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Drummer Played With Buddy Holly and Married Peggy Sue

Jerry Allison, the last original member of the Cricketts, co-wrote series of hits

(Newser) - Jerry Allison, an architect of rock drumming who played and co-wrote songs with childhood friend Buddy Holly and whose future wife inspired the classic "Peggy Sue," has died. He was 82 and was the last surviving original member of the Crickets, the band that backed Holly, the AP...

An Up-and-Coming Actor, He Gave It All Up for Kubrick

Leon Vitali, who played Lord Bullingdon in 'Barry Lyndon,' has died at 74

(Newser) - Leon Vitali, the Barry Lyndon actor who became one of Stanley Kubrick's closest associates, has died at age 74. Vitali died Friday in Los Angeles, surrounded by children Masha, Max, and Vera and other family members, per the AP . "Leon was a special and lovely man driven by...

Every Shot Was 'Beautiful,' but Tom Weiskopf Had Regrets

Golfer succeeded at designing courses and broadcasting, as well

(Newser) - Tom Weiskopf's golf skill went far beyond his 16 victories on the PGA Tour and his lone major at Royal Troon in the British Open. He was always candid, often outspoken, and unfailingly accurate in the television booth. He found even greater success designing golf courses. Weiskopf died Saturday...

This Photo Made Her a Symbol of the 'Occupy' Movement

Dorli Rainey, who was famously pepper-sprayed in 2011, has died at age 95

(Newser) - Dorli Rainey, a self-described “old lady in combat boots” who became a symbol of the Occupy protest movement when she was photographed after being pepper-sprayed by Seattle police, has died at 95, per the AP . The longtime political activist died on Aug. 12, the Seattle Times reported. Her daughter,...

Das Boot , Neverending Story Director Dead at 81
Das Boot, In the Line of Fire
Director Dies
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Aug 16, 2022 8:36 PM CDT

Das Boot, In the Line of Fire Director Dies

German director Wolfgang Petersen's other hits included The Neverending Story

(Newser) - Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic Das Boot propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career that included the films In the Line of Fire, Air Force One, and The Perfect Storm, has died. He was 81. Petersen died Friday at his home in the Los...

Actor Lindsey Pearlman Found Dead at 43
Actor Pearlman's
Cause of Death Revealed
UPDATED
Aug 16, 2022 12:39 PM CDT

Actor Pearlman's Cause of Death Revealed

Medical examiner says actor known for roles on 'General Hospital,' 'Empire,' died of suicide

(Newser) - Update: The actor Lindsey Pearlman took her own life, according to a report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner obtained by People . The report deemed the cause of death for the 43-year-old, whose body was found in her car six months ago, to be suicide. Specifically, it cited lethal...

He Was 7 When Hiroshima Was Bombed. Then, Design Fame

Issey Miyake, who created Steve Jobs' famous black turtlenecks, dies at 84

(Newser) - A designer known for his high-tech yet comfortable origami-inspired designs, and who came up with the signature black turtlenecks worn by none other than Steve Jobs, has died. Miyake Design Office tells the AP that Issey Miyake died Friday of liver cancer at the age of 84, after a storied...

His Songwriting Resume Is Astonishing
His Songwriting Resume
Is Astonishing
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Aug 9, 2022 10:45 AM CDT

His Songwriting Resume Is Astonishing

Lamont Dozier, who helped write some of Motown's biggest hits, dies at 81

(Newser) - Lamont Dozier, the middle name of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced dozens of hits and helped make Motown an essential record company of the 1960s and beyond, has died at age 81, per the AP . In Motown’s historic rise, Holland-Dozier-Holland stood out even compared to such...

Olivia Newton-John Dead at 73
Olivia Newton-John Dies
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Aug 8, 2022 3:21 PM CDT

Olivia Newton-John Dies

'Grease' superstar was 'a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years'

(Newser) - Farewell, Sandy. Olivia Newton-John, one of the world's biggest superstars in the '70s and '80s, died Monday, her husband says. She was 73. Newton-John "passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends," John Easterling said in a...

David McCullough Is Dead at 89
He Was the 'Voice
of American History'
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Aug 8, 2022 12:26 PM CDT

He Was the 'Voice of American History'

Pulitzer winner David McCullough is dead at 89

(Newser) - David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him among the most popular and influential historians of his time, has died at 89. McCullough died Sunday in Hingham, Massachusetts, according to his publisher,...

&#39;Familiar Face From &#39;80s Television&#39; Dies at 83
'Familiar Face
From '80s
Television'
Dies at 83
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Aug 8, 2022 7:41 AM CDT

'Familiar Face From '80s Television' Dies at 83

Roger E. Mosley played 'TC' Calvin on 'Magnum, PI,' was also respected track and field coach

(Newser) - A sad goodbye for a "familiar face from '80s television": KLTA reports that Roger E. Mosley, who starred with Tom Selleck in the original Magnum, PI on CBS, has died at the age of 83. Mosley's daughter, Ch-a Mosley, confirms to the Hollywood Reporter and USA Today...

&#39;Georgy Girl&#39; Singer Found International Fame
'Georgy Girl' Singer Dies at 79
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Aug 6, 2022 4:25 PM CDT

'Georgy Girl' Singer Dies at 79

Australia mourns Judith Durham of the Seekers

(Newser) - Judith Durham, the lead singer of the Seekers who showed the way for other Australian artists to find success in the US and UK, has died. She was 79 and died Friday night of chronic lung disease, her record label said. Her home country, which had bestowed a series of...

He May Have Served More Time in Solitary Than Anyone

Albert Woodfox, 75, released from prison in 2016, spent 43 years in solitary confinement

(Newser) - Albert Woodfox, a member of the "Angola Three" who was thought to have spent more time in solitary confinement than any other person in US history, has died at the age of 75, reports the Guardian . Woodfox's brother and legal team said he died of complications from COVID....

Author of Girls Guide Bestseller Dies at 61
Girls Guide
Author
Melissa Bank
Dies at 61
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Aug 4, 2022 12:47 PM CDT

Girls Guide Author Melissa Bank Dies at 61

Creator of bestseller from 1999 had lung cancer

(Newser) - Melissa Bank, whose 1999 bestseller The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing was a series of interconnected stories praised for its wit and precise language and embraced by young readers, has died at age 61. Viking Books announced that Bank died Tuesday in East Hampton, New York, per the AP...

His 'Dulcet Tones Provided the Soundtrack of Summer'

Beloved Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully dead at 94

(Newser) - Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night, the team said. He was 94. Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills section of Los Angeles,...

Voice of Ursula Dead at 95
She Became One of
Disney's Most Iconic Villains
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Aug 1, 2022 12:47 AM CDT

She Became One of Disney's Most Iconic Villains

Pat Carroll, voice of Ursula the sea witch, dead at 95

(Newser) - Pat Carroll, a comedic television mainstay for decades, Emmy-winner for Caesar’s Hour and the voice of Ursula in The Little Mermaid, has died. She was 95. Her daughter Kerry Karsian, a casting agent, said Carroll died at her home in Cape Cod, Mass., on Saturday, the AP reports. Her...

Lt. Uhura Broke Ground on Star Trek
Nichelle Nichols
Broke Ground
on Star Trek
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Jul 31, 2022 5:30 PM CDT

Nichelle Nichols Broke Ground on Star Trek

Lt. Uhura had a famous moment onscreen with Captain Kirk

(Newser) - Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original Star Trek television series, has died at 89. Her son Kyle Johnson said Nichols died Saturday in Silver City, New Mexico, of natural causes, the AP reports. "Her light...

Bill Russell Dominated the NBA
Nobody Won
Like Bill Russell
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Jul 31, 2022 3:25 PM CDT

Nobody Won Like Bill Russell

Star won 11 championships while, Obama said, 'standing up for the rights and dignity of all men'

(Newser) - Bill Russell, the NBA Hall of Famer considered by many the greatest player in the history of team sports and a towering figure in the struggle for civil rights, died Sunday at 88. A tweet by his family statement said only that his wife, Jeannine, was at his side. Russell...

Code Talker Wanted Young to Know Power of Navajo Language

3 colleagues survive Samuel Sandoval, 98

(Newser) - Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers, who transmitted messages in World War II using a code based on their native language, has died. Sandoval died late Friday at a hospital in Shiprock, New Mexico, his wife, Malula, told the AP on Saturday. He was 98. Hundreds...

Family Confirms Death of Tony Dow
Family Confirms
Death of Tony Dow
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Jul 27, 2022 6:00 PM CDT

Family Confirms Death of Tony Dow

'Wally Cleaver' actor was 77

(Newser) - On Tuesday, reports of Leave It to Beaver star Tony Dow's death t urned out to be erroneous . On Wednesday, sadly, they were true, according to a statement from his manager, Frank Bilotta, CNN reports. A statement on the 77-year-old actor's official Facebook page said confirmation had been...

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