Pulitzer winner Joel Brinkley dead at 61
Joel Brinkley, a former New York Times reporter who won the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting in 1980, has died.
View ArticleEx-Sierra Leone president Kabbah dies at 82
Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, the former president of Sierra Leone who oversaw the end of the country's brutal civil war, has died.
View ArticleVoice-over legend Hal Douglas dead at 89
Legendary voice-over artist Hal Douglas, whose sonorous delivery starred in trailers for thousands of movies and documentaries, has died, his family said Thursday.
View ArticleFilm set legend Abby Singer dies in California
Abby Singer, a famed production manager whose name became synonymous for the next-to-last shot of the day, died Thursday. He was 96.
View ArticleFormer Florida Gov. Reubin Askew dies at 85
He was a transformational figure in the modern history of Florida, a champion of open government and the first governor to serve two successive four-year terms.
View ArticleVoice-over legend Hal Douglas dead at 89
Legendary voice-over artist Hal Douglas, whose sonorous delivery starred in trailers for thousands of movies and documentaries, has died, his family said Thursday.
View ArticleFormer Florida Gov. Reubin Askew dies
Former Florida Gov. Reubin Askew was remembered Thursday by Democrats and Republicans as a leader who left enduring legacies in open government and ethics, and as a champion for gender and racial...
View ArticleTony Benn, devoted British socialist, dies at 88
Tony Benn, a committed British socialist who irritated and fascinated Britons through a political career spanning more than five decades and who renounced his aristocratic title rather than leave the...
View ArticleLongtime Hollywood reporter Bob Thomas dead at 92
He was the institutional memory for the movies at The Associated Press and a passage for the world to a Hollywood both longed for and long gone.
View ArticleMan known as kissing sailor in WWII-era image dies
A man who became known for claiming he was the sailor kissing a woman in Times Square in a famous World War II-era photo taken by a Life magazine photographer has died. Glenn McDuffie was 86.
View ArticleBurn center found Dr. A. Grossman dies at 81
Dr. A. Richard Grossman, a plastic surgeon who founded an internationally known burn center in Los Angeles that treated children, firefighters, plane-crash victims and celebrities including Richard...
View ArticleFormer director of U.S. Marshals Service Eduardo Gonzalez dies
The former director of the U.S. Marshals Service died Friday of a heart attack.
View ArticleComedian David Brenner, 'Tonight' favorite, dies
David Brenner, the lanky, toothy-grinned "Tonight Show" favorite whose brand of observational comedy became a staple for other standups, including Jerry Seinfeld and Paul Reiser, died Saturday. He was 78.
View ArticleComedian David Brenner, ‘Tonight' favorite, dies
David Brenner, the lanky, toothy-grinned “Tonight Show” favorite whose brand of observational comedy became a staple for other standups, including Jerry Seinfeld and Paul Reiser,...
View ArticleFormer Georgia congressman Bo Callaway dies
Howard "Bo" Callaway Sr., a former Georgia congressman, Army secretary and one of the founders of Callaway Gardens, died Saturday. He was 86.
View ArticleDavid Brenner, frequent 'Tonight' guest, dies
Other veteran comics could head straight to "The Tonight Show" couch to banter with Johnny Carson, but David Brenner had to do a stand-up routine when he was a guest.
View ArticleJoseph Fan, underground bishop of Shanghai, dies
The underground bishop of Shanghai, Joseph Fan Zhongliang, has died at age 97 following decades of imprisonment and house arrest, Catholic groups said Monday.
View ArticleStooges drummer Scott Asheton dies at 64
Scott Asheton, drummer for the influential punk rock band the Stooges, has died. He was 64.
View ArticleMitch Leigh, composer of 'Man of La Mancha,' dies
Mitch Leigh, a successful advertising jingle writer with an exuberantly entrepreneurial side whose debut attempt at writing music for a Broadway show became the instant, celebrated hit "Man of La...
View ArticleArts patron, heiress Rachel 'Bunny' Mellon dead
Rachel "Bunny" Mellon, a wealthy arts and fashion patron, friend of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy and political benefactor who funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to former presidential candidate...
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