'Laugh-In' actor Henry Gibson dies at 73
(AP)
2009-09-18 06:43:00 AP - Henry Gibson, the veteran comic character actor best known for his role reciting offbeat poetry on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," has died. He was 73.
'Laugh-In' actor Henry Gibson dies at 73
(AP)
2009-09-17 17:53:00 AP - Henry Gibson, the veteran comic character actor best known for his role reciting offbeat poetry on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," has died. He was 73.
Vet who gathered, buried burned flag remnants dies
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2009-09-17 17:21:00 AP - Dan Walker, an Army war veteran who was honored for gathering and burying a U.S. flag that was burned in protest during the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas, has died. He was 81.
Pulitzer Prize-winning NC newspaper publisher dies
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2009-09-17 04:12:00 AP - W. Horace Carter, a North Carolina newspaper publisher whose crusades against the Ku Klux Klan earned a Pulitzer Prize, has died. He was 88.
'Laugh-In' actor Henry Gibson dies at 73
(AP)
2009-09-17 00:44:00 AP - Henry Gibson, the veteran comic character actor best known for his role reciting offbeat poetry on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," has died. He was 73.
Hollywood Writer Dies from Mesothelioma
2009-09-17 00:04:00 A famous Hollywood writer who spent half a decade writing about the lives of the rich and famous has died from the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma. Army Archerd, aged eighty seven, wrote as a columnist for Variety Magazine, and interviewed and wrote about many huge superstars. Archerd was diagnosed with malgnant mesothelioma five years ago, ...
'Laugh-In' actor Henry Gibson dies at 73
(AP)
2009-09-16 23:51:00 AP - Henry Gibson, the veteran comic character actor best known for his role reciting offbeat poetry on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," has died. He was 73.
Mall magnate, Pacers co-owner Mel Simon dies at 82
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2009-09-16 23:26:00 AP - Building suburban indoor malls that drew generations of American shoppers was Melvin Simon's specialty. He was among the first to jump on the trend in the 1960s, starting a company that eventually made him a billionaire and became the largest in the business.
Co-founder of California news wire service dies
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2009-09-16 00:09:00 AP - Richard Fogel, co-founder of San Francisco's Bay City News Service and advocate for increasing public access to government, has died. He was 86.
British TV chef Keith Floyd dies at 65
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2009-09-15 13:38:00 AP - Keith Floyd, a flamboyant chef who shared his passion for good food and fine wine with a generation of British television viewers, has died, his ghostwriter said Tuesday. He was 65.
Former Carter press secretary Jody Powell dies
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2009-09-15 03:06:00 AP - Jody Powell, who was White House press secretary and among the closest and most trusted advisers to President Jimmy Carter, died Monday of a heart attack. He was 65.
Publicist: Patrick Swayze dies at 57
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2009-09-15 02:23:00 AP - Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
Inspiration for movie 'Norma Rae' dies at 68
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2009-09-14 20:14:00 AP - Crystal Lee Sutton, whose fight to unionize Southern textile plants with low pay and poor conditions was dramatized in the film "Norma Rae," has died. She was 68.
Agriculture Pioneer Borlaug Dies
2009-09-14 16:10:00 From BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition: Norman Borlaug, the man known as the father of the Green Revolution in agriculture, has died in the US state of Texas aged 95. Prof Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for agricultural innovation and the development of hi
Emmy-nominated 'Naked City' actor Paul Burke dies
(AP)
2009-09-14 14:38:00 AP - Paul Burke, who was twice nominated for an Emmy for his role as Det. Adam Flint in the gritty crime hit "Naked City," died Sunday. He was 83.
Retired Wisconsin State Journal publisher dies
(AP)
2009-09-14 03:22:00 AP - Martin "Murph" Wolman, a retired publisher of the Wisconsin State Journal who started out selling newspapers on the streets of Madison when he was a boy and moved up through the ranks, died Saturday. He was 90.
Tennis great Jack Kramer dies at 88
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2009-09-13 22:19:00 AP - Jack Kramer, a tennis champion in the 1940s and '50s and a promoter of the sport for more 60 years, died at his home in Los Angeles, his family said. He was 88.
Borlaug, who saved millions from hunger, dies
(AP)
2009-09-13 22:09:00 AP - Scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug rose from his childhood on an Iowa farm to develop a type of wheat that helped feed the world, fostering a movement that is credited with saving up to 1 billion people from starvation.
Brother of Bin Laden dies in Saudi Arabia
(AP)
2009-09-13 13:54:00 AP - The family of Osama bin Laden has announced the death of one of the terror mastermind's brothers.
Hebrew Union College past president dies at 79
(AP)
2009-09-13 01:10:00 AP - A spokeswoman says the former president and chancellor emeritus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion has died in Cincinnati.
`M-A-S-H' writer Larry Gelbart dies at 81
(AP)
2009-09-12 01:38:00 AP - Larry Gelbart, the award-winning writer whose sly, sardonic wit helped create such hits as Broadway's "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," the films "Tootsie" and "Oh, God!" and television's "M-A-S-H," is dead.
`M-A-S-H' writer Larry Gelbart dies
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2009-09-12 00:31:00 AP - Larry Gelbart, the comedy writer famed for his work on "M-A-S-H" and "Tootsie," has died.
World's oldest person dies in Los Angeles at 115
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2009-09-11 21:41:00 AP - Gertrude Baines, who lived to be the world's oldest person on a steady diet of crispy bacon, fried chicken and ice cream, died Friday at a nursing home. She was 115.
Newspaper exec who founded Weather Channel dies
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2009-09-10 16:47:00 AP - Frank Batten Sr., who built a communications empire that spanned newspapers and cable television and created The Weather Channel, died Thursday. He was 82.
Denmark's Nobel prize winner Aage Bohr dies at 87
(AP)
2009-09-10 12:12:00 AP - Aage Bohr, a nuclear physics professor and Nobel laureate like his father, has died. He was 87.
Former Police Commissioner Dies from Asbestos Cancer
2009-09-09 18:43:00 A former police commissioner from California died recently as a result of the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. Quincy A James aged seventy six was only diagnosed with mesothelioma a few months ago, and reports claims that he was most likely exposed to the cancer in his former profession as a pipe fitter. James, who was from Pasadena, ...
Columnist Army Archerd dies at 87
(AP)
2009-09-09 13:14:00 AP - Army Archerd, whose breezy column for the entertainment trade publication Daily Variety kept tabs on various Hollywood doings for more than a half-century, has died. He was 87.
Columnist Army Archerd dies at 87
(AP)
2009-09-09 04:42:00 AP - Army Archerd, whose breezy column for the entertainment trade publication Daily Variety kept tabs on various Hollywood doings for more than a half-century, has died. He was 87.
Australian actor Ray Barrett dies at 82
(AP)
2009-09-09 02:46:00 AP - Veteran Australian actor Ray Barrett, who became a star of British television in the 1960s, has died, his agent said Wednesday. He was 82.
TV host who popularized quiz shows in Italy dies
(AP)
2009-09-08 18:43:00 AP - Mike Bongiorno, a TV host who popularized quiz shows for generations of Italians and became a symbol of national television, has died. He was 85.
Bob Marley keyboardist dies in NY at 47
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2009-09-07 02:04:00 AP - Jamaican reggae producer Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson, a keyboardist for Bob Marley, has died in New York at age 47.
Big-band jazz singer Chris Connor dies at 81
(AP)
2009-09-04 23:23:00 AP - Chris Connor, a smoky-voiced jazz vocalist who had numerous hits during a career that spanned more than 50 years, has died. She was 81.
British author Keith Waterhouse dies at 80
(AP)
2009-09-04 20:12:00 AP - British writer Keith Waterhouse, a raconteur and wit whose works include the enduringly popular novel "Billy Liar," has died at the age of 80.
Nancy Talbot dies at 89, founded clothing line
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2009-09-04 17:15:00 AP - The co-founder of the upscale Talbots women's clothing company has died from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Nancy Talbot was 89.
Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops director, dies at 74
(AP)
2009-09-02 09:14:00 AP - Erich Kunzel, the award-winning conductor who headed the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra since it was founded three decades ago and who won international fame through sales of more than 10 million recordings, has died at age 74.
Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops director, dies at 74
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2009-09-02 00:55:00 AP - Erich Kunzel, the award-winning conductor who headed the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra since it was founded three decades ago and who won international fame through sales of more than 10 million recordings, has died at age 74.
Former Tuskegee Airman who became judge dies at 88
(AP)
2009-09-02 00:28:00 AP - Former Tuskegee Airman Robert Decatur, who went on to become a judge and civil rights lawyer, has died. He was 88.
1940s gospel legend Marie Knight dies in NYC at 84
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2009-09-01 05:48:00 AP - Gospel legend Marie Knight has died in New York City at age 84. She came to prominence while touring with Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the 1940s and singing hits such as "Beams of Heaven."
World's oldest dog dies in NY at 21 — or 147
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2009-09-01 04:54:00 AP - A wire-haired dachshund that held the record as the world's oldest dog and celebrated its last birthday with a party at a dog hotel and spa has died at age 21 — or 147 in dog years.
Terri Schiavo's father dies in Florida at 71
(AP)
2009-08-29 22:15:00 AP - The father of Terri Schiavo, who became a national symbol in a closely watched right-to-die fight, has died, his son said Saturday. Robert Schindler was 71.
DJ AM dies
2009-08-29 21:09:00 Adam Goldstein, known to most as DJ AM, was found dead in its New York apartment yesterday evening. Having gained celebrity status spinning for Hollywood parties, DJ AM was also known locally for gigs at The Underground, Enclave and other clubs. After surviving a plane crash last year, he canceled gigs in Chicago and other cities requiring air travel. This is certainly a loss for the nightlife community. View photos of DJ AM's life here....
Ex-Ireland envoy, EMC chairman Egan dies in Boston
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2009-08-29 03:01:00 AP - Richard Egan, who rose from Boston street kid to the U.S. ambassador to Ireland after making millions of dollars founding data storage giant EMC Corp., has died.
Half-brother of Raoul Wallenberg dies in Geneva
(AP)
2009-08-28 21:47:00 AP - Guy von Dardel, a particle physicist who sought for years to find his half-brother Raoul Wallenberg in Soviet imprisonment, died Friday at his home in Geneva. He was 90.
Alex Grass, Rite Aid drugstore chain founder, dies
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2009-08-28 21:38:00 AP - Alex Grass, who founded Rite Aid Corp. and built it into one of the nation's largest drugstore chains, has died of lung cancer.
Man dies after being Tasered at L.A. subway station
2009-08-28 05:09:00 Man dies after being Tasered at L.A. subway station LOS ANGELES (AP) ? The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says a man has died after a deputy shocked him three times with an electric stun gun at a subway station. Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore says the man, who was not immediately identified, was at the North ...
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Russian anthem author dies at 96
(AP)
2009-08-27 13:55:00 AP - Sergei Mikhalkov, who wrote the lyrics to the Soviet and Russian national anthems, persecuted dissident writers and fathered two noted film directors, has died at age 96.
Mary Morris, early female photographer at AP, dies
(AP)
2009-08-27 02:36:00 AP - Mary Morris Lawrence, one of the first female photographers at The Associated Press, has died. She was 95.
Crime story author Dominick Dunne, 83, dies in NYC
(AP)
2009-08-27 02:05:00 AP - Author Dominick Dunne, who told stories of shocking crimes among the rich and famous through his magazine articles and best-selling books including "Another City, Not My Own," about O.J. Simpson's murder trial, died Wednesday in his home at age 83.
Ellie Greenwich, 'Chapel of Love' co-writer, dies
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2009-08-26 20:16:00 AP - Ellie Greenwich, who wrote classic pop songs such as "Chapel of Love," "River Deep, Mountain High" and "Be My Baby" with Phil Spector, has died, according to her niece. She was 68.
Senator Ted Kennedy dies at 77
2009-08-26 18:12:00 Senator Ted Kennedy dies at 77 BOSTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the liberal lion of the Senate and haunted bearer of the Camelot torch after two of his brothers fell to assassins’ bullets, has died at his home in Hyannis Port after battling a brain tumor. He was 77. In nearly 50 years in the Senate, ...
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