Obituaries
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Albert Woodfox, Survivor of 42 Years in Solitary Confinement, Dies at 75
Albert Woodfox, who spent 42 years in solitary confinement — possibly more time than any other prisoner in all of…
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Georges Briguet, Who Presided Over Le Périgord, Dies at 85
Georges Briguet, the bonhomous owner of Le Périgord, who greeted and seated guests by name nightly at that classic haute…
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Jennifer Bartlett, Conceptual Painter on a Vast Scale, Dies at 81
Jennifer Bartlett, a New York artist whose Conceptual paintings executed on one-foot-square white enameled steel plates (inspired by the city’s…
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Robert E. Simanek, Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient, Dies at 92
Robert E. Simanek, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving his fellow Marines from grievous injuries or death…
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Terry Castro, a Proud Outsider in the Jewelry World, Dies at 50
Terry Castro, a New York-based jewelry designer whose knack for blending the fantastical with the elegant propelled him from selling…
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Richard Tait, Co-Inventor of the Board Game Cranium, Dies at 58
Richard Tait, an entrepreneur, business executive and venture capitalist who helped invent the board game Cranium, a familiar part of…
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George Bartenieff, Fixture of Downtown Theater, Dies at 89
George Bartenieff, an actor and producer who was a significant figure in the Off Off Broadway and experimental theater world…
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Eli N. Evans, Who Wrote About Jews in the American South, Dies at 85
Eli N. Evans, a courtly Carolina Tarheel who rose to the upper ranks of the New York philanthropic world, but…
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Bernard Marson, a Catalyst for SoHo’s Renaissance, Dies at 91
Bernard Marson, who as an architect and developer figured prominently in the transformation of a Lower Manhattan industrial district into…