Wislawa Szymborska, Nobel-winning Polish poet, dies at 88
During a five-decade career, Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska had so rarely appeared in public that a newspaper dubbed her the "Greta Garbo of poetry" after the notoriously private actress.
View ArticlePatricia Disney dies in Los Angeles at age 77
Patricia Disney, who was once married to Walt Disney's late nephew Roy E. Disney and was vice chairwoman of Roy's investment company, died Friday after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
View ArticleAP Vietnam correspondent George Esper dies at 79
George Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall of Saigon, has died. He was 79.
View ArticleAngelo Dundee, corner man for Ali, Leonard, dies at 90
Angelo Dundee, who trained the two most celebrated fighters of his era, Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, and 15 world champions in all in a Hall of Fame career that began in 1952, has died. He was 90.
View ArticleBen Gazzara, veteran actor of stage and screen, dies at 81
A New York native of Sicilian heritage, Ben Gazzara was a strongly masculine, subtly menacing screen presence with a gravelly voice that one writer described as "saloon-cured" and another said could...
View ArticleBen Gazzara, veteran actor of stage and screen, dies at 81
A New York native of Sicilian heritage, Ben Gazzara was a strongly masculine, subtly menacing screen presence with a gravelly voice that one writer described as "saloon-cured" and another said could...
View ArticleDirector, writer, producer Zalman King dead at 70
Actor and filmmaker Zalman King, who became known for his erotic work after writing and producing his breakthrough film "9 1/2 Weeks," has died. He was 70.
View ArticlePopular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY
Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original "Cat on a Hot...
View ArticlePopular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY
Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original "Cat on a Hot...
View ArticleHungarian far-right politician and writer dies
Istvan Csurka, a Hungarian anti-Soviet dissident playwright and later far-right nationalist politician who was criticized at home and abroad for his anti-semitic articles, died Saturday at age 77.
View ArticleDorothea Tanning, artist and poet who married Max Ernst, dies at 101
Over more than a century, Dorothea Tanning collided and consorted with artistic titans of the 20th century who included Pablo Picasso, John Cage and Joseph Cornell. She designed sets for George...
View ArticleUndersea documentarian Mike deGruy dies in crash
Mike deGruy, an award-winning cinematographer who spent three decades making documentary films about the ocean, was killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia. He was 60.
View ArticleCivic activist was named citizen of the year for 2012 in Fort Lauderdale
Richard Mancuso, a civic activist selected to be Fort Lauderdale’s 2012 citizen of the year, died Tuesday. He was 58 and had pancreatic cancer.
View ArticleYuri Rasovsky, radio dramatist and audio book producer, dies at 67
Radio drama was thought to be nearly extinct when Yuri Rasovsky launched the National Radio Theater of Chicago in the early 1970s, and he emerged as a major voice in its revival.
View ArticleRoy Vrchota of Deerfield Beach, owned towing and trucking companies
Roy Vrchota, a towing and trucking company owner, died Jan. 31 at a Deerfield Beach retirement home. He was 91.
View ArticleDr. Louis Lemberg, 95
Dr. Louis Lemberg, a clinical pioneer in the development of implantable “demand” heart pacemakers and in the use of beta blockers for heart-attack patients—also the...
View ArticleRoger Boisjoly, engineer who tried to halt Challenger launch, dies at 73
The 1986 explosion that destroyed the space shuttle Challenger and killed seven astronauts shocked the nation, but for one rocket engineer the tragedy became a personal burden and created a lifelong...
View ArticleSpanish painter and sculptor Tapies dead at 88
Antoni Tapies' works were sprawling, abstract oeuvres that sometimes featured discarded everyday materials and graffiti-like scrawls. He liked the letter X to be in them, and the number 4, for the four...
View ArticleLast known WWI veteran Florence Green dies at 110
Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets.
View ArticleMan who warned of Challenger disaster dies at 73
The man who warned his employer of the equipment quirk that led to the deadly explosion of the space shuttle Challenger has died. Roger Boisjoly was 73.
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