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Józef Walaszczyk Saved Scores of Jews During WWII

Member of Polish resistance bribed German official to rescue factory employees

(Newser) - Józef Walaszczyk, a member of the Polish resistance who rescued dozens of Jews during the Nazi German occupation of Poland during World War II, has died. He was 102 and died Monday, according to the Institute of National Remembrance, a Polish state historical body. Walaszczyk fell in love during...

Colorado Gov. Pays Tribute to a 'Woman Ahead of Her Time'

Clela Rorex issued first same-sex marriage licenses in 1975

(Newser) - Clela Rorex, a former Colorado county clerk considered a pioneer in the gay rights movement for being the first public official to issue a same-sex marriage license in 1975, has died. She was 78. Rorex died Sunday of complications from recent surgery at a hospice care facility in Longmont, the...

Mark Shields Kept His TV Debates Civil
Mark Shields
Kept His TV
Debates Civil
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Jun 18, 2022 5:45 PM CDT

Mark Shields Kept His TV Debates Civil

Commentator appeared on 'PBS NewsHour' for 33 years

(Newser) - Mark Shields, who affably debated fellow political pundits on TV for decades—slipping in cutting jabs along the way—has died. He was 85 and died at home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, of kidney failure, the New York Times reports. Shields, who labeled himself a New Deal liberal, was a...

Actor and Seinfeld &#39;Library Cop&#39; Philip Baker Hall Is Dead
Veteran Character Actor
Philip Baker Hall Is Dead
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Jun 13, 2022 3:07 PM CDT

Veteran Character Actor Philip Baker Hall Is Dead

'Seinfeld' fans will remember him as the library cop

(Newser) - The name may not be familiar, but anyone who's watched TV in, say, the last few decades will likely recognize the face of Philip Baker Hall. The veteran actor died Sunday at the age of 90, tweeted neighbor and Los Angeles Times reporter Sam Farmer. TV Line reports that...

27-Year-Old Son of General Hospital Stars Found Dead in Parking Lot

Harrison Wagner's cause of death has not been revealed

(Newser) - The son of soap opera stars Jack and Kristina Wagner has died at age 27. Harrison Wagner's body was found in a North Hollywood parking lot around 5am Monday. No cause or manner of death has yet been released; an autopsy is pending, People reports. Police say no foul...

One Half of Seals and Crofts Dead at Age 80
One Half of
Seals and Crofts
Dead at Age 80
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Jun 8, 2022 1:16 AM CDT

One Half of Seals and Crofts Dead at Age 80

Jim Seals was the younger brother of 'England Dan,' another 1970s icon

(Newser) - Jim Seals, who teamed with fellow musician “Dash" Crofts on such 1970s soft-rock hits as “Summer Breeze" and “We May Never Pass This Way Again," has died at age 80, the AP reports. His death was announced Tuesday by several people including John Ford Coley, who...

Sophie Freud Has Died. She Did Not Agree With Her Grandfather

She referred to psychoanalysis as 'a narcissistic indulgence'

(Newser) - The last surviving grandchild of Dr. Sigmund Freud has died at the age of 97. Sophie Freud was a professor and chair of the human behavior program at Simmons University in Boston, where she "devoted her career as a psychosociologist to the protection of children and to introducing feminism...

Founding Bassist for Bon Jovi Dead at 70
He Was 'Integral
to the Formation'
of Bon Jovi
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Jun 6, 2022 12:30 AM CDT

He Was 'Integral to the Formation' of Bon Jovi

Alec John Such dead at 70

(Newser) - Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of the iconic rock band Bon Jovi, has died, the AP reports. He was 70. The group on Sunday announced the death of Such, the New Jersey band's bassist from 1983 to 1994. No details on when or how Such...

Few Baby Faces Were More Famous Than Hers
Few Baby Faces Were
More Famous Than Hers
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Jun 5, 2022 8:30 AM CDT

Few Baby Faces Were More Famous Than Hers

Ann Turner Cook, original Gerber baby, dies at 95

(Newser) - Ann Turner Cook, whose cherubic baby face was known the world over as the original Gerber baby, has died. She was 95. Gerber announced Cook's passing in an Instagram post on Friday. "Many years before becoming an extraordinary mother, teacher and writer, her smile and expressive curiosity captured...

Pro Golfer Bart Bryant Killed in Florida Accident
3-Time PGA Tour Champ
Killed in Car Accident
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Jun 1, 2022 6:16 PM CDT

3-Time PGA Tour Champ Killed in Car Accident

Bart Bryant 'was a champion on and off the course'

(Newser) - Bart Bryant, who once beat Tiger Woods to win the biggest paycheck of his career, was killed when a truck slammed into his SUV while he was stopped in a line of vehicles on a central Florida road for a construction crew, authorities said. Bryant, 59, a three-time winner on...

&#39;The King of Rockabilly&#39; Dead at 87
'The King of
Rockabilly'
Dead at 87
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May 30, 2022 1:29 AM CDT

'The King of Rockabilly' Dead at 87

Ronnie Hawkins was a patron of Canadian rock music

(Newser) - Ronnie Hawkins, a brash rockabilly star from Arkansas who became a patron of the Canadian music scene after moving north and recruiting a handful of local musicians later known as the Band, has died, the AP reports. His wife Wanda confirmed to the Canadian Press that Hawkins died Sunday morning...

Once the Vatican's No. 2 Man, His Legacy Was Marred

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, 94, championed founder of religious order who turned out to be a pedophile

(Newser) - Cardinal Angelo Sodano, a once-powerful Italian prelate who long served as the Vatican's No. 2 official but whose legacy was tarnished by his support for the pedophile founder of an influential religious order, has died. He was 94. In its Saturday announcement of his death, the Vatican said Sodano...

2 Deaths in the World of Music
2 Deaths in the World of Music
May 27, 2022 1:05 AM CDT

2 Deaths in the World of Music

Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode and Alan White of Yes have both died

(Newser) - The deaths of two notable fixtures of the music world were announced Thursday:
  • Andy Fletcher: The Depeche Mode keyboardist, a founding member of the band, died at age 60. "We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member, and bandmate
...

Famed Writer, Editor Was Born to the New Yorker
Famed Writer, Editor
Was Born to the New Yorker
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May 22, 2022 3:40 PM CDT

Famed Writer, Editor Was Born to the New Yorker

Roger Angell produced award-winning work from his 20s till his 90s

(Newser) - Roger Angell, the celebrated baseball writer and reigning man of letters who during an unfaltering 70-plus years helped define the New Yorker’s urbane wit and style through his essays, humor pieces, and editing, has died. He was 101. Angell died Friday of heart failure, according to the New Yorker....

You&#39;ll Know This Composer&#39;s Work in an Instant
You'll Know This Composer's
Work in an Instant
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May 19, 2022 1:52 PM CDT

You'll Know This Composer's Work in an Instant

Vangelis, who composed the 'Chariots of Fire' soundtrack, is dead at age 79

(Newser) - His name is Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, but the Greek composer is better known as Vangelis. And if the latter still isn't familiar, his most famous work surely will be: Vangelis composed the soundtrack for the 1981 film Chariots of Fire . The composer—also celebrated for his...

Soap Actor Dies of Breast Cancer at 37
Actor Marnie Schulenburg
Dies at 37
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May 19, 2022 12:09 PM CDT

Actor Marnie Schulenburg Dies at 37

She was best known for her role on 'As the World Turns'

(Newser) - An actor diagnosed with breast cancer just five months after the birth of her daughter in 2019 has died of the disease at age 37. Marnie Schulenburg first gained fame for her portrayal of Alison Stewart on CBS' As the World Turns, for which she earned a Daytime Emmy nomination...

Robert McFarlane Admitted Guilt in Iran-Contra Scandal

Reagan's national security adviser fell into despair when the scheme unraveled

(Newser) - Robert McFarlane, a national security adviser to President Ronald Reagan who pleaded guilty to four counts in the Iran-contra scandal, has died. He was 84. The son of a congressman, McFarlane was a lieutenant colonel in the Marines and decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War before serving in congressional...

Fred Ward Took Off in The Right Stuff
Fred Ward Took Off
in The Right Stuff
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May 13, 2022 3:35 PM CDT

Fred Ward Took Off in The Right Stuff

Actor's varied roles included 'Tremors,' 'Henry and June'

(Newser) - Fred Ward, a longtime character actor known for his roles in the historical space epic The Right Stuff and the cult classic Tremors, has died. He was 79. Ward brought an old-time grit and charisma to a variety of roles, Variety reports, that struck audiences as genuine. "The unique...

Independent Ukraine&#39;s First President Dies
Independent Ukraine's
First President Dies
OBITUARY
May 10, 2022 5:45 PM CDT

Independent Ukraine's First President Dies

Leonid Kravchuk played a key role in disbanding the Soviet Union

(Newser) - Leonid Kravchuk, who led Ukraine to independence amid the collapse of the Soviet Union and served as its first president, has died, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. He was 88. Andriy Yermak, head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, confirmed Kravchuk’s death on the social media app Telegram without...

He Had a Huge Country Career, and So Did His Bar

Mickey Gilley, whose club inspired the John Travolta movie 'Urban Cowboy,' is dead at 86

(Newser) - Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film Urban Cowboy and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, has died at 86. Gilley died Saturday in Branson, Missouri, where he helped run the Mickey Gilley Grand Shanghai Theatre, per the AP . He had been performing as recently...

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