Women's history pioneer Gerda Lerner dies at 92
Gerda Lerner spent her 18th birthday in a Nazi prison, sharing a cell with two gentile women arrested for political work who shared their food with the Jewish teenager because jailers restricted...
View ArticleCorrection: Obit-Schwarzkopf story
In a story Dec. 28 about the death of U.S. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, The Associated Press reported erroneously the date of Schwarzkopf's birth. He was born on Aug. 22, 1934, not Aug. 24.
View ArticlePoet-performer Jayne Cortez dies in NY at age 78
Jayne Cortez, a forceful poet, activist and performance artist who blended oral and written traditions into numerous books and musical recordings, has died. She was 78.
View ArticleRuth McMahon, nightclub entertainer, dies at 90 in Pembroke Pines
On the cusp of 90, Ruth McMahon could still belt ’em out.
View ArticleGloria Pall, sexy hostess of '50s LA TV show, dies
Gloria Pall, the sultry hostess of a 1950s Los Angeles TV show that was canceled because it was deemed too hot for television, has died.
View ArticleFuneral for four family members who died after Broward crash will be Saturday
A joint funeral for the four Pompano Beach family members who died when their car plunged into a Deerfield Beach lake Jan. 2, will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale,...
View ArticleFormer Palmetto High principal dies at 78
When Miami-Dade schools were being integrated in the early 1970s, Ray Turner was one of those principals who didn’t have to go out and find more minority faculty to meet hiring mandates.
View ArticleArmando Roblán, Cuban actor who impersonated Castro, dies at 81
Cuban actor Armando Roblán died of lymphoma early Wednesday in his home in Coral Gables. He was 81.
View ArticleSeattle hip-hop artist dies in apparent suicide
The King County medical examiner's office says Seattle hip-hop artist Freddy E has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
View ArticleNazi regime historian von Klemperer dies in Mass.
Klemens Wilhelm von Klemperer, a German refugee who wrote extensively about the rise and fall of the Nazi regime has died in Massachusetts. He was 96.
View Article'California's Gold' host Huell Howser dies at 67
Huell Howser, the homespun host of public television's popular "California's Gold" travelogues, has died at age 67.
View Article'Snakes on a Plane' director David R. Ellis dies
David R. Ellis, the actor-turned-stuntman-turned-director of "Snakes on a Plane," has died. He was 60 years old.
View ArticleArchitecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable dies at 91
Ada Louise Huxtable, who turned her love and appreciation of the built environment into a pioneering and prize-winning career as an architecture critic, has died at age 91.
View ArticleAward-winning journalist, Richard Ben Cramer, dies
Richard Ben Cramer, a fearless and dedicated author and reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize for his journalism and wrote the classic presidential campaign book "What It Takes," has died. He was 62.
View ArticleSouth Africa police: No foul play in Ellis death
David R. Ellis, the director of "Snakes on a Plane," the 2006 movie starring Samuel L. Jackson that veered between humor and horror and became an Internet sensation even before its release, was once...
View ArticleNed Wertimer, doorman on 'Jeffersons,' dies at 89
Ned Wertimer, who played Ralph the Doorman on all 11 seasons of the CBS sitcom "The Jeffersons," has died.
View ArticleFormer AP fashion editor Anderson dies at 91
Former Associated Press fashion editor and foreign correspondent Nadeane Walker Anderson, who interviewed legendary designers including Coco Chanel and Christian Dior while working in Paris, has died...
View ArticleHartman Wilbur, auto mechanic, dies
Hartman Wilbur had so little interest in sports that when a member of the Super Bowl-winning 1972 Miami Dolphins brought his Rolls-Royce to Wilbur’s Auto Service, the proprietor had no idea...
View ArticleMother of serial killer Ted Bundy dies in Wash.
Louise Bundy, who was a staunch defender of her serial killer son, Ted Bundy, before he made a series of death-row confessions, has died. She was 88.
View ArticleBill Davis, Gary Minium, retired police officers, die
Two respected South Florida police veterans with much in common died early in 2013: Gary Minium, who retired as a major from the Miami-Dade Police Department in 1993, and Bill Davis, who spent 27 years...
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