas band Butthole Surfers, she helped define the image of an aimless generation with her role in the 1990 film “Slacker.”
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Paxton Whitehead, Actor Who Found Humor in the Stodgy, Dies at 85
An Englishman with a deep, cultured voice, he played uptight snobs in films like “Back to School” and on shows like “Friends” and “Mad About You.”
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Max Morath, Pianist Who Staged a One-Man Ragtime Revival, Dies at 96
A student of both music and history, he entertained audiences in the 1960s and beyond while educating them about a genre whose heyday had ended decades earlier.
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Richard Severo, Times Reporter in Internal Clash Over Book, Dies at 90
He challenged a company’s prerogative to transfer an employee and a news organization’s ability to assert publishing rights when a reporter’s articles are used for a book.
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Homer Jones Dies at 82; Wide Receiver Specialized in Bombs and Spikes
For a few years with the Giants, he was among the most feared pass catchers in the N.F.L. — and the acknowledged inventor of an end-zone celebration.
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Glenda Jackson, Oscar-Winning Actress Turned Politician, Dies at 87
Ms. Jackson was a two-time Oscar winner who walked away from a successful acting career to become a member of the British Parliament, before then returning to the stage.
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Jim Turner, Who Kicked the Jets Into Super Bowl History, Dies at 82
He was a reliable pro-football place-kicker for 16 years and had a moment of glory in the 1969 championship game.
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Ivan Menezes, Who Led a Liquor Giant, Dies at 63
As chief executive of Diageo for a decade, he presented alcohol as an attainable luxury and helped brands like Smirnoff, Guinness and Johnnie Walker grow.
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Roger Payne, Biologist Who Heard Whales Singing, Dies at 88
His underwater microphones recorded “Songs of the Humpback Whale,” inspiring a movement that led to national and international bans on commercial whaling.
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Jacques Rozier, Last of the French New Wave Directors, Dies at 96
Though he never achieved the fame of Jean-Luc Godard or François Truffaut, he was considered by many to their equal.
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Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89
“All the Pretty Horses,” “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men” were among his acclaimed books that explore a bleak world of violence and outsiders.