Noted medical illustrator Gerald Hodge dies at 91
Gerald Parker Hodge, a pioneering, world-renowned medical illustrator and fine artist who specialized in "fool the eye" paintings, has died at his home in Michigan, his daughter said. He was 91.
View Article'Green Acres' character actor Frank Cady dies
Frank Cady, a character actor best known as the general-store owner on the sitcom "Green Acres," has died. He was 96.
View ArticleArthur P. Stern, pioneer in transistors, satellite navigation, dies at 86
Arthur P. Stern, a Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor whose prominent career in electronic engineering included leading the development of General Electric's first transistor radio in the 1950s and...
View ArticleFrank Cady, 'Green Acres' actor, dies at 96
Frank Cady, 96, a character actor who played Hooterville general-store proprietor Sam Drucker on the TV sitcoms "Green Acres" and "Petticoat Junction," died Friday at his home in Wilsonville, Ore.,...
View ArticleBarbara Knight, former Florida First Lady, dies at 86
Barbara Knight, who was Florida’s First Lady as the wife of Gov. Fuller Warren (1949-1953), and later the wife of newspaper magnate James L. Knight, died of complications from a stroke on...
View ArticleOlympic boxer Teofilo Stevenson dies
Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson, the three-time Olympic heavyweight champion with a devastating right hand and a gentlemanly demeanor, has died. He was 60.
View Article"Gone With the Wind" actress Ann Rutherford dies
Ann Rutherford, the demure brunette actress who played the sweetheart in the long-running Andy Hardy series and Scarlett O'Hara's youngest sister in "Gone With the Wind," has died. She was 94.
View ArticleFilm designer dies of stroke in New Orleans
Oscar-nominated production designer J. Michael Riva, whose film credits include "The Amazing Spider-Man," "A Few Good Men" and "The Color Purple," has died after suffering a stroke in New Orleans. He...
View ArticleAnn Rutherford, actress in 'Gone With the Wind,' Andy Hardy movies, dies at 94
Ann Rutherford, an actress whose small role as Scarlett's younger sister Carreen in the 1939 film "Gone With the Wind" was her most enduring, has died. She was 94.
View ArticleGene Selznick, driving force in beach volleyball who coached U.S. Olympic...
Gene Selznick, a beach volleyball player who pioneered the sport in Southern California and twice coached U.S. teams in the Olympics, died Sunday at Kindred Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 82.
View ArticleElinor Ostrom dies at 78; first woman to win Nobel in economics
Elinor Ostrom, an Indiana University political economist who in 2009 became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics by demonstrating that local communities can manage imperiled natural...
View ArticleOnly woman to get Nobel Prize for economics dies
Elinor Ostrom, an Indiana University political scientist who is the only woman to have been awarded a Nobel Prize in economics, died Tuesday. She was 78.
View ArticleMariners' super scout Jongewaard dead t 76
Roger Jongewaard, the longtime Mariners executive who presided over the drafting of Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez, died Monday of a heart attack. He was 76.
View ArticlePakistan's legendary singer Mehdi Hassan dies
Mehdi Hassan, a Pakistani singer loved by millions across South Asia, has died after a protracted illness. He was 85.
View ArticleFormer music royalties executive dies in Nashville
Frances Williams Preston, who worked with top songwriters as president of the royalties company Broadcast Music Inc., died Wednesday. She was 83.
View ArticleFormer 'Goodfellas' gangster Henry Hill dies in LA
Henry Hill spent much of his life as a "goodfella," believing his last moment would come with a bullet to the back of his head. In the end he died at a hospital after a long illness, going out like all...
View ArticleFormer top CIA spy Stotz dead at 86
Richard F. "Dick" Stolz, who joined the CIA in 1950 and became one of the agency's most respected operatives, has died. He was 86.
View ArticleHenry Hill, mob informant profiled in 'GoodFellas,' dies at 69
Henry Hill, the infamous mob informant whose life of crime was chronicled in the film classic "GoodFellas," was the first to admit that he did "a lot of bad things back then."
View ArticleYvette Wilson, 'Moesha' actress, dies of cancer
Yvette Wilson, a comic who was featured on the 1990s sitcom "Moesha" and its spinoff, "The Parkers," has died.
View ArticleSaudi heir's death opens door to younger voices
For the second time in less than a year, Saudi Arabia was thrown into the process of naming a new heir to the country's 88-year-old king following the death Saturday of Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz.
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