Jack Goldstein, a Savior of Broadway Theaters, Dies at 74
He helped secure landmark status for more than two dozen theaters in the 1980s, then initiated the design competition that led to a new TKTS booth. NYT > Obituaries
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Frank Field, Who Brought Expertise to TV Weathercasting, Dies at 100
The first meteorologist to forecast the weather on New York television, he later became known for, among other things, publicizing the Heimlich maneuver. NYT > Obituaries
Lowell Weicker, Maverick Connecticut Senator and Governor, Dies at 92
A liberal Republican, he became known for his fierce criticism of Nixon during Watergate. Decades later, he termed Donald Trump “a total con artist.” NYT > Obituaries
H. Lee Sarokin, Federal Judge Who Freed Hurricane Carter, Dies at 94
In his 15 years on the U.S. District Court bench in Newark, he also ruled on high-profile cases involving the tobacco industry and the rights of homeless people. NYT > Obituaries
Paxton Whitehead, Actor Who Found Humor in the Stodgy, Dies at 85
An Englishman with a deep, cultured voice, he played uptight snobs in films like “Back to School” and on shows like “Friends” and “Mad About You.” NYT > Obituaries
Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Dead at 92
Deeply disturbed by the accounting of American deceit in Vietnam, he approached The New York Times. The disclosures that followed rocked the nation. NYT > Obituaries
Treat Williams, Actor Known for ‘Hair’ and ‘Everwood,’ Dies at 71
The veteran actor also starred in the movie “Deep Rising.” He died after a motorcycle accident in Vermont. NYT > Obituaries
James G. Watt, Interior Secretary Under Reagan, Dies at 85
Mr. Watt once declared that Interior Department policies over years had swung too far toward conservation under the influence of “environmental extremists.” NYT > Obituaries
Roger Craig, Teacher of an Era-Defining Pitch, Is Dead at 93
After winning three World Series as a player, Craig became a coach and spread the gospel of the split-fingered fastball, what one player of the time called “the pitch of the ’80s.” NYT > Obituaries
Stanley Engerman, Revisionist Scholar of Slavery, Dies at 87
His two-volume study, written with Robert W. Fogel, used data to challenge commonly held ideas about American slavery, including that it was unprofitable and inefficient. NYT > Obituaries