Documentary filmmaker Saul Landau dies
Saul Landau, a prolific, award-winning documentary filmmaker who traveled the world profiling political leaders like Cuba's Fidel Castro and Chile's Salvador Allende and used his camera to draw...
View ArticleFriday funeral for Thames, former state senator
Services are scheduled for Friday for former state Sen. Billy Thames, who worked on mental health and agriculture issues during his 28 years at the Mississippi Capitol.
View ArticleFormer US Rep. Clay Shaw dies at 74
Former U.S. Rep. E. Clay Shaw has died following a lengthy battle against lung cancer. He was 74.
View ArticleFormer US Rep. Clay Shaw dies at 74
Former U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw, a long-time veteran of Congress who helped then-President Bill Clinton achieve his goal of ending "welfare as we know it," has died following a lengthy battle with lung cancer.
View ArticleLongtime Ala. lawmaker, civil rights leader dies
Demetrius Newton, a civil rights attorney who represented icons like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. before becoming the first black person to serve as speaker pro tem of the Alabama House, has...
View ArticleFormer Congressman E. Clay Shaw, Jr. dies after battle with cancer
Former U.S. Rep. E. Clay Shaw, Jr., died Tuesday night after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. He was 74.
View ArticleMarshall Berman, author and educator, dead at 72
Marshall Berman, an author, philosopher and educator whose optimistic, humanist writings on economics, art and culture were shaped by his early and lasting immersion in the works of Karl Marx, has...
View ArticleRobert R. Taylor, creator of SoftSoap, dead at 77
Robert R. Taylor, who took soap out of dishes, put it in pump bottles and forever changed the way people wash up, has died. He was 77.
View ArticleDC Journalist Godfrey Sperling Jr. dies at 97
Godfrey Sperling Jr., a journalist who hosted weekly newsmaker breakfasts for decades, has died. He was 97.
View ArticleScathing obit about abusive NV mother goes viral
The children of an abusive woman whose horror stories prompted Nevada to become one of the first states to allow children to sever parental ties wrote a scathing obituary that was published in the...
View ArticleFounder of Dolby Laboratories dies
Ray Dolby, an American inventor and audio pioneer who founded Dolby Laboratories, has died at the age of 80.
View ArticleRap reggae performer Prince Jazzbo dies at 62
Rap reggae performer Prince Jazzbo has died in his homeland of Jamaica. He was 62.
View ArticleRay Dolby, founder of Dolby Laboratories, dies
Ray Dolby, an American inventor and audio pioneer who founded Dolby Laboratories, has died at the age of 80.
View ArticleMatriarch of the Diaz-Balart dynasty dead at 88
Hilda Caballero was born in a sugar mill, met her future husband in a presbyterian boarding school
View ArticleRobert R. Taylor, creator of SoftSoap, dead at 77
Soft soap in a bottle that could be dispensed by a convenient little pump handle on the top.
View ArticleScathing obit about abusive NV mother goes viral
Anyone expecting a sweet remembrance of the life and times of Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick was in for a surprise if they opened the obituary pages this week in the local newspaper.
View ArticleHackney, former head of Tulane, Penn, dead at 79
Sheldon Hackney, an educator and historian who served as president of Tulane and the University of Pennsylvania before becoming chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has died. He was 79.
View ArticlePatti Webster, publicist to stars, dies of cancer
Patti Webster, a longtime publicist who represented stars including Usher, Janet Jackson, Chris Paul and Alicia Keys, died Friday. She was 49.
View ArticleJames Fredrick Hines Jr. , youth pastor, son of columnist, dead at 55
To steady readers of Bea L. Hines’ long-running Miami Herald Friends and Neighbors column, her sons, Rick and Shawn, became familiar characters.
View ArticleFormer Bears star RB Rick Casares dies
Rick Casares, a star running back for the Chicago Bears who was once their all-time leading rusher, has died. He was 82.
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