Viredo Espinosa, famed Cuban painter, dies
Viredo Espinosa, a member of The Eleven, whose work represented the birth of Cuban abstract art and the tuning of Cuban modern art, died Sunday at his home in Costa Mesa, Calif.
View ArticleFilm, television actor Steve Franken dies at 80
The wife of Steve Franken says the veteran film and television actor has died.
View ArticleNYPD: Hip-hop mogul Lighty found dead in apartment
New York City police say a hip-hop mogul who managed Sean "Diddy" Combs, 50 Cent and others was found dead in an apparent suicide.
View ArticleHip-hop mogul Chris Lighty dies in NYC at 44
Chris Lighty, a hip-hop mogul who helped the likes of Sean "Diddy" Combs, 50 Cent and Mariah Carey attain not only hit records, but also lucrative careers outside music, was found dead in his New York...
View ArticleMother of GMA co-host Robin Roberts dies
Lucimarian Roberts, the mother of "Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts, has died a day after the anchor announced she was taking a medical leave for a bone marrow transplant.
View ArticleCardinal Martini, liberal papal contender, dies
Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, a rare liberal within the highly conservative Catholic Church hierarchy who was nevertheless considered a papal contender in the last conclave, died Friday. He was...
View ArticleFeminist writer Shulamith Firestone dead at 67
Writer Shulamith Firestone, who published her influential "The Dialectic of Sex" at age 25 and then retreated into isolation and mental illness, has died at age 67.
View ArticleBritish entertainer Max Bygraves dies at age 89
British entertainer Max Bygraves, a veteran singer and comedian known for his old-fashioned charm, has died, his agent confirmed Saturday. He was 89.
View ArticleLegendary songwriter Hal David dies in LA at 91
Hal David, the stylish, heartfelt lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless songs for movies, television and a variety of recording artists in the 1960s and beyond, has died. He was...
View ArticleDavid, Bacharach song lyric sample
A sampling of some lyrics to well-known songs by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, who died Saturday.
View ArticleLyricist Hal David, writing partner of Burt Bacharach, dies t 91
LOS ANGELES-Hal David, the renowned pop music lyricist whose prolific collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach produced a wealth of enduringly memorable hits in the 1960s and early '70s, including...
View ArticleHal David, songwriting partner of Burt Bacharach, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES-Hal David, the renowned pop music lyricist whose prolific collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach produced a wealth of enduringly memorable hits in the 1960s and early '70s, including...
View ArticleRev. Sun Myung Moon, known for mass weddings, dies
The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, best known for conducting mass weddings involving thousands of couples, was a self-proclaimed messiah, but he was at least as good at attracting dollars as he was at drawing...
View ArticleLead guitarist for Starship dies in Nebraska
Mark Abrahamian (abe-ruh-hehn-EE'-an), the lead guitarist for the rock bank Starship, has died of a heart attack after a concert in Norfolk, Neb.
View ArticleLead guitarist for Starship dies in Nebraska
Mark Abrahamian, the lead guitarist for the rock group Starship, died of a heart attack after a concert in Norfolk, Neb., his road manager said. He was 46.
View ArticleActor Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54
Michael Clarke Duncan, the hulking, prolific character actor whose dozens of films included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death row inmate in "The Green Mile" and such other box office hits as...
View ArticleMichael Clarke Duncan, Oscar-nominated 'Green Mile' star, dies at 54
Michael Clarke Duncan, the tall and massively built actor with the shaved head and deep voice who received an Academy Award nomination for his moving portrayal of a gentle death row inmate in the 1999...
View ArticleHollywood reacts to Michael Clarke Duncan's death
A sampling of the outpouring of love and memories from the Hollywood and sports worlds Monday following the death of Michael Clarke Duncan, many of them on Twitter:
View ArticleHighlights from Michael Clarke Duncan's career
Highlights from the acting career of Michael Clarke Duncan, who died Monday at 54:
View ArticleMiami Beach philanthropist owned jewelry store chain
Leonard Luria, a Miami Beach philanthropist and one-time owner of a namesake 53-store jewelry and retail chain, died Monday of cardiac arrest. He was 89.
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