Margalit Fox's Blog, page 11
October 1, 2016
Carroll Wainwright Jr., ‘Silk-Stockinged Stowaway,’ Dies at 90
An 8-year-old Mr. Wainwright, a scion of one of the wealthiest families in the United States, made headlines after he sneaked aboard a ship from Bermuda to New York.
August 12, 2016
Glenn Yarbrough, Folk Singer With the Limeliters, Dies at 86
The trio met with runaway success during the 1960s folk revival. But, restless, Mr. Yarbrough quit, became a solo performer and later took to a life at sea.
Glenn Yarbrough, Folk Singer With the Limeliters, Dies at 86
The trio met with runaway success during the 1960s folk revival. But, restless, Mr. Yarbrough quit, became a solo performer and later took to a life at sea.
August 6, 2016
Elena Doria, Director of Metropolitan Opera’s Children’s Chorus, Dies at 90
Equal parts den mother, wrangler and benevolent despot, Ms. Doria took the helm of the chorus in 1986 and presided over it for the next 23 years.
August 3, 2016
Elena Doria, Beloved and ‘Strict as Hell’ Director of Met Children’s Chorus, Dies at 90
Equal parts den mother, wrangler and benevolent despot, Ms. Doria took the helm of the chorus in 1986 and presided over it for the next 23 years.
Elena Doria, Director of Metropolitan Opera’s Children’s Chorus, Dies at 90
Equal parts den mother, wrangler and benevolent despot, Ms. Doria took the helm of the chorus in 1986 and presided over it for the next 23 years.
July 25, 2016
Marni Nixon, the Singing Voice Behind the Screen, Dies at 86
Ms. Nixon was the ghost singer for actresses in many of Hollywood’s most famous musicals, from “The King and I” to “West Side Story” to “My Fair Lady.”
Marni Nixon, the Singing Voice Behind the Screen, Dies at 86
Ms. Nixon was the ghost singer for actresses in many of Hollywood’s most famous musicals, from “The King and I” to “West Side Story” to “My Fair Lady.”
July 22, 2016
Not Forgotten: Long Before Muhammad Ali, Another Cassius Clay Was Larger Than LIfe
The 19th-century scion of a slaveholding family became a belligerent emancipationist, globe-trotting statesman, unsparing duelist, early Republican and larger-than-life American eccentric.
July 19, 2016
John Gruen, Cultural Renaissance Man, Dies at 89
As a composer, critic, biographer and photographer, Mr. Gruen excelled at an unusually diverse set of talents.
