Saul Zaentz, producer of Oscar winners, dies at 92
Saul Zaentz, a music producer whose second career as a filmmaker brought him best-picture Academy Awards for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Amadeus" and "The English Patient," has died. He was 92.
View ArticleDon Everly receives 'special spiritual message'
The infighting and hard feelings between the Everly Brothers were well-known, but surviving brother Don felt he had a special moment with his brother Phil before Phil's passing Friday — even...
View ArticleVeteran NY newsman Donald Forst dies at 81
Former New York Newsday and Village Voice editor Donald Forst has died. He was 81.
View ArticleFootball great Eusebio dies at 71 of heart failure
Eusebio's stellar football career for club and country included several sensational performances which are still remembered half a century later.
View ArticleEusebio, Portugal's beloved soccer giant, dies
A half century later, Eusebio's goals are still a source of wonder in the country where he stood above all others in his sport.
View ArticleFormer Yankee, Marine pilot Coleman dies at 89
Hall of Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman, a former second baseman for the New York Yankees who interrupted his pro career to fly as a Marine Corps pilot in World War II and Korea, died Sunday, the San...
View ArticleSaul Zaentz, Oscar-winning producer of 'Amadeus,' 'Cuckoo's Nest,' dies at 92
It would be hard to find someone who worked with three-time Oscar-winning movie and music producer Saul Zaentz and came out of it feeling neutral about him.
View ArticleAuthor, teacher, fashion designer who served world leaders food and...
Joan “Frec” Baggs knew how to talk to people. The famous and not-so famous.
View Article"Rudolph" voice actor Larry D. Mann dies at 91
Larry D. Mann, who voiced Yukon Cornelius in the animated Christmas favorite "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," has died. He was 91.
View ArticleHK movie mogul Run Run Shaw has died at age 107
Pioneering Hong Kong movie producer Run Run Shaw, whose studio popularized the kung fu genre that influenced Quentin Tarantino and other Hollywood directors, died Tuesday.
View ArticleHK movie mogul Run Run Shaw has died at age 107
Pioneering Hong Kong movie producer Run Run Shaw, whose studio popularized the kung fu genre that influenced Quentin Tarantino and other Hollywood directors, died Tuesday.
View ArticleHong Kong movie mogul Run Run Shaw dies
Run Run Shaw built a Hong Kong movie and TV empire that nurtured rising talents like actor Chow Yun-fat and director John Woo, inspired Hollywood filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and produced the...
View ArticleActress Carmen Zapata dies after long career
Emmy-nominated actress Carmen Zapata, who started a foundation to promote Hispanic writers because jobs were so scarce, has died of heart problems, colleagues say. She was 86.
View ArticleRun Run Shaw, filmmaker who built Asian entertainment empire, dies at 106
In 1957, when he was nearly 50 years old, Run Run Shaw made a grand bet on his movie dreams. He bought 46 acres of hilly land in a remote part of Hong Kong - paying the British colonial government just...
View ArticleFencing coach, former Windjammer Cruises executive leaves memories of a...
Michael Elder was known for his big, basso profundo voice that commanded attention and caused a rumbling in the belly when you heard it up close.
View ArticleNobel laureate Dale Mortensen dies at 74
Nobel laureate and longtime Northwestern University economics professor Dale Mortensen has died.
View ArticleFormer Northrop CEO Thomas Jones dies at 93
Thomas V. Jones, who was Northrop Corp.'s chief executive officer for 30 years and took it to the top ranks of aerospace companies during the Cold War while weathering a series of scandals, has died....
View ArticleActivist poet-playwright Amiri Baraka dies at 79
Amiri Baraka, the militant man of letters and tireless agitator whose blues-based, fist-shaking poems, plays and criticism made him a provocative and groundbreaking force in American culture, has died....
View ArticleActivist poet-playwright Amiri Baraka dies at 79
Amiri Baraka, the militant man of letters and tireless agitator whose blues-based, fist-shaking poems, plays and criticism made him a provocative and groundbreaking force in American culture, has died....
View ArticleInsurance executive Thomas Cundy, who lived a real rags-to-riches story, dies...
Some famous “rags to riches” celebrities like to joke about their rough beginnings. In hindsight, it’s often easy to look back with humor.
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