TV comedy pioneer Sid Caesar dies at 91
Carl Reiner remembers Sid Caesar as a great flame who drew comedy writer "moths" including Mel Brooks and Neil Simon to his side.
View ArticleSt. Agnes Deacon, and Overtown youth mentor, the Rev. Shedrick Gilbert, dies...
The one thing that immediately comes to Jeffrey Gilbert’s mind about his father is the word “service.”
View ArticleSister Edith Gonzalez remembered for compassion, humor, objectivity
For those who knew her, Sister Edith Gonzalez was much more than a spiritual leader.
View Article'Waltons' patriarch Ralph Waite dies at 85
Ralph Waite, who played the kind-and-steady patriarch of a tight-knit rural Southern family on the TV series "The Waltons," died Thursday, his manager said. He was 85.
View ArticleSid Caesar, comedy giant of the small screen, dies at 91
Sid Caesar, a television pioneer who reigned as the king of live TV sketch comedy in the 1950s with his inspired brand of mimicry, pantomime and satire on the classic comedy-variety series "Your Show...
View ArticleFormer Alaska territorial governor dies at 94
A man who lobbied congressional members for Alaska statehood and served as one of the state's last territorial governors has died.
View ArticleLongtime Detroit journalist Angelo Henderson dies
Angelo Henderson, Pulitzer prize-winning Detroit journalist, radio talk show host and co-founder of a prominent community patrol group, died Saturday, a medical examiner's spokesman said. He was 51.
View ArticleJohn Henson, son of Muppets creator, dies in NY
Puppeteer John Henson, the son of the late Muppets creator Jim Henson, has died in New York. He was 48.
View ArticleAveda Corp. founder Horst Rechelbacher dies at 72
The founder of beauty-products company Aveda Corp. has died at his Wisconsin home.
View ArticleCabela's co-founder Richard Cabela dies at 77
Richard Cabela, a co-founder of outdoor outfitter Cabela's, died Monday. He was 77.
View ArticleElite mountain climber Chad Kellogg dies on Patagonia peak
SEATTLE - In the world of mountain climbing, Chad Kellogg was a legend.
View ArticleCorrection: Obit-Canfield story
In a story Feb. 17 about the death of actress Mary Grace Canfield, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of the fictional town in which a "Green Acres" TV series character played by...
View ArticleElite mountain climber Chad Kellogg dies on Patagonia peak
SEATTLE - In the world of mountain climbing, Chad Kellogg was a legend.
View ArticleFamed Montreal-born writer Mavis Gallant dies
Mavis Gallant, the Montreal-born writer who carved out an international reputation as a master short-story author while living in Paris for decades, died Tuesday at age 91, her publisher said.
View ArticleLongtime Detroit journalist Angelo Henderson dies
Angelo Henderson, Pulitzer Prize-winning Detroit journalist, radio talk show host and co-founder of a prominent community patrol group, died Saturday, a medical examiner's spokesman said. He was 51.
View ArticleMary Grace Canfield, character actress who was on 'Green Acres,' dies at 89
Mary Grace Canfield, a character actress best known as part of the daffy Ralph-and-Alf brother-sister carpenter team on the TV comedy "Green Acres," died Saturday in a hospice in Santa Barbara, Calif....
View ArticleVenezuelan folk singer Simon Diaz dies at 85
Venezuelan folk singer-songwriter Simon Diaz has died at age 85, prompting an outpouring of mourning in the country that considered the man known as "Uncle Simon" to be a national treasure.
View ArticleCelebrated South Beach DJ Mark Leventhal dies at 50
There was a time when the familiar chorus hook in Ghostbusters — Who you gonna call? — could have been answered: Mark Leventhal.
View ArticleCorrection: Obit-Marty Plissner story
In a story Feb. 7 about the death of veteran CBS political sage Marty Plissner, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Plissner coined the phrase "too close to call" in the 1960s. The phrase...
View ArticleCzech pilot who fought for UK, France dies at 95
Fighter pilot Miroslav Standera, who fled Czechoslovakia to fight for the British and French air forces in World War II, has died at age 95.
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