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British actor Nicol Williamson dies at age 75
(AP)
2012-01-25 15:44:00 AP - The son of Nicol Williamson says the British actor, best known for his role as the wizard Merlin in the 1981 film "Excalibur," has died of esophageal cancer. He was 75.
Actor James Farentino dies of heart failure at 73
(AP)
2012-01-25 05:18:00 AP - Actor James Farentino, who appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, died Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital, according to a family spokesman. He was 73. More About: Heart , Failure
Actor James Farentino dies of heart failure at 73
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2012-01-25 02:51:00 AP - A family spokesman says actor James Farentino, who appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, has died in a Los Angeles hospital. He was 73. More About: Heart , Failure
Nation's oldest federal judge dies at age 104
(AP)
2012-01-25 02:34:00 AP - As the nation's oldest sitting federal judge in history, U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown allowed himself few concessions to his advancing age as he insisted on presiding over significant and often complex cases right up until his death at 104.
Nation's oldest federal judge dies at age 104
(AP)
2012-01-24 21:12:00 AP - U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown, the nation's oldest sitting federal judge in history, has died at age 104.
Former Czech ambassador to Israel dies at 71
(AP)
2012-01-24 19:29:00 AP - Czech diplomat Milos Pojar, who helped re-establish diplomatic ties with Israel after they had been severed by Czechoslovakia's Communist rulers, has died. He was 71.
Groundbreaking jazz manager John Levy dies at 99
(AP)
2012-01-24 06:12:00 AP - John Levy, the first prominent African-American personal manager in the jazz or pop music field, whose clients included Nancy Wilson and Ramsey Lewis, has died at age 99. More About: Jazz , Manager
Author-commentator Charla Krupp dies in NYC at 58
(AP)
2012-01-24 00:14:00 AP - Charla Krupp, a popular author and commentator on fashion and beauty whose best-sellers included "How Not to Look Old" and "How to Never Look Fat Again," has died at age 58. More About: Author
Film executive Bingham Ray dies at Sundance fest
(AP)
2012-01-23 22:23:00 AP - Film making executive Bingham Ray has died while attending the Sundance Film Fest ival. He was 57. More About: Executive
LA detective in Simpson-Goldman murders dies at 70
(AP)
2012-01-22 22:08:00 AP - Philip Vannatter, the Los Angeles police detective who served as a lead investigator in the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, has died in Southern California, according to his brother. He was 70.
Former Penn State coach Paterno dies
(Reuters)
2012-01-22 18:46:00 Reuters - Legendary former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired in November after 46 years as head coach in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal involving an assistant, died on Sunday, his family said in a statement. More About: Reuters , Coach
Kuwait: Envoy to US during Iraq invasion dies
(AP)
2012-01-22 15:46:00 AP - Sheik Saud Al Nasser Al Sabah, who served as Kuwait 's ambassador to the U.S. during Iraq 's 1990 invasion of the oil-rich country and the American-led war to oust Saddam Hussein's forces, has died, a government-backed newspaper reported Sunday. He was 68. More About: Invasion
Renowned Jamaica producer Winston Riley dies at 65
(AP)
2012-01-20 21:06:00 AP - Winston Riley, an innovative reggae musician and producer, has died of complications from a gunshot wound to the head. He was 65.
Legendary blues singer Etta James dies in Calif.
(AP)
2012-01-20 20:48:00 AP - Etta James' performance of the enduring classic "At Last" was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings harkened the arrival of her passionate yet measured vocals as she sang tenderly about a love finally realized after a long and patient wait. More About: Blues , Singer
Johnny Otis of 'Willie and the Hand Jive' dies
(AP)
2012-01-19 16:46:00 AP - Johnny Otis, the "godfather of rhythm and blues" who wrote and recorded the R&B classic "Willie and the Hand Jive" and for decades evangelized black music to white audiences as a bandleader and radio host, has died. He was 90.
Edward Derwinski, 1st veterans affairs sec'y, dies
(AP)
2012-01-18 19:51:00 AP - Edward Derwinski, who represented Chicago's south side and adjoining suburbs in Congress for nearly a quarter-century before becoming the nation's first secretary of veterans affairs, has died. He was 85. More About: Veterans
Funk legend Jimmy Castor dies in Las Vegas at 71
(AP)
2012-01-17 23:56:00 AP - Jimmy Castor, a New York funk and soul saxophonist, singer and songwriter whose tune, "It's Just Begun," morphed over 40 years into an anthem for generations of hip-hoppers and mainstream musical acts, died of apparent heart failure in a Las Vegas hospital, family members said Tuesday. He was 71. More About: Funk
Former W.Va. Gov. Hulett C. Smith dies at 93
(AP)
2012-01-16 18:19:00 AP - Former West Virginia Gov. Hulett C. Smith , who signed bills in the 1960s that abolished the state's death penalty and implemented its first strip mining laws, has died. He was 93.
Veteran Spanish politician Fraga dies at age 89
(AP)
2012-01-16 15:22:00 AP - Politician s and public figures across Spain on Monday paid tribute to the late Manuel Fraga Iribarne, who founded Spain's ruling conservative party and was the last surviving minister from Gen. Francisco Franco's right-wing regime. More About: Spanish , Veteran
UGA professor, former AP executive Fink dies at 80
(AP)
2012-01-15 03:12:00 AP - Conrad Fink, who taught generations of young journalists at the University of Georgia after a career as a foreign correspondent and executive for The Associated Press, died Saturday in Athens, Ga., at age 80. More About: Executive
Alvarez Enparantza, an ETA founder, dies in Spain
(AP)
2012-01-14 17:08:00 AP - One of the founders of Basque separatist group ETA, Jose Luis Alvarez Enparantza, has died at age 84. More About: Founder , Spain
Charles Price, ambassador under Reagan, dies at 80
(AP)
2012-01-14 03:29:00 AP - Charles Price II, a former U.S. ambassador to Great Britain who coordinated friendly relations between President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has died in California, a family spokesman said Friday. He was 80.
British crime writer Reginald Hill dies at 75
(AP)
2012-01-13 23:55:00 AP - A British literary association says crime writer Reginald Hill , famed for his Dalziel and Pascoe series of detective novels, has died. He was 75. More About: Crime , Writer
Newsman Richard Threlkeld dies in car accident
(AP)
2012-01-13 22:26:00 AP - Richard Threlkeld, a far-ranging and award-winning correspondent who worked for both CBS and ABC News during a long career, has been killed in a car crash on New York's Long Island. More About: Accident
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Denktash has died
(AP)
2012-01-13 21:51:00 AP - Rauf Denktash, the former Turkish Cypriot leader whose determined pursuit of a separate state for his people and strong opposition to the divided island's reunification defined a political career spanning six decades, has died. He was 87. More About: Died
Newsman Richard Threlkeld dies in car accident
(AP)
2012-01-13 21:48:00 AP - Richard Threlkeld, a far-ranging and award-winning correspondent who worked for both CBS and ABC News during a long career, has been killed in a car crash on New York's Long Island. More About: Accident
Former South Dakota Governor Janklow dies at 72
(Reuters)
2012-01-13 01:21:00 Reuters - Former four-term South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow, an outspoken, brash fixture of the state whose political career was brought to an end by a traffic accident, died on Thursday of brain cancer, state officials said. More About: Reuters , South Dakota
Former SD Gov., US Rep. Bill Janklow dead at 72
(AP)
2012-01-12 23:39:00 AP - As governor of South Dakota for 16 years, Bill Janklow was always in a hurry — pushing lawmakers to approve his proposals and racing to disaster sites to take charge. His need for speed also likely played a role in his one regret: the 2003 fatal traffic accident that landed him in jail and ended his political career. More About: Dead
Former Nixon and Ford budget director Roy Ash dies
(AP)
2012-01-12 15:46:00 AP - Former Office of Management and Budget director Roy Ash has died at his Los Angeles home at 93. More About: Ford , Nixon
Jerome Rubin, helped forge LexisNexis, dies at 86
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More articles from this author:2012-01-12 05:33:00 AP - Jerome Rubin, who helped bring to market the commercial online research database today known as LexisNexis and the display technology behind millions of Amazon Kindles and other e-readers, has died in New York. He was 86. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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