'Orajel' creator David Morris Kern dies at 103
The creator of Orajel, a medicine aimed at fighting toothaches that was later also used for mouth sores, has died, family members said Sunday. David Morris Kern was 103.
View ArticleFrederic Franklin, British-born dancer, dies at 98
Frederic Franklin, a British-born dancer who helped popularize modern ballet in the United States and performed until his mid-90s, has died. He was 98.
View ArticleItaly's ex-premier Giulio Andreotti dies at 94
Giulio Andreotti personified the nation he helped shape, the good and the bad.
View ArticleNewsman and "Rocky III" and "Scarface" actor dies
A Los Angeles television news anchor in the 1960s and 1970s who also appeared in movies such as "Rocky III" has died. Mario Machado was 78.
View ArticleSpecial effects master Ray Harryhausen dies at 92
When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by "King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his desire as an adult, thrilling audiences with skeletons...
View Article'Young and Restless' star Jeanne Cooper dies at 84
Jeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on "The Young and the Restless," has died. She was 84.
View ArticleBritish director Bryan Forbes dies at age 86
British film director Bryan Forbes, whose work includes the original 1970s horror classic "The Stepford Wives," has died at age 86 after a long illness, a family spokesman said Wednesday.
View ArticleCarl Lewis, teacher and Overtown barbecue manager, dies
At Hialeah Senior High School, Carl Avery Lewis was known as a veteran biology teacher.
View ArticleRay Harryhausen, special-effects legend, dies at 92
Ray Harryhausen, the stop-motion animation legend whose work on "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms," "Jason and the Argonauts" and other science fiction and fantasy film classics made him a cult figure and...
View Article'Monkeemobile' designer Dean Jeffries dies at 80
A celebrated car customizer who painted James Dean's Porsche and made the "Monkeemobile" for "The Monkees" TV show has died. Dean Jeffries was 80.
View ArticleGrandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico City
Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, died in Mexico City after a violent dispute in a bar, Mexican authorities said Friday. He was 28.
View ArticleGrandson of Malcolm X dies in Mexico
A friend says the grandson of political activist Malcolm X died after he was beaten up during a dispute over a bill at a Mexico City bar.
View ArticleDr. Cleide Suguihara, JMH neonatologist, dies
Dr. Cleide Suguihara, who helped save thousands of tiny lives in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital, lost her own on Thursday to complications of breast cancer.
View ArticleSteelers Hall of Famer Jack Butler dies at 85
Jack Butler, who helped revolutionize the way cornerbacks played in the NFL during his Hall of Fame career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with a staph infection. He...
View ArticleMummified body of Chicana author found in NM home
A 70-year-old woman whose mummified body was recently found in her Santa Fe apartment was identified as a Chicana activist, teacher and author.
View ArticlePopular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85
Joyce Brothers, the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s and enjoyed a long and prolific career as a syndicated columnist, author, and television and film personality,...
View ArticleDr. Joyce Brothers, popular TV psychologist, dies at 85
Fame was never her intent, Dr. Joyce Brothers often said.
View ArticleFlamboyant Texas swindler Billie Sol Estes dies
Billie Sol Estes' name was synonymous with Texas-sized schemes, greed and corruption.
View ArticleHairdresser `Kenneth' Battelle dies at age 86
Kenneth Battelle, the hairdresser who gave both Jacqueline Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe their calling-card hairdos in the 1950s and '60s, has died at age 86, said Kevin Lee, creative director of...
View ArticleWIOD host, Miami News writer Billie O’Day dies
Billie Corinne Womack was an original from the day she was born — Oct. 1, 1919 — in Little Rock, Ark.
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