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Star of The Wild Wild West Is Dead at 84
Tough-Guy Star
Robert Conrad
Is Dead at 84
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Feb 8, 2020 5:00 PM CST

Tough-Guy Star Robert Conrad Is Dead at 84

He starred in the TV series 'The Wild Wild West'

(Newser) - Robert Conrad, the rugged, contentious actor who starred in the hugely popular 1960s television series Hawaiian Eye and The Wild Wild West, died Saturday, the AP reports. He was 84. The actor died of heart failure in Malibu, Calif., family spokesperson Jeff Ballard said. A small private service is planned...

Kirk Douglas Is Dead at 103
Kirk Douglas Has Left Us
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Feb 5, 2020 6:15 PM CST

Kirk Douglas Has Left Us

The Hollywood star died Wednesday at 103

(Newser) - A man who might have been the biggest male movie star since World War II died on Wednesday. His name was Kirk Douglas. "It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103," his son Michael...

Man Who Brought 'Hawkeye Pierce' to TV Dies at 96

Gene Reynolds, TV producer and co-creator of 'MASH,' has died of heart failure

(Newser) - Gene Reynolds, the Emmy Award-winning producer who helped create the TV series MASH and Lou Grant, served twice as the president of the Directors Guild of America, and produced or directed dozens of other shows, has died. Reynolds' niece confirms to CNN that her uncle died of heart failure Monday...

A Month After Prison Release, Ex-WorldCom CEO Is Dead

Bernard Ebbers, the 'telephone equivalent to Bill Gates,' had been jailed for securities fraud

(Newser) - The former chief of WorldCom, convicted in one of the largest corporate accounting scandals in US history, died just over a month after his early release from prison. Bernard Ebbers was 78, the AP reports. The Canadian-born former telecommunications executive died Sunday in Brookhaven, Miss., surrounded by his family, per...

Mary Higgins Clark Sold Millions of Page-Turners

Suspense novelist, 92, wanted readers to not be able to put her books down

(Newser) - Mary Higgins Clark, the tireless and long-reigning "Queen of Suspense" whose tales of women beating the odds made her one of the world's most popular writers, died Friday at age 92. Her publisher, Simon & Schuster, announced that she died of natural causes in Naples, Florida, the AP...

An Iconic News Anchor Is Dead at 85
A Titan of
Journalism
Is Dead at 85
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Jan 23, 2020 1:29 PM CST

A Titan of Journalism Is Dead at 85

Jim Lehrer hosted PBS' NewsHour for decades

(Newser) - Jim Lehrer, who co-founded PBS' NewsHour and anchored the show for decades until his retirement in 2011, died Thursday at age 85, the public broadcasting station announced . Lehrer, who started his journalism career in Dallas in the 1960s, was the founding co-anchor, along with Robert MacNeil, of a single-topic PBS...

Monty Python Star Mourned as 'Complete Renaissance Comedian'

Comedy troupe founder Terry Jones dead at 77

(Newser) - The comedy world is mourning a genius . Terry Jones of the Monty Python comedy troupe died Tuesday at age 77 after what family described as "a long, extremely brave but always good humored battle with a rare form of dementia." The Welshman, who died at his home in...

Shortest Mobile Man in the World Dies at 27

Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal was just 2 feet, 2.41 inches tall

(Newser) - Khagendra Thapa Magar reigned as the world's shortest man who could walk, according to Guinness World Records , but he never thought of himself as small. "I'm a big man," he said after a 2010 ceremony recognizing his diminutive stature. Which is why the Nepal man's...

The Man Who Trained the Rock Is Dead at 75
The Rock's
Famous Dad
Is Dead at 75
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Jan 16, 2020 6:17 AM CST

The Rock's Famous Dad Is Dead at 75

Rocky Johnson, father of Dwayne Johnson, reportedly died at home after illness

(Newser) - WWE Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson, father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, has died at age 75. Sports journalist Dave Meltzer broke the news, later confirmed by the WWE , in a Wednesday tweet , per People . Born Wayde Douglas Bowles, the Canadian competed in the National Wrestling Alliance before joining...

He Gave It His All in the Ring. It Killed Him

Mask-wearing Mexican pro wrestler 'La Parka' dies at age 54 after October in-ring injury

(Newser) - A horrific in-ring accident in October reportedly left a Mexican pro wrestler paralyzed—and now he has succumbed to his injuries. Per the New York Daily News , "La Parka" (real name Jesus Alfonso Huerta Escoboza), known for donning elaborate costumes and masks, most notably ones depicting skeletons, died Saturday...

Rush Drummer Neil Peart Dead at 67
A Drumming Legend
Dead at 67
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Jan 11, 2020 5:30 AM CST

A Drumming Legend Dead at 67

Rush's Neil Peart was diagnosed with brain cancer more than 3 years ago

(Newser) - A drumming rock legend has died. Rush's Neil Peart, who the CBC notes was "revered by fans and fellow musicians as one of the greatest drummers of all time," passed away Tuesday at age 67 in Santa Monica, Calif., per a statement issued by a family spokesperson,...

Comedian, Writer Buck Henry Dead at 89
Early SNL Fixture
Buck Henry Dead at 89
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Jan 9, 2020 1:18 PM CST

Early SNL Fixture Buck Henry Dead at 89

He also co-wrote 'The Graduate'

(Newser) - Buck Henry, the versatile writer, director, and character actor who co-wrote and appeared in The Graduate, has died at age 89 after a heart attack, per the AP . Short and deceptively mild, wearing black-rimmed glasses, Henry was an established film and television writer who became widely recognizable during the early...

Prozac Nation Author Elizabeth Wurtzel Is Dead
Prozac Nation Author
Elizabeth Wurtzel Dead at 52
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Jan 7, 2020 12:16 PM CST

Prozac Nation Author Elizabeth Wurtzel Dead at 52

She had breast cancer

(Newser) - The author of Prozac Nation , a groundbreaking 1994 memoir about drug use and depression, has died at age 52. Elizabeth Wurtzel had breast cancer, and she died from related complications, reports the Washington Post. Coverage:
  • The full title of Wurtzel's book was Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America,
...

Weeds Creator Jenji Kohan's Son Dies on Family Ski Trip

Charlie Noxon, 20, was with his dad and 2 siblings in Park City, Utah

(Newser) - A New Year's Eve ski run ended tragically for the son of Jenji Kohan, the creator of Weeds and Orange Is the New Black. TMZ reports that, per law enforcement officials, 20-year-old Charlie Noxon fell while skiing Tuesday in Park City, Utah, and was pronounced dead after being taken...

Somehow, He Did No What No Other Pitcher Has Done
Somehow, He Did What
No Other Pitcher Has Done
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Jan 2, 2020 6:36 AM CST

Somehow, He Did What No Other Pitcher Has Done

Journeyman Don Larsen, who threw a perfect game in the World Series, is dead at 90

(Newser) - Former Yankees pitcher Don Larsen has died at age 90, and the news brings a reminder of a name and accomplishment that might be familiar even to those who don't follow baseball: He threw the only perfect game in World Series history, notes NPR . Larsen managed the feat in...

David Stern Is Dead at 77
David Stern Is Dead at 77
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Jan 1, 2020 4:15 PM CST

David Stern Is Dead at 77

'The entire basketball community is heartbroken,' says the National Basketball Players Association

(Newser) - David Stern, the basketball-loving lawyer who took the NBA around the world during 30 years as its longest-serving commissioner and oversaw its growth into a global powerhouse, died Wednesday, the AP reports. He was 77. Stern suffered a brain hemorrhage on Dec. 12 and underwent emergency surgery. The league said...

The &#39;7th Python&#39; Dead at 75
The '7th Python'
Dead at 75
Dec 30, 2019 11:15 AM CST

The '7th Python' Dead at 75

Monty Python collaborator Neil Innes was also known for his Beatles parody group, the Rutles

(Newser) - Comedic writer and actor Neil Innes, who created a Beatles parody group called the Rutles and frequently worked with the members of Monty Python, has died at age 75, his agent confirmed Monday. Innes died of natural causes Sunday night, agent Nigel Morton said, per the AP . A statement released...

Among Those We Lost in 2019: 39 Less-Known Names

Including a socialite who was convicted but later acquitted of trying to kill his wealthy wife

(Newser) - Being reminded that Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Luke Perry, US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, Karl Lagerfeld, Nipsey Hussle, Ross Perot, Toni Morrison, and Doris Day died in 2019 will likely come as no great shock. But the AP's roll call of some of the people who shuffled...

Don Imus, Outrageously Popular Radio Host, Dies

Pioneering 'Imus in the Morning' began in 1971 and ended last year

(Newser) - Don Imus, a pioneer of shock jock radio with his hugely popular but often widely offensive Imus in the Morning, died Friday at 79. He was hospitalized Tuesday in Texas; a cause of death was not released. Imus had retired just last year, NBC reports, signing off on March 29....

The Allee Willis Song That Made Fans Light Up Was 'September'

Grammy winner also wrote 'Friends' theme

(Newser) - Allee Willis wrote hundreds of songs, including the Pointer Sisters hit "Neutron Dance" and the ubiquitous Friends theme, "I'll Be There for You" by the Rembrandts. But it was "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire, that might have brought the most joy. Willis once said "...

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