Controversial Austrian artist Otto Muehl dies
Austrian painter Otto Muehl, whose radical notions of art were only exceeded by the excesses in his lifestyle, has died. He was 87.
View ArticleHook, former Lee Enterprises manager, dies at 73
Sanders "Sandy" Hook, a former publisher at the La Crosse Tribune and other Lee Enterprises publications, has died.
View ArticleRenowned sports surgeon Lewis Yocum dies at 65
Renowned orthopedic surgeon Lewis Yocum, who extended the careers of many big leaguers by repairing injuries that once would've ended their playing days, has died. He was 65.
View ArticleAndre 3000's mother dies 1 day after his birthday
Andre 3000's mother died in her sleep early Tuesday at her Georgia home, a representative for the rapper at the firm Sunshine Sachs said Wednesday. Sharon Benjamin-Hodo was 58.
View ArticleComets bass player Marshall Lytle dies at 79
Marshall Lytle, the original bass player for Bill Haley & His Comets, one of the first bands to take rock 'n' roll music mainstream, has died. He was 79.
View ArticleFive Stairsteps singer Clarence Burke Jr. dies
Clarence Burke Jr., lead singer of the group the Five Stairsteps that sang the 1970 hit "O-o-h Child," has died. He was 64.
View ArticleItalian actress Franca Rame dies
Franca Rame, an Italian actress and wife of Nobel laureate Dario Fo, died Wednesday at the age of 84 after a long illness.
View ArticleClaire’s founders, Sylvia and Rowland Schaefer, die days apart
Claire’s Stores, the international accessories chain where teens and tweens spend their allowances on fashion jewelry, purses and hair clips, was the creation of Rowland and Sylvia Schaefer,...
View ArticleBella Rodriguez-Torres, 10 year old, succumbs to cancer
Services will be Friday for the 10-year-old who spent more than half her life battling cancer.
View ArticleSouth Beach drag queen Wanda, aka Anthony Jerome Lee, killed in Tampa
Anthony Jerome Lee, fatally shot Tuesday in East Tampa, was better known in Miami Beach as “Wanda,” a balloon-breasted drag queen famous for her Whitney Houston impersonations...
View ArticleAuthor Jack Vance dies at home in Calif.
Jack Vance, an award-winning mystery, fantasy and science fiction author who wrote more than 60 books, has died. He was 96.
View ArticleAward-winning Indian director Ghosh dies at 49
Indian film director Rituparno Ghosh, whose work includes award-winning films in the Bengali language, died of cardiac arrest at age 49, news reports said Thursday.
View ArticleBest-selling author, outspoken Rev. Greeley dies
The Rev. Andrew Greeley was, it seems, always writing. At home on a typewriter, later on a computer, then on a plane with a laptop and even in his car dictating into a tape recorder as he drove.
View ArticleCorrection: Obit-Ray Manzarek story
In a story May 20 about the death of Ray Manzarek of The Doors, The Associated Press erroneously reported he graduated from DePauw University. Manzarek graduated from DePaul University.
View ArticleWhirligig art creator Vollis Simpson dies at 94
A self-taught North Carolina artist famed for his whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs has died. Vollis Simpson was 94.
View ArticleWhirligig art creator Vollis Simpson dies at 94
Where others saw trash, Vollis Simpson saw whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs, creations with hundreds of moving parts that turned and twirled.
View ArticleJean Stapleton, TV's Edith Bunker, dies at 90
Jean Stapleton's Edith Bunker was such a dithery charmer that we had to love her. And because she loved her bombastic husband Archie, we made room for him and TV's daring "All in the Family."
View ArticleAP source: Bruno Mars' mother dies at age 55
The mother of Grammy-winning pop star Bruno Mars has died in Hawaii.
View ArticleYothu Yindi frontman Mandawuy Yunupingu dies at 56
Mandawuy Yunupingu, the former lead singer of Australian indigenous band Yothu Yindi and one of the country's most famous Aborigines, has died, Australia's prime minister said Monday. He was 56.
View ArticleNew Jersey Sen. Lautenberg dead at 89
The next time a flight attendant reminds you there's no smoking or you witness a teenager getting carded at a liquor store, think of Frank Lautenberg.
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