Nelson Bunker Hunt, 88, Oil Tycoon With a Texas-Size Presence, Dies
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
The eccentric scion of a prominent Dallas family that made a fortune in oil, Mr. Hunt tried and failed to corner the world’s silver market in 1980.
Ben Bradlee, Washington Editor and Watergate Warrior, Dies at 93
By MARILYN BERGER
Mr. Bradlee, a quintessential newspaper editor, supervised The Washington Post’s exposure of the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon.
Stephen Paulus, Classical Composer Rich in Lyricism, Dies at 65
By WILLIAM YARDLEY
Mr. Paulus’s warmly received musical output was prodigious, including 13 operas and some 400 choral works.
Gough Whitlam, Transformative Australian Prime Minister, Dies at 98
By MICHELLE INNIS
Mr. Whitlam, who introduced free university education and national health care as prime minister in the 1970s, was noted for his early recognition of China’s government.
Christophe de Margerie, Swashbuckling Chief of Total Oil, Is Dead at 63
By MAÏA de la BAUME
Mr. de Margerie, who was called Big Mustache by colleagues for his exceptional facial hair, was a charismatic French oil executive known for speaking his mind.
Paul Craft, Witty Country Music Songwriter, Dies at 76
By BILL FRISKICS-WARREN
Mr. Craft’s hits included “Brother Jukebox” and “Dropkick Me, Jesus.”
Oscar de la Renta, Who Clothed Stars and Became One, Dies at 82
By CATHY HORYN and ENID NEMY
Mr. de la Renta dressed the wives of American presidents and socialites, but it was Hollywood glitz that defined him for a new age and a new customer.
Peter Daland, Who Coached Swimming Champions, Is Dead at 93
By FRANK LITSKY
Daland became one of the world’s most successful swimming coaches, leading Southern California to nine N.C.A.A. team championships and 20 unbeaten dual-meet seasons in 35 years.
Ali Mazrui, Scholar of Africa Who Divided U.S. Audiences, Dies at 81
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Professor Mazrui, who had taught since 1989 at Binghamton University, set off national criticism with his 1986 television documentary, “The Africans: A Triple Heritage.”
Park Honan, a Biographer of Authors, Is Dead at 86
By PAUL VITELLO
Mr. Honan’s groundbreaking books included biographies of Matthew Arnold, Robert Browning, Jane Austen and Shakespeare.
Edward V. Regan, Longtime New York State Comptroller, Dies at 84
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
As politicians go, Mr. Regan, known as Ned, was as unflashy as they come: a reserved watchdog of the public cash box known for fiscal competence and political reticence.
Judith Edelman, Architect, 91, Is Dead; Firebrand in a Male-Dominated Field
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Ms. Edelman became the first woman elected to the executive committee of the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
William J. Ronan, Architect of the M.T.A., Dies at 101
By SEWELL CHAN
Mr. Ronan, chairman of the transit authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, was one of the most powerful officials in the modern history of New York State.
Tim Hauser, the Founder of the Manhattan Transfer, Dies at 72
By BRUCE WEBER
Mr. Hauser, a singer and showman, founded the Grammy-winning vocal group that brought four-part harmonies to several decades’ worth of American popular songs.
James M. LaRossa, Defender of Mob Bosses in Court, Dies at 82
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Mr. LaRossa numbered himself among “the last of the gladiators,” his characterization of defense lawyers, and proved it in decades of spirited courtroom battles.
Robert W. Fri, Energy Adviser and Director at Smithsonian, Dies at 78
By PAUL VITELLO
Mr. Fri, who nearly doubled attendance at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History during his tenure, also served in posts at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Anita Cerquetti, Opera Fill-In Who Soared, Dies at 83
By WILLIAM YARDLEY
Miss Cerquetti stepped in for Maria Callas in Rome in 1958, but her fame was relatively short-lived.
Elizabeth Peña, Actress on the Big and Small Screens, Dies at 55
By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK
Ms. Peña played everything from love interest to comedic sidekick in movies and on television for 35 years.
Norward Roussell, Leader of Selma Schools in Turbulent Time, Dies at 80
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
As the first black superintendent of schools in Selma, Ala., Dr. Roussell aspired to equalize educational opportunity, only to be fired amid racial animosities, protests and a school boycott.
David Greenglass, the Brother Who Doomed Ethel Rosenberg, Dies at 92
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
Mr. Greenglass, whose testimony against his sister and brother-in-law, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, in a 1951 spy trial helped send them to the electric chair, later admitted to lying.
Pavel Landovsky, Actor and Vocal Czech Dissident, Dies at 78
By WILLIAM YARDLEY
A colleague of Vaclav Havel who went into exile, Mr. Landovsky appeared in “The Unbearable Lightness of Being.”
Tommy Lewis, Who Made a Tackle That Wasn’t, Dies at 83
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lewis, a player for Alabama, came off the sideline in the 1954 Cotton Bowl to tackle Dicky Moegle of Rice, interrupting his 95-yard touchdown run.
Stanley Chase Dies at 87; Gave New York Macheath
By PAUL VITELLO
Mr. Chase went on to become a prolific producer of theater, film and television drama, with credits including a vast roster of popular series like “The Fugitive” and “Peyton Place.”
Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author of Eerie Children’s Tales, Dies at 87
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Ms. Snyder had three Newbery Honor Books in the early 1970s, but she was probably best known for the dystopian utopia in the Green Sky Trilogy.
Rita Shane, a Met Soprano Known for Range and Intensity, Dies at 78
By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER
Ms. Shane made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1973 as the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” a role she sang some 250 times in her career.
Andrea de Cesaris, Driver Known for Wrecks and Losses, Dies at 55
By WILLIAM YARDLEY
Mr. Cesaris, a Formula One driver who never won a Grand Prix event in 208 tries, was known for crashes early in his career.
Carolyn Kizer, Pulitzer-Winning Poet, Dies at 89
By MARGALIT FOX
Ms. Kizer was known for political and satirical works that, she said, came with “a sting in the tail.”
Ray K. Metzker, Art Photographer, Dies at 83
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Mr. Metzker, who experimented with photographic forms for six decades, is perhaps best known for his cityscapes and landscapes.
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By ANNA ALTMAN
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Joan Rivers, a Comic Stiletto Quick to Skewer, Is Dead at 81
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
From the stage and the red carpet, Ms. Rivers reveled in skewering the rich and famous with cutting remarks and a caustic wit.
Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63
By DAVE ITZKOFF
Mr. Williams imbued a lifetime of performances with a wild inventiveness and energy. The death was later ruled a suicide.
Lauren Bacall Dies at 89; in a Bygone Hollywood, She Purred Every Word
By ENID NEMY
Ms. Bacall's provocative glamour elevated her to stardom in Hollywood’s golden age, and her lasting mystique put her on a plateau in American culture that few stars reach.
From the Archives
E. B. White, Essayist and Stylist, Dies at 86
(Oct. 1, 1985)
Alfred Smith, New York Governor, Dies at 70
(Oct. 4, 1944)
Charles E. Merrill, Founder of Merrill Lynch, Dies at 70
(Oct. 6, 1956)
Leo Durocher, Baseball Manager, Dies at 86
(Oct. 7, 1991)
Clare Boothe Luce, Playwright and Politician, Dies at 84
(Oct. 9, 1987)
Orson Welles, Innovator of Film and Stage, Dies at 70
(Oct. 10, 1985)
Robert E. Lee, Southern General, Dies at 63
(Oct. 12 , 1870)
Dean Acheson, Architect of Postwar Policy, Dies at 78
(Oct. 12, 1971)
Ed Sullivan, Television Host, Dies at 73
(Oct. 13, 1974)
Leonard Bernstein, Music's Monarch, Dies at 72
(Oct. 14, 1990)
Thomas Alva Edison, Prolific Inventor, Dies at 84
(Oct. 18, 1931)
Edna St. Vincent Millay, Poet, Dies at 58
(Oct. 19, 1950)
Anne Sullivan Macy, Aide to Helen Keller, Dies at 70
(Oct. 20, 1936)
Jackie Robinson, First Black in Major Leagues, Dies at 53
(Oct. 24, 1972)
Harry Houdini, Magician, Dies at 52
(Oct. 31, 1926)
Indira Gandhi, Who Left Imprint on India, Dies at 66
(Oct. 31, 1984)
Federico Fellini, Film Visionary, Dies at 73
(Oct. 31, 1993)
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