2014 Year In Review
Featured Tributes commemorating the lives of the most notable personalities lost in 2014.
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Phil Everly »
DIED: January 3, 2014
Half of pioneer rock duo dies at 74CHRIS TALBOTT, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — There is no more beautiful sound than the voices of siblings swirled together in high harmony, and when Phil and Don Everly combined their voices with songs about yearning, angst and loss, it changed the world. Phil Everly, the youngest...
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Carmen Zapata »
DIED: January 5, 2014
Actress dies after long careerSUE MANNING, The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emmy-nominated actress Carmen Zapata, who started a foundation to promote Hispanic writers because jobs were so scarce, has died of heart problems, colleagues say. She was 86.
Zapata died Sunday at her Van Nuys-area home, said Luis Vela...
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Russell Johnson »
DIED: January 16, 2014
'Gilligan's Island' professor has diedFRAZIER MOORE, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Russell Johnson, who became known to generations of TV fans as "The Professor," the fix-it man who kept his fellow "Gilligan's Island" castaways supplied with gadgets, has died. He was 89. Johnson died Thursday morning at his home...
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Chet Curtis »
DIED: January 22, 2014
Longtime Boston television news anchorman has diedTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Longtime Boston television news anchorman Chet Curtis, half of the beloved "Chet and Nat" married anchor team at WCVB-TV, has died at 74. Curtis died yesterday at Brigham and Women's Hospital of complications of pancreatic cancer, according to Bob Keating, the assistant...
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Pete Seeger »
DIED: January 27, 2014
Folk singer, activist dies in New YorkCHRIS TALBOTT, The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Unable to carry his beloved banjo, Pete Seeger used a different but equally formidable instrument, his mere presence, to instruct yet another generation of young people how to effect change through song and determination two years ago. ...
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Philip Seymour Hoffman »
DIED: February 2, 2014
American actor and director has diedHILLEL ITALIE, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — He was only 46, busy as ever and secure in his standing as one of the world's greatest actors. There were no dissenters about the gifts and achievements of Philip Seymour Hoffman, whose death Sunday in New York brought a stunning halt to...
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Joan Mondale »
DIED: February 3, 2014
Former 2nd lady dies at age 83BRIAN BAKST, The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Joan Mondale, who burnished a reputation as "Joan of Art" for her passionate advocacy for the arts while her husband was vice president and a U.S. ambassador to Japan, died Monday. She was 83. Mondale's husband Walter, sons Ted...
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Shirley Temple »
DIED: February 10, 2014
Iconic child star dies at 85HILLEL ITALIE, The Associated Press Shirley Temple, who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of Depression-era moviegoers and remains the ultimate child star decades later, died Monday night at 85. Other pre-teens, from Macaulay Culkin to Miley Cyrus, have been as famous...
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Sid Caesar »
DIED: February 12, 2014
Comic genius of 1950s television diesLYNN ELBER, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — To put it simply: Sid Caesar invented TV sketch comedy and gave it stature as a funhouse mirror of the everyday. Some compared him to Charlie Chaplin for his brilliance at blending humor with touches of pathos. The genius of 1950s TV...
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Ralph Waite »
DIED: February 13, 2014
'Waltons' patriarch dies at 85LYNN ELBER, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ralph Waite, who played the kind-and-steady patriarch of a tight-knit rural Southern family on the TV series "The Waltons," died Thursday, his manager said. He was 85. Waite, who lived in California's Palm Springs area, died at midday,...
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Mary Grace Canfield »
DIED: February 15, 2014
'Green Acres' actress dies in CAThe Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, California (AP) — Mary Grace Canfield, a veteran character actress who played handywoman Ralph Monroe on the television show "Green Acres," has died. She was 89. Her daughter, Phoebe Alexiades, says Canfield died of lung cancer on Saturday at a hospice in...
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Mavis Gallant »
DIED: February 18, 2014
Famed Montreal-born writer diesTORONTO (AP) — Mavis Gallant, the Montreal-born writer who carved out an international reputation as a master short-story author while living in Paris for decades, died Tuesday at age 91, her publisher said. The bilingual Quebecoise started out as a journalist and went on to publish well over...
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Maria von Trapp »
DIED: February 18, 2014
Basis for "The Sound of Music" diesThe Associated Press
STOWE, Vt. (AP) — Maria von Trapp, the last surviving member and second-eldest daughter of the musical family whose escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the basis for "The Sound of Music," has died. She was 99.
Von Trapp died at her home in Vermont on Tuesday,...
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Alice Herz-Sommer »
DIED: February 23, 2014
Oldest-known Holocaust survivor dies at 110ROBERT BARR, The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Alice Herz-Sommer, believed to be the oldest Holocaust survivor, died at age 110 on Sunday, a family member said. The accomplished pianist's death came just a week before her extraordinary story of surviving two years in a Nazi prison camp...
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Harold Ramis »
DIED: February 24, 2014
'Ghostbuster' writer, actor dies at 69TAMMY WEBBER, The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Harold Ramis, the bespectacled "Ghostbusters" sidekick to Bill Murray whose early grounding in live comedy led to blockbuster movies such as "National Lampoon's Animal House," ''Caddyshack" and "Groundhog Day," died Monday. He was 69. Ramis,...
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Jim Lange »
DIED: February 25, 2014
First host of 'The Dating Game diesCHANNING JOSEPH, The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jim Lange, the first host of the popular game show "The Dating Game," has died at his home in California. He was 81. He died Tuesday morning in Mill Valley after suffering a heart attack, his wife Nancy told The Associated Press...
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Paco de Lucia »
DIED: February 26, 2014
Flamenco guitarist dies at 66JORGE SAINZ, The Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain has begun its formal mourning for world-renowned flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia. His body arrived in Madrid for a memorial ceremony on Friday before a wake and burial in his native town of Algeciras in the south of the country. De...
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Alain Resnais »
DIED: March 2, 2014
French filmmaker dies at 91The Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — Alain Resnais, the French filmmaker whose cryptic "Last Year at Marienbad" extended its influence across generations, has died at 91.
Resnais was editing drafts of his next project even from his hospital bed, according to producer Jean-Louis Livi, who was...
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Abby Singer »
DIED: March 13, 2014
Film set legend dies in CaliforniaJAKE COYLE, The Associated Press Abby Singer, a famed production manager whose name became synonymous for the next-to-last shot of the day, died Thursday. He was 96. The Harlem-born Abner E. Singer was a longtime production manager and assistant director who worked primarily in television...
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Scott Asheton »
DIED: March 15, 2014
Strokes drummer dies at 64MESFIN FEKADU, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Scott Asheton, drummer for the influential punk rock band the Stooges, has died. He was 64. His daughter, Leanna Asheton, confirmed Monday that her father died Saturday of a heart attack. She said her father "was as cool as they came. His...
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David Brenner »
DIED: March 15, 2014
Comedian and 'Tonight Show' favorite diesLYNN ELBER, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Other veteran comics could head straight to "The Tonight Show" couch to banter with Johnny Carson, but David Brenner had to do a stand-up routine when he was a guest. Finally, Carson told a puzzled Brenner why. "I like to sit back,...
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L'Wren Scott »
DIED: March 17, 2014
Designer, Jagger's girlfriend found deadJOCELYN NOVECK, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — L'Wren Scott, who left her small-town Utah home as a teenager to become a model in Paris, then a top Hollywood stylist and finally a high-end fashion designer best known as the longtime girlfriend of Mick Jagger, has died in what was being...
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Lawrence E. Walsh »
DIED: March 19, 2014
Iran-Contra prosecutor dies at 102PETE YOST, The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawrence E. Walsh, the special prosecutor who spent six years investigating misconduct by President Ronald Reagan administration officials in the Iran-Contra affair, has died. He was 102.
He died Wednesday at his home in Oklahoma City...
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James Rebhorn »
DIED: March 21, 2014
'Homeland' actor dies at 65JAKE COYLE, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — James Rebhorn, the prolific character actor whose credits included "Homeland," ''Scent of a Woman" and "My Cousin Vinny," has died. He was 65. Rebhorn's agent, Dianne Busch, said Sunday that the actor died Friday at his home in South Orange,...
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Ralph Wilson »
DIED: March 25, 2014
Bills owner dies at 95Bills to hold public memorial for Ralph Wilson The Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills will honor late owner Ralph Wilson with a public celebration and remembrance at the team's fieldhouse on April 5. The event will feature memorabilia, exhibits and a guestbook...
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John Pinette »
DIED: April 5, 2014
Guest in 'Seinfeld' finale diesThe Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — John Pinette, the chubby stand-up comedian who portrayed a hapless carjacking victim in the final episode of "Seinfeld," has died. He was 50.
Pinette died of natural causes Saturday at a hotel in Pittsburgh, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's...
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Mickey Rooney »
DIED: April 6, 2014
Iconic Hollywood actor dies at 93ANTHONY McCARTNEY, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mickey Rooney's approach to life was simple: "Let's put on a show!" He spent nine decades doing it, on the big screen, on television, on stage and in his extravagant personal life. A superstar in his youth, Rooney was Hollywood's...
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The Ultimate Warrior »
DIED: April 8, 2014
Former pro wrestler dies at 54DAN GELSTON, The Associated Press The Ultimate Warrior put on his signature airbrushed trench coat, shook the white ring ropes, and, for a few fleeting minutes, the wrestler billed as hailing from Parts Unknown was back home in the wrestling ring. "Speak to me, Warriors!" he bellowed on...
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Jim Flaherty »
DIED: April 10, 2014
Longtime Canadian finance minister diesROB GILLIES, The Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Just three weeks after stepping down, former longtime Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty, a fixture on the world financial stage, has died. He was 64. Flaherty's family released a statement that said he died Thursday in Ottawa. Mike...
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez »
DIED: April 17, 2014
Nobel laureate dies at 87E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, The Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — His death mourned around the globe, Gabriel Garcia Marquez is being hailed as a giant of modern literature, a writer of intoxicating novels and short stories that illuminated Latin America's passions, superstition, violence and...
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Kevin Sharp »
DIED: April 19, 2014
Country music singer dies at age 43The Associated Press
FAIR OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Sharp, a country music singer who recorded multiple chart-topping songs and survived a well-publicized battle with cancer, has died. He was 43.
His sister Mary Huston said Sharp died at his mother's Fair Oaks, Calif., home, at 10:49 p.m....
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Mark Shand »
DIED: April 23, 2014
Camilla's brother dies in US after head injuryThe Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Royal officials in Britain say that the brother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has died after sustaining a serious head injury following a fall in New York.
Clarence House said that the 62-year-old Mark Shand died in the hospital Wednesday after...
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Bob Hoskins »
DIED: April 29, 2014
British actor dies at 71JILL LAWLESS, The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Bob Hoskins never lost his Cockney accent, even as he became a global star who charmed and alarmed audiences in a vast range of roles. Short and bald, with a face he once compared to "a squashed cabbage," Hoskins was a remarkably versatile...
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Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. »
DIED: May 2, 2014
Star of 'The FBI,' dead at 95JOHN ROGERS, The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Handsome, debonair and blessed with a distinguished voice that reflected his real-life prep school upbringing, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. seemed born to play the television roles that made him famous, that of hip Hollywood detective and brilliant G...
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Jimmy Ellis »
DIED: May 6, 2014
Ex-boxing champion dies at 74BRUCE SCHREINER, The Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jimmy Ellis, a heavyweight champion who sparred with an up-and-coming Muhammad Ali and later fought some of the era's best boxers, died Tuesday. He was 74.
Ellis died at a Louisville hospital, brother Jerry Ellis said. Jimmy...
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H.R. Giger »
DIED: May 12, 2014
'Alien' artist dies at 74FRANK JORDANS, The Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) — Swiss artist H.R. Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic "Alien," has died at age 74 from injuries suffered in a fall, his museum said Tuesday.
Sandra Mivelaz, administrator of the H.R. Giger museum in...
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Malik Bendjelloul »
DIED: May 13, 2014
'Searching for Sugar Man' director dies at 36MALIN RISING, The Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Malik Bendjelloul, the cash-strapped film maker who shot to Hollywood stardom overnight with the Oscar-winning music documentary "Searching for Sugar Man" about an obscure Mexican-American folk-rocker who became a cult hero in apartheid-era...
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Clyde Snow »
DIED: May 16, 2014
Anthropologist who identified mass graves diesKRISTI EATON, The Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Clyde Snow, a forensic anthropologist who worked on cases ranging from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to mass graves in Argentina, has died. He was 86.
Snow's wife, Jerry Snow, told The Associated Press her husband...
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Jerry Vale »
DIED: May 18, 2014
1950s crooner dies in California at 83The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Vale, the beloved crooner known for his high-tenor voice and romantic songs in the 1950s and early 1960s, has died. He was 83.
Vale, who had been in declining health, died Sunday at his Palm Desert home surrounded by family and friends, family...
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Gordon Willis »
DIED: May 19, 2014
'Godfather' cinematographer diesThe Associated Press FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Gordon Willis, one of Hollywood's most celebrated and influential cinematographers, nicknamed "The Prince of Darkness" for his subtle but indelible touch on such definitive 1970s releases as "The Godfather," ''Annie Hall" and "All the President's Men...
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Dr. Maya Angelou »
DIED: May 28, 2014
Poet, author dies at 86The Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A memorial service will be held at Wake Forest University for poet and author Maya Angelou, who died last week. Wake Forest says Angelou's family is holding a private service Saturday at the university's Wait Chapel. Angelou died last...
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Lewis Katz »
DIED: May 31, 2014
Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner dies at 72PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lewis Katz, a self-made man who built his fortune in New York parking lots, billboards and cable TV, and went on to buy the NBA's New Jersey Nets, NHL's New Jersey Devils and The Philadelphia Inquirer, died in a weekend plane crash. He was 72. Katz died Saturday night in a...
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Ann B. Davis »
DIED: June 1, 2014
'Brady Bunch' actress dies in TexasLYNN ELBER, The Associated Press Emmy-winning actress Ann B. Davis, who became America's favorite and most famous housekeeper as the devoted Alice Nelson of "The Brady Bunch," died Sunday at a San Antonio hospital. She was 88. Bexar County, Texas, medical examiner's investigator Sara Horne...
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Susan Spencer-Wendel »
DIED: June 4, 2014
Best-selling author dies at 47MATT SEDENSKY, The Associated Press
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Susan Spencer-Wendel, the writer whose best-selling book "Until I Say Goodbye" chronicled her fight to live joyfully as she battled Lou Gehrig's disease, died Wednesday at her Florida home, her husband John Wendel said. She was...
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Chester Nez »
DIED: June 4, 2014
Last of original group of Navajo Code Talkers diesFELICIA FONSECA, The Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The language he once was punished for speaking in school became Chester Nez's primary weapon in World War II. Before hundreds of men from the Navajo Nation became Code Talkers, Nez and 28 others were recruited to develop a code...
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Don Zimmer »
DIED: June 4, 2014
Longtime baseball fixture dies at 83The Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Don Zimmer wasn't a fixture in baseball forever. It just seemed that way. He played alongside Jackie Robinson on the only Brooklyn Dodgers team to win the World Series. He coached Derek Jeter on the New York Yankees' latest dynasty. And his...
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Rik Mayall »
DIED: June 9, 2014
British comedian dies at 56The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rik Mayall, one of a generation of performers that injected post-punk energy into British comedy, has died. He was 56. Mayall's management firm Brunskill Management said the comedian died at his London home on Monday. In the 1980s Mayall was part of the...
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Ruby Dee »
DIED: June 11, 2014
Acclaimed actress and civil rights activist dead at 91MARK KENNEDY, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For Ruby Dee, acting and activism weren't contradictory things. They were inseparable, and they were intertwined. The African-American actress, who earned lead roles in movies and on Broadway, also spent her life fighting against injustice,...
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Casey Kasem »
DIED: June 15, 2014
Top 40 radio broadcaster diesANTHONY MCCARTNEY, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Casey Kasem, the internationally famous radio host with the cheerful manner and gentle voice who became the king of the top 40 countdown with a syndicated show that ran for decades, died Sunday. He was 82. A statement issued by the...
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Tony Gwynn, Sr. »
DIED: June 16, 2014
Hall of Famer dies of cancer at 54BERNIE WILSON, The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tony Gwynn could handle a bat like few other major leaguers, whether it was driving the ball through the "5.5 hole" between third base and shortstop or hitting a home run off the facade in Yankee Stadium in the World Series. He was a...
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Teenie Hodges »
DIED: June 22, 2014
Genre-defining Memphis player diesCHRIS TALBOTT, The Associated Press
Teenie Hodges, the diminutive guitarist and "Take Me to the River" songwriter who became a towering figure in the Memphis music scene, has died. He was 68.
Longtime friend and Royal Studio owner Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell said Tuesday that Hodges died Sunday...
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Steve Rossi »
DIED: June 22, 2014
Allen & Rossi comedian dies at 82The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Steve Rossi, one half of the prolific comedy duo Allen & Rossi, which became a favorite of "The Ed Sullivan Show" and other TV variety shows, died Sunday at age 82.
His friend of 40 years, Michael Flores told The Associated Press on Sunday that he...
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Eli Wallach »
DIED: June 24, 2014
Veteran character actor dies at 98JAKE COYLE, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As a masterful character actor and early product of postwar, Method-style theater, Eli Wallach wore countless faces, disappearing into them all. But he was always propelled — in acting and in life — by a mischievousness and an abiding...
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Caleb Bankston »
DIED: June 24, 2014
'Survivor' contestant dies on Alabama railwayThe Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Caleb Bankston, a former contestant on the "Survivor" reality show, has died in a railway accident in Alabama. He was 27.
Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Bill Yates says Bankston, who was working at the Alabama Warrior Railway in Birmingham,...
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Sen. Howard Baker, Jr. »
DIED: June 26, 2014
Former TN U.S. Senator dies at 88CONNIE CASS, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Howard Baker's question sliced to the core of Watergate: "What did the president know and when did he know it?" Repeated over and again in the senator's mild Tennessee drawl, those words guided Americans through the tangle of Watergate...
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Mesach Taylor »
DIED: June 28, 2014
'Designing Women' star dies at 67FRAZIER MOORE, The Associated Press Meshach Taylor, who played a lovable ex-convict surrounded by boisterous Southern belles on the sitcom "Designing Women" and appeared in numerous other TV and film roles, died of cancer at age 67, his agent said Sunday. Taylor died Saturday at his home near...
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Bobby Castillo »
DIED: June 30, 2014
Former Dodgers pitcher dies at 59The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bobby Castillo, a former Dodgers and Minnesota Twins pitcher credited with teaching Fernando Valenzuela how to throw a screwball, died Monday in a Los Angeles hospital after a battle with cancer, the team announced. He was 59.
Castillo, also...
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Walter Dean Myers »
DIED: July 1, 2014
Children's author dies at 76HILLEL ITALIE, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Walter Dean Myers, a best-selling and prolific children's author and tireless champion of literacy and education, has died. He was 76. Myers, a longtime resident of Jersey City, New Jersey, died Tuesday at Beth Israel Medical Center in...
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Louis Zamperini »
DIED: July 3, 2014
WW2 hero, US Olympian dies at 97CHRISTOPHER WEBER, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seventy years ago, the world was convinced that Louis Zamperini was dead. There had been no word of the track star and former Olympian since his World War II bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The military told his parents he was...
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Alfredo Di Stefano »
DIED: July 6, 2014
Real Madrid great dies at age 88HAROLD HECKLE, The Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Alfredo Di Stefano, the player Real Madrid has hailed as the most important component in its mid-20th century ascent to becoming a global football powerhouse, has died. He was 88. Real Madrid said in a statement that Di Stefano, its honorary...
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Eileen Ford »
DIED: July 9, 2014
Founder of Ford Model Agency diesBETH J. HARPAZ, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Modeling agency founder Eileen Ford, who shaped a generation's standards of beauty as she built an empire and launched the careers of Candice Bergen, Lauren Hutton, Christie Brinkley and countless others, has died. She was 92 and died...
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Tommy Ramone »
DIED: July 11, 2014
Last surviving member of the Ramones diesDAVID BAUDER, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Ramones always seemed too fast. Their songs rushed by, often two minutes or less of pure adrenaline. Their influence outstripped their sales. And now, with the death of drummer Tommy, all four original members of the seminal punk rock band...
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Alice Coachman Davis »
DIED: July 14, 2014
First black woman to win Olympic gold dies in Ga.The Associated Press ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — The first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, Alice Coachman Davis, died early Monday in south Georgia. She was 90. Davis' death was confirmed by her daughter, Evelyn Jones. Davis won Olympic gold in the high jump at the 1948 games in London...
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Nadine Gordimer »
DIED: July 14, 2014
Nobel laureate, activist, dies at 90CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, The Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nadine Gordimer was first a writer of fiction and a defender of creativity and expression. But as a white South African who hated apartheid's dehumanization of blacks, she was also a determined political activist in the struggle to...
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Elaine Stritch »
DIED: July 17, 2014
Broadway actress and singer dies at 89MARK KENNEDY, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actors Nathan Lane, Bernadette Peters, Laura Benanti and Holland Taylor and writer Liz Smith led a tearful and raucous tribute Monday to Elaine Stritch, the funny and irascible theater star who put the broad in Broadway. "This event would...
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James Garner »
DIED: July 19, 2014
Film, TV legend diesFRAZIER MOORE, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Few actors could register disbelief, exasperation or annoyance with more comic subtlety. James Garner had a way of widening his eyes while the corner of his mouth sagged ever so slightly. Maybe he would swallow once to further make his...
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Carlo Bergonzi »
DIED: July 25, 2014
Italian tenor dies at age 90The Associated Press
MILAN (AP) — Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi, considered one of the most authoritative interpreters of Verdi's operas, has died at the age of 90.
The Italian Auxologic Institute in Milan on Monday confirmed Bergonzi's death on Friday. No cause was given.
Born in...
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James Shigeta »
DIED: July 28, 2014
'Die Hard' co-star dies at 81More information will be posted as it comes available.
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Margot Adler »
DIED: July 28, 2014
NPR Journalist dies at 68More information will be posted as it comes available.
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Dick Smith »
DIED: July 30, 2014
'Godfather of Makeup' dies at 92HILLEL ITALIE, The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Dick Smith, the Oscar-winning "Godfather of Makeup" who amused, fascinated and terrified moviegoers by devising unforgettable transformations for Marlon Brando in "The Godfather" and Linda Blair in "The Exorcist" among many others, has died....
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Billie Letts »
DIED: August 2, 2014
'Where the Heart Is' author diesThe Associated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Best-selling author Billie Letts has died at an Oklahoma hospital. Letts' publicist, Arlene Johnson, says Letts died Saturday after a brief illness. Letts was 76. Letts' novels include "Where the Heart Is," which was turned into a movie starring...
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James Brady »
DIED: August 4, 2014
Former White House press secretary diesThe Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — James Brady, the White House press secretary gravely wounded during the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, died Monday, his family announced. Brady was 73.
"We are heartbroken to share the news that our beloved Jim "Bear" Brady...
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Charles Keating »
DIED: August 9, 2014
'Another World' star dies at 72LYNN ELBER, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Keating, a British-born Shakespearean actor who was amused by the fame that came with being an American soap opera star on "Another World," has died, his son, Sean Keating, said Monday. He was 72. Keating, who was diagnosed with...
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Robin Williams »
DIED: August 11, 2014
Comedy star has died at age 63HAVEN DALEY, The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Robin Williams kept the world laughing, something that made it all the harder for friends and fans to accept that beneath that reservoir of frenetic energy and seemingly endless good humor resided demons so dark they could push him to...
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Lauren Bacall »
DIED: August 12, 2014
Actress has died at age 89HILLEL ITALIE, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lauren Bacall had one of those incredible lives. The wife and co-star of Humphrey Bogart. A Tony Award-winning actress. A National Book Award-winning author. A giant of fashion. A friend of the Kennedys. One of the last survivors of...
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Don Pardo »
DIED: August 18, 2014
Longtime 'SNL' announcer dies at 96FRAZIER MOORE, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Few would recognize his face, but most knew his voice: the booming baritone that for nearly four decades heralded "Saturday Night Live." Don Pardo, the eras-spanning radio and TV announcer whose resonant voice-over style was celebrated for...
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Richard Attenborough »
DIED: August 24, 2014
Actor-director Richard Attenborough dies at 90By GREGORY KATZ and JAKE COYLE Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Richard Attenborough was a lord, an Oscar-winning director for the much-lauded "Gandhi" and an unflagging pillar to British cinema. But Attenborough, who died Sunday at 90, was best known as Dickie. Baby-faced as a young actor...
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Jimi Jamison »
DIED: August 31, 2014
Lead singer of Survivor dies at 63The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Jimi Jamison, who sang lead on Survivor hits such as "Burning Heart" and "Is This Love," has died. He was 63.
Booking agent Sally Irwin said Tuesday that Jamison died last weekend of an apparent heart attack at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. He had...
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Joan Rivers »
DIED: September 4, 2014
Comedian dies at 81SANDY COHEN, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — On "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1967, Joan Rivers joked about society's double-standard for women. "A girl, you're 30 years old, you're not married, you're an old maid," she said. "A man, he's 90 years old, he's not married, he's a catch." ...
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S. Truett Cathy »
DIED: September 7, 2014
Chick-fil-A founder has diedBERNARD McGHEE, The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy died early Monday at 93. The billionaire rose from poverty, building a privately held restaurant chain that famously closes every Sunday but drew unwanted attention for the Cathy family's opposition to gay...
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Richard Kiel »
DIED: September 10, 2014
Jaws actor from Bond films dies at 74SCOTT SMITH, The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Richard Kiel, the towering actor best known for portraying steel-toothed villain Jaws in a pair of James Bond films, has died. He was 74. Kelley Sanchez, director of communications at Saint Agnes Medical Center, confirmed Wednesday...
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Donald Sinden »
DIED: September 11, 2014
British actor dies at 90GREGORY KATZ, The Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — British actor Donald Sinden, known for his rich voice and varied roles, died Friday at his home in Kent, southern England, of prostate cancer, his son said. He was 90.
Marc Sinden said his father's varied career kept him so busy that he was...
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Bob Crewe »
DIED: September 11, 2014
'Walk Like a Man' writer dies at 83The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Crewe, co-writer of "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," ''Big Girls Don't Cry" and many other pop hits, died last week. He was 83.
Crewe's brother, Dan Crewe, said Monday in an email that the producer, songwriter and "Jersey Boys" lyricist died Sept....
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George Hamilton IV »
DIED: September 17, 2014
50-year Opry member diesThe Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Grand Ole Opry Member George Hamilton IV, who was one of country music's first international ambassadors, has died. He was 77. A news release from the Opry says Hamilton died Wednesday at a Nashville hospital after a heart attack. Hamilton...
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Polly Bergen »
DIED: September 20, 2014
Versatile actress, singer dies at 84NEW YORK (AP) — In an obituary Sept. 20, The Associated Press reported that actress Polly Bergen's survivors included daughter Pamela Fields. The story should have made clear that the daughter goes by P.K. instead of Pamela. Emmy-winning actress and singer Polly Bergen, who in a long career...
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Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock »
DIED: September 30, 2014
First female pilot to circle globe diesDAN SEWELL, The Associated Press
Fifty years after she made aviation history, Jerrie Mock chuckled when asked whether she ever got scared while circling the globe alone.
"Scared? Let's not use the word scared," she said.
But she had plenty of harrowing moments, from landing by mistake...
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Geoffrey Holder »
DIED: October 5, 2014
Tony Award-winning director, actor, painter, dancer and choreographer dies at 84MARK KENNEDY, The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Geoffrey Holder, a Tony Award-winning director, actor, painter, dancer and choreographer who during an eclectic show business career led the groundbreaking show "The Wiz" to Broadway, pitched 7-Up on TV and played a scary villain in a James...
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Jan Hooks »
DIED: October 9, 2014
Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member has died.The Associated Press, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Jan Hooks, whose impressions ranged from Nancy Reagan to Sinead O'Connor to Tammy Faye Bakker during a five-year stint on the show, has died. The 57-year-old Hooks died Thursday in New York,...
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Elizabeth Pena »
DIED: October 14, 2014
'Modern Family' actress dies at 55DERRIK J. LANG, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elizabeth Pena, the versatile actress who shifted between dramatic roles in such films as "Lone Star" and comedic parts in TV shows like "Modern Family," has died. She was 55. Pena's manager, Gina Rugolo, said Wednesday the Cuban...
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Tim Hauser »
DIED: October 16, 2014
Manhattan Transfer singer, founder dies at 72MESFIN FEKADU, The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Hauser, the founder and singer of the Grammy-winning vocal troupe The Manhattan Transfer, died Thursday from cardiac arrest, band representative JoAnn Geffen said Friday. He was 72.
Hauser founded Manhattan Transfer, who released...
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Oscar de La Renta »
DIED: October 20, 2014
Fashion icon dies at 82SHELLEY ACOCA, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — At his Fashion Week runway show in September, Oscar de la Renta sat in his usual spot: in a chair right inside the wings, where he could carefully inspect each model just as she was about to emerge in one of his sumptuous, impeccably...
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Ben Bradlee »
DIED: October 21, 2014
Former Washington Post editor diesNANCY BENAC, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a charmed life of newspapering, Ben Bradlee seemed always to be in just the right place. The raspy-voiced, hard-charging editor who invigorated The Washington Post got an early break as a journalist thanks to his friendship with one...
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Thomas M. Menino »
DIED: October 30, 2014
Boston's longest-serving mayor dies at 71PHILIP MARCELO, The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Thomas Menino, Boston's longest-serving mayor and one of the most beloved, was remembered at his funeral Monday as "the doer of small things," a city leader less interested in the national political stage than the day-to-day minutiae of...
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Brittany Maynard »
DIED: November 1, 2014
Terminally ill 'death with dignity' advocate diesSTEVEN DUBOIS, The Associated Press PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — A young woman's last days has sparked a national conversation about whether it's right for a terminally ill person to end his or her own life. Now that Brittany Maynard has died, it's time to see whether the millions of clicks and...
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Tom Magliozzi »
DIED: November 3, 2014
Co-host of NPR's Car Talk dies at 77PHILIP MARCELO, The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Tom Magliozzi, a mechanic with an MIT degree who became an unlikely radio star as part of the brother duo that hosted "Car Talk," one of American public radio's most popular show's ever, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was...
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Former US Rep. Lane Evans »
DIED: November 5, 2014
Former US Rep & veterans advocate diesJASON KEYSER, The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois Rep. Lane Evans, a Vietnam War-era Marine who fought for veterans' rights during his 24 years in the U.S. House, has died after a long fight with Parkinson's disease.
The Democrat died Wednesday at a nursing home in East...
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Carol Ann Susi »
DIED: November 11, 2014
'Big Bang Theory' actress diesThe Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The actress best known for voicing the unseen Mrs. Wolowitz on "The Big Bang Theory" has died.
Carol Ann Susi's agent, Pam Ellis-Evenas, says the actress died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a brief battle with cancer. She was 62.
The veteran...
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Henry "Big Bank Hank" Jackson »
DIED: November 11, 2014
Big Bank Hank of Sugarhill Gang dies at age 57BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI, The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Big Bank Hank, a member of the pioneering hip-hop group the Sugarhill Gang, has died, a funeral director has confirmed. He was 57. Aree Booker, a funeral director with Eternity Funeral Services in Englewood, New Jersey, didn't...
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Jane Byrne »
DIED: November 14, 2014
Chicago's 1st female mayor diesBy DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jane Byrne, who capitalized on Chicago's slow reaction to a snowstorm to score one of the biggest election upsets in the city's history and become its first female mayor, died Friday. She was 80. Byrne, whose four-year term brought festivals...
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Diem Brown »
DIED: November 14, 2014
MTV star dies at 32The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Diem Brown has lost a long battle with cancer. The reality star and advocate for cancer survivors died Friday in a New York hospital, according to E! Network correspondent Alicia Quarles. She was 32. Brown first won fame nearly a decade ago as a...
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Charles Champlin »
DIED: November 16, 2014
LA times film critic dies at 88The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Longtime Los Angeles Times film critic Charles Champlin has died.
The newspaper said Monday that Champlin died at his Los Angeles home on Sunday. He was 88.
His son, Charles Champlin Jr., told the Times (http://lat.ms/1u2OO0H ) the cause was...
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Mike Nichols »
DIED: November 19, 2014
Crafter of films, plays dies at 83JAKE COYLE, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A legend of film, theater and comedy in nearly equal measure, Mike Nichols was an unquestioned fixture of smart, urbane American culture across a relentlessly versatile, six-decade career that on stage or screen, reliably coursed with crackling...
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Marion Barry »
DIED: November 23, 2014
Former DC Mayor dies at 78BEN NUCKOLS, The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry, whose four terms were overshadowed by his 1990 arrest after being caught on videotape smoking crack cocaine, died Sunday morning. He was 78.
Barry D.C. council spokeswoman LaToya Foster...
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Gilles Tremblay »
DIED: November 26, 2014
Stanley Cup winner with Canadiens diesThe Associated Press MONTREAL (AP) — Gilles Tremblay, a former Montreal Canadiens forward who played on four Stanley Cup-winning teams in the 1960s, has died. He was 75. The team announced Tremblay died Wednesday in Montreal. He played his entire nine-year career with the Canadiens, scoring...
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Bobby Keys »
DIED: December 2, 2014
Rolling Stones' sax player dies in TNBy KRISTIN M. HALL, The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Saxophonist Bobby Keys, a lifelong rock 'n' roller who toured with Buddy Holly, played on recordings by John Lennon and laid down one of the all-time blowout solos on the Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar," has died. He was 70. ...
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Michel du Cille »
DIED: December 11, 2014
Pulitzer-winning photojournalist dies in LiberiaThe Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Photojournalist Michel du Cille, a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner who recently captured compelling images of Ebola patients and their caretakers, died in Liberia while on assignment for The Washington Post. He was 58.
Executive Editor Martin Baron...
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Norman Bridwell »
DIED: December 12, 2014
Clifford creator dead at 86By LEANNE ITALIE, The Associated Press
Norman Bridwell, a soft-spoken illustrator whose impromptu story about a girl and her puppy marked the unlikely birth of the supersized franchise Clifford the Big Red Dog, has died at 86.
Bridwell, who lived for decades in a house with a bright red...
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Mandy Rice-Davies »
DIED: December 18, 2014
Key Profumo scandal figure diesBy JILL LAWLESS, The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Mandy Rice-Davies, a key figure in the "Profumo Affair," a sex-and-politics scandal that rocked Cold War Britain, has died at age 70. Her PR firm, Hackford Jones, said Friday that Rice-Davies died Thursday evening "after a short battle...
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Billie Whitelaw »
DIED: December 21, 2014
British actress dies at 82By GREGORY KATZ, The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British actress Billie Whitelaw, who collaborated closely with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett and appeared on stage and screen for decades, has died in a London nursing home at age 82. Denville Hall general manager Charlotte Schram said...
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Christine Cavanaugh »
DIED: December 22, 2014
Voice of 'Babe' dies at 51The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christine Cavanaugh, a prolific voice actress whose characters included the titular character of "Babe," has died. She was 51. Cavanaugh's sister Deionn Masock confirmed Tuesday that Cavanaugh died Dec. 22 at her home in Utah. An obituary notice was...
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Joe Cocker »
DIED: December 22, 2014
Singer best known for his cover of the Beatles' With A Little Help From My Friends' has diedBy DAVID BAUDER, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Cocker, the raspy-voiced British singer known for his frenzied cover of "With a Little Help From My Friends," the teary ballad "You Are So Beautiful" and a contorted performing style uncannily parodied by John Belushi on "Saturday Night...
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Buddy DeFranco »
DIED: December 24, 2014
Jazz great dies at age 91By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL, The Associated Press
PANAMA CITY, Florida (AP) — Renowned jazz clarinetist Buddy DeFranco — who collaborated with Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and other top singers and musicians of his era — has died at the age of 91.
DeFranco's family told The Associated...
