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Jan. 10, 2011
Obituaries
Peter Yates dies at 81; director of ‘Bullitt’
Jan. 11, 2011
‘Bullitt’ was Yates’ American directing debut. It starred Steve McQueen as a detective and featured a memorable car chase on the streets of San Francisco with McQueen at the wheel of a Mustang.
Entertainment & Arts
Frances Mullen Yates, a concert pianist who, with her husband, Peter, co-founded Evenings on the Roof--the first organized chamber music series in Los Angeles--died of renal failure on Wednesday at a nursing home in Woodstock, Va.
June 24, 2000
Through a world war, money troubles and three directors, the Monday Evening Concerts have endured.
April 11, 1999
Movies
With TNT’s movie of ‘Don Quixote,’ Peter Yates joins a list of feature film directors who say that the small screen allows them to present a bigger vision.
April 2, 2000
After reading David Gritten’s interview with Peter Yates (“Taking a Classic Turn,” April 2), I was a bit puzzled by his statement, “I saw John Lithgow for the lead role in ‘The House on Carroll Street’ . . . but I went with William Hurt.”
April 16, 2000
Director Peter Yates on Orion Pictures’ decision to find a new title for his recently completed movie, starring Kelly McGillis: “For the moment, Orion is calling it ‘The Peter Yates Project,’ but I don’t think they’ll let me keep it that way.
May 12, 1987
Designed for music lover Peter Yates by Rudolf Schindler in 1938, a modest studio in Silver Lake hosts a concert for the first time in almost 50 years.
Aug. 20, 2001
Sports
Cara Dunne-Yates, who in her brief sports career won numerous awards in disabled athlete competitions after losing her sight due to cancer when she was 5, has died.
Nov. 9, 2004