George Tice, ‘Bard of New Jersey’ With a Camera, Dies at 86
On Aug. 18, 1959, George Tice was a Navy photographer’s mate third class on the aircraft carrier Wasp when an explosion in a hangar bay rocked the ship in the…
Iris Cummings Critchell, 104, Dies; Olympic Swimmer Turned Aviator
Iris Cummings Critchell, a swimmer who was the last survivor of the American team that competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and an influential aviator who flew bombers…
William E. Leuchtenburg, Scholar of F.D.R. and the Presidency, Dies at 102
William E. Leuchtenburg, a historian whose books cemented the place of Franklin D. Roosevelt among the greatest American presidents, died on Tuesday at his home in Chapel Hill, N.C. He…
Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City’ Screenwriter, Dies at 66
Barry Michael Cooper, who was one of the first journalists to explore the crack epidemic of the 1980s before turning to Hollywood, where he made his mark with screenplays for…
American Greg Bell, Oldest Living Olympic Gold Medallist In Athletics, Dies At 94
American long jump great Greg Bell, who had been the oldest living Olympic gold medallist in athletics, has died at the age of 94. Bell breathed his last…