Becky Campbell, known for her tropical fruit dishes, dies
Beverly “Becky” Campbell, known to fruit lovers throughout South Florida for her tropical fruit dishes, died Dec 12 in her home in Homestead.
View ArticleRobert H. Bork, pivotal figure in Supreme Court history, dies at 85
Robert H. Bork, the conservative legal champion whose bitter defeat for a Supreme Court seat in 1987 politicized the confirmation process and changed the court's direction for decades, died Wednesday....
View ArticleAuthor, 'Whorehouse' playwright Larry L. King dies
Larry L. King, a writer and playwright whose magazine article about a campaign to close down a popular bordello became a hit Tony Award-nominated musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and a...
View ArticleAIDS activist Spencer Cox dies in NY at age 44
AIDS activist Spencer Cox, who helped form an organization to boost treatment research and recently appeared in a documentary about an AIDS coalition, has died.
View ArticleCincinnati professor nominated for Nobel dies
Elwood Jensen, an award-winning University of Cincinnati professor nominated for the Nobel Prize for medicine for work that opened the door to advances in fighting cancer, has died of pneumonia. He was...
View ArticleIron Butterfly bassist Lee Dorman dies at age 70
Lee Dorman, the bassist for psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly, has died at age 70.
View ArticleRichard Adams, early figure in gay marriage, dies
Richard Adams, who used both the altar and the courtroom to help begin the push for gay marriage four decades before it reached the center of the national consciousness, has died, his attorney said...
View ArticleEx-Florida governor candidate McBride dies at 67
Bill McBride, the Florida Democrat who defeated Janet Reno for the party's gubernatorial nomination in 2002 but lost to Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, has died at the age of 67.
View ArticleBill McBride, Florida gubernatorial candidate defeated by Jeb Bush in 2002,...
Bill McBride, who ran against Jeb Bush and lost, died Saturday during a family gathering in the hometown of his wife, Alex Sink, also a onetime gubernatorialhopeful.
View Article'Odd Couple' star Jack Klugman dies in LA at 90
For many, Jack Klugman will always be the messy one.
View ArticleReaction to the death of actor Jack Klugman
Celebrities on Monday reacted to the death of "Odd Couple" star Jack Klugman, who died Monday at age 90. Here are samples of sentiments expressed on Twitter:
View ArticleDurning, king of character actors, dies in NYC
Charles Durning grew up in poverty, lost five of his nine siblings to disease, barely lived through D-Day and was taken prisoner at the Battle of the Bulge.
View ArticleGerry Anderson, 'Thunderbirds' creator, dies at 83
Gerry Anderson, puppetry pioneer and British creator of the sci-fi hit "Thunderbirds" TV show, has died. He was 83.
View ArticleChicago mobster Calabrese dies in federal prison
Chicago mobster Frank Calabrese Sr., a hit man who strangled victims and then slashed their throats to be sure they were dead, has died in a federal prison in North Carolina, authorities said.
View ArticleBill Aucoin | Kiss manager took guys in jeans and makeup to hard-rocking fame
In a PBS interview last year, Bill Aucoin talked about leaving his behind-the-scenes career in network television to manage one of the most recognizable rock bands in history: Kiss.
View ArticleServices set for Humberto Medrano, early Radio Martí official
Services will be held Thursday for Humberto Medrano, an award-winning journalist, attorney and activist who in 1984 was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as the first deputy director of Radio...
View Article'Rescue Me' singer Fontella Bass dies
Fontella Bass, a St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the R&B charts with "Rescue Me" in 1965, has died. She was 72.
View ArticleTexas officer who ended '66 UT sniper rampage dies
The Austin police officer who helped stop Charles Whitman's 1966 sniper rampage from atop the University of Texas tower has died.
View ArticleEarly Mothers of Invention member Ray Collins dies
Ray Collins, who invited guitarist Frank Zappa to join the band that eventually became the Mothers of Invention, has died at age 75.
View ArticleTerry Glover, Ebony managing editor, dies at 57
Terry Glover, the managing editor of Ebony magazine, has died of colon cancer at her Chicago home. She was 57.
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