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One of the Last Navajo
Code Talkers Dies at 107

OBITUARY

Oct 21, 2024 8:14 AM CDT

One of the Last Navajo Code Talkers Dies at 107

With the death of John Kinsel Sr., only two of the World War II heroes remain

(Newser) - John Kinsel Sr., one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II based on the tribe's native language, has died. He was 107, reports the AP . Navajo Nation officials in Window Rock announced Kinsel's death on Saturday. Tribal President Buu Nygren has...

Man Who Led the Stanford Prison Experiment Has Died

Man Behind the Stanford
Prison Experiment Has Died

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Oct 19, 2024 4:30 PM CDT

Man Behind the Stanford Prison Experiment Has Died

Psychologist Philip G. Zimbardo was 91

(Newser) - Philip G. Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment" that was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died. He was 91. Stanford University announced Friday that Zimbardo died Oct. 14 at his home in San Francisco. A cause of death was not provided. In...

Mitzi Gaynor, Star of South Pacific, Dies at 93

South Pacific Star Dies at 93

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Oct 17, 2024 12:13 PM CDT

South Pacific Star Dies at 93

Mitzi Gaynor's career spanned 8 decades

(Newser) - Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film South Pacific and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 93. Gaynor, among the last survivors of the so-called golden age of the Hollywood musical,...

One Direction Singer
Liam Payne Dead at 31

updated

Oct 16, 2024 5:47 PM CDT

One Direction Singer Liam Payne Dead at 31

Police say British singer fell from hotel in Buenos Aires

(Newser) - Liam Payne, a former member of the group One Direction, died Wednesday in a fall from a hotel in Buenos Aires, police in Argentina say. Police say the 31-year-old British singer fell from the third floor of a hotel in the city's Palermo neighborhood, CNN reports. In a statement,...

Lilly Ledbetter, Whose Name Was on the Fair Pay Act, Has Died

Fair-Pay Icon
Lilly Ledbetter
Dead at 86

OBITUARY

Oct 14, 2024 12:55 PM CDT

Fair-Pay Icon Lilly Ledbetter Dead at 86

Alabamian sued her employer after learning she was making drastically less than male counterparts

(Newser) - Lilly Ledbetter, whose name was attached to the Fair Pay Act in former President Obama's first act in 2009, has died at the age of 86, reports the New York Times . The cause of death, on Saturday, was respiratory failure. "Lilly Ledbetter passed away peacefully last night at...

American Pickers Star Frank Fritz Is Dead at 60

Cause of Death Revealed
for American Pickers Star

UPDATED

Oct 12, 2024 7:00 AM CDT

Cause of Death Revealed for American Pickers Star

Frank Fritz died from a stroke, per death certificate seen by TMZ

(Newser) - Frank Fritz, a longtime co-host of the History Channel's American Pickers, died of "late sequela of cerebral infarction"—aka a stroke, according to a death certificate seen by TMZ . The cause of said stroke is cited as cerebrovascular disease , which affects how blood flows to the brain....

Tim Johnson Recovered From
Aneurysm to Preserve Majority

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Oct 10, 2024 6:45 PM CDT

Tim Johnson Recovered From Aneurysm to Preserve Majority

Democrat's rebound kept Senate in his party's control

(Newser) - Tim Johnson, a South Dakota senator whose stroke led to a monthslong drama over which party would control the US Senate before he recovered and returned to his job, died Tuesday in Sioux Falls. He was 77. The cause was complications from a stroke, the New York Times reports. In...

RFK's Widow Ethel Kennedy
Has Died at 96

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Oct 10, 2024 11:11 AM CDT

RFK's Widow Ethel Kennedy Has Died at 96

Matriarch, one of the last members of JFK's generation, suffered a stroke last week

(Newser) - Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family's legacy for decades, died on Thursday, her family said. She was 96, reports the AP . Kennedy had been hospitalized after suffering a...

Cissy Houston Dead at 91

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Oct 7, 2024 4:44 PM CDT

Cissy Houston Dead at 91

Whitney Houston's mother was a 2-time Grammy winner

(Newser) - Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, has died. She was 91. Houston died Monday morning in her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer's disease, her daughter-in-law Pat...

Madonna's Brother
Dead at 63

Oct 7, 2024 12:00 AM CDT

Madonna's Brother Dead at 63

Christopher Ciccone had cancer

(Newser) - Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, died Friday at age 63. The fifth child of Madonna Louise and Silvio Patrick Ciccone, his famous sister was two years older than him, and the siblings worked together in New York City. A dancer and choreographer, Ciccone "used his talents to support Madonna'...

TV Host
Announces
Her Own Death

Oct 4, 2024 2:30 AM CDT

TV Host Announces Her Own Death

Australian television presenter penned a touching final message, had sister post it

(Newser) - An Australian television personality poignantly announced her own death via a social media post written by her, but posted by her sister the day after her death. Fiona MacDonald, known for hosting the children's show Wombat and the game show It's a Knockout, was diagnosed with a motor...

Good Times, Roots Star
John Amos Dies

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Oct 1, 2024 4:59 PM CDT

Good Times, Roots Star John Amos Dies

Emmy-nominated actor was 84

(Newser) - John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom Good Times and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries Roots, has died. He was 84. He died Aug. 21 of natural causes in Los Angeles, the AP reports. Amos' publicist, Belinda...

Baseball's Pete Rose
Is Dead at 83

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Sep 30, 2024 7:33 PM CDT

Baseball's Pete Rose Is Dead at 83

'Charlie Hustle,' a 17-time All-Star, was blocked from the Hall of Fame after gambling investigation

(Newser) - Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. A spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada confirmed on behalf of the medical examiner that...

'We Lost Our Prince,' Theater
Says After Gavin Creel Dies

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Sep 30, 2024 7:05 PM CDT

'We Lost Our Prince,' Theater Says After Gavin Creel Dies

Tony Award-winning Broadway veteran dies at 48 of rare, aggressive form of cancer

(Newser) - Gavin Creel, a Broadway veteran who won a Tony Award for Hello, Dolly! and nominations for Hair and Thoroughly Modern Millie, died Monday of a rare and aggressive form of cancer. He was 48. Publicist Matt Polk said Creel died at his home in Manhattan of metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve...

Drake Hogestyn Was
Half of Major Soap Couple

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Sep 30, 2024 5:49 PM CDT

Drake Hogestyn Was Half of Major Soap Couple

Actor played John Black on Days of Our Lives for 38 years

(Newser) - Drake Hogestyn, who appeared on the TV series Days of Our Lives for 38 years, died Saturday, his family confirmed. He was 70. The actor had been battling pancreatic cancer, his family said. "He was the most amazing husband, father, papa, and actor. He loved performing for the Days...

Dikembe Mutombo Had
a Reason for That Finger Wag

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Sep 30, 2024 11:26 AM CDT

Dikembe Mutombo Had a Reason for That Finger Wag

Hall of Famer dies at age 58, was famous for signature wag after blocking shots

(Newser) - NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died at age 58 of brain cancer, reports ESPN . The 7-foot-2 native of the Democratic Republic of Congo was known for three things in particular—his ability to block shots, his signature finger wag after blocking said shots, and his humanitarian work in...

Why You Should Write
Your Own Obituary Each Year

OPINION

Sep 30, 2024 7:47 AM CDT

Why You Should Write Your Own Obituary Each Year

Kelly McMasters makes it an annual exercise, less morbid than it sounds

(Newser) - When she was a girl, Kelly McMasters' mother began volunteering at a hospice, and her mother was tasked with writing her own obituary as a training exercise. McMasters tried it herself at age 12, and she's been writing her own obit pretty much every year since for the better...

Beverly Hills Cop Actor
John Ashton Dead at 76

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Sep 30, 2024 1:00 AM CDT

Beverly Hills Cop Actor John Ashton Dead at 76

He was best known for his role as Detective Sergeant John Taggart

(Newser) - John Ashton—the actor who made it big playing the straight man to Eddie Murphy in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise—has died at age 76. TMZ reports Ashton died of cancer. The native of Springfield, Massachusetts, had a long career in Hollywood, with more than 200 credits to his...

Kris Kristofferson
Is Dead at 88

Sep 29, 2024 6:00 PM CDT

Kris Kristofferson Is Dead at 88

Beloved singer-songwriter, actor worked with Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin

(Newser) - Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died, reports the AP . Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, family spokeswoman Ebie McFarland said. He was 88. McFarland said Kristofferson died...

Actress Maggie Smith
Is Dead at 89

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Sep 27, 2024 8:44 AM CDT

Actress Maggie Smith Is Dead at 89

Dame considered the preeminent British actress of a generation

(Newser) - You may have known her as professor Minerva McGonagall or Dowager Countess Violet Grantham, but Dame Maggie Smith had many memorable roles throughout her decades-long career in film, stage, and television, which came to a close Friday with Smith's death at the age of 89. "She passed away...