Leon Fleisher, 92, Dies; Spellbinding Pianist With One Hand or Two
An older brother, Raymond, was given piano lessons. He showed little interest in them, but when Raymond went out to
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Lady Red Couture, ‘Mother Hen’ of a Drag Scene, Dies at 43
Lady Red Couture, a comedian, singer and talk-show host who called herself “the largest live-singing drag queen in captivity,” and
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Connie Culp, First Face Transplant Recipient in U.S., Dies at 57
Connie Culp, the first patient in the United States to receive a face transplant, died on Wednesday at the Cleveland
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Víctor Víctor, Known for the Hit ‘Mesita de Noche,’ Dies at 71
He studied medicine at the Universidad Pedro Henríquez Ureña, but transferred to the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo to take
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James Silberman, Editor Who Nurtured Literary Careers, Dies at 93
After graduating from Cambridge Latin School, he served in the Army after World War II and then attended Harvard. He
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Robert Gnaizda, Lawyer Who Fought for Social Justice, Dies at 83
Robert Gnaizda, a lawyer whose deft powers of persuasion in defending the civil and economic rights of the poor and
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John McNamara, Red Sox Skipper in ’86 Series Loss, Dies at 88
John McNamara, who managed the Boston Red Sox to within one out of a World Series championship against the Mets
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Dobby Dobson, Versatile Jamaican Singer and Songwriter, Dies at 78
This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here.
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Ben Jipcho, a Runner Who Sacrificed Himself for a Teammate, Dies at 77
Ben Jipcho, a Kenyan distance runner who set a torrid pace in the 1,500-meter race at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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Martha Nierenberg, Entrepreneur Who Sought Art’s Return, Dies at 96
A co-founder of Dansk Designs, she fought to recover family masterpieces stolen by the Nazis when they invaded Hungary. The
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