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.
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.
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.
Mr. Paulus’s warmly received musical output was prodigious, including 13 operas and some 400 choral works.
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.
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.
Mr. Craft’s hits included “Brother Jukebox” and “Dropkick Me, Jesus.”
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.
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.
Professor Mazrui, who had taught since 1989 at Binghamton University, set off national criticism with his 1986 television documentary, “The Africans: A Triple Heritage.”
Mr. Honan’s groundbreaking books included biographies of Matthew Arnold, Robert Browning, Jane Austen and Shakespeare.
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.
Ms. Edelman became the first woman elected to the executive committee of the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
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.
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.
Mr. LaRossa numbered himself among “the last of the gladiators,” his characterization of defense lawyers, and proved it in decades of spirited courtroom battles.
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.
Miss Cerquetti stepped in for Maria Callas in Rome in 1958, but her fame was relatively short-lived.
Ms. Peña played everything from love interest to comedic sidekick in movies and on television for 35 years.
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.
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.
A colleague of Vaclav Havel who went into exile, Mr. Landovsky appeared in “The Unbearable Lightness of Being.”
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.
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.”
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.
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.
Mr. Cesaris, a Formula One driver who never won a Grand Prix event in 208 tries, was known for crashes early in his career.
Ms. Kizer was known for political and satirical works that, she said, came with “a sting in the tail.”
Mr. Metzker, who experimented with photographic forms for six decades, is perhaps best known for his cityscapes and landscapes.
A celebrity’s death now entails a compulsory tweet to express loss and sadness — in 140 characters or less. How has the Internet changed how we mourn?
Inspiring people talk about their lives.
From the stage and the red carpet, Ms. Rivers reveled in skewering the rich and famous with cutting remarks and a caustic wit.
Mr. Williams imbued a lifetime of performances with a wild inventiveness and energy. The death was later ruled a suicide.
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.
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